OPEN POST; [ HERLOCK SHOLMES / TGAA ]

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(( hold you in my dreams ))

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[ :))) ]

Oh? Shall I put on a record?

[velluminous]

No.

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[Beckons her into his arms, then.]

Come here, then, dear girl.

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[ she sinks into him with a laugh. never can stay annoyed at him for long. ]

I like it when you call me this.

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[Smiling, he holds her close enough for a very casual yet intimate sort of dance.]

Do you? And what else do you like for me to call you, so that I might always please your ears?

[velluminous]

[ in the quiet of the room, swaying gently ]

That is enough.

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Very well.

[Ehe. In his head, it’s a slow and gentle melody. Led by a violin, of course.]

My dear, dear girl.

[velluminous]

I love you.

[ comeing out fast and soft, as though rushed by Sholmes' words. suddenly she feels near tears, aching and naked under his perception. ]

I am thankful every day that I was taken to that awful place.

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One or two good things did come from all the toils, I’d say.

[Lightly, gently, contrasted to her own changing demeanor. He sways with her, and offers her a warm, fond kiss atop her forehead.]

Our love makes the top of the list.

[I love you, too.]

[velluminous]

[ she lifts her face into it as a flower turning towards the sun. his kiss lingers at the peak of her forehead, just between the starting jut of her horns. it feels incredibly tender.

breathed, again, ] I love you... I love her...

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[It is incredibly that: tender. Sholmes saves a joke about loving Wagahai, too, for another day.

Instead he gently extends an arm to give her a slow twirl.]

Simply imagine how you’ll feel once you get to know her even better.

[velluminous]

[ she twirls, but keeps her tail looped about him so that she wraps herself in it on the way. ]

This is good side of you.

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[Always connected. How envious he is of her, that she was born with a tail like that!]

Oh, as opposed to...?

[He laughs and brings her back in closer.]

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Typhon side of you...?

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Ah, well. [Ahem.] I would hardly call that me at all, would I?

[velluminous]

[ she gentles. pulls back in from the spin with her tail about his waist and lays her cheek on his chest.

his heartbeat... ah, she's become so sentimental. ]

I am so lucky woman.

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[Huffs, an arm around her to hold her close. The dance is but an afterthought amid all the sentiment, which is more than welcome after her being gone for so long.]

And yet not as lucky as I. What do I have to my name now, after all? A record of remarkable solved cases to my name, a loving daughter and wife, living in a time of great change within one of the most interesting cities in the world. I cannot possibly ask for more. No, you must allow me a bit of saccharine for all the gifts I have been blessed with.

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That's right. Thank me.

[ is that... really what he was suggesting, though, Sprezzatura? ]

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[No. But…]

Thank you, my dear girl. My love.

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[ but it's what she wants to hear. and when she does, she cuddles close to him. quiet and warm, breathing his scent. ]

I like it here.

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[By now she’s surely associated the scent of tobacco with him; it clings to his clothes as she draws in, and he holds her there.]

And I’m glad for it. Imagine how much you’ll like it once I show you the truly exiting places London has to offer — places we will visit for the first time as husband and wife.

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Does being husband and wife make those places better, lyubimy?

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Having a partner makes each and every adventure more thrilling, more worthwhile. It's been quite a long time since I've had the pleasure.

[sholmes you saw mikotoba like. not that long ago during the events of tgaa]

All the better if that partner happens to be one's spouse, no?

[Perhaps this is debatable, but for Sholmes, it's ideal.]

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[ for a man like him, a week is like 2 years ]

Da. I want to see my Great Detective at work.

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Wonderful. [He beams.] I’ve already the case in mind to whet your appetite.