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]

[holmesitter]

[ S... squint. ]

[busted_moran]

[ !!!

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

[busted_moran]

[ S T A R I N G

WITH SUCH EMPTY EYES

LOOK INTO THEM, JOAN. ]

[holmes_fanatic]

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

[busted_moran]

[ DO YOU WANT THAT RUFFIAN MORAN AND HIS MOUSTACHE TO GET OFF SCOTT FREE?

I AM THE HERO OF THIS STORY.

RETURN ME TO MY POST. ]

[holmesitter]

[ Something unsettling about you, buddy.

She.

Wants.

To.






Put it away somewhere. Far, far away. ]

[busted_moran]

[ Shhh Joan

Joan just come

Let it happen

I'm a hero. ]

[holmes_fanatic]

[YOUR NEW POST IN THE HOLMES SHRINE.]

[busted_moran]

[ Will the bees be there? ]

[holmesitter]

[ Annoying amount of space taken up, more like it. ]

[holmes_fanatic]

[Eventually.]

[busted_moran]

[ I'm the perfect predator prevention system. ]

[karates_doors]

.....Conan-kun, what are you doing?

[busted_moran]

[








Yeah, okay then. ]

[holmes_fanatic]

Ran-neechan! Look what I found!

[Warning: you may be close to being replaced in Shinichi's affectations by a wax model.]

[holmes_fanatic]

[Hush.

Just going to ... admire you now.]

[busted_moran]

[ Your affections are greatly appreciated.

Put me in your window! I attract prevent break-ins! ]

[karates_doors]

[ then he only has himself to blame when he finds himself old and lonely one day ]

Where did you find it?



...And what is it?

[busted_moran]

[ Besides glorious? ]

[karates_doors]

[ I think the word you're looking for is "creepy" ]

[busted_moran]

[ Don't make me bust a cap. ]

[holmes_fanatic]

[BUT CONAN NEEDS TO CONSTRUCT A MIRRORED DISPLAY CASE FOR YOU BUST.]

*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.

[holmes_fanatic]

Can't you tell? It's the wax-model replica of Sherlock Holmes constructed to fool Colonel Sebastian Moran in The Adventure of the Empty House!