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[could_be_dangerous]

In light of recent events it seems apt that I make an advertisement offering my services to the general public. I am Sherlock Holmes, consulting detective, amply acquainted with the solution of murders, thefts, arsons, and the generally unsavoury, etc. Inquiries of a general nature may be directed to me at any time, though I take cases at my own discretion, and will generally request an interview to establish both the particulars and the legitimacy of the case. The suspicious may refer to Dr. John Watson for a no-doubt superfluously effusive list of my general accomplishments, and when he proves unconvincing I should be delighted to provide a demonstration of my capabilities. In what will no doubt be vastly more appealing than any of the previous to some of you, I shall add that all services will be rendered entirely gratis.

((ooc: Permissions post/opt-out here, for anything you'd rather Sherlock not pick up on. Additionally, there may be some threadjacking here and there by the aforementioned Dr. Watson since it is his lot in life to babysit this gigantic infant, and if anyone would like to address him instead of Sherlock they can note as much in their subject lines.))

Comments

voice.

[selfequipped]

Trying to cut in on other hardworking detective work, huh? That's completely unfair.

[Plus, he's named Sherlock Holmes, and after Dorian, she's just going to assume he's five hundred times better than her at everything she might be able to accomplish.

So, that sucks, too.]

voice until stated otherwise;

[could_be_dangerous]

If the hardworking detectives are competent, there won't be any need for me. Time will tell. If it cheers you any, I'm interested in problems, not making arrests, accruing income, or even taking credit if the client should find that idea unpalatable.

[There's a pause, and when he speaks again, a smile is audible in his voice.]

These things do rather have a way of coming to light, though, regardless of my preferences on the matter.

[selfequipped]

So—why are you doing the detective thing? ["Problems" is broad.]

[could_be_dangerous]

My list of talents is particular and narrow in scope. I do it because I'm good at it.

[Not the whole truth; of course it isn't. A more honest answer would be that he enjoys it, that he needs the distraction, that without something to focus on the world broadens in scope, washes out, becomes intolerable, too much, white noise. He does it because the alternative is painful.]

[selfequipped]

Then why didn't you start doing it right away? Why write ... letters, like your friend mentioned?

[could_be_dangerous]

I know London better than some of the maps of London know London; I didn't know Heropa, or De Chima, or Mauritia Falls. I don't like to work uninformed. I also had no intention of involving myself, but that does seem to becoming less of a viable option.

[selfequipped]

What kind of cases do you find that you'll be taking on? A lot of this can be picked up on the fly. [Of course, if she actually ... knew Los Angeles, she may not have been arrested so much while playing detective there.

This is basically Kate Bishop being a hypocrite, the questioning!!]

[could_be_dangerous]

[Cue the heavy sigh.]

One requires data to make connections; the way in which I work streamlines connections. My methods are specific. I require a vast and highly-specified knowledge base in order to maximize efficiency, which I suspect you've guessed as you're clearly searching for things about me to object to -- unless you really do consider expending effort towards research to render me insufficiently hard-working, in which case I should be highly surprised if you got anything done at all. You've taken the job of detective and obviously you pride yourself on that point, but you're insecure in your ability to do the job, which speaks either to past failures or, more likely given what I can deduce of your age, you're new to the business and are anticipating the possibility of failure in the future. More importantly, your reaction to that insecurity is to antagonize me, which I suppose is flattering, as we've only just met and already you're afraid I'm going to be taking your business, which in your favour I may well do; one can hardly help where clients opt to turn for help. Here you are, in fact, opening a self-contradictory line of questioning even after I've implied that I could be an asset to you rather than a rival; very flattering. Not very clever though.

[selfequipped]

Oh.

[That was a lot of words to say "you done fucked up." She could say a lot more than "oh," and is in fact able to find words, but they would feel more like desperately grasping for them.]

voice.

[acclimatized]

Erm, sorry about that. I kinda suggested it and... yeah, here we are.

voice.

[selfequipped]

Oh.

That's fair, then.

voice.

[acclimatized]

I just wanted to get him back in the game. He's been writing for an agony aunt column since he came here.

voice.

[selfequipped]

He actually did his job?

I thought most people quit them at this point.

voice.

[acclimatized]

Yep. I thought he would have quit immediately, but I guess he wanted to prove me wrong.

It's actually a bit scary. Him giving romantic advice and all that.

voice.

[selfequipped]

Is this stuff available online?

You know, for a curious person.

voice.

[acclimatized]

Nah, I don't think so. I'm surprised they haven't gone viral yet anyway, he's not exactly... uh, kind sometimes.

voice.

[selfequipped]

I hope that doesn't mean that they're taking it all to heart.

voice.

[notdaredevil]

It's a pretty big field, Kate.

voice.

[selfequipped]

Less big when you consider the audience!

voice.

[notdaredevil]

Which audience am I supposed to be considering in this instance?

voice. he looks like tony in that icon

[selfequipped]

ImPorts! Obviously.

[She could say more, but she thinks that suffices as an answer.]

voice. oh no the worst

[notdaredevil]

Oh, the audience that's getting bigger and more complex every day.

[ Which can only be a good thing for them. ]

voice.

[selfequipped]

Complex, yes. Bigger ... [She rolls her shoulders back.]

We'll see about that.

voice.

[notdaredevil]

It can reasonably said to be growing. I remember when you couldn't intend a swearing-in without falling over one of our, er, previous acquaintances everywhere you looked. I doubt that's true any longer.

[ If he went to those. ]

voice.

[selfequipped]

Now, Mr. Murdock. [The mister is a sign that she's being a brat.] I didn't know you were that well acquainted with swearing-ins.