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Case 008: The Bored Detectives | [Text]

Feb 02, 2011 19:57

[The following two items are posted to the network separately. The first is an advertisement, posted to wherever the adverts on the network go.]

( Consulting Detective Services )

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[video] whatsolarsystem February 3 2011, 02:16:38 UTC

[He's not responding with text. This requires a more direct confrontation.

Because seriously, did you have to add the part about the solar system in there. Never mind everything else.]

John.

[this. face.]

Re: [video] holmes_blogger February 3 2011, 02:18:15 UTC

Yes Sherlock?

[video] whatsolarsystem February 3 2011, 02:21:30 UTC

[;akldjsf those keywords. Don't you play spectacularly ignorant with me.]

A wonderful promotion for me. Truly stunning. I do have a problem with one of the sentences though.

Re: [video] holmes_blogger February 3 2011, 02:24:04 UTC

[But it's meant in a nice way?]

Oh? Which one?

[video] whatsolarsystem February 3 2011, 02:29:00 UTC

[sharply:] You know which one. As if I haven't heard enough of the subject already, you need to broadcast it ship-wide. How thoughtful of you.

Re: [video] holmes_blogger February 3 2011, 02:32:05 UTC

I did add that you knew how many planets there were now, didn't I?

[video] whatsolarsystem February 3 2011, 03:01:41 UTC

I don't recall saying that reciting my voluntary lack of knowledge concerning planets, solar systems, and the like was part of the bet. [SO not amused] Taking artistic licenses a bit too far, as always, John.

Re: [video] holmes_blogger February 3 2011, 03:07:10 UTC

All you said was that I had to write about how brilliant at deduction you are. You didn't stipulate that was the only thing I could say.

[video] whatsolarsystem February 3 2011, 03:14:47 UTC

Semantics. [Ironic, coming from him.] You knew exactly what the stipulations were. Even you aren't that daft, amazingly enough.

Re: [video] holmes_blogger February 3 2011, 03:19:28 UTC

[John is scrolling through his text messages.]

You said if I lost the bet, and I quote, "You post on the network, declaring my superior intelligence and praising my methods of logical deduction."

That's all we agreed to.

[video] whatsolarsystem February 3 2011, 03:23:29 UTC

Please. If you want to go with that argument, my specifying absolutely everything you are allowed to say and not say would take up an ungodly amount of time. Your logic is flawed.

There's a clear implication, that being that you promote me. The last sentence appears to do the opposite, as we- no, as I know how much people put stock into completely irrelevant data, even though it does them no good. Mere clutter.

[That ended up being a rant, didn't it? Well. That's what happens when you poke at his ego for all the ship to see.]

Re: [video] holmes_blogger February 3 2011, 03:30:38 UTC

I posted it back in London for the whole world to see and you didn't get this upset. [He didn't think you were going to take it this hard. Okay, deep breath, try to explain.]

Sherlock, you're brilliant. Anyone who spends any time listening to you knows you're brilliant. One little detail like this isn't going to suddenly make anyone think you're stupid.

[video] whatsolarsystem February 3 2011, 03:35:20 UTC

[...I didn't get this upset? I threw a hissy fit and told you to stop inflicting your opinions on the world. But he won't comment on it, it's besides the point.]

[Sherlock doesn't care what anyone else thinks. He cares about what you think. Not that he'll admit to this, because it's frustrating. Highly annoying.]

That's not the point, and even so, why bother adding it in the first place?

[okay, okay. Calm down, Sherlock. This has happened before with John; the man is predictable and dull, it's only natural that he does it again. The mundane ones do love habit.]

I suppose you fancy yourself clever.

Re: [video] holmes_blogger February 3 2011, 03:49:26 UTC

[John is a little thrown, because it's just a little inside joke between friends, right?

Or maybe that's the problem.]

I added it because I think of it as a joke between the two of us. It was just meant to wind you up a bit. We both know there's not much I can tease you about, with you being so bloody brilliant and all.

[video] whatsolarsystem February 3 2011, 04:21:02 UTC

A joke? [What's John going on about now? A joke? Is that the only reason why he added it? To 'wind him up'?

He peers at the man, trying to decide what to think of it. He knew that poking fun at the detective was at times a sure path to a childish outburst. So why bother? Familiarity? Friendship?

...Well. Maybe that's fine, then. (The being bloody brilliant remark helped a little, too.)]

[Doesn't mean Sherlock still won't act exasperated.]

You may have a point. Hard for a man such as yourself to find fault with someone rightfully more brilliant. I should expect you to point out one small detail, no matter how tiny or vapid it might be.

Re: [video] holmes_blogger February 3 2011, 04:26:17 UTC

Yes, I have to get my fun where I can. [That sounds like defensive snark, and John is quite used to being called an idiot, so he's not going to argue the point.]

Did you see the advert?

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