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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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[womanwhobeatyou]

They're quite relevant.

Your predecessor wore the hat.

[consultingsociopath]

That has no bearing on anything.

From what I can discern, he donned it by choice.

[womanwhobeatyou]

So it would seem he has better taste.

[consultingsociopath]

I rather think not.





It's ridiculous.

[womanwhobeatyou]

The newspapers are enamoured of it.

[consultingsociopath]

Which is no endorsement at all.

They also used the word 'boffin' and abbreviated 'detective' to 'tec'. Clearly their judgement is not to be trusted.

[womanwhobeatyou]

I like your funny hat.

[consultingsociopath]

I realise.

Should I expect another dinner invitation?

[womanwhobeatyou]

Only if you can figure out where I am.

[consultingsociopath]

I could have done that last time.

[womanwhobeatyou]

Could you have? You never answered.

[consultingsociopath]

I don't eat when I'm working.

[womanwhobeatyou]

You should try it sometime.

[consultingsociopath]

I try to avoid all distractions when I have a case.

[womanwhobeatyou]

Are you telling me such a little distraction would prevent you from solving your puzzle?

[consultingsociopath]

Brains are very susceptible to chemical changes in the body. Too much sugar, OR too little, and everything becomes off-kilter.

And that's without getting into the dilemma of what to eat and where and when. It's far better to simply skip the whole matter entirely until such time as the puzzle is solved and the case is concluded.

[womanwhobeatyou]

Let's have dinner then.

[consultingsociopath]

How do you know I'm not on a case right now?

[womanwhobeatyou]

Because you answered your phone.

[consultingsociopath]

Some cases have an extraordinary amount of downtime which still doesn't lend itself to dining out with others.

[womanwhobeatyou]

Who said we were going out to dinner?

[consultingsociopath]

It doesn't always lend itself to dining in, either.

[womanwhobeatyou]

Then won't John get a surprise to find me at Baker Street without you.

[consultingsociopath]

He could be with me.

[womanwhobeatyou]

Not if you knew I were coming. You wouldn't risk leaving everything unattended.