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[bearswitness.livejournal.com]

[ This guy here, with his scarf pulled seasonally up to his nose, is typing furiously with the biggest frown ever on that glowy air-keyboard, while just behind him is a gross dirty sobbing snowman. They both look pretty established in their rolls. It being dirty and sobbing, him scowling and mashing keys.

Eventually the words show, like subtitles. ]

As if I needed more reason to hate this place, I can now add snowmen to the list of things I utterly despise.

[ Speaking of snowmen, there's a sad little voice in the sobbing: "Please, sir? Just a smile?" He darts an extra-potent glare over his shoulder at it. ]

Someone come knock this down or something aren't there those of you out there that would take pleasure in that. Where are the sadists when you actually need them.

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[holmes-fanatic.livejournal.com]

Was your name given to you or chosen by you?

[It is -- especially given the rapidity that Conan comes up with questions for him.]

[bearswitness.livejournal.com]

[ Alright well this is a little weird. People don't usually... ask him things... but hey, he'll answer anyway. ]

[holmes-fanatic.livejournal.com]

Eh? You've more than one, Witness-san?

[bearswitness.livejournal.com]

[ Whoa hold up, Orihime's been doing that too. Gotta finally ask about it. ]

[holmes-fanatic.livejournal.com]

Ah -- it's an honorific, a sign of respect. Where I'm from we attach them to people's name's to indicate the relationship we have with them.

[bearswitness.livejournal.com]

[ That gets another glance, a little longer and more inquisitive than before. ]

[holmes-fanatic.livejournal.com]

Do you think so? You are my elder -- where I'm from, for me to address you without any sign of respect would be either arrogance or insult.

[bearswitness.livejournal.com]

[ Both eyebrows twitch upward, either in skepticism or dry amusement. Maybe both. ]

[holmes-fanatic.livejournal.com]

We pride ourselves on our politeness, Witness-san! I guess I don't need to ask if it's different where you're from!

[bearswitness.livejournal.com]

[ A pen-tappingly thoughtful pause, and then he adds: ]

[holmes-fanatic.livejournal.com]

And not all of them so polite?

[bearswitness.livejournal.com]

[holmes-fanatic.livejournal.com]

I guess not!

Ne, should I let you get on with things now that the snowlady's not here?

[bearswitness.livejournal.com]

[ Get on what what things? He aims a pointed glance around at the general nothingness, then shrugs, and lifts a hand to make a shooing gesture. ]

[holmes-fanatic.livejournal.com]

[Kidnapped to an entirely new world by entirely unknown beings and his companion doesn't have things to do? Conan's expression is nonplussed, but he bows farewell, heading back inside -- it is cold, damnit.]