on sherlock 3x01, spoilers abound.

[herrin]

Very good, Mr. Holmes. Really, I must applaud you. And your brother, for a change.

[ irene, as a whole, seems more than a little bit pleased. ]

Though, was that bit with Ms. Hooper meant to make me jealous? Anderson appears to have quite the imagination. I rather liked the version of you and Mr. Moriarty being intimate; I had always wondered.

[ she's wearing her customary smile. let's see. now that you've been dead, can she still get under your skin? ]

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[acclimatize]

Oi. You be nice to her.

[herrin]

You needn't worry about me.

I'm dead, remember?

[acclimatize]

You're about as dead as our mutual friend.

[ Which is to say 'yeah, no'. ]

[herrin]

And not so safe.

[ she doesn't exactly want to have a meet and greet with mycroft holmes anytime soon. ]

[acclimatize]

Well, that's what you get for using people.

[herrin]

Indeed.

[ though she would much rather think of it as a punishment for losing sight of her goal. no one was meant to get hurt, after all. it was a simple enough scheme that quickly became far too complicated. ]