Steeplechase Ch. 13 not-snippet

 I literally can’t put an excerpt on Tumblr without spoiling the whole chapter, because it kind of goes from 0-100 in the first 5 paragraphs.  So, have some RIR-specific Gosho Boy analysis instead.  Some will be relevant to the next chapter, some won’t be.

 

Kudou Shinichi: Of the five of them, he’s the most used to working in a group, but he’s not necessarily the best of them at it (that’s probably Eisuke).  When he’s not actively trying to keep it in check, his paranoia does interfere with his investigative skills.  While shrinking has taught him to rely on people, he’s still very…intellectually arrogant is probably a good way to put it.  To paraphrase a recent Tony-winning musical, he will always assume he is the smartest in the room–and that his theory is therefore correct.  His tendency to verbally entrap people during deduction shows, both as Mouri and himself, is a little unique–others do it, but he’s more consistent in using that method than other detectives.

 

Hattori Heiji: An unconventional thinker for a detective–he tends to use logic in ways others wouldn’t think to. The most knowledgeable in formal police procedure, due to the inside view growing up in a police household has granted him.  His tendency to act quickly can be positive or negative depending on the situation.  He’s definitely easy to provoke, but he also forgives quickly.

 

Hondou Eisuke: His background is a mix of investigation and intelligence, which gives him a unique perspective.  He will look for indirect or sneaky methods, both because of this background, and because he’s never had a chance to solve a case with any sort of large organizational support, so he’s not used to being able to apply force.  

 

Kuroba Kaito: More of a detective than he thinks he is, or he’d never be able to select heist targets likely to be Pandora.  He’s always been good at thinking on his feet, and magicians need to be nearly as good at reading people as detectives do.  But he’s still not used to a lot of aspects of detective work, especially the messy and unpleasant bits–Nakamori hid a lot of that from him when he was a kid.  The sheer amount of information he’s trying to hide from the detectives is getting distracting for him at this point.

 

Hakuba Saguru: Take Kuroba Kaito’s skill set, and add to it a sliver of Hattori’s police knowledge, deductive skills on par with any of the detectives  I’ve been hinting at his weaknesses…but I’m not sure how obvious I’ve been.