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[consultingsociopath]

Mundane,

While it may be amusing to you that articles relating to the original ACD stories occasionally crop up over the course of your academic research, they will serve neither your portrayal of me, nor your studies. Don't you have better things to do with your time than read irrelevant articles (which are more than likely full of errors anyway)? I happen to know for a fact that you do.

Do at least try to not be an idiot.

SH

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Oh she will. She knows what he likes, after all. :D

[womanwhobeatyou]

And how does John feel about your finding insight elsewhere?

She knows what eeeeveryone likes~ ;D

[consultingsociopath]

John understands that my work is very important to me.

It's what makes her so good at what she does.

[womanwhobeatyou]

Does he really? Or had he left by the time you asked about that?

I don't know how she finds time to sleep. ;_; She's busier than Mycroft.

[consultingsociopath]

Are you stalking my flatmate?

She has a lot more fun doing what she does than Mycroft. That helps?

[womanwhobeatyou]

Observing.

He could be having all kinds of fun...! (But I expect you're right.)

[consultingsociopath]

I don't think he'll enjoy that.

[womanwhobeatyou]

You know what he likes?

[consultingsociopath]

I have lived with him for over a year.

[womanwhobeatyou]

That doesn't answer the question and you know it.

[consultingsociopath]

I've learned that he doesn't like people talking about his business.

[womanwhobeatyou]

That is only a problem if he finds out.

[consultingsociopath]

Maybe you underestimate him.

[womanwhobeatyou]

Perhaps. But you're talking about his business now, aren't you?

[consultingsociopath]

His tolerance for breaking the rules of social etiquette seems to be greater for me than for other people.

[womanwhobeatyou]

Somehow I doubt he'd be surprised by anything I do, Mr. Holmes. First impressions are wonderful things.

[consultingsociopath]

Tolerance and a lack of surprise are very different things.

[womanwhobeatyou]

The results are similar enough. And isn't it results that matter?

[consultingsociopath]

Always.

But "similar" is not "the same", and the circumstances and rationale which led to those results have relevance also, and are worth noting, so that the difference --and the results-- can be more accurately predicted in the future.

[womanwhobeatyou]

Are you certain you want to be giving me advice, Mr. Holmes?

[consultingsociopath]

I fail to see the harm when it's nothing you couldn't work out for yourself.

[womanwhobeatyou]

Time isn't an advantage now?

[consultingsociopath]

This hasn't been a brief exchange. It would have taken you longer than this?

[womanwhobeatyou]

Just making sure you weren't going easy on me, Mr. Holmes.

[consultingsociopath]

That would imply sentiment.

[womanwhobeatyou]

Implying you don't have feelings now?