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Hey guys!
Before we get into this, I just wanted to give a short foreword to explain some things. Since this is a novel pseudo-written by Kaito and Shinichi, there are some name changes to be aware of. If you followed along with my series The Writing Process, you may know most of these, but here’s a comprehensive list just in case:
Jirono Sonaki = Jirokichi Suzuki
Shizuka Sonaki = Sonoko Suzuki
Rei = Ran
Hanaji Hakori = Heiji Hattori
Yatsuki Kudou = Yuusaku Kudou
Yukine Kudou = Yukiko Kudou
Aohime Makanori = Aoko Nakamori
Subaru Hakuga = Saguru Hakuba
Totoro = Kogoro
Kuzama Tomoya = Kazuha Toyama
Toushi Bokuro = Toichi Kuroba
Hakase = Agasa (Hakase just means professor/Doctor)
Ai Haibara = Shiho Miyano (given that Haibara is a secret identity anyway, her real name is used in Rough Draft while her cover name is Haibara)
Some other things from the series is that KID is written in first person perspective while Conan is written in third person view. I don’t know if that will make a difference to you, but I figured I’d let you know. Reasons can be found in the series itself if you want to give it a read.
I had a few surveys that people voted on and as far as our main character names go:
Shinichi = Shinichi (Conan is still Conan)
Kaito= Kaito (Though he is referred to as Kaitou, which is the same spelling as Kaitou KID or ‘thief’ in the un-ironic sense.)
The cover that won the contest is on in the next chapter, so that everyone can appreciate it. :) I’ve put two images, with both sides upright so that people don’t have to flip their computer around to see it. Both the cover and this little foreword will skew the title chapters a bit, but I’ll re-write them to (hopefully) keep things in order.
If you want to leave a comment, I encourage you to add which chapter you are reading currently. AO3 does not give me the chapters, so if you are pointing out a missed spelling/grammar error, I may not be able to find it without a chapter tagged. I would encourage you to use the chapter titles that AO3 has as default, but they are only off from the actual chapters by 2, so if you don't, I should still be able to find and correct the error before long. :)
If some questions come up about the novel, like 'why did KID do this?' or 'Why did Conan say that?', please leave those in a comment as well. I have one more installment for this coming out next week. It's set up as a Q&A conference again, this time for both of our favorite authors. :) I'm trying to cover as many things as I can think of, but I've spent so much time with this project that I need fresh eyes to take a look. So if anything comes up, please let me know. :) Who knows? You might just find your question asked directly to our adorable boys. ;)
Quick Acknowledgements!
I also want to add a special thanks to Thrushsong_kVaris for their naming suggestion and Origami_Rose for beta-reading this whole thing for me. :)
Origami’s comments were used as Sonoko’s and Aoko’s comments in Rough Draft, and were things I took to heart as I went through the editing process. They also caught all of my numerous spelling and grammar mistakes, including my consistent mis-spelling of Lewis Carroll. (-_-) Without them, I’m not sure this final product would have been nearly as good as it turned out. Thank you so much, Origami_Rose!
With that being said, please enjoy the culmination of this series. :)!
-Phantoms_Echo