That is correct. The king would marry, then kill his new wife the next day. He was afraid of them being unfaithful. By keeping him entertained with a story and ending on a cliffhanger, I could keep this conclusion at bay.
One thousand and one nights, and several hundred tales, seems like a small price to pay to keep my life. Yet I am still afraid of death... He could have grown tired of me and had me beheaded at will. My safety was not guaranteed.
[YEAH WHERE IS IT watch her be dressed more than her usual]
Oh. Oh, no. I really couldn't. I'm a great detective, you see. World-famous, known everywhere. Rest simply isn't in my vocabulary with the amount of work I do.
Oh, no. My mind is going a mile a minute regardless of what my body does. Even as I speak, I'm going over the cases of prior weeks. It simply shan't be stopped.
There could possibly be such a thing. I have not had the opportunity to try. My concern would be, if they are not human, would they have any interest? This could be a being beyond our comprehension, who cares not about the lives of mere humans.
[ which, considering everything that has gone down, seems to be the case. ]
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You've already been through your share of trials - didn't you have to tell those tales to avoid death in the first place?
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[he is SO WORRIED about this LADY]
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[A pause.]
My dear madam, someone really needs to give you the vacation of your dreams. You'll pop your head off from the stress at this rate.
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That is very kind of you to say.
I should apologize, we were supposed to be talking about you. Perhaps you should be the one to take a vacation.
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Oh. Oh, no. I really couldn't. I'm a great detective, you see. World-famous, known everywhere. Rest simply isn't in my vocabulary with the amount of work I do.
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[ she isn't trying to be obtuse but like. if you can mope at a bar, surely you can take a vacation?? ]
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[(sholmes voice) yes my victorian ADHD,]
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[ but also. shrug emoji. it's kind of hard to tell him to stop when she's preoccupied with DEATH. ]
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[HUFFS]
One cannot rest. Not at all.
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[ it makes her sad!! but this is why she isn't a detective. ]
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I don't suppose a story could fix something like that, could it? A story to persuade an angel to not do such a thing...
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[ which, considering everything that has gone down, seems to be the case. ]