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[She waves gently as the feed comes on. Behind her there is a large sheet, divided into three categories: 'Heard of', 'Not heard of', and 'Variance'.]

[Her name and Della's are written, in perfect letters, in the first column.]

So I was reading, earlier in the month and had a conversation with Della. Interestingly, despite our different universal backgrounds, we had both heard the trope 'The Butler Did It' - though the books on the train have, thus far, not revealed why this trope is a thing in either of our universes.

As a result, I am curious: in how many of your universes in this something known as well, and are there any variants? For those unaware, the trope refers to fictive mysteries, specifically, wherein the murder taking place in a manor house is presupposed to have been committed by the butler, or head servant.

[Because it wouldn't be Guri if she didn't break it down.]

Oh, and I am unsure what to vote for in terms of room. Perhaps something for the arts? Would that not benefit everyone most?

[Later, she adds a text updated:]

My official vote is for 'pool'.

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[She nods, writing it neatly onto the board.]

Interesting. By elementary, I think that must mean...for smaller children? I would not have thought they had much in the way of mysteries, but it is apparently a big multiverse.

It is a level of school for smaller children. [ He nods in agreement. ] But the title refers to my age, not the kinds of mysteries I solve. I seem to have a talent for finding mysteries.

So it would seem - schools not traditionally being known for such, where I come from.

Its mostly the same in my world. Apart from school clubs, it isn't something that takes place at schools. [A pause.] Except when crimes take place on school property.

[Well now she’s interested in a universe of crime at lower altitudes, really.]

Query: are any of these organized crimes?

Some of them. I've run into a few criminal groups, but most of the cases I run into are murders. [Conan says this carefully. Because most of the organized crime in his world was controlled by the Organization. The same one that he was currently deeply under cover investigating. And even a vague reference to them needed to be handled carefully.]

[The look she gave him at that was one of pure shock. She may have made some assumptions.]

AT A SCHOOL? Are there no teachers?! Are they all criminally negligent...oh, no, or are they the murderers of the poor children?!

[Conan hastily tries to calm her down.]

Oh no, those weren't at school. There have been a few on school trips, I guess. But most of the cases that started at school have been lost pets or thefts or kidnappings.

Actually only a small number of the cases I run into are related to school.

[Unless you counted all of the cases he ran into as a member of the detective boys club. ]

[She seems most definitely relieved at that.]

I was going to ask what sort of dark universe you were from, otherwise.

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