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Herlock Sholmes ([personal profile] thegamesafoot) wrote in [community profile] songerein 2022-06-29 07:38 pm (UTC)

I do enjoy a good kidnapping. [ It's an odd phrase to say in such a bright tone. He nods in agreement, mulling over that comparison as he pulls meat from the drumstick. ] Not only for the prospect of a positive outcome, but—there's a distinct thrill about it. The hunt, the race against time. A crime underway ...

[ He gives a longing sigh and a wave of the half-stripped bone. ] But! As you say, there's no comparing it to the meticulous dissection of a murder: painstakingly assembling every detail into the sordid events that culminated in such unpardonable violence.

[ He takes a moment to top off both glasses of wine, settles back into his chair, and quips: ] However, I simply must say: inimitable as you are as a forensic pathologist, Doctor, your gentle bedside manner went entirely unappreciated by the deceased.

But teaching! Now, was that not a welcome middle-ground? Surrounded by young pupils—still full of blood and vigorous potential—eager to understand all the macabre ways a life can be undone?

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