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[spoilsfun]

 [The video feed starts with a rather flustered Conan tightly gripping his glasses with one hand.]

So does anyone have any suggestions on how to get the gyroshei to go away? A few of them have been following me, and they keep trying to get at my glasses.

A loud noise seem to work earlier, but-

[And Conan is suddenly interrupted as one of the birds lands behind him and tilts its head in interest as the light glints off the metal on his glasses, watch and belt. It solves the issue of deciding what to go for first by neatly hooking its talon in the back of his jacket and carrying him off.]


 

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[ninjainviolet]

[ Luckily for him, Sheena's nearby when his message comes over the yimo, so she sees the giant bird lift the young man into the air. ]

Conan! Grab something to hold on to! And close your eyes!

[ She really doesn't want him to fall when she does what she's about to do. ]

Volt!

[ Yep! Nothing shinier and probably noisier than a ball of lightning with eyes suddenly appearing before the bird. ]

[spoilsfun]

[Conan eyes the meter of space between his feet and the ground, and wonders what exactly he is supposed to hold on to. But he twists enough to get a tenuous grip on the gyroshei's leg and closes his eyes. From the instructions, he expected something was about to get bright.]

[ninjainviolet]

[ Holding on to the bird is perfect--especially if it bucks. But to make sure, Sheena's heading over at full speed to grab Conan just as she yells. ]

NOW!

[ And the sparking around Volt will increase, drawing the bird's attention and hopefully getting it to relax its grip on the young man. ]

[spoilsfun]

[The bright light startles the bird enough that it releases its hold on Conan's jacket, leaving him hanging only supported by his grip on its leg. ]

[ninjainviolet]

You can let go, Conan! I'm right under you!

[spoilsfun]

[He takes a quick glance downward to check his position, and then releases his grip and falls.]

[ninjainviolet]

[ And Sheena will catch him about his chest from behind and slowing his fall to set him gently on the ground. She leaves the bird to Volt, who'll leave when his job is done. ]

Are you okay?

[spoilsfun]

[He quickly regains his balance on the ground and turns around to face Sheena. ]

I'm okay. Thanks for the save.

[Getting out of that by himself might have been a challenge. ]

[ninjainviolet]

[ She gives him a smile. ]

Good. And don't mention it.

[ She looks up and scouts for the bird before looking back at Conan. ]

I had heard they were acting up. How about we find some place to go inside before another one comes along?

[spoilsfun]

[Conan casts a quick look at the sky and nods in agreement. That wasn't an experience he wanted to repeat any time soon. As a precaution he reluctantly takes his glasses off and slips them into his pocket. Losing the slim disguise made him feel a little uncomfortably vulnerable. But as far as he knew, there was no one in this world who would recognize the connection to Shinichi Kudo. And it was one less thing to attract the bird's attention. ]

[ninjainviolet]

[ Sheena is already steering him towards a nearby shop while he puts his glasses away. She gives him a curious glance. ]

Can you see okay without those?

[ Nope. Has no clue about that connection--though she understands about not wanting to attract that kind of attention. ]

[spoilsfun]

Well enough to get by. I'm just nearsighted.

[That was a lie. He actually had 20/20 vision and his lenses were clear glass.]

[ninjainviolet]

Nearsighted...That means things closer to you aren't blurry, right?

[ She studies him as she opens the shop door. ]

It's not severe, is it? Because you're not squinting like I've seen some people do.

[spoilsfun]

Mmm, that's right. And it isn't very bad. But I have to wear them to read anything far away.

[He wasn't about to pretend to squint. ]

[ninjainviolet]

I see. [ No pun intended. ] Well, we're inside now, so you can put them back on.

[ She looks around and smiles. ]

Which would help to read a menu--since we're in a cafe.

[ She hadn't even realized where they had been heading. ]

[spoilsfun]

[He hastily slips them back on and looks around the cafe, making note of the positions of every person in the room. It was a habit that occasionally became useful. ]

I need a better solution, though. I can't stay inside until the gyroshei leave.

[ninjainviolet]

[ Well, that's something they have in common. ]

True, but we can think of something while eating though, right?

[ Besides, she has an idea or two. ]

[spoilsfun]

I guess so.

[He had some ideas, but he wanted to get some more facts on these birds before pursuing any of them. ]

[ninjainviolet]

[ She chuckles. ]

Look at it this way: If we can't come up with something, at least we'll be rested up enough to escape!

[ Not exactly a silver lining, right? ]