most tremulous voice testing.

[consultingsociopath]

Mundane,

What, exactly, are you waiting for? If you're going to attempt to play me without making an absolute fool of yourself, you need to watch the second season. You can't possibly expect to play anyone adequately with less information than everyone around you, much less me.

No, 'waiting to watch the episodes with John's mun' is not a valid excuse. I'm always ten steps ahead of him; you need to be ten steps ahead of her, as well.





...Well, if we can't even agree on that, I can already conclude that you're going to fail at this spectacularly. Oh, by all means, do try to prove me wrong. Nobody else has succeeded at it, but I'm quite sure you can be the first.

Shut up.

Mycroft doesn't count. And if you like him so much, maybe you should go and play him instead of bothering me. I do have more important things I can be doing.

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[1_truth]

It isn't quite like you think, check the original copywright date.

As I said, you'd find it fascinating.

[consultingsociopath]

[He does not like the way you are looking at him, young man. It's almost like the way he looks at other people. And he isn't getting any reception to check that up on his phone. He hates everything right now.]

[1_truth]

[Well... at least now he knows how Watson feels?]

Ah, no reception? Unfortunately I don't have my copy with me.

[consultingsociopath]

[He may ask, but he does not actually want to know what it's like in other people's tiny brains.]

I wouldn't expect you did.

[1_truth]

I guess I could tell you, about why you'd find it fascinating.

But you probably wouldn't believe me-it's better to have evidence.

[consultingsociopath]

Try it, and let's see what happens.

[He's quite good at telling when people are lying, but obviously he's not going to tell you that.]

[1_truth]

[Except that... Conan would pretty much expect that]

The original publishing date of the book in question was 1887. The title of that book is Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Scarlet.

[consultingsociopath]

[Of course, given his knowledge. He ponders that for a second, because he might just have read John's blog and concocted an elaborate leg-pulling scheme, and yet... No. But that-- No. And he isn't-- No. That little snap you just heard? That was indeed his brain snapping, and shame on you-- he needs that for work.]

[1_truth]

[Conan is more than sure he'll bounce back. If it's possible to bounce back from SHRINKING. It's possible for Sherlock to get over the peculiar parallels.]

Actually, it just so happens that I'm named after the author of the series. Lucky for me he happens to be my favorite.

[consultingsociopath]

[Sherlock can get over just about anything, except perhaps for Mycroft being cleverer than him, or ever being right. That doesn't mean he wants to, though.]

There is likely to be a high degree of causality there.

[1_truth]

Ah, my dad is also a big fan.

[Or it could be that his name isn't really Conan at all and it's just an alias he chose spur of the moment when pressed for a name]

So it's not really surprising that I'd be a fan, too.

[consultingsociopath]

That is what I said.

[Technically, Sherlock hasn't asked for his name; it isn't relevant, and he doesn't care. Because he's a huge dick, obviously.]

[1_truth]

[Conan does not notice as he is usually a massive jerk in his own right and takes joy in ruining other people's fun by revealing their trick. Also, it doesn't bother him one bit if he's not asked for his name as there is a high chance that Sherlock would be able to realize the name 'Edogawa Conan' is an alias.]

[As much of a fan as Shinichi is, he'd rather not take the chance Gin or Vodka could overhear and get everyone associated with him killed.]

Trust me, I'm well aware of what you just said- as well as your annoyance at the idea of someone repeating the exact same thing you just said.

However, I was merely agreeing with you.

[consultingsociopath]

It always happens eventually.

[Though usually later than sooner. And obviously, 'always' is gross hyperbole. Mundane has no familiarity with Conan's canon and is thus on the back foot a little here; apologies.]

[1_truth]

If you're in the habit of being right its usually only a matter of time before someone has to acknowledge it.

[No problem! Basically, Conan is like a miniature Sherlock only with slightly more sympathy. Also- something Holmes might take note of- Conan does not hold himself like a child and more like a confident teenager. As well as the fact there's no trace of innocence in his eyes.]

[consultingsociopath]

One might hope that period might be shorter.

[He certainly doesn't doesn't come across as childish! And it would be difficult to have less sympathy than Sherlock, sigh.]

[1_truth]

[He just shrugs.]

Personally, I like when someone refuses to admit I'm right. It makes it all the more fun when revealing the evidence.

[Th-that's because he's secretly the shrunken version seventeen year old high school detective Shinichi Kudo who is a missing person for... obvious reasons.]

[consultingsociopath]

There is a degree of enjoyment in it, of course. But things would be so much simpler if they'd just accept it sooner-- or better yet, have the capacity to reach those conclusions themselves.

[Of... course he is. That's obviously what's going on here. ...Okay, no; even Sherlock might take a while to reach that conclusion. Though he'd probably get there in the end.]

[1_truth]

Maybe. But then, if everyone could do that then no one would be impressed.

Besides, if that were the case then there'd be no need for a consulting detective and you'd be perpetually bored.

[ Y-yeah... it's not exactly an obvious conclusion ]

[consultingsociopath]

The perpetual frailty of genius. [Because obviously, it applies to him, too.]

I doubt it. If everyone in the world were as smart as I am, it would be a much more interesting place.

[It would simply never happen, in his canon. But he's not in his canon now, and he's learning to accept that all the line between the improbable and impossible is much finer than he'd ever dreamed.]

[1_truth]

The world is interesting enough if you're looking in the right place.

[ poor Sherlock. Conan is slightly more inclined to believe the improbable because of.. shrinking. ]

[consultingsociopath]

I said more interesting. I'm not always bored in London.

[It does give one a... unique perspective, yes.]

[1_truth]

I know what you said. I'm not deaf, after all.

OHGOD, I apologise. He's such a prat.

[consultingsociopath]

Just dull, then.

D-don't apologize th-they are almost exactly a like D:

[1_truth]

Heh.

[ Insulted by Sherlock Holmes. Conan is actually... slightly amused. Perhaps it's because he knows for a fact he isn't dull, or maybe it's just that he's that much of a fanboy. Or maybe both. ]

Well, that's good news for me then.

[....Or it could be that he's gloating]