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[shootthewall]

So...it's come to this, has it?

Dragging this face out again under a new name with a new outfit.

[He waves away his own sentence with a hand.] It makes no difference. One century or another, I am still the worlds only consulting detective. The boring cases will still come, let me know when there are ones that deserve my interest.

[Violin music begins to block out any protest from the mun.]

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[nothingeverhappens]

Well, it's good to know you're still a drama queen.

[shootthewall]

[The music stops, Sherlock glancing over.]

Hm.

On what are you basing that deduction? The obviously blatant username or the fact I am deciding to ignore my writer for the time being? I assure you they have nothing to say of any value at this point.

[nothingeverhappens]

Call it a hunch.

Obviously in one century or another, little has changed with you. Still unwilling to take any cases that don't meet your very high standards.

[shootthewall]

And why not? Petty crimes do not interest me, Watson, they never have. Give me a puzzle worth solving and I will follow it to the end.

Till then, there is the morphine bottle. [He starts playing again, obviously composing as he goes.]

[nothingeverhappens]

Oh I know, trust me, I know. The wall suffers in both worlds because of your boredom.

Morphine. [ A sigh. ] Really hope my Victorian self doesn't just let you shoot up all the time.

My apologies. Tiny detective modeled after Holmes had to make a comment.

[shiroganeheir]

There are others in other worlds who are consulting detectives, Holmes-san.

I might also inquire how much you know about Japan, but from reading your exploits, I might deduce for myself that it is not much.

[shootthewall]

They hardly count.

[Eyebrow raise.] You would be erroneous in that deduction. I have some acquaintence with Baritsu, the Japanese system of wrestling. It has saved my life on one occasion.

[shiroganeheir]

Do they not? Why are you dismissing something without any evidence? Have you investigated other possibilities? I would hardly think a detective of your caliber would do that.

But wrestling is hardly an entire culture, Holmes-san. I know of the English language, and some of England's quirks, but I would hardly say I know the land.

[logicals]

_{[ oh no. that haircut wasn't meant to see the light of day. what are you doing to us???? ]}

... My coat is better.

[shootthewall]

[There is nothing wrong with this hair...rather Jeremy Brett, isn't it?]

Mm, perhaps. [His tone clearly saying it was not.] If one cared to button it properly now and again. It is indeed a wonder you haven't fallen ill with pneumonia yet.

sherlocks are ridiculous

[logicals]

_{[ You're a bit too well kept, Holmes. Sherlock will be over here ruffling up and through his own fabulous hair, because it really is luscious. ]}

That's what the collar's for.

_{[ brb popping that sweet, sweet collar. ]}

I would be willing to try that seven percent solution, though. Just to ensure its potency and effectiveness, you understand.

lol

[shootthewall]

Prevention of pneumonia? I will have to inform Watson immediately. Clearly that is the medical breakthrough of the century.

[He doesn't smile but there is a glint of amusement in his eyes.] One addict to another as it were. I had thought myself smarter than to try and lie to myself but that is apparently not the case. Thank you, I had wondered what sort of tells I exhibited while lying.

[magpied]

It is quite the outfit. Remind me to get the name of your tailor.

[shootthewall]

I doubt very much you would be needing it.

[Obviously deducing this is a man who is not in want of a fine suit. Air of well-to-do, but not a London native.]

China or Japan?

[magpied]

One can always use a variety of tailors. Especially considering what usually ends up happening to my companion's suits.

[If Stephen managed a full week without completely destroying a good coat, it was a miracle.]

Shanghai. What gave it away?

[shootthewall]

Not an admirable quality, to go through suits so quickly. Perhaps you should find a different companion.

A few minor things, nothing of import. [Sherlock seems pleased to have narrowed in on such a deduction so quickly.] You've been in London for some time, however. And not of your own choice.

[magpied]

They have other admirable qualities that make up for it. [There's a brief smile.]

London, on the other hand, has no redeeming qualities save for certain people being unreasonably attached to the damned place.

[shhhhh_secret]

(There's an air of obvious artifice in the way this person carries themselves, as if their very face is nothing more than a mask they wear.)

A detective, hm? Tell me, monseiur, what sort of things do you detect?

((OOC: Team Fortress 2 BLU Spy, using Melvyn Douglas as his unmasked PB because Douglas once played Arsene Lupin.))

[shootthewall]

[The violin pauses, Sherlock glancing up and down at the man once.]

I do not detect, I deduce. When Scotland Yard is out of their depth, which is frequently, they come to me.


[ooc: as unfamiliar as I am with team fortress, I will do my best to wing it.]

[shhhhh_secret]

(He wears his impeccably tailored suit as if it were his skin. Upon being looked at, he shoots back a sultry 'come hither' look.)

I'm not surprised. Everything has to be about "order" and "rules" with la gendarmerie.

(His accent is vaguely "French" in the sense that a non-French speaking person would think of him as such. To an actual Frenchman, he would sound 90% atrocious and 10% Canadian.)

[shootthewall]

[Sherlock is not impressed, going back to his violin as if that might keep him from rolling his eyes at the obvious facts.]

La gendarmerie...less stress on the vowels would do your accent a world of good.

[Yes, he knows you are not who you pretend to be. Seems he would rather correct his pronunciation with his own fluent French than call him out as a spy.]

[lionhearted_girl]

I liked my mustache.

[shootthewall]

Thinking of wearing it all the time, perhaps?

[Really, Molly, the moustache was not the point of the case...or perhaps Sherlock is a bit sore over the fact he didn't notice it was a false moustache.]

[lionhearted_girl]

It was certainly fun. Much better looking than John's.
[eyes dancing with laughter]
Don't you think?

[The best part was that it didn't matter if she was male or female, she was just the person doing the job.]

[shootthewall]

John's was quite the improvement over the earlier version. [Not that he had an opinion on moustaches one way or the other.]