OPEN POST; [ HERLOCK SHOLMES / TGAA ]

[retroductions]

(( hold you in my dreams ))

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[retroductions]

[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.]

[velluminous]

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.

[velluminous]

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.

[velluminous]

[ 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.

[velluminous]

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.]

[velluminous]

[ 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.

[velluminous]

What like?

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[His eyes sparkle a bit, and his smile takes on a mischievous air. But maybe not purposefully mischievously .]

Oh, you'll see. Tomorrow, my dear girl! We'll venture there as our outing, after anything else you'd like to do. It isn't a life or death matter; it may wait until then.

[velluminous]

[ he does love to make her wait in suspense. how odd for a man as given to compulsion as he is. she moves around him to stand behind, one arm around his waist, the other playing with the buttons of his vest.

she continues to sway them both. ]

You are not... making case into existence for me, hm, Herlock?

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[Ohh? His hands come up to rest gently atop her wrists. She can play with his vest all she likes.]

Ha! Wouldn’t that make me a criminal, my dear girl?

[velluminous]

[ any other time and place, she would be undressing him. well. any other time. ]

Would you not have been, in another life?

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I would have! And an exceptional one, if I do say so myself.

[Proudly.]

But in this life, I solve the crimes rather than commit them! You'll find there's more of a thrill in that, I'm sure, when we pay the scene a visit on the morrow.

[velluminous]

[ again they sway. Sprezzatura's fingers dip beneath and between the buttons on his waistcoat; a hint of heat, though subdued, as with embers of an old fire. ]

I am sure you will be showing me.

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[Girl where are those fingers going. Not that he minds one bit, swaying along, and turning on a heel just so to face them in the other direction for fun.]

Might I rely on you to take studious notes, as well?

[ms scribe]

[velluminous]

[ spinning deftly with him ]

Please. I would strive for no less.

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[Dips his head down to kiss her neck. Mwah.]

Perfect. Then you have all the qualities necessary to be a great detective's partner.

[Being able to put up with Sholmes is the paramount of them all, and she's proven that time and time again.]