Voice Testing, ohgod

[canenotneeded]

...You really have no idea what you're getting yourself into, do you? I mean, you realize there are two of them to deal with?






Oh, don't look so gleeful. I--


No! No, it is not "double the fun"...! Lord help me, I'm surrounded by lunatics...

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[consultingsociopath]

Two of who?

[Because he's met another him in this damn place already.]

[canenotneeded]

Holmes brothers. You and Mycroft.

[consultingsociopath]

You've known that for quite a while now.

Obviously there's very little fun in ever dealing with Mycroft, but he's also difficult to avoid.

[canenotneeded]

Not with an entire government at his disposal, no.

[consultingsociopath]

He's been difficult to avoid for much longer than that.

[canenotneeded]

I don't even want to imagine what it must have been like living in a home with the both of you.

[consultingsociopath]

[Why are they talking about his home life? He does not approve of this.]

Brief. And it was a large house, anyway.

[Subject change! Childhoods are dull, anyway.]

You won't have to deal with him much.

[canenotneeded]

[And he'll not press. Avoiding a mood is always a top priority]

I don't deal with him overly much as it is, really.

[consultingsociopath]

[Somewhat Smart man, John Watson.]

I would suggest you endeavour to keep it that way, but the decision is hardly in your hands.

[Look how peeved by this he is. Mycroft's always stealing his things.]

[canenotneeded]

If you can find a way to keep him at bay, I'm all ears, mate.

[Stop pouting, Mycroft isn't really stealing anything. Borrowing briefly, maybe.]

[consultingsociopath]

You could keep a bowl of sweets on your desk.

[Stealing, borrowing, same difference. Mycroft has his own toys, and it's not fair to take Sherlock's just because his is better.]

[canenotneeded]

My luck, he'd find a way to ship me to Antartica for it.

[There is no logical reason why that should actually be a compliment, but...]

[consultingsociopath]

I doubt he'd give you the credit of coming up with the idea-- but then again, it was mine.

[It's an enormous compliment, Sherlock wouldn't bother to lay claim to most people. Most toys. Whichever.]

[canenotneeded]

He'd ship the both of us off, then. Anyway, I think I'll leave the taunts to his waistline to you.

[People. Person. He prefers the term person, Sherlock]

[consultingsociopath]

No, no, not taunts, you have to be more subtle than that-- I can get away with it, anyone else would find themselves in... Well, Antarctica would be one of the better options. No; you simply leave them there, then he can't resist the temptation, then later on he hates himself for it. It'll condition him to subconsciously avoid you in future.

[But he's not laying claim to a person. Obviously. It's more the role they represent. Enormous difference.]

[canenotneeded]

[Amused John is very amused]

And if I try it and it doesn't work, what then, hm? Upgrade to Jaffa cakes and licorice sticks?

[Is John really going to have to give you a lesson why it's not all right to refer to other individuals as 'toys'?]

[consultingsociopath]

A bit obvious, but potentially. Food scents might be better.

[...It might be wise at some point, yes.]

[canenotneeded]

You aren't allowed to infuse my office with food scents.

[He'll put it on his To-Do list]

[consultingsociopath]

I'm sure you'll hardly be affected.

[canenotneeded]

No, Sherlock.

[consultingsociopath]

Then you're going to have to find your own way of dealing with him.

I'd suggest sabotaging the umbrella but you'd never get close enough.

[canenotneeded]

I don't need the wrath of the entire British government coming down on me over an umbrella, thanks.

I'll find a way to manage him. I mean, I've survived you this long, haven't I? Anything is possible.

[consultingsociopath]

Yes, but now I owe him a favour. Which means he'll insist on collecting.


We'll be seeing a lot more of him in the future, I think.

[canenotneeded]

You'd know better than anyone.




A bowl of sweets might not be such a bad idea, now that I think about it.

[consultingsociopath]

M&Ms. But you didn't hear it from me.