I'VE CONNECTED THE DOTS (herlock sholmes)

[malewife]

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[greatdeduction]

Hm.

[Actually, he really doesn't want to fight, but...]

[Well, he just stands there....and then quickly sweeps a leg behind Yoongjyuk's ankle to snap it forward and sweep him off of his feet.]

[malewife]

[ Sholmes is successful, but Joonghyuk is quick to recover. Usually, he would be pissed that someone would attack him except he asked for it. ]

Hm... I did read you boxed in university. Your form is not bad.

[ So he's satisfied with giving the note back. It is yours. ]

[greatdeduction]

[Note acquired! He pockets it gladly, happy for his victory.]

Indeed, you would have read that correctly. Baritsu...competitive boxing...simple additions to my list of many skills!

[And he's just going to do a bit of shadow boxing, here, because I hate him.]

My mind may be sharp, but I would never neglect the strength of the human body.

[malewife]

[ Joonghyuk is struggling so badly to figure out if this man is the real deal or a larper. ]

Has your sharp mind worked out this tower?

[ He looks over to the angel statues, then up. ]

[greatdeduction]

Hm, yes. I have actually discovered a vital clue.

[He points up to the oak doors.]

You see, there's no one living inside this tower.

[......................................]

[malewife]

[ I MEAN… MAYBW HE ISNT WRONG? OR MAYBE HE IS? Joonghyuk has considered it to be empty, too. ]

… Because it’s locked?

[greatdeduction]

No, you misunderstand, dear sir.

There is no one living inside this tower.




[what the hell does this mean]

[malewife]

[ HE... I... DOES HE WANT TO KNOW. ]

Elaborate, Herlock Sholmes.

[greatdeduction]

If you knock on a door, and someone inside tells you that "no one is home", then no one is home, yes?

[malewife]

... You would not consider no one is home in that case.

[ HE HATES YOU SO MUCH ]

[greatdeduction]

Ah, but it's "no one", isn't it? Ahahaha!

[OBNOXIOUSLY LAUGHING please hate him more]

But do forgive the play on words, my dear fellow. I just wanted to let you know. A tower like this is not unlike a box, brimming with secrets. I am not in haste to give it away, but knowing this, I would hope you would keep this fact in mind.

[malewife]

[ i hate that the mingle just reveals that icly sholmes is right in some way ]

Secrets are meant to be unveiled and brought to light before they kill us. If you were a Constellation, then you would know that.

[greatdeduction]

[Now he's just going to turn to give him a level stare.]

And if you were a fool, perhaps you may be self aware of your inadequacies. [...] For all you know about me, it seems you know the bare minimum. It is as if you've barely read a single page from any of my exploits. Mysteries are multifaceted things, my good fellow. If you were to rush to reveal things simply out of haste, one might welcome a more unfortunate end than what may be prevented.

[binch]

[malewife]

[ He fixes him a similar stare, not at all ruffles by his words. ]

Your exploits and experiences do not make up the universe, Herlock Sholmes. Biding your time can have a similar effect, especially for matters beyond man.

[ BINCh. ]

You can simply say you can't pick the lock.

[greatdeduction]

[He chuckles, putting the pipe to his mouth.]

Dear sir, how can I pick the lock when the lovely person inside won't let me in? They're quite nice, however. They know their codes. [A shrug.] Anyways, I'm working on the case with all my faculties. I am here to be your ally above all us.

[malewife]

[ ... A gentleman when he chooses to be. Makes sense. Not Joonghyuk's style, but it's fine. He can accept that Sholmes is doing work. ]

You helped yourself to someone's pipe.

[ And yet you are like no breaking into this sanctified tower. ]

[greatdeduction]

You misunderstand, my dear sir. I tried to pick the lock multiple times, forced myself against the door with all my might, slid messages underneath it, and then knocked on the door multiple times most incessantly. My dear friend inside must have had quite an experience on the other end.

[you think he WOULDN'T try to break into this tower????]

[malewife]

[ Joonghyuk frowns, obviously disappointed by the results. It is like he's pouting. Sulking. Not quite aggressive.

Like a big giant brooding black dog.




Sad. ]

[greatdeduction]

...

[...imagines him as a big black puppy and resists the urge to pet]

...Now, now, what troubles you so?

[malewife]

[ Don't pet him. He will bite. ]

... Nothing. This detour is a splinter in my plans.

[ He doesn't want to say more about himself and he has to go be depressed elsewhere. ]

I'm going.

[greatdeduction]

["Plans"?]

[Ah, and he's leaning to stay in the other's line of eyesight.]

Well, that won't do anyone any good. Let's get something to eat! A hungry brain may be from a hungry stomach.

[THAT MEANS NOTHING]

[malewife]

[ Why are you coming with him....... He doesn't stop. ]

I'm not cooking for you.

[ But he doesn't shoo Sholmes away. ]

[greatdeduction]

Who said you were? Oh, are you the cooking type? How lovely. That's a valuable skill.

[sholmes internally labeling him as malewife]

[malewife]

Eating someone else's cooking invites death.

[ He means via poison. ]

[greatdeduction]

Goodness, what are you, some walking advertisement for assassination? Though poison through what one eats would be a terrible way to go....