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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[Sir, why do you do this to her?]

I think you're a menace.

[An absolute menace.]

[ Still smiling. ]

What makes you say that?

[She taps her foot, and air quotes and all...]

"We're you're modern day Sherlock Holmes?"

How do you come up with this stuff?

[ He tilts his head. ]

I suppose you can say I have an active imagination. [ Kind of necessary when you got a super strict mother and no friends... ] Doesn't it make us sound pretty qualified?

I guess so...

[Souji you are unbeelievable.]

But seriously, where did that infomercial voice come from?

[ Holds up his phone and points to it. ]

YouTube. I've spent all morning watching some infomercials. Have you seen the Oxiclean one? That's my favourite.

It would be...

[Shaking her head, she sinks into a chair.]

You're utterly incorrigible, you know that?

[ He continues to stand. ]

Is that really such a bad thing? We're getting some hits on our video.

That's something at least.

[Looking down at her laptop, she taps out a few things.]

How much are we charging, anyway? Just like...minimum wage plus gas?

[ He crosses his arms as he thinks, still holding onto his phone. ]

At least minimum wage, but I suppose it also has to depend on the case. We could charge a flat fee if it's something as simple as finding someone's pair of keys in their house.

Then there's also people who'd want to pay with means other than money, such as food.

A flat fee. That's fine. Maybe...(insert reasonable price). And negotiate for other things, if food or something is what they have.

Though, we aren't accepting cat food as payment.

[ wha!!!!! ]

Why not?

Because the mascot can't be Cream-san. Detectives have dogs.

[So there.]

This is the 21st century, Yukiko. Detectives can have cats too.

And I'm a 19th century kind of girl.

Besides, Cream-san doesn't like me. The mascot needs to be friendly to the whole team.

[It's because she smells of Al Capug.]

That's because you're not giving her a chance. Accept cat food as payment and give them to her and she'll love you forever.

I tried feeding her at your party. She tried to bite me.

I smell like dogs, Souji. And your cat is extra catty around dogs.

[ He opens his mouth to say something but then just closes it, sighing. ]

... yeah, she is. [ Shakes his head. ] All right, Al Capug can be the mascot of the group. I suppose that's only fair.

[ :(!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ]

I'm so glad we came to see eye to eye.

[Now Al won't burn down the litter box to collect the insurance money.]

But to keep it fair, dog food isn't acceptable payment either. That's something we have to pay for ourselves.

Treats though, for both of them, are on the table.

Edited 2017-05-22 19:30 (UTC)

[ Damn you, Al...!! Souji will reveal you as the conning pug that you are!! ]

If that's the case, then I'd argue that toys are acceptable forms of payment as well.

Sure. Why Not.

[Hard to argue with that. ]

I'll write it into the bylaws.

Sounds good.

[ He nods. ]

Asides from that, have you decided on who to invite into the club?

Eleanor is a given. Your brother, Yosuke, and hmm.

What about Naoto?

I don't know Naoto very well, but I did see his post with Yu in regards to their experiment with the app, so I think he'd be a good addition to the team.

[ Yep, Souji doesn't know that Naoto is a girl so referring to her with male pronouns in this. ]

Did you and Yosuke make up enough to let him join?

[ In a teasing tone. He would at least hope that these two have made up or Yosuke didn't do anything dumb since last time. ]

[And Yukiko doesn't really think to correct this. Some people call Naoto a boy, and Yukiko thinks of her as a girl, and that's okay. Yukiko Logic.]

Make up with? Oh. I think so. I just tied him to a flagpole. It's no big deal.

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