[It isnโt hours, but it feels like it. Enough to make it to the end of his book, which, while of interest in many aspects, still pales in comparison to the mystery lingering inside his flat.
By the time heโs done, really, heโs finished another pipe, and the minutes tick on and on. Heโs come to realize that she does intend to remain in there for ages, which is indicative of fear โ of harm? Of discovery? Well, the latter is a foregone conclusion, so it must be the former.
Holmes sighs, breathing out one more plume of smoke, then returns to the interior of his flat. If sheโs not going to come out, heโs at least not going to deny himself of earthly comforts like being able to sit down in a proper chair.
Calls out to that locked door-]
You can at least tell me what you were seeking!
[He seems to recall the mess sheโs made of things, now that he lays his eyes upon it again. He wonders if there's any pattern to be found in the chaos.]
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By the time heโs done, really, heโs finished another pipe, and the minutes tick on and on. Heโs come to realize that she does intend to remain in there for ages, which is indicative of fear โ of harm? Of discovery? Well, the latter is a foregone conclusion, so it must be the former.
Holmes sighs, breathing out one more plume of smoke, then returns to the interior of his flat. If sheโs not going to come out, heโs at least not going to deny himself of earthly comforts like being able to sit down in a proper chair.
Calls out to that locked door-]
You can at least tell me what you were seeking!
[He seems to recall the mess sheโs made of things, now that he lays his eyes upon it again. He wonders if there's any pattern to be found in the chaos.]