dear_mun | On a new journal name

I wish we had, probably would have spared Mouri-chan and the others that moment of panic.

[ Yes, Mouri Ran does make him nervous. That girl could be just as vicious as Aoko and didn't need a mop for it.

He raises his hands in surrender.

As much as he wants to tease and point out that he was the one jumping after the little detective, KID's not about to share every crazy thing that the kid has done. ]

Not so much, no. It was a bit... accidental?

[This was exactly why Conan had made a point of never telling Dairine the details of his more exciting adventures. He knew she would react like this. He aims a glare at Kid for bringing up the matter in the first place.]

And it happened a while ago, so there's no point to bringing it up now.

How accidental?

[Dairine isn't fully buying it, having a pretty good idea of the kinds of trouble Conan gets into on a regular basis. Though then again Conan did have the worst luck sometimes. She glares down at the detective.]

If it happened a while ago, you should have mentioned it before.

Well, we couldn't have planned for it.

[ Because honestly, he hadn't even been expecting that guy to just open a window and toss a young child out of it. ]

Do things that happened back then really matter now?

And it was just one of those unexpected accidents.

[If Conan had know that the leader would be willing to kill a kid.... Well he probably would have done the exact same thing. He just would have been a bit sneakier about it. ]

I guess not, if it was an accident.

[Assuming it really was an accident and they're not covering their backs. Dairine lets Conan go but still scowls at him.]

Of course it does! How am I supposed to know what kind of stunts to expect from you if you hide your past ones?

[And KID can't help it, he lets out a snort in amusement.]

Wow, Tantei-kun, she's got you all figured out, doesn't she?

Oi! I don't plan out stunts, you know.

And it doesn't matter anyway, because we're not in the same place anymore.

[Conan turns and glares at Kid.]

And don't you start on this.

Of course I do. After three years chasing this punk, you'd hope I would know what he's like.

[And then to Conan:]

I'm not so sure about that. There's no way you could get in so much danger without at least a little planning on your part.

[Dairine arches her brows at him. Was that a challenge?]

Watch it, Conan, or I'll bother my Mun until she brings me to your new place. [She sighs.] Then again, you might prefer me over the others she's considering.

True. Although Tantei-kun does seem to have this amazing ability to surprise you at every turn.

[KID would know, Conan's done it to him a couple of times, the little sneak.

He looks innocently at Conan.]

Start on what?

[Conan glowers at Dairine.]

I told you already, the wendigo incident was not my fault.

....I'm beginning to think I don't want to know.

[And another sour look for Kid. He was not appreciating being ganged up on here.]

You know what I'm talking about.

You say that, but you wouldn't have gotten captured if you had just mentioned that you were coming along instead of sneaking after us.

[Dairine lets out a frustrated sigh.]

Just be careful, OK? Some of them are named after alcohol. [Conan should know who she means.]

He has a tendency to do that, unfortunately.

[Still innocent.]

I have no idea what you're talking about, Tantei-kun.

[He glances back at Dairine before looking back at Conan.]

If I had said I was coming along one of the adults in the group would have interfered. [Conan considered that more than enough reason for his actions. ]

[He stiffens in panic.] Has your mun gone insane? Why would she want to let one of them into her head?

So I've noticed. [She isn't amused.] Forget the adults. You could have at least told me, stupid!

[Dairine crosses her arms.] She must have. And there's two, actually. The mun already invited one a while ago, but another one crept in recently.

See, this is why you normally let at least one person know what you're doing, Tantei-kun, in case something goes wrong.

[The same would even be said of himself - both his Mom and Jii know what he's up to, Jii even more so because he's usually the one waiting for him.

He watches them for a moment, before tilting his head, his one visible eye focused on Conan.]

Ne, Meitantei, is there something you would like to tell me?

[By this point Conan was feeling rather put upon. Bad enough getting criticism from one of them at a time. What had he done to deserve getting this from two people at once? ]

Your advice is noted. [And ignored.]

And no. This doesn't concern you.

[He turns to Dairine. ]

Which one.

Good. But will you follow it? [Dairine doubts it. When has Conan ever listened to her advice?]

[Dairine gives Kid an apologetic look but smiles a little.]

Don't feel too bad, Kaito Kid. He said the same thing to me before. The fact that this tiny detective doesn't want you to know about this means that he cares about your well being. [She grins down at Conan.] Worried for a thief, huh? You must like him more than you let on.

[Conan's question gets her serious again.]

He's called Irish. Do you know him?

[It's called concern, Meitantei. The same thing that led to him jumping out of a blimp after you. Or saving your skin when you almost got blown up on that roller coaster.

Dairine's comment gets a soft chuckle out of him.]

When one puts it that way, Ojou-san, it does explain a lot of his actions.

[Doesn't concern him his white clad behind.]

You were the reason I almost got blown up, Meitantei. I think that means it concerns me.

Conan scowls at both of them.]

Are you done discussing your motivations? And for your information, just because I don't want him to get himself killed doesn't mean he's any less annoying.

That was a special circumstance. I only involved you because there was no other choice, and our favors are even now. If you're smart you'll leave it at that.

[He cringes, remembering the last time he had seen Irish. Another life he hadn't managed to save.]

Yeah, I remember him.

Annoying or not, you don't deny caring about him. [She shoots Conan a glance.] Nearly getting him blown up seems a bit cruel though, Conan. What if he got hurt?

Hmm... I don't know. Would a gentleman thief really leave it there?

[The question is rhetorical, but still aimed towards Kid. If he's as similar to Shinichi as she thinks he is, Dairine can guess what his answer will be.]

[Dairine misinterprets that cringe to mean something bad happened between Irish and Conan, which causes her protective-sister streak to flare up. She scowls.]

That bad, huh? Is there something I should beat him up for?

You have a strange idea of the word 'even', Tantei-kun. I agreed to help you, I don't remember agreeing to almost die while doing it.

[Dairine gets a slight smirk in response. He knew there was a reason he liked you.]

No, we wouldn't. Goes entirely against the Gentleman Thief's code.

He isn't incompetent enough to be hurt from something like that. [Conan refuses to look at either of them. Was it really necessary to come and say any of this? ]

You are not getting involved in this. [Conan had decided to be blunt about it. ] And that goes for you as well, Dairine.

And its fine. Nothing that matters now. [Like Conan would admit to just how close it had been with Kid here to hear. For one thing, he knew Kid would have heard of the incident with the military helicopter that destroyed Touto Tower. ]

Wow, Conan sure has a lot of faith in you.

Uh huh. [The words are as noncommittal as they get. Dairine glances towards Kid, conveying an unspoken "Are you going to listen to him? Because I'm not." Admittedly it'll be harder to her to get involved, now that she is no longer in the same game as the detective. But there are those Organization members sharing the same headspace as her...]

[Dairine has been around Conan long enough to have heard "Nothing that matters now" before, and knows it means "Something big went down, but I'm pretending it was nothing." (Usually it also involved guns and injuries.)] Oh, okay.

[That's settled then. She's going to beat up a Black Organization member.]

[Probably not, but KID is amused to hear you say it, Tantei-kun.]

He seems to, yes.

[The sentence is murmured, still watching Conan.]

Tantei-kun, I normally get involved in your affairs when whenever we meet, or have you forgotten that?

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