OPEN POST; [ SHERLOCK HOLMES / ACD/GRANADA ]

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[He must give her credit where it's due — she'd make for a good actress as she is a Paintress. Holmes himself is quite familiar with the art, what with him donning disguises more than a few times for a myriad of cases, the attention to detail needed, the small gestures that really sell a role.]

I have nothing but respect for you, grandmother. You are the only member of my family with any sense about you.

[Have no doubt that Holmes takes pleasure in making these little comments about his own family, finding humor in how it acts as a backhanded remark against Mycroft — but ony because it's funny, really, not because he harbors any ill-will.]

And is that so? Perhaps it was mere timing; the season is the height of travel, after all, though next time, I'll take more care with my planning.

[He hears it for what it is: a lack of expeditiousness during a few or all branches of the journey. Holmes will have to follow up on that later, but it's not currently the priority. Instead, once indoors, he removes his hat, holding it beneath the same arm as his walking stick, and casts his gaze in the direction she indicates.]

Yes, yes, as you like. I may have to push through the crowd on your behalf.

[Indeed, a crowd has ammassed. Nothing unteneable, but surely not as peaceful and solitary as she'd likely prefer.]

Me too - I got sick -_-

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That is true, isn't it?

[ Acting isn't a skill that Clea's spent much time perfecting; the natural actor in the family had always been Verso. Still, she finds that the effort requires the perfect amount of thought: Just enough has to go into her efforts to sound elderly, in good humor, and quietly contemptuous that she can't get dragged under by the ever-swirling whirlpool of emotions that seems to have taken up permanent residence inside of her after the fire.

And it's true: She is the only member of the family with any sense. It feels good to voice the sentiment, even if it's only in passive agreement. Alicia cannot be expected to have sense, but Maman and Papa should know better.

His offer to push through the crowd for her earns him a small smile as she peers up at him. ]

You're a good grandson.

[ In other words: Yes, do exactly that. Post-haste. Ideally, two minutes ago, but Clea will settle for 'immediately'. ]

We need to examine his oldest pieces and then go straight to his newest. That will show you the contrast in the work and help you to appreciate the changes.

[ Clea has a vision in mind for how's she's going to experience this night and she will not be swayed. It is her first indulgence since the fire, is it so wrong to demand it go as perfectly as possible? ]

Then, we will circle back again and look at the pieces in order, so that we can truly appreciate the evolution of the style. Pay attention to where certain changes originate. Try to pinpoint the underlying pattern driving the evolution of style.

[ Monsieur Holmes had mentioned the most useful aspect of this outing to him was its potential in helping him to apprehend forgers. For the average person, memorizing enough of every major artist in European history would be too cumbersome. He is far from average, but he wants to keep his knowledge light. In which case, what is important to know is that an artist's development nearly always follows a larger pattern. Often, forgeries that would pass the eye of the uninformed are revealed when they're viewed by someone who can see a part of the piece which does not fit the artist's evolution. ]