[video | Day 218]

[holmes_fanatic]

Ah -- this is a little abrupt! Apologies if it sounds weird but -- I've been keeping it inside for too long, and I needed to say it.

[Today Asgard, your tiny detective is steeling himself for a difficult admission. It's delivered with an intentness that Conan usually doesn't display on such public feeds. You'll soon see why -- detective is serious business after all.]

My reasoning was flawed.

The greatest detective of my world taught us that to be a perfect reasoner one must be an observation machine, detached, impartial and rational. The moment you allow emotion to enter your reasoning, you run the risk of being swayed by it. I think I do a good job of applying his methods most of the time, but lately--

[This is the hard part. Conan looks down.]

A lot of my friends have left. I wasn't trying to pretend I wasn't sad or didn't miss them ... but I guess I didn't realize how much I depended on them. Or how much that loss was effecting my ability to reason. Odin, I realize you do not care, but I was not reasoning to the best of my ability and for that I'm sorry.

For everyone else -- I'm Edogawa Conan, detective. From now on I'm definitely going to show you the best of my reasoning!

Ah -- Ushahin-san, I think your name was? You asked me if the gods had lied. I've considered my evidence and I have to say that technically they haven't. Some Travellers have claimed that they lied because they told us Ragnarok was the end of the world and we're still here -- Ragnarok is a war. We've seen one battle. They did promise to return us when the city was restored to colour, but it was drained before that happened, and the gods acknowledged that here.

However, there are two cases where I think the gods have deceived us, if not by outright lying, then by omission and deception. The first was Freyr's question about physical affection. Despite the responses of many Travellers being negative, the gods went ahead and forced us to go through with their plan anyway. It was to generate emotion for the city, and I imagine the feelings of betrayal experienced by many travellers heightened its effectiveness. The second dates back to the start of the trouble with the Giants. The Dragon who delivered the Ultimatum to the gods claimed that they had violated a treaty through some action -- I believe by bringing us here. Granted in wartime, such promises are moot, but the gods have never explained what the treaty was. It's possible it was alluded to in Loki's most recent post. So, not lying -- but I couldn't tell you to take their word.

Comments

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[whatagoodgirl]

That was really mature, Conan.

[She's playing the game a little, pretending he really is the little boy he appears, but it's a message for Shinichi as well. No one ever stops growing up, after all.]

[video]

[holmes_fanatic]

[In steeling himself to admit his error, Conan expected to be mocked, scolded, maybe patronized or encouraged the way you'd cheer up a precocious kid.

This -- ]

Thank you, Nakama-neechan. I guess this was -- overdue. [It's been holding him back longer than he really wants to admit.]

[video]

[whatagoodgirl]

Don't beat yourself up, though, okay? You're always going to be human, and you've just done the best thing you could do. It can end here.

[video]

[holmes_fanatic]

It's not ending.

Asgard's a tough case, but it's my case.

[video]

[whatagoodgirl]

[But it just hurts you, she wants to say, until she remembers his joy about the rock that changed colour. His obsession with solving Asgard is just like her need to be part of the fight and rescue the world she's already saved once - it brings both joy and pain.]

As long as we can help you from now on. Not with the - deductions and things, those are yours, but with the pressure.

[video]

[holmes_fanatic]

Ah. I'm -- going to lean on you more.

[Big admission! Let's see if he can manage it.]

Speaking of -- I haven't been around much lately.

[video]

[whatagoodgirl]

And I still haven't called you to do anything, I'm sorry. I've been working so much to make sure I could still help Karu and Shou with the costs of the house...

... do you want to get together sometime soon?

[video]

[holmes_fanatic]

Don't apologize! I know how important Karu-niichan and Shou-niichan are to you. I haven't seen them in ages, come to think of it ...

Mm. I'd like that a lot.

[video]

[whatagoodgirl]

... maybe with Norman? I - I think I upset him yesterday, and I'd like to make things better.

- but if you'd rather meet up alone, that's fine too!

[video]

[holmes_fanatic]

Ah, I'll check with Norman-kun ... We were thinking of going to the carnival!

[video]

[whatagoodgirl]

The carnival? Why?

[video]

[holmes_fanatic]

We've never really been.

[video]

[whatagoodgirl]

It's... kind of creepy. But I've only gone in properly once, and I was alone. I guess it'd be okay with you guys.

[video]

[holmes_fanatic]

[There is a joke to be made there about Conan, Norman, and creepy, but Conan is not the one to make it.]

Mm! And if the rides aren’t fun, we’ll do something else.

Meet you at the gates?

[video]

[whatagoodgirl]

Um... sure. I'll see you there.

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[superissues]

((not logging out for this because work computer = no ljlogin but do you want to assume, action spam this out with Norman or set up a proper log? I am cool with A, B or indeed C, but since I can't get on plurk, can I rely on you and Norman-mun to make the choice?))

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[ex_outofcontrol435]

((wrong account party! we're both up for logging, so i can set something up for us to play on later if you like.))

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[holmes_fanatic]

((super late but you guys are the best and yes, that sounds perfect!))