Oh, what's this? A new addition to your resurrected series, P4: Beatles Magic!

Now, this addition is a Dojima & Jayden chapter so I can ease myself back into writing. This series has been revived for one reason: reviews.

One, reviews make me happy. They show me not only is my writing being read, but it's also cared about. One of the reasons I stopped writing way back when was because I didn't get enough reviews. It sounds selfish and petty, but it's true: reviews inspire and motivate writers to write the next chapter.

Two, I want reviews. Not "LOL" or "cool", I want reviews that show me you cared. I want criticism, I want praise, and I want proof that you guys want me to keep writing.

This chapter I did with no motivation besides to continue this story, and I'd be happy to see it through until the end….if I get enough motivation through your thoughtful and heartfelt reviews.

Until then, enjoy!

5/15/2012

Weather: Rainy

Time: Morning

Yasoinaba Police Department….

Folding chair still grasped in his hands, Dojima still stared curiously at his new partner through the open door. He had never seen such a strange occurrence at these offices before. Well, except for the Christmas party two years ago where Adachi got drunk and was waltzing with a cabbage in his hands.

After a while, he decided to walk in and ask Jayden what he was doing. He walked in, closed the door behind him and placed the still folded chair against the wall. The New Yorker didn't seem to notice his presence, since he was still moving his hands through the void space in front of him. Dojima waved a hand in front of his face to try to get his attention.

No reaction. He tried calling his name.

"Uh…Jayden?" he called, luster lacking in his voice.

Still, the foreign detective was still swiping his hands through the air. Dojima had had enough of this crap. He needed to get some work done today if he was going to get closer to solving this case, and closer to seeing Nanako again. He slammed his fist on the table in front of Jayden.

"Norman Jayden!" Dojima practically yelled, "It's Dojima!"

Jayden was startled by Dojima's call and quickly pulled off his thick sunglasses. He looked toward Dojima, panting, "Jesus, Dojima, you scared the hell outta me!"

Dojima retorted, "Well, I wouldn't need to if you just paid attention to me! I know you're a respected agent and all, but I'm your partner and I deserve your respect!"

Jayden's surprised look became apologetic, his brow ruffled and his mouth in a frown. He replied somberly, "Sorry, Ryotaro, I really couldn't pay attention to anything," he took the black sunglasses out from his coat pocket and showed them to Dojima, "The second I put these on, I'm oblivious to the whole outside world."

Oblivious? Just by a pair of glasses? Dojima asked, "Well, what do you need those glasses for? Some fancy, advanced FBI work?"

"Bingo," replied Jayden, "These are my gateway into the ARI, or Artificial Reality Interface."

Dojima looked puzzled, "Artificial wha?"

Jayden, seeing Dojima's confusion, explained again in simpler terms, "I use these as my personal way to solve the case. It's a virtual database of all of the police files I have access to. These glasses can hold all of the police records in this station and much, much more."

Dojima showed slight interest in the glasses' capability, asking, "Do they have the files on this case?"

"Definitely," answered Jayden, "In additon, they download the files for the case I'm currently on every night so they're ready to be used in the morning."

Dojima nodded, his interest piqued by the glasses. He looked to Jayden's right hand, surrounded by the black glove. He could also see a wire coming out of the back of it, with a box with a button on top at the end.

"And what about that?" asked Dojima, pointing to the glove and button, "What do those do?"

Jayden lifted his gloved hand, holding the button, "Oh, this? The glove is used for scanning foreign objects during field work and for interacting with the virtual database."

Jayden then showed the button to Dojima, "The button is mainly used for field work to scan the surrounding area for foreign objects within a maximum radius of about 1.5 meters."

Dojima's head was starting to hurt, part from his hangover, and two, from the information he was getting from Jayden. The FBI seemed to have advanced way past the Japanese police force in terms of technology.

"Does it really work?" he asked, rubbing his right temple to try to cease his headache.

"Yes, and it works wonders, " replied Jayden, a smile appearing on his face, "If it weren't for this baby, I wouldn't have jailed the Origami Killer. Well, technically, I didn't jail him. I buried him. But the point is, they work."

Before Dojima could ask another question, the door opened and Kurosawa poked his head in.

"Dojima," he said, "You have a package waiting for you at the front desk."

"Package?" asked Dojima, "From who?"

"It's from America," answered Kurosawa, "From the FBI."

Upon hearing this, Jayden stood up, "Ah, looks as if it arrived," he went to the door with Kurosawa, "Come, Dojima. I'll show you what it is."

Dojima was slightly puzzled, but decided to follow his new partner out the door to the front desk. He wondered what the American package could contain. It was from the FBI, so maybe it was meant to help him on the case.

At the front desk, Dojima was greeted by a small cardboard box the size of a shoebox. He was about to rattle it to inspect the insides, but before he could, Jayden urged him to open it. He laid the box on the front desk and pried the top open.

Inside was the usual bits of Styrofoam used to cushion the inside object from any fall damage. He dug his hands through the mess of white bits in search for the object and felt a slim, plastic object. He grabbed hold of it and pulled, revealing a pair of-

"Those are your ARI glasses," said Jayden, smiling, "The FBI informed they'd be sending you a pair."

Dojima looked at the pair, the sides having the blue LED lights of Jayden's pair, but it wasn't powered on. He put them on and saw that they functioned like a normal pair of sunglasses, tinting his view much darker than usual.

Dojima continued to dig through the box for the glove and button, but found nothing. Strange.

Dojima was about to ask why, but Jayden answered, "The FBI has a low budget for the time being, so they could only afford to send u a spectator version of the ARI set."

"What's that supposed to mean?" asked Dojima, a slight annoyance in his voice, "I'm only watching you do the work?"

"Not necessarily, "explained Jayden, "It only means I will be doing all the scanning and you can help me investigate."

Still, it felt to Dojima that he wouldn't be doing most of the work.

Jayden slipped on his own pair of ARI glasses, putting on the glove and button, "Let me demonstrate. I will, set the frequency of my own glasses to match yours so that you may see what I see."

Jayden put out his gloved hand and turned it clockwise as if to turn a crank and soon, Dojima's tinted view became bright blue and the LED lights on the rims lit up.

"Do you see anything?" asked Jayden, "This should be your glasses' factory setting frequency."

Instead of answering, Dojima looked around at the neon blue environment around him. He could still see the outlines of his coworkers, still hear the ding of the coffee machines and the rings of the telephones, but he could also see the police profiles of the people he looked at, and the model numbers of the telephones and coffee machines he heard. It was amazing. It was as if he had all the information about everything around him right in front of him.

"Er…Dojima?" Dojima looked to his right to see Jayden and his own police profile next to him.

"What?" asked Dojima, still looking around at all the information.

Jayden sighed, watching Dojima's amazement. It made him seem so much like a novice. Well, because he basically was.

Jayden tried to snap Dojima out of it, "Dojima, I know all of this seems new to you, but we really need to start working on the case. So let's get back to the office and get to work."

"Eh? Alright then, you lead the way," answered Dojima.

Jayden walked down the corridor back to the offices, an amazed Dojima behind him.

Dojima stared at the coffee machine for awhile and called to Jayden, "Hey, Jayden! I didn't know our coffee machine was a Tamaha XL-900!"

Jayden sighed, "Newbie."