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[deductiongeek]

 Okay, who nominated me for the council?

[Until told otherwise, he was assuming that this was another one of Kaito's pranks. ]

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[blue_ice]

Kaito and myself. As I said to him, it's not a bad idea. Adults have a tendency to forget kids' needs unless reminded, and even setting that aside you have a sharp intellect.

You're still free to decline, of course.

[sweetnessandfight]

I honestly do not think it's a bad idea. I lived with you for a while, after all, I know you've got a good head on your shoulders. That and we can work together! Assuming I win this re-election campaign. And even if I don't! If you do, I know I can bring any problems to you!

[Not that Sarai couldn't bring things to Tony, too, but Tony was often busy.]

[deductiongeek]

[And Kaiba has successfully managed to surprise Conan. It wasn't something that happened often.]

...I wasn't actually expecting anyone to have a good reason.

[Kaito's involvement he'd deduced easily. But from what he'd seen of Kaiba so far, he didn't seem the type to do this as a prank. Which obviously meant that he actually believed this reason.]

It would be good to have someone to speak for the kids. But wouldn't it be better to have one of the older kids do this? I'm a first grader, back home.

[deductiongeek]

Honestly, I thought I was just being nominated as a prank. But it seems like they actually have some good reasons.

Although I'm not ruling it out being partially a prank.

[But he still wasn't sure. Sarai might be willing to listen to him and work with him. But she knew about his real identity. If there was one thing he'd learned from living a year as a seven-year-old, it was that a lot of adults wouldn't take anything a seven-year-old said seriously.]

[sweetnessandfight]

Well, all you can really do is ride this out, no? Either you will be elected and put to work, or you will not, and not much will change, I suppose?

Though I cannot say it is a very good prank, if it is such a thing. [Not that she doesn't know Kaito is perfectly capable of such a thing, but his are usually good-natured. This...Sarai isn't sure if this would truly be a good-natured prank...]

[blue_ice]

Age and intellect have a general tendency to be related, but they're not always. I know that better than anyone. People respect you for a reason.

[deductiongeek]

[ Respected was not really the word Conan would have used. Reluctantly tolerated, perhaps.]

And conveniently, I'm in both the right age group and available for a run in local politics.

[A sigh.]

Fine, I guess I'll give running for it a try.

[Once again, Conan thinks that it was good that Haibara wasn't here. She'd already be shouting at him about keeping a low profile. Running for local politics definitely did not fit in that. ]

[blue_ice]

Glad to hear it. Best of luck.

[deductiongeek]

I actually agree with Kaiba's reasoning, so I guess I'm going to be running with it this time. [A sigh.] I got out of it last time because someone pointed out I was too young. Now I'm being encouraged to run because someone needs to represent the kids.

[If it was a prank, it wouldn't be the worst one hed pulled. The multiple identity thefts came to mind. But Kaito had been mostly behaving himself recently. ]

[hashtagparkerluck]

Uh... Congrats, I guess?

a note shows up in his favourite book

[stealsyourheart]

You know that you'd be good at it.

[deductiongeek]

A couple of people made some good points, so I guess I'm doing this now.

[deductiongeek]

[Right. Conan refused to do this over notes. He shoves it in his pocket and goes in search of Kaito.]

I still don't appreciate being volunteered.

[hashtagparkerluck]

Cool.

I'll vote for you.

also, uh... when you get a minute, can you come by the dressing car?

[deductiongeek]

I'll be over in a few minutes.

[He could guess what this was about. ]

[hashtagparkerluck]

Awesome, see ya then!

[stealsyourheart]

[ Kaito is, as usual, upside down in a beanbag, but he shuffles around to sit up properly ]

You wouldn't have thought of it, I know. You'll be better at it than I will.

[sweetnessandfight]

Well, there is a great amount of truth in that. It is an unfortunate fact that there are some people who simply forget the youngest among us, and it is often to the detriment of those children.

I do my best not to, myself, but I am only one person.

[hateskid]

Yay, Conan-kun! Congratulations!

[pleple]

You seem perfectly capable, though.

[deductiongeek]

I'm also a first grader.

[deductiongeek]

I don't know if congratulations is the right word. Its just the nominations, after all.

[pleple]

...I do not see the problem with that, if you're smarter than the adults.

[deductiongeek]

A lot of adults don't listen to kids. At least that's how it was back home.

[pleple]

Not an insurmountable obstacle, however.

[deductiongeek]

But annoying enough that I don't know if I want to deal with it.

[deductiongeek]

[Because this was the opposite of how he had to operate these days. He was the man behind the curtain, not the person who could stand up and give advice under his own name.]

No one is going to vote for a kid to serve on the council, you realize.

[pleple]

A very good point, and a reason why I haven't bothered myself. Not that I have leadership skills to begin with.

[stealsyourheart]

Kaiba-san said he would. If you really don't want to do it, I won't, but I would otherwise. I suspect more people respect you than you think - Tony-san, for example.

[deductiongeek]

Or you can be volunteered for it,as I just found out.

[pleple]

Perhaps not the... best system.