1. Gregory is able to track down a family-sized bag of sour cream and onion potato chips in the storage area on the Swords' floor. How curious! They're hidden on a high shelf but luckily Tobermory comes to his aid, appearing and climbing up to knock the bag down so Gregory doesn't have to. Is this Hamsi's bag of chips? Did someone steal them and hide them? Or is it a coincidence? The mystery isn't quite solved.
2. When Gregory asks Mr. Bhattacharya if he owns a bird, the man looks equal parts perplexed and embarrassed, but denies having one. When the boy lays on the compliments and continues asking the same questions repeatedly, though, he eventually admits that he had one as a child but had to give it away after his family's financial situation took a bad turn. He finds them beautiful but he moves and travels a lot, so he's never felt like getting one was the responsible thing to do.
While initially reluctant to discuss the matter, once he gets going he seems more comfortable. He tells Gregory that if he had a Persona, he's certain it would have some avian qualities and he even leaves the boy with some interesting bird facts.
Case Closed!
3. Searching high and low throughout the common areas of the dormitories, Gregory is unable to find Mason's missing sketchbook. Searching the art classroom and questioning the art students yields similar results. How unfortunate! One day, though, he overhears two freshmen discussing how ~dreamy~ artists are and one of them says that her boyfriend (boyfriend?? these kids are growing up too fast!) showed her some of his drawings and said she was his muse. The pictures she describes remind Gregory of the sort of things Mason draws. And her boyfriend isn't even in Art.
Upon confronting the boy, Gregory discovers that he found the sketchbook and kept it to impress his girlfriend. He seems huffy about the whole thing but reluctantly gives it back.
Re: Gregory de Leon, Boy Detective
That said, regarding the boy detective's cases:
1. Gregory is able to track down a family-sized bag of sour cream and onion potato chips in the storage area on the Swords' floor. How curious! They're hidden on a high shelf but luckily Tobermory comes to his aid, appearing and climbing up to knock the bag down so Gregory doesn't have to. Is this Hamsi's bag of chips? Did someone steal them and hide them? Or is it a coincidence? The mystery isn't quite solved.
2. When Gregory asks Mr. Bhattacharya if he owns a bird, the man looks equal parts perplexed and embarrassed, but denies having one. When the boy lays on the compliments and continues asking the same questions repeatedly, though, he eventually admits that he had one as a child but had to give it away after his family's financial situation took a bad turn. He finds them beautiful but he moves and travels a lot, so he's never felt like getting one was the responsible thing to do.
While initially reluctant to discuss the matter, once he gets going he seems more comfortable. He tells Gregory that if he had a Persona, he's certain it would have some avian qualities and he even leaves the boy with some interesting bird facts.
Case Closed!
3. Searching high and low throughout the common areas of the dormitories, Gregory is unable to find Mason's missing sketchbook. Searching the art classroom and questioning the art students yields similar results. How unfortunate! One day, though, he overhears two freshmen discussing how ~dreamy~ artists are and one of them says that her boyfriend (boyfriend?? these kids are growing up too fast!) showed her some of his drawings and said she was his muse. The pictures she describes remind Gregory of the sort of things Mason draws. And her boyfriend isn't even in Art.
Upon confronting the boy, Gregory discovers that he found the sketchbook and kept it to impress his girlfriend. He seems huffy about the whole thing but reluctantly gives it back.
Case Closed!