The Science of Deduction

The name is Sherlock Holmes, and the address is 221B Baker Street. (BBC Sherlock Roleplay Ask Blog)

[sherlock-holmes-speaks]

I'm Sherlock Holmes, the world's only consulting detective. This, apparently, is my "blog."

I'm only here because my flatmates are relentless and insist that I interact with people. I've been informed there is a performance aspect involved in being human. How tedious.

I've got a website where I catalog my case files and general research here:

The Science Of Deduction

I suggest you read that instead. I assure you, it's far more interesting than anything happening here.

Or, if that's more than you can process, you can read John and Lancaster's rubbish instead. It is of no consequence to me.

I'll be using this blog to:

Answer questions. (Though I am confident you won't know what to do with the information...)

Share case anecdotes.

Document the idiocy of my flatmates.

OOC Information Character Playlist

[sherlock-holmes-speaks]

John's just floated the idea of a mustache.

A mortifying thought.

[lanx-speaks]

have you named the cat yet?

not yet! things have been a little crazy

but i have been calling him "my son"

and sherlock mostly just calls him "the beast"

[sherlock-holmes-speaks]

He is a beast.

[sherlock-holmes-speaks]

Anyway.

Mycroft's problem now.

[contraltosongbird]

thanks for being there @s-moran. @sherlock-holmes-speaks @lanx-speaks @john-watson-speaks this is your warning. i’m on my way to baker street.

[john-watson-speaks]

Door's unlocked, just come on in. Doorbell's knackered.

Sherlock's off somewhere... Didn't say much, though. Just up and left without a word. Looked like a man on a mission.

Also: Lancaster says they found something strange near Vauxhall Bridge while they were out searching. Does this mean anything to you? It's a heart and a thumbprint.

[lanx-speaks]

tea's on

221b cat is ready for therapy duty

and i'm ready to do legally questionable things

just say the word @contraltosongbird

[contraltosongbird]

i need my camera phone back.

[lanx-speaks]

oh shit

yeah i'll give sherlock a ring again

haven't heard from him in hours though

[sherlock-holmes-speaks]

Calm down.

I'm heading back now.

And until further notice, no one is to leave Baker Street.

Alone or otherwise.

[contraltosongbird]

found this outside my flat this morning @sherlock-holmes-speaks

[sherlock-holmes-speaks]

Karl Marx's tomb?

Interesting.

Don't go alone.

[sherlock-holmes-speaks]

i have a case for you. it’s important. respond when you see this.

-IA.

Very well. I'm listening.

[contraltosongbird]

godfrey norton, age 35, lawyer, last heard from yesterday at 5pm.

any information helps.

[sherlock-holmes-speaks]

5 PM. And you were leaving home at the time, knowing your history of impeccable timekeeping.

Which suggests you were the last person to see him before his disappearance.

But you're reaching out to me, which tells me you're either unaware of how this looks (highly unlikely) or you've simply decided optics are meaningless to you right now.

That is what's most interesting to me.

But, to the point: a first pass is rarely comprehensive. Anything else I should know?

[contraltosongbird]

five pm would’ve been when he was leaving work, not whatever you think i’ve done.

[sherlock-holmes-speaks]

No, no. I don't believe you've done anything.

Just that other people might think you have if you were last to see him. You know how the public is.

Did he seem out of sorts recently?

[contraltosongbird]

no, i doubt he left of his own accord.

[john-watson-speaks]

A lawyer being abducted... Well. Suppose stranger things have happened.

Maybe a case gone sour?

[contraltosongbird]

possibly, but unlikely. have you found anything?

[sherlock-holmes-speaks]

Nothing conclusive.

Sending Lancaster to investigate a few of Norton's last confirmed locations.

Maybe the spaces themselves can tell us something.

[sherlock-holmes-speaks]

i have a case for you. it’s important. respond when you see this.

-IA.

Very well. I'm listening.

[contraltosongbird]

godfrey norton, age 35, lawyer, last heard from yesterday at 5pm.

any information helps.

[sherlock-holmes-speaks]

5 PM. And you were leaving home at the time, knowing your history of impeccable timekeeping.

Which suggests you were the last person to see him before his disappearance.

But you're reaching out to me, which tells me you're either unaware of how this looks (highly unlikely) or you've simply decided optics are meaningless to you right now.

That is what's most interesting to me.

But, to the point: a first pass is rarely comprehensive. Anything else I should know?

[contraltosongbird]

five pm would’ve been when he was leaving work, not whatever you think i’ve done.

[sherlock-holmes-speaks]

No, no. I don't believe you've done anything.

Just that other people might think you have if you were last to see him. You know how the public is.

Did he seem out of sorts recently?

[sherlock-holmes-speaks]

i have a case for you. it’s important. respond when you see this.

-IA.

Very well. I'm listening.

[contraltosongbird]

godfrey norton, age 35, lawyer, last heard from yesterday at 5pm.

any information helps.

[sherlock-holmes-speaks]

5 PM. And you were leaving home at the time, knowing your history of impeccable timekeeping.

Which suggests you were the last person to see him before his disappearance.

But you're reaching out to me, which tells me you're either unaware of how this looks (highly unlikely) or you've simply decided optics are meaningless to you right now.

That is what's most interesting to me.

But, to the point: a first pass is rarely comprehensive. Anything else I should know?

[sherlock-holmes-speaks]

i have a case for you. it’s important. respond when you see this.

-IA.

Very well. I'm listening.

[sherlock-holmes-speaks]

Fascinating case, if brief.

The toy walrus was, in fact, moving - but it was the family cat that was responsible.

However, we also found a flash drive in the toy, which taught us that the boy's grandfather was documenting a smuggler's cache in an abandoned warehouse for weeks.

Lancaster discovered a number of antiquities in the facility that I was able to trace back to recent thefts. Those are now en route to their respective homes, and the smugglers are being dealt with accordingly.

You can read more about the case on Watson's blog, if you're inclined.

The boy seemed pleased with the outcome. I suppose that makes two of us.

[lanx-speaks]

looks like i'm scoping an abandoned building tonight

[sherlock-holmes-speaks]

Make sure you photograph each room. Thoroughly.

Don't forget the loading bay and the basement.

[sherlock-holmes-speaks]

Congratulations on fatherhood

I regret this already.

[sherlock-holmes-speaks]

CAT DAD SHERLOCK. CAT DAD SHERLOCK.

Oh, don't you start.

[lanx-speaks]

kinda blacked out and this happened

guess I'm a scrafty today

[sherlock-holmes-speaks]

Accurate.

Extremely accurate.

[sherlock-holmes-speaks]

how'd you and lanx meet anyway

Lestrade summoned both of us to the same crime scene.

Specifically, the murder at Lauriston Gardens.

Their observations were... useful.

[sherlock-holmes-speaks]

i would recommend washing your bedsheets. or burning them. maybe the same with your mattress.

I am considering adding "exorcism" to the roster.