Send ☠ to see my muse kill somebody.
It was common knowledge that handguns were illegal in the United Kingdom. However, was it really surprising that some of those within the secret service had access to such things anyway? Of course not - and Mycroft was certainly one of those people.
He was supposed to be meeting with Moriarty to exchange information. The two had been in discussions for a while and they had finally decided upon a deal that they both found acceptable. However, somehow somebody seemed to have decided that this was the opportune chance to strike. They were just about to shake hands when a stranger burst into the room.
Who he was, Mycroft didn’t know - but he reacted instantly. His hand automatically reached to draw his gun from his holster and, before the attacker could use his own weapon, pulled the trigger. The bullet hit its mark and the stranger collapsed to the ground, silence falling upon the room after the thud of the body hitting the floor.
Weapon still drawn - now pointed at Moriarty - the elder Holmes’ eyes darted over the dead man. He wasn’t one of his own gone rogue, nor did the visual clues he was seeing suggest that he was one of Moriarty’s. A third party, then? Hm. How interesting. But who did that mean the target was? Perhaps both of them.
It was with displeasure that he then noted that a speck of blood had found its way onto his shirt. Mycroft frowned down at it. How irritating.
“It seems that somebody did not like the idea of us talking,” Mycroft eventually said, breaking the silence as he slid the gun back into the holster. His tone and expression were both cool and unaffected by what he had just done because, well, he was. He had killed before, and this was not somebody important; why should he care about them?