+1 Small Detective

[spoilsfun]

Conan was starting to get a headache.

Upon arriving here, he'd immediately watched the PSA and gathered up as many different kinds of brochures he could locate. He'd spent a few minutes in the plaza, spreading them out on the ground as he checked them against each other and scribbled down observations in his notebook. It still wasn't nearly enough information. He wasn't going to believe he had actually stumbled into a multiverse without more evidence than this.

That left one option.  For the rest of the afternoon Conan lingers around the plaza, ambushing anyone in the area with a carefully cheerful interrogation.

" Hello!  Could you help me?"

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[auspex_caelo]

Stratos is quite amenable to assisting children: as the armor he's wearing might suggest, it's one of the more pleasant duties he's called upon for. Said armor is segmented steel, lined and trimmed in red cloth, and ending in a kind of plated skirt above his knees: a bit Ancient Rome and a bit medieval. He's not carrying any obvious weapon, despite his attire. When addressed he pulls his hood back from his face a little, the better to see the boy speaking to him.

"Certainly. What do you need?"

He's stopped fretting every time he spots a child around these parts, but he can't help the concern that creases his face ever so slightly. Planes like this just don't seem like any place for children.

[spoilsfun]

The armor wasn't familiar, but that reaction was. Conan was often the cause of concern from nearby adults.

"I just got here, so I'm trying to learn all about this place! I tried reading the brochures and watching the video, but I want to learn more than that. Could you tell me anything about what happens here?"

[auspex_caelo]

"Certainly, although it can be rather confusing even when explained. I expect you've already read that the Nexus is a type of crossroads between different planes, or... ah, universes. Because of that, you may find that things here don't work quite the way you'd expect. In your home, no doubt the rules are reliable and places don't move around from day to day. The Nexus has different rules, and sometimes it allows all kinds of strange things to happen." He's trying to keep his explanation simple, remembering what it was like to teach his younger brother at this age.

"For example, streets don't always stay where you left them, and I've seen kinds of magic here that wouldn't work in my own world."

[spoilsfun]

"Are you actually being serious right now? Or is this one of those things adults tell kids when they don't want to explain what's really going on?"

It was hard to think of any other reason an explanation would include moving streets and magic.

[auspex_caelo]

Well! Stratos raises his eyebrows and makes a mental note: this child is not one to just take his elders' word for things. Perhaps not the worst trait to have, but it might make this more difficult.

"I am absolutely serious," he says gravely, looking the boy in the eye. Patient, but firm. They must be clear about this. "What is your name, young man?"

[spoilsfun]

"Conan Edogawa. Who are you?"

He was extremely skeptical about all of this. Any explanation that included magic tended to either be a lie told with good intentions, or the first step of a hoax created to conceal the real truth.

He had experienced both many, many times.