You don't need to get messed up in scooter thefts when you can just look a man in the eye and demand the use of his bicycle. But Kai's smirk went unseen, and Kyoko probably would have never thought to tell that story anyway.

"Beetles, huh?" There was a tiny giggle, as she tried to imagine what a small and cute Kaito would have looked like, romping around in the dirt. "Did you keep them as pets? I've always kinda wondered what the object of beetle-hunting is, if you're not smashing them or saving them to leave in people's shoes."