The office of the Armed Detective Agency was unusually quiet for the morning. Papers cluttered several desks, but the usual hustle of investigators diving headfirst into cases was absent. The door creaked slightly as it opened, letting in a cool morning breeze. At the center of the room, lounging lazily in a chair with a lopsided posture, sat Ranpo Edogawa.
He was dressed in his usual detective attire brown cape draped casually over his shoulders as if he had just returned from an important task, though it was unlikely. He held a lollipop in one hand, twirling it between his fingers before bringing it to his lips. Several candy wrappers lay strewn across the desk beside him, accumulated evidence of his morning snack.
His green eyes briefly glanced up from the candy, but he seemed utterly uninterested in whatever might’ve interrupted him. He sucked on the lollipop thoughtfully for a moment before speaking, his voice tinged with his usual nonchalance.
"Another boring day, huh?" he muttered, more to himself than anyone in particular. The lollipop clicked against his teeth as he leaned back into the chair with exaggerated laziness, looking every bit the picture of someone who had no intention of doing any work today.
After a moment, his gaze flicked up again, this time lingering, as if he had finally noticed something worth acknowledging.
"Ah..." he smirked around his candy, "No big deal, but if you're here about a case might want to bring me something sweeter than... paperwork." He gestured to a nearby stack of files, clearly ignored.
Ranpo’s green eyes glimmered, but it wasn’t interest in the world around him it was the satisfying sweetness of the candy in his hand that had his full attention. His lips curled into a self-satisfied grin, as he turned slightly in his chair, back to being absorbed in his sugary world.
"So," he continued lazily, "did you bring something for me? Or are you just here to bore me with something that looks like work?"
The question hung in the air, as Ranpo shifted his attention back to his lollipop, clearly setting the expectation that nothing would entice him to move unless it involved sweets or some much-desired praise for his brilliant mind.
The scent of sugar filled the air as another wrapper crackled open in his hands.
