The Androgynous Sleuth

Hello and welcome to my page. For those who are unfamiliar with who I am my name is Naoto Shirogane. I work as a private investigator and am currently serving at the Inaba Police Department. Please feel free to contact me with requests for cases or with any questions you may have.

[androgynoussleuth]

Please Read ASAP

Despite my extended absence, I am pleased to discover that I have sustained quite a number of contacts. You all, of course, have my gratitude. Should you require anything of me, I am now able to assist you.

[androgynoussleuth]

So hows your new blog doing?

I have not been at liberty to update it; however, Yamagishi-san, an online pen pal of sorts, has been gracious enough to look after it for me.

[inboxideas]

"Do you have a crush on______?" Finish it in my ask

[androgynoussleuth]

Do you like pie?

I am not entirely fond of pie, but I do consume it on occasion. I admit that I have a sort of weakness to the pumpkin variety.

[askboxmemes]

Ask me my "TOP 5" anything!

[aka-no-oujo-has-moved-blog]

Reblog if I have permission to barge into your ask box and RP with you.

[androgynoussleuth]

Gender should not be a barrier to your dreams

[androgynoussleuth]

Androgynoussleuth 2.0

ATTENTION ALL!!!

THIS IS A NOTIFICATION TEXT FROM THE OFFICE OF SHIROGANE.

MY BLOG IS TO BE RELOCATED-PLEASE MAKE NOTE OF THIS ASAP!!!

[androgynoussleuth]

Advisory Notice

I urge everyone to remain calm. While I understand the gravity of Tumblr's intrusion, it has been handled. Furthermore, should it occur again I intend to take on the matter personally-which, rest assured, in my hands-will be settled.

[androgynoussleuth]

You there… Freeze! You are under arrest for being so nice and cute.❤ Copy this text to 10 other blogs that you think are beautiful and deserve it. Keep the game going and make others feel beautiful!

Why this is rather…unexpected…

…thank you.

[androgynoussleuth]

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[androgynoussleuth]

A status update: I would like your feedback. If I terminate this blog and then revive it (just in order to start from scratch)-how many of you would be in favor of it? Otherwise, I will just delete her permanently. Nevertheless, I do want to be involved with the community again. Any ideas?

[androgynoussleuth]

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Thank you everyone for making my time here meaningful! I am sorry to have been a burden!

[androgynoussleuth]

Unfortunate News

It appears that the Inaba Police Agency has elected to...relieve me of my duties. Dojima-san vowed to handle the situation; however, I insisted that I take care of it myself. There is no need for others to be involved; I acted wrongly and was deservedly punished.

For the time being, I will be looking for another position so that I may continue funding my stay here in Inaba. It would be terrible to be forced to leave after finally making friends. I suppose requesting money from my savings can extend my residence here, but my grandfather is adamant about it remaining untouched until I reach the age of 18.

*sigh* Of course, it is rather doubtful I will retain my bonds with them once they learn the truth. Perhaps it is better that I just bid them farewell?

[jimthewebspinner]

Anonymously tell me one thing you love about the mun OR muse.

[shieldofemperor]

You had a bad day... (@ androgynoussleuth)

Kanji was having a stroll about town. The weather was quite pleasant. And, like usual, there was no having to worry about traffic. One could practically traverse the whole town on foot without worrying about crossing the street. There were advantages to living in a small town sometimes.

He stopped in front of the police station. Usually he didn’t like being around there, but at least he trusted Dojima. He knew something about how they’d helped solve the case, but unfortunately had to tie up a lot of loose ends before coming up with something that would pass muster regarding how he’d found out and apprehended his former partner. Luckily, they’d had some help both in part to Adachi simply giving up and accepting his fate and their detective friend—

Naoto?

It seemed she was helping them with another investigation, given that she was walking out of the building. Kanji tried to play it cool, hoping she wouldn’t think he was stalking her. But something was wrong. Naoto usually kept herself closely guarded and yet she was clearly displaying some frustration and anger. He was pretty sure he knew why. Those damn male officers.

Now wasn’t the time to act aloof, he realized. He needed to be a friend. If he could muster the courage to say anything beyond a few words…

"Hey, Naoto! Um, how is your day going?"

[androgynoussleuth]

When Naoto committed herself to outwardly displaying her true gender, she had personally weighed the benefits and the drawbacks of the situation. She knew it was an idealistic notion to think that she would be received well, given that she had lied to the entire force-yet, there was still that childish part of her that clung to its promise.

This hope was quickly shattered.

It was her first investigation working as the feminized version of Naoto Shirogane; the first case where she would be addressed by the correct pronoun (a few times before when she worked as the "Prince" she caught herself using the wrong one-a Freudian slip, she supposed). She even further drove the point home by appearing with make-up (courtesy of a certain pop idol) and a pencil black skirt (a donation made by Yukiko). It was an uncomfortable transition; however, it was necessary. The police needed to realize that the one who worked beside them was, in fact, a woman. The highly male dominated law enforcement agency, as Hanamura-san put it, could "suck it".

Unfortunately, that confident attitude quickly dissolved among the perverse observations made regarding her breasts and legs. Anytime she attempted to bring attention to a certain piece of evidence, her body became the subject of the discussion instead.

It was precisely as she feared.

The cold backlash of her masquerading as the opposite sex was what she anticipated and even, to some degree, mentally prepared herself for. But it was the shift of focus from her brain to her physical appearance that made her nearly quit.

She left with this pressing decision on her mind, eager to type her letter of resignation for them to have on their desks the very next morning.

"When I grow up, I want to be a hard-boiled detective!"

No! She couldn't just-

"Kanji-kun?" Her friend stood before her, a witness to her unusual display of emotion. She tried to calm herself enough to answer his casual inquiry...

But tears fell before she could.

[androgynoussleuth]

"My...I've returned to find an abundance of new monitors of my page. I appreciate your interest."

[androgynoussleuth]

Using your persona to solve your own messes, I see *the anon smirks* All right, Shirogane, I'll play your game. Interrogate me.

"There is no need. I have observed you long enough to understand your true intentions."

"You believed that by placing me in such a vulnerable position it would enable you to obtain classified information regarding my personal history and work..."

"...which I can assure you, will not happen."

[The alleged "super" sleuth draws the wrong conclusion based on her limited knowledge of sexual conventions between her kind]