Beautiful 1:30 AM decisions. Bust is best character.

[busted_moran]

[ What is this?

Why, it's a waxwork bust, cast in the likeness of one very famous consulting detective (the cheekbones may be off, given your interpretation. Just squint).

Do you:

> Admire the craftsmanship and cleverly place it in your window in hopes of busting a criminal?
> Get your poor housekeeper to crawl on her hands and knees to adjust it every few minutes?
> Shoot the damn thing and pray you don't end up in prison?
> Attempt to get your best chum to get rid of it because it won't look that nice riddled with bullet holes?
> Make puns? Think of all the puns.
> Ignore it. It will be forgotten in the next story anyway. ]

Comments

[holmes_fanatic]

... !!!!

[STEALS IT]

[busted_moran]

[ !!!

THAT WAS NOT AN OPTION, YOUNG MAN. YOU'RE RUINING EVERYTHING. ]

[holmes_fanatic]

[RUINING NOTHING. THIS IS GOING PRIDE OF PLACE IN THE SHRINE TO HOLMES CONAN IS BUILDING IN HIS CLOSET.]

[holmesitter]

[ S... squint. ]

[busted_moran]

[ S T A R I N G

WITH SUCH EMPTY EYES

LOOK INTO THEM, JOAN. ]

[holmesitter]

[ Something unsettling about you, buddy.

She.

Wants.

To.






Put it away somewhere. Far, far away. ]

*ded of bust* (And isn't that how we all want to go?)

[kida]

[Are you even kidding? The puns. All the puns.]

Now, I like a nice, big bust, but this wasn't exactly what I had in mind... [Pokes at its cheeks.] A bit too wrinkly and saggy, if you ask me.

Yes puns all the puns

[busted_moran]

[ PARDON ME

I AM THE VERY IMAGE OF HEALTH AND YOUTH.

MY FACE HAS NOT YET BECOME

BUSTED. ]

Pun pun pun pun PUN! [/Inspector Gadget theme... sorta]

[kida]

If it at least was a woman -... [Hrm, who could have put this thing in his way? Only Mikado might try to mess with him like this, and bless the guy, but he just isn't funny enough to come up with something so subtle.]

[isatransplant]

[ idk man I guess if you wanna have a staring contest

as a rule of stump

basically pretty much only move when people aren't looking. ]

[busted_moran]

[ Well, I'll be looking.

I'll be looking forever, as I cannot blink. ]

[the_good_doctor]

[busted_moran]

[ Oh, it's you. The other one with the moustache.

The one without a bust of his likeness.

Don't touch me. ]

canon pun enthusiast right here idc

[thedominatrix]

And aren't you just the prettiest display of total narcissism I've seen since I looked in the mirror this morning.

I always thought he should have gone into modelling.

[Geddit. Geddit.]

Yes, good, as it should be.

[busted_moran]

[ Yes, thank you--Irene, is it? Yes, I am a lovely display of narcissism. I'm also the best way to draw relatively inept henchmen to your window. Just add a housekeeper. Care to give it a try? ]

[axioms]

[ in the following order:
> proudly exclaim that Moran is of no worth to his mental prowess as he cannot tell the difference between flesh and wax.
> chuckle amicably by your lonesome.
> admire the handsome profile of the bust. ]

[busted_moran]

[ Somewhere, Moran and his muttonchops moustache are protesting that claim. But alas, he is in prison for the remainder of your story, Holmes.

Yes. We do make a handsome pair, don't we? Don't let Watson take me away. ]

[girldefective]

[A wild Little Sister appears!

Wait a minute while she gets a stepstool and...

Poke.

Poke poke.]

[busted_moran]

[ Child! Someday years from now, I will be a museum piece. Paws off. I have many a criminal to lure.]

oh my god

[absurdlysimple]

[This blasted thing again? :'|

Watson shoots the bust the most skeptical of looks. It's well-made, true, but it... unsettles him.

Time to throw this thing away for good. Upsy-daisy, bust, we're going on a trip.]

oh, WOW. You are pretty much my hero for Granada Watson

[busted_moran]

[ You will never get rid of me, Watson.

You can send me to the darkest corner of the earth, but I will find my way back. And you will be happy about it.

Look into my dead eyes. ]

[surgicalprodigy]

Huh? Bust? What's going on with that bust?

[busted_moran]

[ Oh, you know.

Just busting some crimes. ]

the puns, the bust, i tip my hat.

[ideduce]

[ right. okay. yes. a bust. simple enough. have a blink. two blinks. he tilts his head ever so slightly, fingers in his pockets. eyes are glazing over now. or so it would seem.

walk away, sherlock. walk a— he isn't walking away. his lips turn downward into a frown and this time he really is starting to walk away.

oh, but he comes back! yes, of course he does! he stands in front of it, raising his eyebrows. ]

ingenious.

[ and now he has ideas. brilliant. ]

Someone had to do it, and I don't think anyone else wanted to. :(

[busted_moran]

[ Familiar face, isn't it? You're a Holmes, and I am your likeness--and yes! Ingenious!

Now, hire a housekeeper and place me in your window, pal. You'll capture all sort--

No, you'll just capture a very specific type of criminal. But I do try my hardest. ]