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Tweak says, "Puppy monkey baby!"

Sherlock Holmes (ifimnothungry) wrote in colligo_threads,
@ 2012-02-18 21:39:00

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mycroft holmes, sherlock holmes

WHO: Sherlock Holmes & Mycroft Holmes
WHAT: Sherlock has already lost one person to this event. He can't lose another. Even if it is Mycroft.
WHEN: After this & this
WHERE: The Evacuation Tunnels to the Mayor's Manor
RATING: PG-13 (for potential awkward emotions from two otherwise emotionless individuals)
STATUS: In Progress

Sherlock had been sure to write Molly's directions down. If he followed them correctly, there was more than a chance that his PDA wouldn't be able to connect to the network properly for him to continue to follow them like that, and while he could remember a lot of things which he came across rather well rather quickly, there was no sense in chancing taking a wrong turn in a situation like this. It wasn't like Mycroft to dally. He took care of situations swiftly and efficiently unless he happened to be bored and felt the need to draw them out for his own amusement. This, however, was not a situation which his brother would find amusing, so Sherlock couldn't for the life of him fathom what the hold up was. Well, he could. It was there, somewhere, in the back of his mind, poking at him despite the fact that he was attempting to ignore it as he headed deep into the park. It hadn't been difficult to find the hidden door in the large stone column that decorated the landscape. Sherlock was pretty sure it was the only lawn ornament with a biometric security system. Pressing his fingers against the pad, her was surprised to find that it slipped open easily for him and allowed him to pass down into the caverns below.

Armed with John's hand gun, just in case, Sherlock slipped through the passages, turning at the forks that he found and being sure to keep to Molly's directions exactly. He didn't know exactly how she knew where Mycroft was, but she seemed quite certain of it. As there was no reason to doubt her at the moment, and he had no better leads to go on. He could clarify the hows and whys once he'd found his brother. While hesitant to call out lest he attract trouble the first dozen yards or so, by the time that he'd managed to get into what he could only assume was the greater depth of the system, he risked it. He was no good to Mycroft, after all, if his brother did know he was there.

"Mycroft!" Sherlock shouted, his voice ringing off the walls and heading back to his ears, making his wince with just how desperate it sounded. "Where are you? If you can hear me, answer!"

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ifimnothungry
2012-02-20 05:50 am UTC (link)

Sherlock wasn't surprised by Mycroft's insistence that he be the one to handle Pepper. It was the same sort of statements that Sherlock would have made if anyone whom he considered close ended up in the state that she was in. So he took Mycroft's flimsy excuse easily enough, shifting Pepper's dead weight into his brother's arms as he moved to pick up the fallen gun, "This city has magic, Mycroft. I think you'll be able to find someone to get out whatever stains you might encounter," Sherlock said, attempting to release some of the tension while easing back into their normal banter. Neither one of them had to admit to what had just happened once they got to the surface, after all. And it would likely be better for the both of them if they just kept it between themselves. On more than a few levels.

"Unless, of course, you were just looking for an excuse to buy a new suit," Sherlock said, pocketing the gun as he quirked an eyebrow at his older brother. "Which, honestly Mycroft, I would think a lot less drastic ways to do so."

Probably too soon, but well, what did Sherlock know about too soon without John around to tell him when he'd crossed a line?

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