reverie inbox.

[retroductions]

( art credit )

[ INMATE REGISTRY ]

Comments

[retroductions]

Ah, because it is too sentimental for you, is it?

[velluminous]

[ sets his pipe on the table and hops down so she can grab his face in her hands. because he's sitting and she's standing, for once he's the perfect height to kiss. mwah. ]

Because.

[ it's too sentimental. yeah. ]

[retroductions]

[Oh— for once, he’s caught off guard by that, but his smile curls against the kiss anyway.]

Of course. Because.

[Definitely too sentimental. He chuckles, tilting his head into her hands before she deigns to let go.]

Have you gotten over your fear, then?

[velluminous]

[ she gazes at him almost dully, without speaking, for long enough that he can probably guess that no, she hasn't. ]

[retroductions]

[He clicks his tongue.]

Well then, I shall take it as a compliment that you are willing to face it when it comes to this great detective.

[velluminous]

Well. I had nice time.

[retroductions]

As did I! I certainly hope there was never any doubt as to that?

[velluminous]

No doubt. No.

[ he had smiled and laughed the entire time. it had been nice.

she turns, picks up his pipe, and holds it out to him ]

[retroductions]

[He takes his pipe back, casually slotting it between his teeth with a faint clack.]

Mm. Good. In that case, my only hope is that your reticence from now on--when it concerns your belief regarding a certain correlation to solitary--lightens its load on your shoulders, Ms Vaux.

[velluminous]

[ she will dare to brush the back of her hand against his shoulder ]

Don't vanish on me, and perhaps.

[retroductions]

[He only grins.]

I do not plan on going anywhere until the mystery of this place is well and truly solved.

[velluminous]

No one in solitary meant to go to solitary, Herlock.

[retroductions]

Perhaps not, but you will find that I am a uniquely stubborn sort of man. Infuriating, at times, as I have been told.

[velluminous]

You are lucky you are cute.

[retroductions]

[He barks out laughter.]

And do not forget -- devilishly clever, as well!

[velluminous]

Fit to hoodwink Mammon himself...!

[retroductions]

Expect nothing less from the Great British Consulting Detective himself!

[Why are you inflating his ego, why.

PUFFS HIS PIPE WITH SATISFACTION]

[velluminous]

This I would love to see.

[retroductions]

I am able to achieve very great things, you know. I should tell you about my cases, someday, and I know that would chase away all doubt.

[velluminous]

Mm. You should.

[retroductions]

Shall I recommend the titles of a few? And you may narrow it down to which tantalizes you the most?

[velluminous]

[ turning her chair more towards him, she deposits herself back into it ]

Indeed. Tantalize me.

[retroductions]

[Sholmes looks increasingly pleased by this turn of conversation.]

A Scandal in Bohemia, The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle...and...

[Hmm.]

The Musgrave Ritual.

[velluminous]

[ well, you can't just casually mention a ritual to Sprezzatura Vaux. ]

Musgrave Ritual, if you don't mind.

[retroductions]

I do not mind at all. No doubt you were enticed by the idea of a ritual, hm? I should preface this now: there was no magic involved.