Turn 17

[soulbait]

[Voice]

It will soon have been near half a year since that hell which we endured in August, wouldn't it? I shudder to think of what might become of all of our new residents if something similar might happen now, particularly given the weather. Snowfall with no end in sight for days now... how truly unfortunate the souls arriving now must be.

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Comments

[sittingtype]

[ you want Sherlock? you'll have to deal with his bodyguard fanboy friend colleague first who's genuinely interested by the title and wants to learn more. ]

A Study in Scarlet?

[soulbait]

Yes. Perhaps a bit... shaky, as a piece, but an enjoyable work overall, centering around a detective.

[sittingtype]

Ah. Erm... [ thoughtful pause here. poor lamb barely got over being fourth walled. ] ... could I ask what the case was about?

[soulbait]

Without giving away overly much, the case revolved around a murder in which there is a great deal of blood on the floor, albeit no wound on the body. Similarly, on the wall, written in blood, is [And these are sounded out by letters] "R-A-C-H-E."

[sittingtype]

[ now he is quite puzzled. and fascinated. ] Rachel? Or the German word for revenge?

[soulbait]

[...Oh?] It is a spoiler, but it is the later which ends up the case.

[sittingtype]

I don't mind spoilers that much.

[soulbait]

Ah... Well then, yes, it was the German word. From that a handful of other clues, Holmes was able to deduce the form of the killer as being six feet tall with notably small feet for such a height and a cigar smoker. [There's more to it than that, but he's going off what he can recall offhand]

[sittingtype]

[ . . . ] Sherlock's the one who solved it, huh.

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[soulbait]

He was indeed-

[soulbait]

Though I had not said the man's given name yet. You sound almost as if you might know him.

[sittingtype]

Know him? He's my flatmate. Although the case is a bit... different from my perspective, but there can't be that many Sherlock Holmes' around.

[soulbait]

[What.

Well. Hesitantly-] ...John H. Watson, I presume.

[sittingtype]

That'd be me. [ pause. ] Hello.

[soulbait]

[...]

A pleasure to meet you, Doctor. My name is Ciel Phantomhive.

[sittingtype]

Just John is fine.

[ because he hasn't done anything medical related since he got here. ] I heard there were.. erm, books about Sherlock, but I don't think he knows yet. He doesn't show much interest in blo-- stories.