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[charming-jerk.livejournal.com]

[A strange face appears close to the screen, as Johnny inspects it. The face and hair are scraggly and snow white, and light blue eyes with no pupils blink as he puzzles over this device. He pulls back after a moment, muttering to himself at first.]

This is some real trippy Minority Report shit right here.

Uh. So. I ain't totally convinced this isn't a dream yet, but I guess I'm supposed to be introducing myself. My name's Johnny D'Amico. I don't really have time to stick around here 'n' play action movie super hero, so if anyone has found a way for people to leave yet, that would be great. If not... can someone tell me what's really goin' on here, or what I need to do? Otherwise I'm gonna hit the kitchen for now.

Oh yeah. Is there like, a list of people who live here or anythin'? Cuz I'm looking for someone.

Comments

[charming-jerk.livejournal.com]

Of bein' kidnapped and whisked away to crazy fairytale land? Yeah, not really. I got places to be.

[holmes-fanatic.livejournal.com]

If that's the case, you're pretty calm about it, Johnny-san! Has something like this happened to you before?

[charming-jerk.livejournal.com]

...I am now. I did some epic flipping out when I first showed up here, trust me. [For all the good it did him.] Mostly I keep feelin' like any second, I'm gonna wake up.

["-san"?] What did you call me? What's your name, anyway.

[holmes-fanatic.livejournal.com]

Ah, I see ...

Johnny-san ... ? Ah, that's the polite way to call someone you want to show respect to. I'm Edogawa Conan -- Conan's what I'm called.

[charming-jerk.livejournal.com]

That's a new one on me.

Conan. Got it. How long you been here?

[holmes-fanatic.livejournal.com]

You're not the only one!

I think it's about 2 days now.

[charming-jerk.livejournal.com]

That's it? Guess that ain't a lotta time to figure shit out. Great.

[holmes-fanatic.livejournal.com]

We'll get there eventually, Johnny-niisan, you'll see!

[charming-jerk.livejournal.com]

Better sooner than later. I'm sure I ain't the only one who's got things to do back home.

[holmes-fanatic.livejournal.com]

They must be really important for you to be so worried.

[charming-jerk.livejournal.com]

He went missing. Back home, I mean. So if I got whisked away to magical fairy tale land, who knows, maybe he did too.

[holmes-fanatic.livejournal.com]

What were the circumstances Lucas-san went missing in?

[charming-jerk.livejournal.com]

He just vanished. Went to go hang out with him, 'n' he was gone. All his stuff in his apartment was there. No one in his usual hang outs had seen him. So I got no idea what happened.

[holmes-fanatic.livejournal.com]

Huh.

I wonder if ... ne, when you came here -- were you just suddenly here? Didn't realise you were gone until you were standing in that room?

[charming-jerk.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Kinda. I was like half asleep at the time though.

[holmes-fanatic.livejournal.com]

I see.

That's very interesting, Johnny-san!

[charming-jerk.livejournal.com]

Is it? How'd you get here?

[holmes-fanatic.livejournal.com]

The same way! I was riding in a car with a suspect and pretending to doze, then suddenly I was here.

[charming-jerk.livejournal.com]

"Suspect"?

[holmes-fanatic.livejournal.com]

She was the only person present at an apparent suicide, but there's a few things about the situation that don't add up ... at least, that's what Uncle said!

[charming-jerk.livejournal.com]

Your uncle takes you to crime scene investigations?

[holmes-fanatic.livejournal.com]

This crime scene happened to be his office. It's below the apartment we live in.

[charming-jerk.livejournal.com]

Oh. Still, ya think they'd put ya in a different car. Whatever, I guess it's besides the point. Have ya asked other people if they were sleepin'? Cuz it ain't really convincin' me outta this being a dream yet.

[holmes-fanatic.livejournal.com]

I haven't, actually! It would be interesting to see what everyone's answers are ...

Well, it probably doesn't help that when I dream, my dreams are nothing like this!

[charming-jerk.livejournal.com]

Me neither, but there's a first time for everything. I dunno, this stuff is way too weird. And seriously, if the "gods" need someone to help save their asses, I ain't the guy for the job.