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[kissingchamp]

[ A scruffy woman appears on the screen. Her hair is a wild mess and her eyes are darkly blotted with eyeshadow. She rather looks like a girl that got trashed and passed out with her make-up on. Hold onto your pants - it doesn't get much better. ]

Hello! Hello? Pleasure to meet you, I'm Sexy.

No, no, that's not right. That's his name, not for you.

TARDIS! I'm Time-And-Relative-Dimension-In-Space.

No. Wait. Yes, but no. What was she called?

[ The woman ducks her head, thoughtfully, one translucent nail furiously tapping at her lower lip. Nevermind liquor, she's chattering away way too quickly. ]

Ah! Idris! You may call me Idris.

Where's my thief? Thief! Yoohoo! I know you're only ten. I know we've not met yet, but you know me, surely you do. Will. Have. Tenses! Thief? Has anyone seen my thief?

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[video, encrypted.] *pokes the 4th wall gently*

[holmesisnowhere]

"Sexy TARDIS Idris. Rather a few names," Sherlock muses. "Why so many?"

[Why in the world does everyone think they know him or know of him? There had to have been another universe where he'd been a comic hero or something. Maybe Shylock Gnomes or Shylock Tomes or something.]

I am insatiably curious. Give me information, and you will make me a happy man for as long as it's all new.

[Sherlock cannot help but smile faintly back at her.]

... Going somewhere?

[video, encrypted.] original one's mentioned in series! but she can forget

[kissingchamp]

You've never had different people call you different names, depending on your relation? I think Idris is what I'll use here.

[ She's been bubbly up until now, but the question provokes a deeper sense of warmth to her. ]

Yes, actually. I'm on my way to find my favorite meddler. Can't poke around properly without a friend.

[video, encrypted.] original one's mentioned in series! but she can forget

[holmesisnowhere]

Only by one other person, and it wasn't flattering.

[Sherlock's eyes flick to the side for a second - it's a micro-expression that is both uncomfortable and unhappy with admitting that, though it fades quickly into neutrality.]

You're right there. [Because Sherlock only has one friend, right? And he's not here.]

[video, encrypted.]

[kissingchamp]

[ Hello, what's that? Has she hit something? ]

I'm usually quite right.

But what are you doing laying about there? Is your heating not on?

[video, encrypted.]

[holmesisnowhere]

[Nope, nothing here.]

-I'm- usually quite right.

I'm not in the dorms. I can't stand them, too many people about. I've found myself a nice little building with no one in it, and I'll return to the Hold if I need to for personal hygiene.

[video, encrypted.]

[kissingchamp]

[ Well, she'll mind that, anyway. ]

There's no reason we can't both be right! Until you're wrong.

[ She's just teasing... sort of. ]

You're freezing yourself. That's really rather silly of you. Is it really that bad? I haven't been to mine yet.

[video, encrypted.] sorry, real life caught up with me. D:

[holmesisnowhere]

"I don't like being around other people in such close proximity," Sherlock mutters. "Especially seeing as the vast percentage of them are either idiots, or loud, or both. I'll take a bit of discomfort in exchange for solitude."

Sherlock curls backwards into his couch, breath pluming from his lips as he exhales shortly.

"And I'm not wrong. Not often, anyway."

[video, encrypted.] that's fine!

[kissingchamp]

Well, you know you've got to do something if you start turning funny colours, I hope.

Have you got a stock of blankets at least?

[holmesisnowhere]

I'm fine, really. I've got a good sound coat, and this is nothing compared to the real London.

Why are you so concerned?

[kissingchamp]

Well, I don't mind people, and you don't seem to mind me overmuch. If you needed something from the dorms, I was only going to offer to save you the trip.

[holmesisnowhere]

You're not annoying me, so I think that's a start.

... if you can find me a pack of cigarettes I'd be obliged.