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hugging them both, the small neko smiled and wrapped her tail around Lock's waist. "nii-san? can i come with?" she asked softly, her eyes going big as she curled into Ethan a bit more. "i wanna stay with you two..."
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Ethan tensed up when he heard Lock and quickly jumped to his feet. "B-But-!" he stumbled over his words and chased after the two. "I-I don't have to wear it all the time!" He looked down at Niji when she mentioned getting him some new clothes from their home and raised an eyebrow at her. Clothes from Korea? Wonder what they'd look like... "Huh... That doesn't sound too bad, actually." he commented blankly, not realizing that she was talking about a kimono.

"of course not! kimono come from Japan!" the neko grinned. "let's get him a hanbok!" she smiled, her eyes glimmering as she jumped up and down. "a pretty orange one with.... pink details?" she hummed, looking back at Ethan, still jumping.
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Looking at the picture, Ethan grimaced. "It looks... poofy." he commented before looking at Lock. "I'll devote my life to keeping her from driving then." he said and stuck his tongue out at the blonde.

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Ellery took a deep breath, looking up into the mirror for a second to take a second look at himself. He looked alright, if not a bit tired. Deep inside, he knew that he shouldn't have connected to the child so easily on such a horrid topic, but he couldn't help himself. All he could remember was the haunted look in his sister's eyes as she told Ellery the tragic truth of why her father was murdered by her uncle, and why she cared so little about his death.
Shaking himself from the past, the young man unbuckled himself and opened the door, stepping out of the car and shoving the keys into his front left jean pocket. He reached up to adjust his thin frame glasses, moving to stand beside Fredrich. "I can handle this, Detective. We can return to the hospital to check on your dearest love after we discover the truth, and how to protect the child." STraightening his posture and suppressing a shiver, Ellery approached the doors, holding one open. "After you."

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Ellery nodded to the officer, eyes glancing up to Fredrich. "The boy. We need to know what he's accusing his stepfather of." He sighed, then started for the shock room Lock had insisted be built when he started solving crimes for the police. Inside the brightly-light room was a small boy with dark red hair, truly no older than 5, playing with a small gathering of trucks. Beside him was a haggard old teddy bear, that was possibly once the same color as his hair.
Hearing the door open, the boy turned to the visitors, standing and clutching the bear to his chest. "Are you Detective Waltz?" he asked, looking up at the very tall, almost building-like man with dark clothes and black gloves. "Mommy said that you were gonna and talk to me about Uncle Tom."
Ellery stepped into the room and knelt to the boy's level, dark green eyes softening as they met the small boy's storm grey ones. "That's right. Detective Waltz and I are here to talk to you about your mother's husband Tom. But first, will you tell us about you? What's your name?"
The boy swayed slightly and held the bear up to his mouth, his eyes looking over Ellery, as if judging him and trying to test his trustworthiness. "Daniel. Daniel Berry," he finally whispered, bringing a sweet smile to Ellery's face.
"It's nice to meet you, Daniel Berry. My name is Ellery Advimi. This is my friend, Detective Fredrich Waltz."
"You have weird names," said the boy, crinkling up his nose.
Ellery laughed gently, glancing up to Fredrich for a moment. "I suppose we do. You can call me Ellie if you want."
Daniel looked up to Fredrich, eyes wide. "Does that mean I can call you Freddy?"