definitely not going to dramadramaduck ever.

[espy]

Yes, that's enough, the giggling is quite unnecessary.

Don't even know if you're going to follow through with it yet, do we? Oh, but that's the fun part, we do, you've got a record. Boring, terribly boring, there's only two possible outcomes, but judging by your record, if you do follow through, it's not going to end well. The other one? Well, you'll say you will and then you won't, of course. It's all right there in your history. No, I didn't do my fancy detective trick - don't call it a trick, it cheapens me - because I didn't need to because it's obvious.

Now either do something useful or don't do anything at all. Ah, you've already got the latter covered. Excellent.

—Kind? Don't be ridiculous, why would I be kind?

Comments

[usedreturn]

You have a fancy detective trick?

[espy]

It's not a trick, and I wouldn't call it fancy. She would, because she's a simpleton. It's observation and common sense, which an alarming number of people seem to be lacking in lately, not lately, really, all the time, and this number of people unfortunately includes her.

[usedreturn]

Oh, common sense. Right, yes, not a lot of people out and about using that these days. Shame, people are brilliant when they manage to put their minds to it.

[espy]

People are brilliant? Please. Some people. A good deal of people who are capable and just waste their energy on their pointless, mundane little lives, yes, but just as many who couldn't even if you wrote them an instruction manual on how to actually utilise their brains, if not more.

[usedreturn]

Pointless? Oh, I don't know if I'd call any of them pointless. Not very bright most of the time, no, but no one's pointless.

You're not really the optimistic type, are you? No, shut up, I already know. You're stuck in that boring 'humans are all boring and I'm not' sort of mentality. Boring. Been there, done that, wrote the book. Except I didn't, I have better things to do than sit around writing a book.

[carriesparasol]

Another contrary mundane? It seems a very common trait of their kind.

[espy]

Oh, don't sound so surprised, it's a very common trait of every kind, it's what happens when stupid people try to make up their minds, or worse still, uncertain people, which is really the same thing as stupid in the end, isn't it.

[yeah, that wasn't actually a question.]

[carriesparasol]

If one is always uncertain I suppose it might be considered stupid. However if someone considered themselves certain all the time it would be rather tedious.

In any case, both mindsets would garner considerable headaches to those around them.

[espy]

Not at all. I find certainty to be rather the opposite. The only tedium is watching others try to keep up.

But, my informant has assured me that the part about the headaches is true.

[carriesparasol]

Ah, but certainty does not always mean correct. Thus the headaches.

[sedenquire]

I have been informed that it's rarely boring. If she does manage to overcome her indecision, you may find ample opportunity to put your so-called fancy detective trick to use.

[ Because creeping around the headspace gathering information is what you do when you're Mycroft Holmes. ]

[espy]

You haven't been informed, you've been digging. I don't pander, Mycroft, I'm not going to be taking a case from any of those idiots unless I'm desperate. I can be entirely certain that I don't want to hear about their other worlds, their aliens and time-travel and their magic. I don't read fiction, and there's a reason for it.

[sedenquire]

"When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." Or are you eating your own words, now?

[espy]

[wow how dare you.]

I'm not denying that it's real, I'm saying I don't want anything to do with it. Just because it's there doesn't make it interesting. Oh, look, I can make this feather fly, yes, so what. Tedious. Boring! I'm not going to go investigating their magical little worlds unless there's something on offer that's actually good, I thought you would have known that already.

[sedenquire]

Must you be so confrontational? Don't feel obliged to answer that, I already know the answer. I'm well aware of your propensity to find all but the most esoteric of situations dull, yes, but you'll find you were the one who brought aliens and magic into this conversation in the first place.

using this journal because it has more icons rn okok

[hasfartogo]

[ ... ]

Being indecisive does appear to be a common trait. [ welp this sure does merit a headtilt ] You don't seem too bothered about the outcome.

no that's not allowed god how dare you i'm not okay with change

[espy]

Is being bothered about it going to do anything? No, rhetorical question, of course it's not, so there's no point in it. Indecisiveness is a common trait because stupidity and uncertainty are both common and correlating traits, it's not exactly anything to puzzle over.

dealwithit.gif

[hasfartogo]

[ wow someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. ]

I wasn't puzzling over it, simply commenting on the trend.

this is my post and i can kick you out of it!!!

[espy]

[sherlock doesn't have a right side of the bed. actually he doesn't have a bed at all, it was pointlessly taking up room space and he replaced it with a lovely metal table for dissections.]

Unusual thing to comment on with that phrasing. One might think you weren't even human.

[okay, now that this is a possibility he can easily choose from, these deductions are boring. non-humans should learn to act more like humans.]

I'd like to see you try!!!!!!

[hasfartogo]

I'm not.

[ sorry Sherlock Cas cares not for your silly deductions or for pretending to be human, doing that is a waste of time. :| ]

what even is this

[pinkishgray]

Would that be such a terrible thing?

i lost track of what even this is when i made this post weeps

[espy]

The kindness? Yes. Absolutely it would.

s o b s

[pinkishgray]

I suppose it takes effort for you, then?

[espy]

Entirely too much. Not worth it at all. When it starts to sound easier and it looks like it might actually have a point to it, I'll consider it.

this one's not going in with the ducks either :T

[blindedthemwithscience]

Quite right, who needs kindness?