Synopsis for the HBO Documentary Film San Francisco 2.0. Series; Sports; Documentaries; Comedy; Movies; Kids; Order. True Detective; Veep; Vice Principals; Vinyl; The Wire; Sports Home.Chapter 3: They Follow Each Other on the Wind Notes: (See the end of the chapter for notes.). I have a strong feeling I might regret actively searching for the hot headed detective. Tou- san - Chapter 1 - Cisystematic - . She looks at my reflection in the mirror, smiling. Don't think about it too hard.
They're totally gonna judge me. A kid's birthday party. No big deal, I've done kid parties before. A simple card trick, multicolored hankies coming out of my sleeve, and maybe a few doves to keep the parents interested, but this one feels different. Aoko, who just joined the . The thing is I haven't done magic in a while. It's not that I don't want to, it's just. Magic hurts sometimes. You need to stop watching those cop shows so late. He's visiting to celebrate Aoko getting promoted to Lieutenant. Granted that happened three days ago. I've known you since you were born. I guess the look on my face isn't a nice one. Nakamori- keibu has been kinda adamant about me calling him Dad, especially since I've been around him and Aoko for so long. But he knows why I can't. It feels weird hearing that title. Not to be rude, but I can't wait till he leaves. We have a small apartment and only one bathroom. Unlike Aoko, I'm really particular about where everything needs to be. I'm not as bad as Hakuba, but I do like using my cabinets which is where the toothpaste is supposed to be. Nakamori- keibu keeps the toothpaste on the counter. He's nice to have around though. Aoko walks toward me, still biting her lip. Also you need to hurry up. Hakuba- kun's coming and you know how he is with time. He's gonna make me even more nervous.? We've known him for years! I hear a grunt from the bathroom. I go to my closet to get my top hat. In the corner of my eye I see another white suit. Pushing the other clothes out of the way, I stare at my father's magician outfit. When I decided to start following his footsteps and perform magic, I couldn't bring myself to wear his. I'm probably the same size as him now, but it still wouldn't feel right. I quickly close the door. Depression and nervousness doesn't make a good magic show or a good anything for that matter. After I put my hat on, I take another look in the mirror. It's a gaudy suit, but it does the job. Instead of being the regular bumbling idiot Kuroba Kaito, I'm the mysterious Kaitou Kid. I grin, looking back at my dad's picture. He's not in costume, but he looks brilliant anyway. You said I would, Dad. I walk over to it, kiss my fingers, and place them on his chest. We gotta go now if you wanna get the parrot from Jii! Jii is Jii- chan's grandson and my assistant. Jii- chan was my dad's assistant back in the day. Even though he was already too old to help me with my little magic shows, he helped me until he was bedridden. Jii is just as good though, he keeps all of my doves and gets any other random animals I feel like having like Par- rot the parrot here. Looks like a stable family sorta place. I've only lived in apartments so seeing a family home is kinda exciting. I know apartments can be family homes but there's something reassuring about the nice picket fenced backyard and chimney of a neighborhood home. You feel like things are going to stay the same for a while. He told me that everyone would be dressed nice. For some reason, Aoko insists that her uniform is needed. Even her dad said that it was weird to wear it to a kid's party. I snort. Another reason, Nakamori- keibu needs to leave. I haven't had any alone time with Aoko and I can tell it's getting to me. I could always tell him to leave, but I feel very uncomfortable telling my father- in- law that I want to have intercourse with his daughter because police uniforms are more stimulating than I thought they would be. We finally reach the backyard and Hakuba is looking at his watch as always. Aoko and I've known since high school, and while he might not be as stuck up as he was then, his love for punctuality is still there. I'm surprised he actually started dating a human being instead of his watch. Of course Akako is similarly creepy as Hakuba's time fetish. With both hands now free, she reaches up and pinches his both of his ears. What happened to 'hello'? I'm probably more nervous than he is. No balloons or anything. I don't even hear any music coming from inside. I feel even more uneasy.? I'm the one performing. Or does it start later? I feel like I'm in a funeral. Hakuba looks shocked and faces Aoko. Instead of answering, Aoko waves to someone behind me. I look to see a dark skinned man standing on the porch. Ah, so this is Hattori. Amongst the few people she works under, Hattori is Aoko's favorite. She works with him on most cases. She's right, his eyebrows are thick.. More casual than I thought he would be. Wow, we're already on a first name basis. Also, I'm the magic man. I hear Hakuba sigh beside me. There's nothing really to set up. Just putting some birds in my sleeves. I actually hate that Aoko volunteered you to do this. Plus, I haven't actually gone out job searching so I'm grateful for this. I can practically hear Hakuba's shocked expression. The parrot sits on my shoulder; she's gonna be my opening act. He sighs. She leads a small group of people, most are Aoko's police buddies I guess, toward me and Hakuba. Beside her is a small child. He looks to be around seven. There's no other kids. What kind of party is this? Why does he look so sad? Also, why is everyone here an adult? Nothing here is making sense. The boy, Conan, quietly sits down in front of me, waiting. There's nothing scarier than seeing a child not behave like one. His mom looks extremely pensive- is everything riding on me making this kid happy? I'll have to push this aside for now. I grin at my small audience and graciously bow. Welcome to my magic show! That's probably the worst thing about having a persona. The character you make up turns out to be better than you. Kid has everything under control. I barely seem to keep things together. But I should keep a level head while I'm entertaining; I need to be impressive in case the other policemen want to hire me for their random entertaining events. It's hard to be impressive with the kid just staring blankly at me. He doesn't help with alleviating the extremely weird vibes that I'm getting. Usually the kids are clapping and going bonkers when I do some tricks, but Conan is different. I feel like he wants to smile, but chooses not to. Almost like something forced him not to be happy. When I'm done, all of the adults clap. Aoko's cheers the loudest. Conan's mother bends down to her son. Even Hattori, who seems like he doesn't really care about much, was making sure he heard what this kid has to say. Conan himself knows this apparently and glances at everyone before answering, . Aoko finally looks anxious. She shares a look with Hakuba. They better tell me what's going on. Conan walks back inside with some of the adults. His mom walks over to me. Saying that she looks tired is an understatement. He gets a bit shy sometimes. Her smile is sort of distracted, if that makes sense. She seems like the type to naturally smile all the time, but there's something heavier on her mind. You can stay for a while, if you wish to. There's plenty of food to go around. I didn't introduce myself. I don't mind staying for a bit. I tell Kudo- san that I'll be back after I get my birds situated and change clothes. She leaves me with Aoko and Hakuba. I send a text message to Jii to swing by and pick them up. Aoko plays with her hair. As if that was my biggest worry. I put the birds on the roof and climb in the back seat to change clothes. Aoko and I have a knack for sporadic day trips so there's always extra clothes in our car. Hakuba came by super excited about meeting someone who liked Holmes as much as he did. The two of them worked on a couple of cases I believe. Hakuba nods. Remember when I told you about that terrible car accident three months ago? I barely watch the news since Hakuba tells me everything that's going on. I remember him telling me a drunk driver caused a huge accident with four cars, one hitting a small store. There were several casualties. I have a terrible feeling about this. His eyebrows twitch slightly. I finish changing, but I don't get out of the car. No wonder his reaction was so strange. He wasn't saying 'it's fine' toward my performance, but to everyone else worrying about him. Probably saying it to himself more than anything. That's what I did when I was his age. I get out of the car, sighing. Everyone here knows Shinichi in some way and I think you made them feel a bit better. I forgot how good you are when your tricks aren't against me. I would say that my appearance was only good for a distraction, but I don't want to make Hakuba feel even worse. I can tell he's barely holding up. He keeps checking the time; sure it's a regular habit of his, but it's getting too excessive. He goes back to the house, his step a bit slower than usual. Aoko hugs me. I know you thought I was using you as a way to show off to the higher ups or whatever. You just got promoted. The uniform's gonna mess up. She understands why I don't like doing magic that much anymore. Aoko notices my reaction. You turn into a different person. You push others away. Being a magician is fun, but again sometimes doing magic hurts sometimes. I don't mean to push Aoko away when I get in a mood, but she doesn't really understand. Her parents may be divorced, but they're both still alive. Aoko continues, . There are some days that I hate that I decided to join the police, but I remember that I can make happier memories to cover the bad ones. I'm just afraid you're going to shut down and never bounce back. Some days I get in too deep with thoughts about my dad; I can barely get out of bed sometimes. You need me too, you know. Just like I think about my dad, she thinks about her mom often. It's a different situation, but just as hard to deal with. I hear Jii's car pulling up behind us. I know because of the weird clank the engine makes when it changes gears. I look at Kudo- san's house. It's a shame such a nice place holds such a terrible situation. I see a man standing by the fence, staring at the house. Maybe I didn't see him walk up. He turns around and notices me staring.
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