Sherlock Holmes, after a fashion (
if_inconvenient) wrote2010-11-14 06:10 pm
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After a very inconclusive day and a rather more informative conversation with Jarvis, Sherlock is lying in his hotel bed with his fingertips together, staring at the ceiling. It is no longer a conscious imitation of the classic pose; over the years he has made it his own.
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". . . no offense, but I really hope that doesn't change till after you get back."
That is not something Cal wants to have to deal with, even if that does mean dumping it on Sherlock instead. That much, at least, is Sherlock's job, and should stay that way.
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Cal knows Sherlock knows that. He doesn't need to say it out loud.
He just - he really didn't like leaving Tony alone with Stane. Knowing something with your brain doesn't always mean the rest of you believes it.
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"Neither do I. I expect things will remain quiet."
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Another puff from the cigarette.
"I told him to go for a walk at midnight, maybe he'll take me up on it."
One can always hope.
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"Do you think he has any clue about why that would be a bad idea? I couldn't tell from his reaction."
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Cal is intrigued by this.
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"Damn. He'll probably stay in, then."
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He tries to make it into a joke, but it falls hopelessly flat.
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Precisely one and a half seconds pass by without Sherlock having any idea what to say.
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"And - I'd hate for Tony to have to deal with that. So. Maybe it's for the best."
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It feels like it's been a long time since that night, but it hasn't.
Not really.
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It doesn't cover it. Nothing covers it. Language as a whole is completely inadequate to the situation.
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He taps the cigarette again, too hard this time. The cherry tumbles out into the ashtray.
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Funny how that's a lot easier to do when there isn't anyone sympathetic listening in.
". . . Talk about something else."
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"That's - that seems kind of strange."
He picks up his lighter and relights his cigarette.
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". . . I knocked the cherry out by accident."
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