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Idol Protection Program, Ch. 29

Nishikino Maki, Kurosawa Dia, Love Live, Love Live Sunshine, 600 words, 29/?

Maki and Dia have some mother-daughter time.

Elementary

Nishikino Maki kept a brisk pace down the main stairs at the Takarazuka Revue Tokyo Theatre. She had some friends who performed here, but they were in another of the troupes. But she couldn’t resist the urge to sneak up and see the Takarazuka take on Sherlock Holmes. Deductive and musical and entertaining. Her companion, daughter Dia, matched her pace easily, as they stepped into the Tokyo afternoon.

“I wasn’t expecting the music to work so well.” Dia announced.

Maki shrugged, “Takarazuka knows their genre and their audience.” It had been a very enthusiastic audience.

“That’s true. I expected a Sherlock adaptation would use British composers.”

“Takarazuka realizes they do things best when they are exactly themselves.” Never a bad lesson to showcase.

Maki turned to the right, then started laughing at herself. Nico’s favorite patissiere was that way so her steps had been automatic, but Dia had different tastes. Turning again, she surprised Dia.

“Mama?”

“Would you like to stop for green tea?” Maki pulled out her phone, checking train stops, “We could head to the Skytree’s Gion Tsuriji. We don’t really have to be back at any time. Mama’s not expecting us for dinner.”

Nico avoided caffeine; bad for the skin; Maki had too great a reliance on coffee, but Dia’s palette leaned native. Dia’s eyes sparkled at the name of the famous Kyoto shop, but she kept her voice even.

“An excellent choice, Mama. We can restock our Numazu pantry.”

Maki nodded. “I wonder what their specials are today?”

Dia instantly responded with a list of her favorites, following Maki as she headed to the station, “Will they have those filled cookies or the delicate ones or should we just get the ice cream bowls? We don’t come to Tokyo often and it’s not the season, and the bowls are delicious, but the parfaits are a nice balance, with the pastry chunks all the way through.” Dia squeaked, racing off into more suggestions. “And we can buy some candies for Grandmama. She’ll put them out in that fancy hammered gold bowl Mom brought back from Venice and show off. Ooh, and for Mom, they just started a line of matcha cosmetics, we should get her some of each.”

“I’ll be sure to include them in her “presents from Tokyo bag.”” Nico-chan’s presents from Tokyo bags were always fun to put together with whichever of her daughters Maki was shopping with.

“Don’t forget to put them in Ruby’s too.” Stern Dia.

“Of course.”

“Look at that little boutique, Mama. Can we pop in there?” Dia pointed ahead of them, “I think that’s where they have those Converse crossovers You was telling Ruby about. And then, we’ll take a snap at the Godzilla statue. Mom will giggle; Mari will scream.”

And just like that, Dia had planned the rest of their afternoon. Nico would scold Maki for spoiling Dia, but Maki refused to be anything but healed by seeing the people she loved enjoy themselves. And Dia relaxing like this was a rare treat. She was taking the potential closing of her school far too seriously.

“Did I ever tell you one of our Muse costumes had Nico-chan dress up as Sherlock Holmes. She called herself Nicolock, puffed a pipe for three days, and she kept hiding Rin and Honoka’s things to find.”

Dia raised an eyebrow. “Mom as Sherlock? Really?”

“You underestimate Nico-chan.” As Maki had at the time, “She read up on the deductive method, made Cocoro and Cocoa try to trick her, and actually was pretty impressive. Plus, the costume was adorable.”

“I want to see.”

“I’m sure there’s pictures somewhere.”

“Get Mom to look.”

That would just trigger the return of Nicolock Holmes. And possibly the reveal of her assistant. “Sure.”

“Wait…who was her Watson? Aunt Eli? Aunt Umi?” Dia pulled Maki to a stop.

Maki shook her head and slowly raised her hand.

Dia giggled.

“We have to find the pictures, Mama.”

“Later.” Maki was certain Nico would. “Let’s go look for those sneakers.”

“Okay.”

A/N: It's Promptober time in Idol Fanfic Heaven and today's word was heal. I'd been wanting to do a Maki and Dia scene so here you go.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A Navy medic who shot and wounded two U.S. sailors before he was killed by police on a nearby Army base was a laboratory technician assigned to a Naval medical research center on the base, according to his service record and a military official.

Fantahun Girma Woldesenbet, 38, and the two men he shot Tuesday at a government-leased military warehouse were all assigned to Fort Detrick in Frederick, authorities have said.

Employees at Nicolock Paving Stones, a business located in the same office park as the warehouse, assisted one of the wounded sailors, Navy Hospitalman Casey Nutt, 26, of Germantown, Maryland, after he fled the scene of the initial shooting. Nutt was released from a hospital on Tuesday evening, authorities said in a news release.

Garett Wagner, operations manager at Nicolock Paving Stones, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Nutt was covered in blood and holding his chest. Nutt also said the shooter was following him, recalled Wagner, who said he told the sailor to run to a bathroom and shut the door."

Wagner recalled that Nutt was terrified. "His eyes were so wide open," he said. "It was overwhelming."

Police officers found the other wounded sailor — Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Carlos Portugal, 36, of Frederick — in the warehouse. He remained in critical condition on Wednesday at the same Baltimore trauma center where Nutt was treated, according to the joint news release from police, military officials and the FBI.

Authorities haven't disclosed a possible motive for the shooting.

"We're still trying to sort through stacks of paper ... to figure out exactly what the motive would be," Frederick Police Lt. Andrew Alcorn said Tuesday.

Wagner said the gunman clearly "wanted this young man dead" based on what he saw on surveillance video that captured the wounded sailor ducking and trying to hide before he entered the building. He said the gunman's vehicle stopped outside Nicolock Paving Stones for about a minute before peeling out and leaving.

"That wasn't random. He was being hunted down. And that guy wanted to finish the job," Wagner said.

Woldesenbet worked as a lab technician in the Naval Medical Research Center's Biological Defense Research Directorate at Fort Detrick, Navy Cmdr. Denver Applehans, a spokesman for the Navy's Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, said Wednesday. The Naval Medical Research Center's headquarters are in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Woldesenbet's service record says he enlisted in September 2012 and reported to his most recent position in August 2019. In between, he served at military facilities in San Antonio, Texas; Camp Lejeune in North Carolina; Corpus Christi, Texas; Bremerton, Washington; and Portsmouth, Virginia.

Woldesenbet was awarded a Good Conduct Medal, a National Defense Service Medal and a Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, his record shows. It lists his rank as Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class.

Portugal enlisted in 2006 and has been assigned to the Navy Medical Research Center in Frederick since September 2020; Nutt enlisted in 2018 and has had the same assignment since October 2019, according to their Navy service records.

The shooting took place at a warehouse rented by the research directorate to store supplies and equipment. The warehouse is located in the Riverside Tech Park, an office park several miles from the Army base. The warehouse is not staffed on a regular basis and is leased by a military contractor, Applehans said.

Woldesenbet shot the sailors with a rifle, police and military officials said. He then drove to the base, where gate guards who had been given advance notice told him to pull over for a search. But Woldesenbet immediately sped off, making it about a half-mile into the installation before he was stopped at a parking lot by the base's police force. When he pulled out a weapon, the police shot and killed him, Fort Detrick's Brig. Gen. Michael J. Talley said.

Fort Detrick is home to the military's flagship biological defense laboratory and several federal civilian biodefense labs. About 10,000 military personnel and civilians work on the base, which encompasses about 1,300 acres (526 hectares) in the city of Frederick.

Woldesenbet lived at an apartment building in Frederick, a few miles from the site of the shooting. Police cordoned off the apartment on Tuesday afternoon and a neighbor reported seeing officials escorting his wife and children from the building.

The Navy says it is sending a "Special Psychiatric Rapid Intervention Team" to Fort Detrick to offer mental health services to people on the base.

"The Fort Detrick community is here to offer support as our brave sailors heal from this tragic incident," Talley said in a statement Wednesday.

Lt. Col. Gregory Jackson, the Army base's chaplain, said in a Facebook post that the shootings leave a lasting mark on the Fort Detrick community "with a lot of questions, and the biggest will be why?"

"Why did this person choose to do what he did?" he asked. "I wish we had answers to these questions, but, we don't always know the reason."

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Kunzelman reported from College Park, Maryland. Associated Press journalist Stacey Plaisance in New Orleans contributed to this report.

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How to Handle a Nico: Tantei Sukautingu

Primary Pairing: NicoMaki Words: ~1.7k Rating: K Time Frame: Early in Maki’s 2nd year of high school and Nico’s 1st year of college. Story Arc: Stand Alone

List of all HtHaN scenes

Author’s Note: A scene inspired by this lovely work by @myonmukyuu. Despite the handful of speed bumps I hit, I had a lot of fun writing this.

Maki sighed. “Are the costumes really necessary, Nico-chan?”

“Of course!” The older girl proclaimed. “If we are to do detective work, then we need the proper attire!”

Detectives? Had Nico just gone from claiming her twin-tails were some sort of radar or whatever to the two of them being detectives?

“I…” Maki started.

“Don’t get it?” Nico finished for her with a grin. “<It’s elementary, my dear Maki-chan!>” The former Sherlock cosplayer repeated her phrase from a few months ago. “Together we shall seek clues of cuteness that will lead us to good candidates for school idols!” She posed dramatically to emphasize her words. “And we shall use our deductive reasoning to determine the best of the best to join your new group!”

Maki’s shoulders slumped as she relented and started changing. She hadn’t asked where Nico had found the costumes from last year, but she assumed Kotori had been involved. The more formal version of the set had been kept by the photography company, but the more stylized, or idolized as Nico liked to call them, had apparently been kept by the group.

In any case, Nico had come back to visit because she wanted to help recruit new members to replace Eli, Nozomi and herself. Maki tried to point out that the club had already gained more members than they had lost by the former third-years graduating, but nobody else seemed to listen. Well, nobody else but the level-headed Umi, but she hadn’t really seen a reason to stop Nico from helping. So of course, the rest of the group had been more than willing to let the former µ’s member assist however she wanted.

And it came as no surprise to Maki that Nico had ended up dragging her into the shenanigans. Not that she minded, of course, but far be it for her admit it openly. She also didn’t let on that she had a strange sense of déjà vu about the whole situation. But maybe that was just because of the familiar costumes?

And on the topic of costumes, Maki remembered liking this set. She stole a glance at the older girl. Though she most commonly wore pink, and there was certainly pink in the costume, Nico looked really good in purple. The soft pastel shades complimented Nico’s natural cuteness. Maki’s outfit had purple as well, though it was darker, and on the inside of the cape. And the shade of red that was the primary color also leaned a bit toward the purple side. Thus, taken together, the outfits were unquestionably a pair. Not only by color scheme, but also by character theme; Holmes and Watson.

“Hrmm…” Maki furrowed her brow as she found it a little difficult to secure the outfit’s top.

“Something wrong?” Nico asked, not appearing to have similar trouble.

“It’s a little tighter than I remember.” The redhead replied, finally getting it to cooperate.

Maki immediately realized her mistake as the raven-haired girl’s face darkened.

“Nico doesn’t even need to be a detective to know what Maki is implying by that.”

“Wha? No!” Maki protested. “That’s not what I meant!

“Hrmph.” Nico turned away.

Well, that wasn’t the best start for things…

Maki noted that Nico did not take her hand when she lead the way out into the hall. She felt herself frown when she realized that the lack of such a simple gesture left her more than a bit disappointed.

Nico crouched as she lead the way down the hall. Cautiously, she peeked around the corner, holding up her prop magnifying glass as though might actually somehow help locate a future school idol.

“…” Maki sighed quietly and mimicked the gesture, though she didn’t bother crouching.

Suddenly, Nico slipped around the corner and down the hall. Maki facepalmed and shook her head as the older girl acted out the stealth moves of a bad Hollywood ninja. The redhead eventually followed at a normal walking pace.

“!?” A second-year student jumped a bit when Nico approached, scrutinizing her through the goggles of her costume.

“Nope.” Nico said after a moment and moved on.

The confused girl looked at Maki who merely shrugged and followed her friend.

“Ah ha!” Nico cried and sped over to a third-year.

“Wha? Hey!” The girl protested as Nico grabbed her hand and dragged her toward Maki.

A strange sensation skittered across Maki’s consciousness, causing her eye to twitch and her lips to form a grimace.

“Just what do you think you are doing?” The girl with the green ribbon yanked her hand free.

“Maki-chan! Look!” Nico called happily. “She’d make a perfect school idol!”

Maki couldn’t deny that the girl’s voice could easily be of idol quality. With some training, of course. Her figure was somewhat close to Maki’s, though she decided her own was better. Either way, it was fine for a school idol. And the girl’s sharp eyes demanded attention… what did Nico like to call them? Tsurime? All in all, she was probably a decent candidate, but something about her set Maki’s teeth on edge.

“School idol?” The girl with the third-year ribbon raised an eyebrow. “While I guess I’m grateful to that one group that helped prevent this school from closing last year, or something like that, I don’t have time for such frivolous activities. And what’s with that strange thing with your hand?” She mimicked Nico’s gesture.

Maki held up the small X sign Nico had given her at the onset of this adventure. Though she had thought the idea silly at first, she now felt it fitting for the current situation.

“Yeah, you’re probably right, Maki-chan.” Nico pursed her lips. “The group really should only have one tsundere-type.”

“I am not a tsundere!” Both Maki and the third-year protested in unison.

“Well not if you’re just going to be tsun.” Nico laughed merrily before grabbing Maki’s hand. “C’mon, let’s keep looking.”

“A-alright.” Maki replied, suddenly feeling a bit better for some reason.

The two girls continued their search for a little while, with the next dozen or so girls not really raising their interest. Then, someone caught Maki’s eye and she headed over. As she neared, she realized the girl was a first-year, which probably explained her height and overall stature. But she was quite cute. Not as cute as Nico… or… at least that’s probably what Nico would say.

However, as soon as Maki turned around to show Nico, the older girl was already holding up her X.

“What? Why?” Maki asked, walking back.

“No twin-tails.” Nico replied, shaking her head.

“Huh?”

“Nico won’t be recruiting any twin-tailed girls into your group.”

“But… Nico-chan wears…”

“Exactly.”

“I don’t get it…”

“Nico-nii~ wouldn’t know what to do~ if Maki-chan fell for someone e~lse.” Nico practically sang.

“Buweehh?” Maki recoiled.

As if Maki would fall for someone other than N… As if she would fall for anyone! Certainly not Nico! She didn’t have time for silly little things like love. Geez…

“A~nyway,” Nico continued. “It doesn’t look like we’re going to find any new recruits today. Perhaps Nico can come tomorrow so we can make another round.”

“Tomorrow?”

“Or later in the week if that works better for you.”

“Hrm…”

“And it’s a good excuse to wear these cute outfits again.”

“Do we have to?”

“Of course!” Nico proclaimed again. “They’re quite appropriate for the work we’re doing. And don’t think Nico didn’t see Maki-chan checking her out earlier. Maki-chan obviously likes how cute Nico is when wearing this.” The twin-tailed girl twirled for effect.

“I… I…” Maki felt heat gathering her cheeks.

Nico laughed at the other girl’s adorable reaction. “Also,” She started after calming down, “all this detective work is making Nicolock thirsty.” She suddenly adopted a more formal air. “Mayhap Maki-chan would join me for a spot of tea? I am thinking Lapsang souchong to be a good choice. And I believe biscuit or two would not be out of place.”

“What was that?”

“Or doest thou prefer scones?”

“…?”

“Teacakes?”

“I don’t get it.”

“Crumpets?”

“I’ve… actually never had a crumpet before.”

“Never had a crumpet?” Nico placed a hand over her chest in feigned shock. “And here Nico thought Maki was all worldly and traveled. Surely she’d’ve had a crumpet on one of her trips to London or wherever.”

“I’ve been to London.” Maki confirmed. “But that doesn’t automatically mean I’ve had a crumpet.” An idea occurred to her and she smirked. “Surely the Great Nicolock should have been able to deduce something like that.”

“Geh…” Nico’s teasing demeanor slipped for a moment. “A-anyway… You’re in luck! There is an English tea party themed shop that opened recently. They have wonderful teas and pastries and sandwiches and stuff. We should go and get some Lapsang souchong tea!”

Maki raised an eyebrow. “Why are you so insistent that we get that kind of tea?”

“Isn’t that Sherlock’s favorite?”

“I thought he drank coffee… and stuff that shouldn’t be consumed as a beverage.”

“Maybe it was mentioned a time or two?”

“Did you actually read the books?”

“Uhm…”

“Wait, did you just Google a bunch of stuff so you could be more like Holmes?”

“I…” Nico paused. “Nicoock deduced all of that!” She finally decided.

Maki couldn’t help chuckling a bit at the older girl’s conviction, even if it was obviously false.

“Anyway, let’s go!” Nico grabbed the younger girl’s hand. “If Maki-chan prefers coffee, they probably have that too, but Nico recommends the tea.”

“W-wait!” Maki resisted.

“Hmm?”

“We’re going to change first, right?” The redhead questioned. “We’re not actually going to go out dressed like this, are we?”

The raven-haired girl looked down at the costume she was still wearing and laughed. “Alright, alright. If Maki-chan insists.” Not letting go of Maki’s hand, she changed direction to head back to the clubroom.

This time, Maki allowed herself to be lead along. She even allowed herself a smile at the familiarity of the situation; Nico dragging her wherever. Even if their endeavor had been unsuccessful, Maki didn’t need a detective’s deductive reasoning to realize she had enjoyed herself. There was little doubt in her mind that she would continue to have fun wherever Nico lead her. And maybe, just maybe, she was looking forward to doing it all again tomorrow, or later in the week. Just a bit… Maybe.

Author’s Note Continued: Guess who had their first crumpet while on vacation recently! Honestly, I may have to find a recipe or something and make my own. They were really good. I may have also purchased a lot of good tea. And that all may have influenced part of this scene. Just a bit... Maybe.

Guess who also Googled random Sherlock stuff! It’s been far to long since I’ve read any of Sir Arthur Conan’s books, so I needed a quick refresher. As much as I love RDJ, Eggs Benedict with Cucumber, and Jonny Lee Miller, I kind of wanted to keep my references to the classic works if possible.

Also, the thing about Nico’s twin tails being a radar is borrowed from the manga.

Finally, thank you myonmukyuu for making another wonderful NicoMaki pic that was able to spark my imagination once again.

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Monotones are also an option, but they tend to lack the vibrancy of bolder colours and are more bland. Some people opt for an all-charcoal driveway, claiming it looks like tarmacadam.

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Outdoor Kitchen Designed and Built by Gappsi in Setauket, NY.

Gappsi provides masonry construction in Setauket, NY and all of Long Island. This outdoor cooking island was constructed with cement block walls and veneered with natural stones. The counter top is tan brown granite, the twin eagle grill is in the center and the sitting areas are on both sides. The right side is in the shape of a circle as a table can sit several chairs around it; the left side…

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How to Handle a Nico: Elementary, My Dear Maki-chan

Primary Pairing: NicoMaki Words: ~1.7k Rating: G Time Frame: Later in Maki’s 1st and Nico’s 3rd year of high school Story Arc: Stand Alone

List of all HtHaN scenes

Author’s Note: The first scene, of what will likely be several, inspired by the detective theme of the 36th Score Match in LLSIF, featuring NicoMaki.

Maki gave herself another glance in the changing room mirror. The earthy and brown tones were not as cutesy as most of the other outfits she had worn today, but instead gave off a more formal feel. The stripes on the waistcoat and notch lapels of her jacket looked sharp, or… what was the word Nico had used for the other outfit? Dashing? Also, the darker colors made the red ribbon stand out that much more. The same held true for her hair with the brown hat, which she now donned.

She smiled at her reflection and the full effect of the complete costume. It was supposed to be a detective theme and it was definitely working. Maki felt like she should be running around Victorian London, chasing criminals and seeking clues to solve a mystery. Kotori and the photography company did good work, as always.

Still smiling, Maki left the dressing room and turned down the hallway. She immediately stopped when she noticed someone leaning against the wall.

“Nico-chan?” The first-year inquired.

“Tut tut.” The third-year shook her head. “That’s Nicolock to you.”

“What was that?”

Nico produced what looked like an old-fashioned pipe. “Nicolock Holmes.” She said before putting the end in her mouth. She then blew into the pipe, which released a barrage of bubbles into the air. “No. 1 Detective in the Universe.”

“Sherlock?”

“Nicolock.” The older girl corrected again. “And you must be Makey Watsikino.”

“Watsi… wha?”

“Watsikino.”

“I don’t get it…”

Nico giggled before blowing more bubbles.

Maki shook her head before inspecting the other girl’s costume. The pipe certainly fit with what she knew of Doyle’s character, as did the ulster coat and deerstalker hat. The pink ribbon securing the flaps added a distinctly Nico-nii-esque flare… geez, did she really think of it that way? Anyway, the braids, while having nothing to do with Sherlock or detectives or whatever… Maki couldn’t deny that they were quite cute. Then there was the ego; Nico definitely shared the famed detective’s ego. However, there was one thing that seemed lacking…

“So… why are you Holmes and I’m Watson?” Maki asked.

“<Elementary, my dear Maki-chan.>” Nico stated in English, with her best attempt at a British accent.

Well, that certainly sounded like something Sherlock might say… Still…

“Is it?”

“Of course! Nico is the No. 1 Idol in the Universe, so it only makes sense that she would play the part of the No. 1 Detective in the Universe.”

“Hrm…”

“Hey…” Nico’s eyes narrowed. “Is Maki trying to imply that Nico isn’t smart enough to be Sherlock?”

“Wha?” Maki balked. “No!”

In truth, Maki had actually been wondering about Nico’s deductive reasoning skills, not her intelligence… wait… that kind of had a bit to do with intelligence. But also observation! Nico was capable of being quite perceptive, when she needed to be. And in that light, the same held true for intelligence. She wasn’t an idiot, even if she often acted like one.

“Uhm…” Maki found herself unable to give voice to her thoughts in the face of Nico’s scrutiny.

“Nico would make a fine detective.” Nico declared after a moment. “I’ll prove it! Feed me and I’ll grow, but water me and I’ll die. What am I?”

Maki racked her brain for a moment. She knew she had read the answer to that at some point. So why couldn’t she think of it now?

“When you need me, you throw me away.” Nico continued. “But when you’re done with me, you bring me back. What am I?”

“Wait, you didn’t give me time to answer the first one!”

“There’s a one-story house where everything inside is pink: …”

“Nico-chan owns a house?”

Nico pursed her lips. “Pink walls, pink doors, pink floors, pink ceilings, pink windows, pink curtains, pink chairs and pink tables. What color are the stairs?”

“Those are just riddles, Nico-chan.” Maki said before the other girl started another one. “You just read them in a book somewhere.”

“Isn’t reading how Maki-chan gets a lot of her intelligence?”

“I… uhm…” Maki found she couldn’t refute that.

“And detective stories often have riddles in them.”

“… I suppose.”

“And isn’t there a villain that is always spouting off riddles and such?”

“… Not in Sir Author Conan Doyle’s work… I think?”

“Well, one of them had to have had at least one riddle.”

“I remember a code made with men holding flags or something. Maybe that counts?”

“Ah, Holmes and Watson!” A voice came from behind Maki. “I love it.”

“Hey, Nozomi.” Nico greeted.

Maki turned to see Nozomi and Kotori dressed in military themed outfits similar to the one Maki had worn a little while ago.

“Good choices, Kotori-chan.” The purple-haired girl continued.

“I had a lot of fun researching ideas for this set.” The ash-haired girl replied.

“Maki-chan wants to know why the adorable Nico-nii is the playing the part of the illustrious Sherlock.” The raven-haired girl said. “She doesn’t think Nico is smart enough.”

“That’s not it!” The redhead protested.

Nico stuck out her tongue.

“Actually, I decided to have Maki-chan be Watson first.” Kotori explained. “Because Watson was a doctor.”

“Ah, that makes sense.” Nico nodded. “Maki-chan is going to be the No. 1 Doctor in the Universe after all.”

Maki raised an eyebrow but wasn’t sure what to say in response.

“So Nico is Sherlock because…” Nico prodded.

“Because Watson is often the straight man to Holmes’ eccentricities?” Nozomi suggested.

“Well…” Kotori fidgeted with a part of her costume. “I stumbled across some fics during my research…”

“Fics?” Nico questioned.

Nozomi snickered. “Seems like Kotori-chan thought if Watson was with Holmes, then Maki-chan should be with Nicocchi.”

“Of cour…” Nico cut off. “Wait, just what kind of fics were you reading Kotori?”

“Oh, that’s the photographer calling.” Kotori looked past the other girls before scurrying off.

“I don’t get it.” Maki spoke up. “Does she think Nico-chan and I would be good at solving crimes together or something?”

Nozomi laughed. “No, Maki-chan, she…”

Nico growled in warning.

“Anyway,” Nozomi shifted gears “Nicocchi’s voice also sounds kind of like one of the girls from that detective anime that came out a few years ago…” She paused in thought for a moment. “But wasn’t that character based off a different detective…? Nero…?”

“Nero Wolfe?” Maki suggested.

“Yes, that one.”

“No, that won’t do.” Nico shook her head. “If Maki-chan is Watson, then Nico is Sherlock. That much is obv… <It’s elementary.>” She corrected by repeating her earlier phrase.

“Well…” Nozomi smiled. “I suppose there are a few mysteries when it comes to you two.”

“There’s no mystery!” Nico suddenly grinned. “Maki-chan is the best partner for Nico-nii!” She turned and glomped onto her junior.

“Buweeh?!” Maki uttered.

“It’s a brilliant solution!”

Nozomi laughed before turning as though hearing something. “Oh, that really was the photographer…” She said before wandering off to join Kotori.

“And we have our own shoot to make.” Nico said, letting go of the younger girl. “<Come, Maki-chan, the game is afoot!>”

“A-alright…” Maki replied.

As her senior took her hand and began to lead her down the hall, Maki found herself thinking. Who was right, Nico or Nozomi? Was there a mystery or a brilliant solution? Certainly, there were many things that Maki thought about when it came to her time and interactions with Nico. But… what was that line Doyle had Sherlock use? Something about impossible and truth and improbable…

When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. That was the one. And the truth was that Maki enjoyed her time with Nico, despite, or perhaps sometimes because of their silly spats. Despite, and again perhaps sometimes because of Nico’s bratty behavior. The Maki of just a few months ago might have thought such a situation was impossible, and even now, Maki often considered it improbable. But truth it was all the same.

Maki felt the pang of something that was slowly becoming familiar as Nico let go of her hand when the two reached the set. However, it was quickly replaced with a different, warmer sensation as she watched Nico cheerfully greet the photographer and assistant. Nico was in her element and Maki couldn’t help being fascinated by watching her.

A smile came to Maki’s lips in response to the broad one being displayed by the older girl. When Nico’s smile was genuine, as it was now, it was contagious. She wasn’t forcing her smile through her idol persona. Well, she had just done her Nico-nii thing, but that was practically a ubiquitous gesture for pretty much every situation. But it was obvious Nico was honestly thrilled to be in the photoshoot. And maybe, perhaps, she was actually happy to be paired with Maki for this part, and not just faking it to get a reaction.

Maki watched as Nico enthusiastically obeyed the instructions from the photographer for a specific pose. She then suggested her own, which was accepted and shot. This was one of the sides of Nico that Maki admired. The Nico who put forth an honest effort to be the idol she dreamed of being. The Nico with no fear or embarrassment in front of the camera. The Nico who cute just by being herself.

Maybe… just as Watson found something he admired and respected in Holmes, so too had Maki found something in Nico. Just as Watson put up with the eccentricities of Holmes, so too did Maki deal with Nico’s. Just as Watson followed Holmes on his adventures, so too did Maki often follow Nico. And just as Watson was the best partner for Holmes… perhaps… just maybe… Maki really was the best partner for Nico?

Nico-chan’s partner… That… wasn’t a completely unappealing concept…

“Maki-chan!”

“Huh?” Maki blinked back to reality.

“Your turn!” Nico skipped over. “Hey, once you’ve taken a few, we should do a couple together!”

“I thought we were all basically separate for this set?”

“Well, yeah, for the magazine, sure.” Nico shrugged. “But we should take a few for fun as well! Watson and Holmes make a good pair and so do we! We definitely need to have a picture together!”

“Alright, alright.” Maki replied, moving in front of the green screen.

Maki smiled and posed as the photographer instructed. However, her smile grew when, after a dozen shots or so, Nico jumped in and grabbed her arm. At least for today, she knew she was happy to play Watson to Nico’s Holmes.

Author’s Note Continued: By the gods, I love these costumes. I can’t wait to add them to my teams, see their pop-ups, listen to their home screen quotes and read their side stories.

As mentioned above, I’d like to write another scene or two that includes these costumes or references them in some way. And thanks to a convo with myonmukyuu concerning an adorable piece she posted recently, I have a pretty good idea of what I want to do with the next scene.

Also, at least for now, I am presenting both Nico and Maki as not being incredibly familiar with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s works. Maki may have read a mystery or two of his for a class and either may have seen a Sherlock movie. They know some quotes and general themes, but I don’t currently headcanon either as being mystery buffs.

This headcanon may change should I come across anime-canon-compliant material that says one or both does like Sherlock and/or mysteries. Maybe such a detail will be revealed in the side stories for these cards. If anyone playing the JP version is willing to fill me in early, before these cards hit WW, I’d be quite grateful. And in the light of such information, I may decided to come back and retcon a few things in this scene.

In the meantime, I’m probably going to keep putting off the scene for their new UR pair so I can write another scene for this set.

Edit: I’m not entirely sure where exactly I want this in the timeline. Thus, for now I’m just putting it after Pool Cleaning, such that it might be a continuation of that photohshoot. Not the same day, but maybe that particular photoshoot could end up being a multi-day event? That could open the door to some other ideas and scenes I could add later.

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2 sailors are hospitalized after a shooting at Maryland's Fort Detrick. Here's what we know The US Navy identified the gunman as Fantahun Girma Woldesenbet, a Navy hospital corpsman who was fatally shot by police. Fort Detrick officials told CNN he was posted at that installation. One victim is in critical condition but is stable, while the second victim is in serious condition but will likely be released Wednesday. Both were taken from the scene by helicopter, police said. The incident ended when the gunman was fatally shot by police after he brandished a weapon on the installations, Army Brig. Gen. Michael J. Talley said. Authorities are investigating both the motive and circumstances surrounding the incident, Talley told reporters at an afternoon news conference. Here’s what we know so far: How the day unfolded Police were called to the first scene, about a 4-mile drive east of Fort Detrick, around 8:20 a.m., Lando said earlier. “We know some people fled from the business,” Lando said. Frederick Police Chief Jason Lando said the first shooting took place at “a military institution” in the Riverside Tech Park. In a news release, the police department said the building is a warehouse rented by Naval Medical Research Center, Biological Defense Research Directorate to store research supplies and equipment. After the shooting, a victim entered a nearby business, Nicolock Paving Stones, and asked for help, a person there said. “Our team was able to assist them and called the authorities,” a statement released by Jeremy Mutschler, director of marketing and advertising at Nicolock, reads. The statement emphasizes that the shooting did not happen at Nicolock The gunman was stopped at the gates of the installation, but before the vehicle could be searched the shooter took off. He was stopped about 1/2 mile onto the installation, where he got out of the car, brandished a weapon and was shot by police, Talley told reporters. The investigation Frederick Police Chief Jason Lando said the gunman used a rifle but did not provide any additional information on the weapon. Fort Detrick is an Army biomedical and research facility. There are elements of other military branches on the post. According to the website Military Installations, there are about 1,300 active-duty military and 8,500 civilians and contractors at Fort Detrick or the Forest Glen campus in Silver Spring, Maryland. Frederick is about a 50-mile drive northwest of Washington, DC. Woldesenbet was an E-4 rank and did not live on Fort Detrick, officials said. Agencies helping Frederick police include the FBI; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; Maryland State Police; and the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office. The FBI is handling the first shooting scene, officials said. CNN’s Jason Hanna, Melissa Alonso, Joe Johns, Amanda Watts and Michael Callahan contributed to this report. Source link Orbem News #Detrick #Fort #Frederick #Heres #hospitalized #Marylandshooting:2sailorsarehospitalizedafterashootingatMaryland'sFortDetrick.Here'swhatweknow-CNN #Marylands #sailors #shooting #us