Disguises
Professor Agasa and the newly diminutive Shinichi sat in the old man's living room, discussing various ways to hide a not-really-so-little boy. Staying at his old house was out of the question entirely, which really left him staying here, as lovely as that prospect sounded. They'd just got as far as trying to think up a fake name when Agasa clapped his hands. "I know! You need a disguise! I've got just the thing!" Shinichi watched him bounce up with apprehension. He had a feeling he wasn't going to like this one bit.
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Shinichi glanced at himself in the mirror.
"No. Absolutely no way."
Agasa stood behind him, peering over his shoulder. "Oh, come, now, Shinichi, you know you need a disguise."
"A disguise hides your identity. It does not necessarily make you look like an idiot." Shinichi raised a small eyebrow at himself. "And I thought the point was not to stand out?"
The professor clapped his hands. "But you don't stand out at all!"
Shinichi twisted around to glare at at him over the edge of his chair. "Bleach-blond hair on a seven-year-old doesn't stand out?"
"Oh, give it a chance..."
"Sure. A snowball's chance in hell."
"Well, fine! See if I make any more inventions for you!"
Shinichi blanched. "You...you made this?"
Agasa nodded proudly. "Store-bought stuff just can't compare!"
Shinichi was trembling and white. "I...I don't suppose you know how to get it out?"
Agasa looked down at his feet. "Well, see, I'm still kind of working on that part..."
Shinichi eyed him nervously. "You mean I'm stuck like this?!"
"Nope!" The professor whipped a bottle out from behind his back. "My last remover sort of works. It gets rid of the blond, at least."
"Gets rid of...?"
"Yup! Would you prefer purple?"
Because it might have happened if Shinichi'd had more time to plan things out. And 'cause Shin-chan as a blondie amuses the hell outta me.
Many thanks to all those who corrected me on my last mistake--Conan and Hakuba do meet twice. I really ought to know this considering how Empathy, my other WIP, is sort of based on those two meetings. Darnit, I DID know. I guess I just had a brain-fart. Sorry, and thanks anyhow!