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As Poe steps out into the crisp, chilly night air, a canopy of stars stretches out above him, twinkling like scattered diamonds against the deep blue velvet of the sky. Each slight breath he take hangs in the air, a misty puff illuminated by the soft glow of nearby streetlights. The air is refreshingly cool, wafting the faint scent of sugar and cocoa in the breeze, promising sweet delights ahead. Ding, the sweet bell of the door rang loudly to announce a new presence as he slowly stepped through the door, making sure Karl doesn't run off him as that would cause chaos throughout the whole of the store. Upon finishing sorting out the small raccoon, he had moved his view away from his faithful companion to see a smaller man with soft black hair that had caught his attention. The man had hair as black as ebony, eyes as green as emeralds and an outfit resembling one of a detective. Truly a beautiful sight to see. His racing mind was quickly interrupted though as the ink haired boy shoved another mouthful of display candy into his mouth, was he.. Illegally eating candy? Poe stared in fright and concern as he watched the shorter one grab colorful candies and taking bags of chocolate. He was so distracted by the situation that he didn't notice Karl walking up to the other and taking a nibble out of a candy that the boy had dropped. "Hey.. K-Karl!!" He stuttered before noticing that he was face-to-face with the candy thief. He looked up at the taller one, examining his looks. Poe's hair fell down to his face like dark chocolate, it was almost as if he wanted to take a bite out of it. "Um.." He muttered before letting out a yelp as the shorter one put his hand up to Poe's face, lifting up his hair. The younger detective kept his hand on Poe's forehead as he calmly looked at his eyes before speaking. "Hey." The smaller grinned "..Hi." Poe tilted his head slowly, his hair fumbling back over his eyes "Have you ever noticed your eyes look like the super-grape-soda-blast DumDum lollipop flavor?" "..What?" The younger one looked up at him with a slightly annoyed expression, but he still had a slight hint of playfulness. "You've seriously never had that flavor?" That comment made Poe just freeze up, struggling to come up with a response "No.. I haven't..? Why..?" Poe stumbled on his words before looking away, who was this man? Why was he flirting with candy out of all things? That makes no sense does it? His thoughts were quickly interrupted when the black haired boy passed out mid-sentance. Is he okay?! The next moments were a bit of a blur, hard to make out, but Poe could recall catching the smaller black haired boy and looking to find his address using any kind of note he could find in his pockets so he could bring him home safely.
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As Ranpo's eyelids slowly part, he is greeted by the soft glow of dawn filtering through the curtains, casting delicate shadows across the room. The world comes into focus, colors sharpening, details emerging from the haze of sleep. With a deep inhale, he sat up in the comfort of his bed.. When did he get here? He hazily got up and stumbled forward, trying to look about, his vision blurred and thoughts scattered like leaves in the wind. Each step felt uncertain, as if the ground beneath him shifted with each movement. He reached out, grasping at the air for stability, but found none. Sounds echoed strangely in his ears, distorted and distant. His mind struggled to make sense of the chaos swirling around him, leaving him feeling lost and disoriented in a world that suddenly seemed unfamiliar. All of a sudden, he regained his senses. He was home, he was standing in front of a mirror. Was that a note?
"I payed for your candy
situation, call me
xxxx-xxx-xxx
-the one with the raccoon"