Conan wasn't usually interested in every day theft. Most of the time it was barely a challenge at all, and he preferred to put his deductive skill towards more difficult cases.

But every now and then, something caught his interest. And his so-called cat burglar qualified. A burglar who left a calling card. He was rather interested to see if there would be any challenge in it.

It is only the matter of a few minutes to research the criminal's past activities and to calculate the site of his next burglary.

And with that, Conan is out the door on the way to the criminal's next target. An office building in downtown Genessia City which happened to house the offices of a jewelry company.

Being Conan, he doesn't bother to tell anyone what he is doing.

[Conan looks happy... in comparison to his usual sourness.  He knew that this wasn't the true Beika, no more than the London he had once seen in a virtual reality computer game had been the London of Holmes.

Still, it raised his mood just to see it for the first time in years. He hadn't dared to go near the agency yet, of course. He wasn't sure what his reaction would be if there were copies here of people he knew. ]

I know that these places are just copies, but it's really quite amazing how close they come. I-

[He breaks off his comment as something catches his attention. Conan pauses for a second in thought, and then frowns as he comes to a quick decision.]

And I'm going to have to finish this later. Sorry Dairine, looks like I'll be late getting home.

Hey folks. Let's do an informal poll. What's your favorite literary genre?

[Private to Scribes and Scripts Employees]

[Oh boy. Once again, Dairine has been thrust into another responsibility. After some pondering and a deep breath, she creates a filter for her fellow staff. She can handle this. Running a store can't be much harder than moving a planet, right?]

[And thus a red-headed young teen appears on the screen with her arms folded in what she hopes is a professional-looking fashion.]

Evening. I have a brief message for you both.

As you may have heard, our previous owner Levy McGarden has gone home. She has left me in charge of Scribes and Scripts. With this change in position, it seems like a good time to introduce or reintroduce myself.

My name is Dairine Callahan. Before I arrived here, I lived in Hempstead, New York. I've worked at the Scribes and Scripts for a little over a year now. I intend to make this transition as smooth as possible for you.

In addition, this change opens up the assistant manager position. If you are interested, feel free to contact me.

[Private to Kaitou Kid]

What's up, stranger? I hear you know some teen detectives.

VIDEO

[Terra is sitting in her greenhouse when the video starts. Flowers climb up the back wall with buds peeking out towards the bright sunlight that filters through the misty glass. Her hair is down, falling in loose mint green curls around her shoulders. She looks thoughtful as she regards her phone.]

I have a question. It’s just something I’ve been thinking about…

…

People can't die here and hurting them doesn't make us feel better... what does it take to forgive someone? What do they need to do when they've done something really bad?

[As the video continues there is a flash of white fur before the phone falls on its front; turning the screen black.]

Howl!

[Terra’s disapproving voice echoes through the phone before the feed ends. She hopes someone might reply to her question, despite her cat’s interruption.]

ACTION: BAR

[Terra decides to take a walk to be alone with her thoughts. She spends most of her time at her flower shop and while it’s usually quite her pets or visitors have the tendency to distract her. As she makes her way through the city she starts checking out different businesses and stores. A few of them she peeks into and immediately leaves. That’s what she should have done at this bar.

The atmosphere is smoky but warm, it’s curious, and without hesitation she makes her way to the line of bar stools to take a seat. The bartender regards her seriously for a moment before ignoring her. She looks both lost and unsure; neither are traits he wants to deal with.

Terra’s gaze moves around the room. She makes eye contact with a few people staring at her though their eyes quickly dart away. It doesn’t bother her but she wonders if she looks that out of place. Her dress is red and short. It’s the closest thing to the dress she’d woken up with and her sandals were light brown. It is too hot to wear more though she’s noticed that most of the men in the bar are wearing pants instead of shorts. She can’t see how she might be out of place.

She turns back to the bartender.] Excuse me? [The soft voice does nothing to get his attention.]

RANDOM: FLOWER SHOP EMPLOYEES

[Terra has declared it employee day in her two shops. Everyone working or not will get a surprise flower delivery at their house! In it will have a small bag of candies and a little note thanking you for all of your help. Jefferson and Dave will get separate ones, despite the fact that they live together and each flower arrangement is different.]

Action:

[After listening to the hologram, Aya walked about the vicinity of The Bay, just to make sure all of this was real. Anyone who spots him could see that he's annoyed, and that he was holding a sheathed katana in his hand. It doesn't help that he's clad in all black, including a black trench coat. He looks suspicious, but he's not doing anything violent or out of the ordinary.]

['Is this just another mind trick of Schuldig's?' He hadn't seen him in a while, but that doesn't mean he wouldn't pop up and have fun at his expense. Aya walks the streets cautiously, keeping his eyes open for any hidden enemies.]

[Eventually, he stops and takes out the communication device he found in the box. It doesn't look difficult to use, but he wonders who would give him such a thing if they've been taken against their will? He can't help but think that they want him to develop Stockholm Syndrome or something.]



Video:

[The feed opens with a redhead with deep purple eyes that aren't as inviting as one would think they should be. He still looks annoyed, by the way.]

Are we really supposed to be complacent when given money and a phone?

[He was very close to just getting rid of everything in suspicion, but decided against it. Better to use whatever the enemy gives him against them. He at least notices other broadcasts and sees that he may not be alone.]

[He's starting to think Schwarz has nothing to do with this...]

Who: Open to anyone who wants to attend
What: A Masquerade! Complete with masks, costumes, music and food.
WhenSaturday August 20th 8pm-midnight
Where: Genessia
Warnings: Tag them if they apply

( Come dance away the rest of the summer )

[The video feed opens to a rather tired looking Conan sitting in front of the dream docks.]

I'm back. Anyone know how long I was gone? And has anything happened here? 

[He doesn't say anything about what happened while he was dreaming of home. Conan supposed it was good to know that nothing much had changed back home, but he didn't really consider the details to be anyone's business. Dairine would just complain about his recklessness again.

He couldn't help but feel a little grateful that the dreaming docks were just that. Only dreams. It saved him from having to deal with all the minor injuries he'd picked up in this last case.]

 [There was a cake in Conan's room.

It had arrived by surprise, with no explanation on why it was there, and no evidence on how it had arrived there,

Conan was not very fond of surprises.]

Somebody broke into my room and left a cake there. Does anyone know why?

Video:

Hello.

[Terra flashes a smile at the screen.]

I wanted to let everyone know that I’ve opened another flower shop. This one is in Genessia it’s called Jardin Florissant and is located at 7th Street and Laurel Avenue. I’d love for people to stop by.

Thank you.

Action:

[ooc: Feel free to just show up. It’s currently more sparse than the shop in Attleton.]

Video

[Terra's lips curl into a warm smile as she turns on the video. Her hair is pulled back and lose green curls fall on either side of her face, framing the delicate curve of her cheek. Her smile reaches up towards her eyes and it's clear that whatever she has to say; she's very proud.]

Hello everyone, for those of you who I haven't met my name is Terra. I own a flower shop in Attleton.

[The camera shifts slightly as Terra reaches for something at her side.]

I have two announcements, first is that I want to open a second shop, however I'd need more help to do so. [She wants to spread her love of flowers and opening a second shop is best to do as spring hits it's speak.] If you want to help please let me know.

[Her smile widens slight as if arriving at her main reason for sending out this message.]

The second is that I was able to grow a very special rose. My intent at first was to make it gold but it came out a little bit different than that.

[Terra holds up a rose bud that's delicately held between two fingers. There are thorns along it's stem, tipped with a dark sea blue hue. The rose itself appears to be an off white with small tints of blue. As she spins it in her fingers small glimmers of golden light appear to emanate from it, as if by magic.]

Action; Wildcard

[ooc: Feel free to run into Terra at her flower shop or carrying a basket of flowers around any of the cities or forests. It's spring so she's collecting what she can.]

[At first Dairine tried not to think too much of Conan's lateness. The guy was often busy with errands and other distractions, so some irregularities in his schedule could be expected. Yeah, the recent disappearances kept popping to mind, but Conan was more competent than he looked. Surely he wouldn't go running off to investigate them without mentioning it, right?

...Oh who was she kidding. He absolutely would.

With an aggravated moan, Dairine snaps on the audio function for her communicator. Her voice is rather tight and angry sounding. It serves as a good mask for her nerves as she tries not to think about the wendigo incident.]

Has anyone seen Conan Edogawa wandering around? He's really tiny, looks about seven years old? Short black hair, blue eyes, huge glasses... and talks way too smart for someone so DUMB!!

[Whoops, there went her composure. Dairine takes a deep breath and clears her throat.]

Er, if so, let me know right away.

[Audio - Filtered to Kaitou Kid]

We need to meet. NOW.

Who: Adachi, the victims & the rescuers
Where: Different Cities, TV World Subarchway in Attleton
When: 22nd - 29th
What: A log for the player plot.
Warnings: It may get a little violent, has blood and other stuff. Be careful. Also Shadow issues and other things included.

LINKS
Finding Luke | Kidnappings | Dungeon Rescue | Catching Adachi | OOC Team Forming.

How this works:

1) There will be a section for all kidnapped persons so we can play out the actual kidnapping progress if so desired (it can also be hand waved). I would love it if you could come up with a starter tag about what they're doing/where they are, but I can also work on the starter if necessary.

There will be two kidnappings per day on 23rd, 25th & 27th. Please choose a date to your liking and be aware of what others have chosen.

2) Every kidnapped person will form their own floor on the dungeon. The floor will reflect their heart's context and look something that reflects the part that they keep hidden from even themselves. At the end of the floor there is a room that where the kidnapped character is with a possible boss fight against the kidnapped person' shadow.

NOTE: I will confirm later if characters will be able to have their Personas, but one will appear for them, as a sign of facing their other selves. The other self has to be faced in order for this to happen, however.

3) Each dungeon floor will be limited to only four rescuers, because Adachi has his powers and can order the rules of the dungeons as he pleases.

4) Characters with special abilities are more than likely to get attacked by shadows. Characters without might have it safer.

Shadows.

5) Kidnapped character's mun gets to decide if the rescue team is successful or if they would want the attempt to fail. This would mean either a) death and bizarre body discovery in Attleton or b) near death and bizarre discovery in Attleton.

The wounds will, unlike in canon, be visible, as seen from Luke's discovery. The TV World here and in canon work slightly different ways, after all.

6) The time given to attempt a rescue of each character is three days.

In summary:

Until 25th; Yukiko can be found from the dungeon floors (she lasts a little longer because of Persona)
From 23rd to 25th; first two victims (Adela, Blaze) will have their dungeon floors
From 25th to 27th; next two victims (Conan, Quinn) will have their dungeon floors
From 27th to 29th; last two victims (Airy, Anna) will have their dungeon floors.

Last date for victims to get kidnapped: 27th
Last date for all the victims to be rescued: 29th

Adachi can be caught starting from 27th, after his last kidnapping. There will be a thread for that, too.

[ Video - as Adrien Agreste ]

[ The video flickers a bit before it focuses on a young-looking boy. There's nothing about him that particularly stands out among the rest of Genessia's residents. He runs a hand through his hair before speaking, quiet and unsure. ]

Sooo . . . I have to have a job? Which would be all right except I don't think my father is here to help me do my modeling work. Annnd I really don't want to model. Does anyone have any suggestions for someone at the age of fourteen?

Something not creepy would be nice. I know my rights.

[ Action - as Cat Noir ]



[ Genessia probably has a lot of heroes, costumed or otherwise running around. Cat Noir finds himself a quiet rooftop to survey the city, moving from one place to another. Everything seems peaceful for the most part, he thinks to himself. It was a little strange to be working without Ladybug nearby. Who could he count for backup?

Could he even help people here?

Neatly, he settles himself on the edge of a roof, watching people go by, feeling a little lost. ]

 [A very familiar boy is peering into the video feed. From the irritated expression on his face to the cowlick on the back of his head, there is nothing to show there is anything at all different about Conan today.

Apart, that is, from the fact that this is the very first time in all the months he has lived in Genessia that he has ever been seen without his glasses.

He glares into the camera with a very put out expression.]

Oi! Can someone tell Mom to come out and stop with the prank already?  

And where's Dad? Is he hiding from his publishers again?

[OOC: For the age change event, Conan's mind has reverted to match his age. Meet six-year-old Shinichi Kudo, who thinks he's just been kidnapped as a prank by his parents for a family vacation.  Again.]

[Yugi was sitting in front of something, as he removed the puzzle around his neck as he placed it on the table he had been sitting in front of. A small sadden smile passed by his lips as he carefully adjusted it so that it was at least straight before speaking. Whoever had the device wasn't making it obvious it was on as Yugi is not paying attention to it.]

Today has been quite... Eventful I could say. I mean it's the holidays so I've become very busy and the decorations that have appeared are strange because you can't put them down without more magically appearing. [He paused for a brief moment.]

But considering the oddities that have happened here during the time I've been here, I shouldn't really be surprised. [He leant back slightly, his smile seemed much happier than it had been before.]

I guess when the new year comes across I might try and got something sorted that I wanted to do. I just don't know if anyone would actually be interested.

[He crossed his arms over his chest and he was still staring down the puzzle as if waiting for something to happen, but he sighed yeah it never was going to change and he knew it.]

I... guess that's all. The only thing is the that while I have made friends here and I don't feel as alone as when I first came here, I still miss my friends back home and you, which explains why I still speak to the puzzle even after being here for over ten months now. I still feel a little lost sometimes and just keep hoping you'll speak up or something.

[It wasn't long until Wynaut had waddled up to Yugi just as the other was picking the puzzle back up to put it back on around his neck. As he brushed up against him, Yugi looked on over with a soft smile.]

Ah, thank you Wynaut... Though why did you bring it to me? [he reached over and picked it up before quickly noticing it was on. Might as way say something.]

Do you think that the city is being nice for a change by not doing anything unusual minus the whole decorating thing and the snow? I mean I am glad, but after being here for so long it's kind of nerving wondering when the next thing will happen.

[He looked to the side briefly as the pokemon had started to try and get his attention. He looked at each and every one of them briefly.]

I'll be sure to feed you all soon. [He moved to switch the feed off so that he could put the device in his pocket.]

[Dairine is less than pleased with the sudden decorations in her new apartment. For one, it sort of took away the fun of decorating herself. Secondly, after multiple years in Cair Paradisa, she had a STRONG aversion towards mysterious Christmas decorations. As beautiful as they could be, they often came with... unpleasant side affects. Especially the mistletoe.

She flicks on the video feed. Behind her there is a view of the apartment's tree... which strangely seems to have a baseball cap near the top.]

This might sound odd, but has anyone noticed weird things going on since the decorations appeared? Like, say, the sudden urge to kiss strangers?

Just want to be sure. [Even though she'll be cautious either way.]

( Closed to Kaitou Kid )

[When Belle was not working at the library, she was still at the library reading a book or jotting down notes. When she thinks she has things figured out she switches on the feed in order to speak. When she finally settles the device down it's obvious she is pretty much surrounded by books, for what reason she was about to say.]

Fayren had a very... eventful situation a few days ago didn't it? I really wasn't expecting anything quite like that when I arrived, but now it's passed and I've been busy working on one of my skills.

[She moves a book and placed it in front of herself looking down at it.]

I thought I would try and see if there was a language here that I didn't know and to learn it. [She paused slightly.] So I would love to see how everyone's language looks written. If anyone is willing to show me?

[She was happy if people didn't but she was enjoying learning about other languages and it still made her wonder if perhaps this world had something like this another language somewhere that needed translating. Maybe giving them answers.]