[Video] Now About Those Meddling Kids

[burningblossoms]

[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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Comments

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[tarotcards]

[ Still has a smile after the feed goes off. ]

What do you think?

[ About anything, like how the video went, about the club, etc ]

[burningblossoms]

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

I think you're a menace.

[An absolute menace.]

[tarotcards]

[ Still smiling. ]

What makes you say that?

[burningblossoms]

[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?

[truedetective]

This is somewhat silly. That said, I find the idea somewhat entertaining.

[burningblossoms]

Do you? We'd hoped you might be interested in joining.

[It would be good for you. Get you socialized.]

[covenantal]

I've always wanted to solve crimes.

[ look he's ready to go let's fucking Do This ]

[burningblossoms]

Oh yeah?

We were counting on you from the beginning, you know.

[covenantal]

Of course I'll do anything I can to support you both. There's no question about that.

[burningblossoms]

Good.

Though could you start by asking your brother not to make things so absurd?

[covenantal]

... asking the impossible of me is a bit much to start with, Yukiko-san ...

[burningblossoms]

I think you can manage.

But no, seriously. I think this will be good for us. All of us.

[covenantal]

Should I be warmed by your faith in me, or concerned by the severity of your demands...?

I agree. We might as well formalize our attempts to figure things out.

[strawberrypunch]

Why are two of the examples cat-related

[Like he doesn't already know the answer.]

[truedetective]

Really? Me in particular? I hadn't expected my name might come up for consideration.

Video

[notyourutopian]

Well finally!

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

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

[burningblossoms]

Both I guess.

And you know, I think that's exactly the sort of thing this will be good for. And we can possibly make a little extra money to fun investigations.

[burningblossoms]

Well you are really smart.
And I trust you to hold my lifeline.

[burningblossoms]

Why do you think.

[burningblossoms]

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

[You know, beetles and stuff...]

Can you blame us?

[notyourutopian]

Our lives do seem mysteriously busy lately.

[A little laugh.]

Nah. Gotta cover all the bases!

[burningblossoms]

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.

[notyourutopian]

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

We all have adorable pets.

[covenantal]

I see. I'll do my best.

Hm. Do you think people will really pay us to track down the bird that stole their lunch?

[ really he's just ripping on souji as one do but he can't help it ]

[burningblossoms]

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