retrospec | [Video] Now About Those Meddling Kids

[A video feed opens up to show a pair of teenagers, one Yukiko and Souji, standing inside an empty classroom. It’s steady, without the hallmark shaky cam that so many of these broadcasts have, and both of them are dressed up just a little more than usual. Smiling his trademark half-amused expression, Souji steps up, speaking in his best infomercial voice.]

Has this ever happened to you?

You're out and you're enjoying your day when suddenly, gasp, you discover you've accidentally dropped your Hello Kitty coin purse without noticing and don’t know where it is?

Or that one day you’ve learned that Mr. Fluffkins eloped with that handsome cat down the street and left without even leaving a goodbye note?

Or even something as simple as hearing a ghost wailing in your bathroom but being too scared to check on it?

How could you, a normal person, be expected to be solve these grand mysteries? There has got to be a better way.

[Then Yukiko steps forward, looking just a little bit more awkward, like she’s probably (definitely) been roped into these shenanigans for god only knows what reason.]

That’s right. We’re here to help you out.

[Stepping back, she sighs, shaking her head and letting her partner continue his pitch.]

The Mystery Club, founded and formed in 2017, was created to tackle every sort of thriller, secret, disappearance, you name it! Anything that needs solving, the Mystery Club is there for you.

Need to solve the case of the missing ? Mystery Club. Track down the whereabouts of that bird that stole your lunch? Mystery Club. Just want to throw a random riddle at us? Mystery Club.

We’re your modern day Sherlock Holmes.

[He finishes with a nod, as if proud of his infomercial talk. Yukiko laughs nervously, but nods at him, stepping up to the plate again]

We look forward to...uh. Helping you with your problems.

So...um. [She rubs the back of her head, unable to believe she’s actually saying this…]

Give us a call. We’re...ready to believe you.

[And then mumbled under her breath:]

I can’t believe this…

I think we did pretty good.

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Well finally!

[Eleanor is not going to pretend she's not excited.]

There's a pretty huge gap between missing purses and ghosts though...

Yeah, it took us a while but with everything going on?

[You know, beetles and stuff...]

Can you blame us?

Our lives do seem mysteriously busy lately.

[A little laugh.]

Nah. Gotta cover all the bases!

Exactly. We have a meeting space, a way to make requests, and a way to make payments all ready to go.

Really all that's left is to decide who's pet is the mascot.

You say that like it isn't the hardest question on the list, Yukiko.

We all have adorable pets.

We do. But it really can't be a cat. Cats aren't very...detective-y.

You're going to have to dig your heels in, considering who else is on the team.

[Eleanor totally agrees though.]

I bet Al Capug would look cute in a sherlock hat...

Naoto will back me up.

[She totally will. Cream-san has plenty of screen time already.]

And your damn right he would!

I'm on your side too.

I'd want to say grace because who can resist an adorable border collie in a costume, but she'd sleep through all her photo shoots.