There was a silence on the other end and then a deafening clatter as the cell phone hit Heiji's desk, his desktop computer, his now empty chair, and then bounced over the floor.

The Osakan pushed the window open, it hadn't been locked, and leaned out to stare at Hakuba incredulously.

He...he hadn't been serious, had he?!

"What?" He murmured low, but his mouth movement made his question quite clear.