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[Well, here's Sholmes! Except...something might be different, here. He's walking along, Irene at his feet in beagle form, but...he stumbles, suddenly, but is able to right himself before he falls.]
I have to watch where I'm going...
[His voice is a little slow? But what's more noticeable, however, is the wine bottle in his hand.]
I have to watch where I'm going...
[His voice is a little slow? But what's more noticeable, however, is the wine bottle in his hand.]
[ Even if Sholmes manages to stay up, Rex rushes to his side when he stumbles, ready to provide support if necessary.
Once he's sure Sholmes isn't going to fall over, he spots the bottle. ]
Hey, uh...you okay?
Once he's sure Sholmes isn't going to fall over, he spots the bottle. ]
Hey, uh...you okay?
...Oh! Yes. Hello.
[He's a bit surprised, like he isn't expecting the help.]
No, no, I'm quite alright. Don't worry yourself, my dear boy.
[He's a bit surprised, like he isn't expecting the help.]
No, no, I'm quite alright. Don't worry yourself, my dear boy.
Uh-huh. Sure.
...that a gift from your friend? Van Zieks? [ jerk-nods his head in the direction of the bottle. ]
...that a gift from your friend? Van Zieks? [ jerk-nods his head in the direction of the bottle. ]
What happened? You're not usually so... [ drunk? sloppy? morose? ] ...mopey.
...
[He frowns.]
My dear fellow, may I ask something? What ability did you get with your coin last week?
[He frowns.]
My dear fellow, may I ask something? What ability did you get with your coin last week?
[ blinks ]
What? What's that got to do with anything?
What? What's that got to do with anything?
[Exhausted:]
Do answer the question, please.
Do answer the question, please.
I got some love potion type thing, why?
...you think someone used a coin power on you?
...you think someone used a coin power on you?
[Oh.]
[He snaps his fingers at Rex.]
Tell me. Quickly. How does it work?
[He snaps his fingers at Rex.]
Tell me. Quickly. How does it work?
What? Uh, if I use it, it's supposed to give me a bottle of love potion that I can use on two people? I think I have to make them drink it.
...Drink it?
[Hm. Hmmmmmmmm.]
[Now he's just lost in thought.]
[Hm. Hmmmmmmmm.]
[Now he's just lost in thought.]
[ raises an eyebrow ]
You think your wine's been spiked?
You think your wine's been spiked?
Oh, not this. I only started drinking this today, my dear fellow.
A mess, huh? [ especially one by THIS weirdo's standards?? this has gotta be good ] What kind of mess we talking here?
[ (marie kondo voice) i love mess ]
[ (marie kondo voice) i love mess ]
...One that relates to curses. And one that I don't quite care for.
Almost certainly.
[And a frown.]
...I don't think anyone wants to be the butt of anyone else's joke.
[And a frown.]
...I don't think anyone wants to be the butt of anyone else's joke.
[ can't tell if sholmes is actually this upset, or if he's just a sad drunk
either way, rex doesn't like it. i take it back, he doesn't love mess ]
...alright, well. This? [ gestures up and down at Sholmes and the wine bottle in hand ] This isn't gonna be helping anyone. So maybe let's just...get you to bed?
[ that's what you do with drunk people right?? ]
either way, rex doesn't like it. i take it back, he doesn't love mess ]
...alright, well. This? [ gestures up and down at Sholmes and the wine bottle in hand ] This isn't gonna be helping anyone. So maybe let's just...get you to bed?
[ that's what you do with drunk people right?? ]
No, no, I'm fine, my dear boy.
[He pinches the bridge of his nose, lets out a sigh, and then seems to collect himself. Like, still definitely wobbling, but a bit more collected.]
Regardless...the time for such things can be put aside. One needs only look towards the mysteries at hand and put our focus there.
[He pinches the bridge of his nose, lets out a sigh, and then seems to collect himself. Like, still definitely wobbling, but a bit more collected.]
Regardless...the time for such things can be put aside. One needs only look towards the mysteries at hand and put our focus there.
[ looking him over ]
...yeeeaaaaah, you don't exactly look like you're ready to do any solving today.
...yeeeaaaaah, you don't exactly look like you're ready to do any solving today.
Oh this? This is nothing. You know, one time I got shot, and I still solved a mystery after the surgery! Haha.
[DON'T JUST ADMIT THIS CASUALLY]
[DON'T JUST ADMIT THIS CASUALLY]
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