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[thevictoriandetective]

[There's some fumbling and muttered rude words, a flash of blue and gray. Finally it comes into focus, a tall, thin man--not as tall as he looks--gazing intensely into the screen. There's a thin sheen of sweat on his forehead that his dark curls are sticking to. His eyes dart back and forth rapidly, and his pallor suggests he's ill or at least feels ill. He's wearing a fitted white shirt under a tailored suit jacket. More likely the latter, though he looked like he didn't belong in Florida weather. He's in an alleyway, someplace quiet.]

Hello. My name is Sherlock Holmes.

[He's expecting some recognition or something. That arrogant tilt of his chin hides the utter bewilderment and flabbergastation that's whirling around in that mind. Oh yeah, he's dead confused and completely out of his element, figuratively and literally.]

Clearly this is some massive practical joke, no doubt financed by someone who hates me. Since that's a lot of people, I figured I would address as many as possible with this device. You can't expect me to believe I haven't just been kidnapped and dropped in this disgusting swamp and that some stupid newspaper has-been in search of his last chance at a proper story is waiting behind curtain number three to snap a picture of me making a fool of myself. Or a mad little experiment from our old friends at Baskerville. I really don't care, though admittedly, you've done an excellent job with the special effects, the cars...the science fiction. Theatrical. I applaud the spectacle.

However, it grows tiresome. This ruse is stupid, so you can stop this now, you can give up.

I also will need plane tickets back to London immediately, return my actual phone, and someone to remove this idiotic tattoo.

Don't make me call my brother.

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[thevictoriandetective]

[A nod from the detective as he files that information away for later.]

Good to know.

[He wasn't sure if he could do all that, but it was a good start, at least.]

[acclimatized]

If you don't have any luck with Mitch, try the network. It's sort of like a forum for ImPorts. Someone might know how your power works.

[ unfortunately, john hasn't seen how many people he's already upset. ]

Right then. Where are you staying?

[thevictoriandetective]

[Sherlock gives him a furitive look, but makes a mental note to do so.]

Oh, somewhere in this town I suppose.

[He looks at the pamphlet and makes a horrified face when he finds out he's in a place with roommates..

With other people!?

[Sherlock suddenly looks uncharacteristically shy, he started to say something but stopped. Was John living with someone else? It was possible he didn't want to live with him? Sherlock was still under the influence of years of being rejected and despite his friendship with John there were times like these where he fell back into his old fears, like when John asked him to be his best man and he blanked out for a good long time.]

[acclimatized]

Let's have a look.

[ john edges closer to sherlock and stands on his tiptoes to see the pamphlet. he reads about his living arrangements and hums noncommittally, brow furrowing in thought. he doesn't recognise any of the names listed, therefore he can't tell whether he'd be in good company or their worst roommate ever.

a moment passes and john rests back on his feet. he looks at sherlock and purses his lips. after today's spectacle, he isn't entirely sure he wants to leave him on his own. right then. ]

You can stay at my place if you want. You know... until you get this power thing sorted out. I will warn you though: I have a cat.

[thevictoriandetective]

[Sherlock is visibly relieved. It's clear in his face and his posture, as if he was holding his breath the whole time. When he returned from 'the dead' he'd expected, as naive as it was, to literally pick life back up the way it was before. But John had moved out and lived with Mary. As much as he didn't want to say or admit it, he honestly missed having John as a roommate.]

Well, if you insist.

[Of course he was going to pretend it wasn't a big deal, when his spirits had brightened considerably. He could deal with a cat hovering around.]

[acclimatized]

Okay, good. It'll be just like old times again.

[ john's powers of deduction might be lacking compared to some people, but he can at least tell sherlock is at ease now he's invited him to stay with him. he's even feeling a little excited about living with him again -- after all, he's never been bored living with sherlock holmes. yes, he's been angry and frustrated with him, but never bored.

although now he's wondering how the cat is going to react to his previous owner returning and why it only responds to the name john. wetting his lips, he tilts his head. ]

Do you want to get going now or do you want the grand tour of Heropa?

[thevictoriandetective]

Right. Like old times.

[Sherlock is now quite happy despite everything that's gone wrong in the past day.]

I'd rather get going. I'll memorize the maps later.

[Just like London, he would study the streets of the places he was going to be frequenting so that he would be able to recall them at a moments notice. He didn't know of course that his technopathy would allow him to do that anyway without having to memorize the maps, but he would take it as a point of pride to be able to do the latter.]