I'VE CONNECTED THE DOTS (herlock sholmes)

[malewife]

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[greatdeduction]

No.

[He snaps his fingers at him.]

Not yet.

[malewife]

... Cursed once again, Herlock Sholmes?

[ oh he's so tired even though he doesn't necessarily like you he doesn't know if you deserve this ]

[greatdeduction]

...

[He barks out a laugh at that.]

Am I that famous that everyone knows about my folly? [And a shake of the head.] No. I'm not.

[malewife]

[ whispers softly: ]

Then what is wrong with you now.

[greatdeduction]

...

[He looks up at him.]

How, pray tell, do you know it was a curse that I was under, hm?

[malewife]

[ i'm ]

I don't. [ ??? ] It is a guess.

[greatdeduction]

A guess based on what, exactly?

[malewife]

You said you haven't gotten intoxicated yet, but you're already stumbling which is strange for a man written to be so nimble. Your words come out slower as well.

If you weren't cursed, I'm curious to know what put you in this state.

[ So he can avoid it. ]

[greatdeduction]

I'm not talking about now, you dolt.

[And he's frowning.]

You said "again". How do you know I was cursed before?

[malewife]

[ Now Joonghyuk is frowning. ]

... Are you telling me you would purposely rhyme the whole time in trial?

[greatdeduction]

[Ah.]

[He actually....laughs.]

Ah, yes, I see. I forgot about that.

[malewife]

[ ........................ oh my god ]

Herlock Sholmes. [ There's a pause because does he really want to ask. ] Are you all right?

[ "Worried" and "common decency." ]

[greatdeduction]

...

[He raises his wine bottle, like a toast. He doesn't drink from it, though.]

Quite honestly? No. No, I'm not.

[malewife]

[ Closes his eyes deeply. ]

Before I allow you to vent your frustrations, I must ask if you've seen Kim Dokja at all.

[greatdeduction]

Believe me, I won't.

[Vent his frustration, he means. And he shakes his head.]

I saw him earlier in the week. Not today, I'm afraid.

[malewife]

... We were supposed to meet today, but he didn't show up. I also scoured the whole city and didn't find him.

[ Basically, he's missing. The air is how dare he be late, but there's worry. He wipes that away and considers maybe? He needs to look harder? ]

Do you not want to vent your frustrations?

[greatdeduction]

Now that is concerning.

[Hm. He's frowning.]

Oh, I most certainly do. But venting will not exactly help the situation any further, and it seems that I have yet to figure out who might have done this to me in the first place.

[malewife]

[ wow sholmes being like your worries and fears are CORRECT. He frowns more. ]

The rhyming curse? Or this current one.

[greatdeduction]

Ah, the rhyming curse? I'll let bygones be bygones.

[And a frown.]

This one....no. This is far more serious.

[malewife]

... If it's one that takes your motor skills, it does prime you for slaughter.

[ He might as well say it, the god killer that he is. ]

[greatdeduction]

No.

[He shakes his head.]

It concerned matters of the heart, my dear fellow.

[malewife]

[ ........... ??? shouldn't they be more worried for life than the identity. ]

What do you mean?

[greatdeduction]

[sholmes walking on the tightrope over death every day...]

Hm. I do believe someone here has been given an ability that can alter another's feelings. It's quite a daunting one. Ominous, even.

[malewife]

[ i'm... Joonghyuk is here like this detective is holding a wine bottle, stumbling around, and now he's talking about this. ]

Alter one's feelings... In a broad sense? Or can this ability be tailored.

[greatdeduction]

Tailored.

[He snaps his fingers.]

As if I could simply make you fall madly in love with Mr. Kim Dokja right here, right now. For example.