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I bet everyone's done something they regret. Post it here... if you want.

I dreamed of food. As usual XD

So I need an intake to make this drawing better. Hopefully this is better than that Shinichi I drew. " INKED VERSION You can imagine me face palming.

Where oh where do I begin... First with Twilight... No I didn't read it... well I tried and couldn't make it past the horrible writing. So I made it 5 chapters before stopping. Watched a few riffs of the movies and got the basic story... Horrible point of comparison. Seriously... The secrets being held in Twilight are nothing like the secret in DC. It is a poor point of comparison... Honestly, I see it closer to Sherlock Holmes post-Reichenbach Falls if ANY literary parallel must be made. The main detective somehow miraculously survived a brush with death with one of the main forces in a large lethal organization so much so that he had to ensure that everyone thought him dead and basically stay underground with one person knowing the secret who could handle his assets. The only difference? The time against Moriarty's organization was only implied and thus didn't last nearly as long, preventing others from discovering. But I personally can imagine Gosho writing DC as an homage to Sherlock Holmes during his time against Moriarty's Org with a few twists of his own (shrunken body, and basically a first lieutenant doing the killing not the leader, and the bad guy surviving leaving more of a challenge for the protagonist) Now, you made an interesting choice of words... "Reckless." Shinichi was ALWAYS reckless. "Hm, a guy who looks like a professional killer and his partner... Maybe I should follow the partner completely forgetting about the killer looking dude." Reckless? Lethally so. It is pure dumb luck that Shinichi did not die from a poison that kills the majority of its victims. I'm pretty sure that he did more stupid stuff in the past too that we don't know about, due to his arrogance and overwhelming idealism. Now moving on to the point of this question... Revealing his identity. I shall permit the notion that initially, when he knew nothing of the BO and was basically running blind before Haibara and Akemi, he was totally correct in his assertion, because he didn't know anything either. However, after that point his decision to persist in his ruse to keep his identity secret became increasingly reckless. And ironically, he became reckless in actually KEEPING it secret. First, not allowing his father to get Interpol involved. Why? Because he didn't want to go into protective custody because of Ran. However, he could have told his father to just TIP THEM OFF AND GET THEM INVOLVED without mentioning him. That way he would have his father and at least a few ICPO agents helping uncover the Org, along with the FBI who was apparently already on the case. Second, allowing pretty much anyone with half a brain to figure out his secret. Ran is apparently the most gullible person in the series, because Heiji figured it out like it was nothing and he basically allowed Takagi and Sato have extreme suspicions. In fact, he basically TOLD Takagi that he was not normal in the elevator. There is no way Takagi forgot that or wrote it off as childs play. He is pretty reckless with keeping his own identity a secret... except.... Third, THE FBI! I'm putting this up with extreme arrogance and recklessness. Hey, Shinichi... There are professional agents whom have YEARS of experience dealing with organized crime syndicates in the USA... I think they are called the FBI, perhaps you've heard of them? Yeah, THEY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING, YOU DO NOT! You should have told them once you realized they could be trusted. Why in blue blazes have you NOT DONE SO ALREADY?! Do you REALLY think that you can defeat the BO by basically using them? Really? I think you need to think again, since... you know... you nearly got killed by them a few other times. And nearly got Kogorou and Ran killed too. In fact, had it NOT been for those professional agents known as the FBI, THEY'D BE DEAD ALREADY (and Vermouth telling Gin as well)! Probably you too! AIN'T THAT GRAND?! Stop being a reckless idiot and TELL THEM ALREADY! Fourth, Ran and Kogorou... Less reckless more stupid. Really, as Madeline said, this is a case where ignorance is NOT bliss. I mean considering that they have been targeted already... And the only reason they aren't being watched as closely is because of Vermouth... Yeah... He should have told at least Ran right after that incident. Doing so would not have changed status quo so much. Ran would be conflicted because she'd realize that it was Shinichi solving all those cases and not her father. But in the end, I think she would believe in him enough to keep things the way they are. However, she would also know to be more careful. Possibly avoiding situations like the one where she nearly got killed by Calvados had it not been for Vermouth stopping him. That and his apparent horrible aim (I'm pretty certain that BO gunmen are trained to shoot moving targets)... She would still want to help, but if he told her that the FBI were already helping, there would be no reason for her to go to the MPD (which would be the only other possibility other than telling her father). She might become a bit more proactive, but that is about it... So in the end... Yes, Shinichi was, is and probably always will be extremely reckless and arrogant. I sincerely hope SOMETHING happens that will FINALLY get him to change that. Personally I think either Ran or Kogorou ending up in the hospital because of the BO would do that... Or something else... I don't know... But I do hope it happens...

Perhaps you are not familiar with pole acrobatics, aka chinese poles. It is completely and entirely possible to get the position needed using the method I suggested. Yup, chinese pole acrobatics. I think it could work. The same amount of leg would be required to stabilize as Shinichi used to demonstrate it too (up to the knee). Just because Shinichi did not/could not do it in his demonstration does not mean its impossible for someone with the proper training. As for the arterial cut, then yeah... Not enough... 3cm spurt with an initial acceleration of .75m/s in conditions at speed ranging from 48-129kmh, with air resistance and extreme wind.... There is no way the blood made it the likely 1m distance to Shinichi and Ran.

Not what I meant. What I meant was not over the side but to one side entirely, locking her legs into one side of the harness, instead of the middle bar on each side, the bar on the far right (if the cars are facing you). If she locked her left leg to the middle portion and interlocked her right around the outside of the right, she should have been able to be far enough off center to prevent wind from being blocked. With her build and skill as a gymnast, she should have been able to do such a feat. And honestly, it would make sense to me that she would want to do that because she wouldn't want to risk touching Shinichi. Looking over the file again, I see what you mean, I totally forgot about that... Though that bothers me... Shinichi nor Ran should have never felt the blood... The heart doesn't pump that strongly so that it could go against physics (as in the forward motion of the car plus the wind) and gush THAT much. It just doesn't, Gosho should have consulted his brother about the strength of the human heart pumping, because even when the heart is racing from adrenaline due to a roller coaster ride, its not strong enough to make that effect. There might have been a light blood spray from the initial cut, but that would not have made it to Shinichi on a roller coaster. Unless all I learned about kinematics is wrong...

Chek, is it not possible that with her physique and skill, she went to the far side (the side closest to the edge with the rail) minimizing the blocking of the wind? This would also account for there being no chance for her to touch Shinichi, causing further reason for Shinichi not to notice. She didn't need to be directly in front to put the necklace around the victim. Shinichi felt a "tear" not blood as I recall. And that is an interesting theory. I like it. Also... of all people, I don't think Gin nor Vodka would be bothered by blood or a severed head. Surprised perhaps, but their first instinct would probably be to get cleaned up as you said.

Yes, according to the mock scenario that was shown in the manga file and in the anime, she never ONCE made contact with Shinichi. Why would he feel anything if she was over him? He likely could hear her clothes, but there would be no reason for him to assume that it was her clothes, instead of his own or Ran's. So in a pitch black tunnel, with all senses skewed except for touch (pitch black kills sight, smell obscured by wind, hearing obscured by wind, taste... well that's kinda useless here, isn't it?), Shinichi, who never felt her as she was over him, could not know it was her without the proper evidence.

Here's my handwriting. I'm ALWAYS sloppier and write more nervously when I know that someone is watching me write. In this case, you guys. So basically take this handwriting and make it look a little neater, and you have my handwriting.