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[Well, this sure is a maze! A beautiful maze, bio-luminescent and overgrown, and angel statues littering the pathways. If Akira walks by one of said statues, however, he might see a certain detective sitting on one of its wings.]
[He gives a cheerful wave over to the other.]
I do say, I am quite lost!
[And yet here he is, vibing.]
[He gives a cheerful wave over to the other.]
I do say, I am quite lost!
[And yet here he is, vibing.]
[ Akira's sense of direction isn't awful, but he's gotten lost in a bunch of places cause sometimes spirits play awful tricks you. He might not have seen Sherlock (or he might not have bothered to acknowledge him) if the detective hadn't called out to him. ]
What an impressive deduction. [ He's grumpy because guess who's lost too. ]
What an impressive deduction. [ He's grumpy because guess who's lost too. ]
Indeed. I am but a wellspring of such insightful comments.
[But he's moving to jump down from the statue, Irene in crow form flapping down to perch on his shoulder.]
I do say you are quite lost, as well. It is ever so obvious.
[But he's moving to jump down from the statue, Irene in crow form flapping down to perch on his shoulder.]
I do say you are quite lost, as well. It is ever so obvious.
[ I can't believe my brain autocorrected Herlock Sholmes name smh. ]
Thanks, I wouldn't have realized that without you. [ He looks at the crow, Nagako trotting in closer in wolf form, to where they're standing. ]
Can't your bird just see which way is out?
Thanks, I wouldn't have realized that without you. [ He looks at the crow, Nagako trotting in closer in wolf form, to where they're standing. ]
Can't your bird just see which way is out?
[herlock sholmes is not here it is only sherlock holmes now]
Mm, she can see a bit at a time...she can't fly too far, you know. It makes one feel most uncomfortable!
Mm, she can see a bit at a time...she can't fly too far, you know. It makes one feel most uncomfortable!
[ Can't stop won't stop someone help them. There's something of a satisfied huff as Akira gets into position and climbs the statue. Once he's as secure as he's going to be, he nods. ]
Just try not to move too much. I usually only do this with girls. [ Usually he means all of once but w/e. ]
Just try not to move too much. I usually only do this with girls. [ Usually he means all of once but w/e. ]
[Here's Sholmes, trying to gingerly walk through a field of shards. This is. Probably going to end up in disaster. His daemon, Irene, in hare form on his shoulder, looks...anxious.]
Oh, don't mind me. [He's waving!] I can't say why there's so many here!
Oh, don't mind me. [He's waving!] I can't say why there's so many here!
[ Nagako is padding carefully behind him because Akira has kind of learned having a daemon who slithers on the ground when there's a million glass shards on it is bad for surprisingly not obvious reasons. ]
It's like someone fucking threw out an entire store of mirrors. [ He chooses to see how Sholmes is going to navigate the field first and follow in his footsteps where surely nothing can go wrong. ]
It's like someone fucking threw out an entire store of mirrors. [ He chooses to see how Sholmes is going to navigate the field first and follow in his footsteps where surely nothing can go wrong. ]
Yes. It's quite horrific, really. As if someone wished to catch me in a trap. But I, a great detective, will not simply fall into-
[A trap.]
[He steps on a shard, and a series of memories plays.]
[He stands, distant.]
[A trap.]
[He steps on a shard, and a series of memories plays.]
[He stands, distant.]
[ Akira's seen a lot this week, but this may be the first time he's seen a memory like this. It's an entirely new experience for him and it catches him off-guard, the warm emotions mixed with sadness and ah, the baby. ]
...sorry. [ He looks off himself into the distance, Nagako coming closer to sit right by him. ]
I didn't know you two were like that. [ He doesn't address the other person, the other man, because that might just hit a little too close to home. ]
...sorry. [ He looks off himself into the distance, Nagako coming closer to sit right by him. ]
I didn't know you two were like that. [ He doesn't address the other person, the other man, because that might just hit a little too close to home. ]
...
[He just closes his eyes for a moment, and then huffs, shaking his head - as if he's shaking off a cloud of smog.]
It's quite alright. The past is the past. I still stay in touch, but...
[Well. Things aren't like they were before.]
[He just closes his eyes for a moment, and then huffs, shaking his head - as if he's shaking off a cloud of smog.]
It's quite alright. The past is the past. I still stay in touch, but...
[Well. Things aren't like they were before.]
...
[He hangs his head.]
I didn't want us to grow apart, and we haven't, not really. But sometimes circumstances work outside our control, as they oft want to do.
[He hangs his head.]
I didn't want us to grow apart, and we haven't, not really. But sometimes circumstances work outside our control, as they oft want to do.
Ha.
[A bit of a strained smile?]
We just did, my dear fellow, for the first time in ten years! He's already returned back to his home in Japan.
[A bit of a strained smile?]
We just did, my dear fellow, for the first time in ten years! He's already returned back to his home in Japan.
Then go see him again. Unless you really think everything here isn't worth at least one night of getting completely shitfaced?
[ This is aggressive but. Sometimes you have feelings and thoughts and this is how they choose to make themselves known. ]
[ This is aggressive but. Sometimes you have feelings and thoughts and this is how they choose to make themselves known. ]
...I can't.
[He just can't.]
He has his own daughter to look after, and...it isn't as simple as you make it out to be.
[He just can't.]
He has his own daughter to look after, and...it isn't as simple as you make it out to be.
[This is probably sometime after they all woke up in the houses - anyways, he's here after he's obviously had a bath. He's dressed in his clothes, but he's dabbing at his hair with a towel, turning back towards Akira.]
Ah, good day. Have you yet gone to explore, my dear fellow?
Ah, good day. Have you yet gone to explore, my dear fellow?
Yes, actually. Fresh air does a head good, and although I still feel a bit dizzy at times...I am better.
[A smile.]
It's certainly a wide step away from an ocean world, yes?
[A smile.]
It's certainly a wide step away from an ocean world, yes?
[He snaps his fingers.]
Most assuredly, I did! It was terrible. Don't recommend the experience.
Most assuredly, I did! It was terrible. Don't recommend the experience.
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