☇ 05 | Here for your entertainment.

[asmallamoroso.livejournal.com]

[ Seated on a blanket on the beach, looking out onto the dried up sea, was Haibara. It had taken some time for her to come to grips with herself after the death matches which was why she did not stay long when she had originally returned. But here she was, originally planning on a quiet hour or so of research while tending to the egg she had acquired.

Now, littering the ground beside her were fragments of what was once a whole tan and gold egg. And in her lap was a bright-eyed and coo-ing animal that left her rather speechless. It had it's paws on her chest and was currently nuzzling her cheek as the girl awkwardly stroked the creature on the head.

And for those beyond that glorious Fourth Wall, it would easy to identify the animal in question as an Eevee. ]

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[ex_fatalist246]

[Quietly, Satoshi holds out the badge Ai gave him.] Your friends were safe.

[Incidentally, the possum on Satoshi's shoulder is eyeing Ai and her Eevee warily.]

[asmallamoroso.livejournal.com]

You have my thanks.

[ She manages to accept the badge by distracting the little one with an ear-rub. But she can't help raising an eyebrow at the possum. ] ... Interesting choice in companionship.

[ex_fatalist246]

It was nothing.

[But Satoshi does give the possum a bit of an irritated look - or at least, he tries to.] He came out of the egg I picked up.

[And now he won't go away.]

[asmallamoroso.livejournal.com]

[ Eevee, on the other hand, peers up at Satoshi and the possum, one ear leaning to the side as it blinks. Ai merely rests a hand on it's head as it coos again. ]

These must have been genetically altered creatures. Short of possibly platypus I don't recall any mammals hatching from eggs.

[ex_fatalist246]

Some of the animals don't look like any I know. It might be normal for their world...

[asmallamoroso.livejournal.com]

Hm. [ Rubbing the Eevee's ear again, she seems to be studying it. ] Well.... it is rather cute.

[ex_fatalist246]

[He's silent for a bit, and then he smiles just a little.] That isn't a word I thought I'd hear you say.

[asmallamoroso.livejournal.com]

[ At that she allows herself the smallest of smiles. ] I'm just full of surprises like that.

[ex_fatalist246]

[He sits beside her, and the possums crawls around to be on the shoulder closest to Ai. Satoshi gives it another look, picks it up, and sets it on the ground on the far side. It responds by scrabbling up his arm again and sitting on his head.]

[Since he actually had a purpose in sitting, he opts to ignore it.] People who die here. Something about them changes. Do you know what it is for you?

[asmallamoroso.livejournal.com]

[ With the grown-ups talking, her Eevee remains in her embrace as it rests both paws on her shoulder closest to Satoshi. Ears pressed to it's head, the little one sniffs in the direction of the possum. ]

[ There's a moment of hesitation. ] I may have a vague idea about it.

[ex_fatalist246]

All right. [He won't ask if she doesn't want to tell. He just didn't want her to discover this by accident. And then, because he thinks she might want to know,] Alynn is back.

[asmallamoroso.livejournal.com]

[ It was awkward, needless to say, when she had found it-- but it was something she wasn't ready to deal with right away. ] That's good.

[artiscordis.livejournal.com]

[Argentine notices and comes to sit beside her. There is a baby raccoon chittering in his hair and clinging to it. He doesn't seem to notice.]

Hello.

[He is a statue of many words.]

[asmallamoroso.livejournal.com]

[ Acknowledging him with a short nod of her head, her Eevee mews at the raccoon. ]

Hello, Argentine.

[ex_fatalist246]

[adjusting his glasses] Should I ask where you found that sort of poison?

[asmallamoroso.livejournal.com]

I didn't find it. [Petting her Eevee on the head, hesitating again.] ...You won't believe me if I told you either.

[ex_fatalist246]

I might.

[asmallamoroso.livejournal.com]

... I made it.

[ex_fatalist246]

[It does catch him off guard, but it also makes him curious.] How did you get access to a lab?

[asmallamoroso.livejournal.com]

There is one where I live, provided for me by an acquaintance of mine.

[ex_fatalist246]

You must have had a very good education.

[asmallamoroso.livejournal.com]

It was required that I did.

[artiscordis.livejournal.com]

[His raccoon climbs down his arm and sits with the Eevee to chitter away.]

Have you recovered from your ordeal?

[asmallamoroso.livejournal.com]

[ And oh how they chitter and mew away in their in-depth conversation. ]

There were no lasting injuries when I was brought back.

[ex_fatalist246]

Should I ask?

[It also means, "Do you want me to ask?"]

[Everyone has their secrets. And for all that he has an impulse to pry into other people's mysteries, he knows why secrets are well-kept.]