notquiteheartless | Deduction 2

[They'd agreed to a week. A week without incident, of rest and recovery. Then, the unspoken half of it went, they would go their separate ways.

But after ten whole days without another word said about moving or kicking out...

The video feed kicks on in the early afternoon, aimed at one of the plain white walls of 2-21.]

This is unacceptable.

[Sherlock Holmes is back on his feet and physically feeling much better.

Sorry, Luceti.]

I need paint, wallpaper, and glue. Lots of all of it. Where can I find it?

Also. Regarding the hideously plain excuses for furniture in this flat-- There are obviously no cabs here, so I'm going to assume there are no trucks. How am I supposed to realistically re-furnish a flat? Surely in a place where wings are mysteriously attached to people, there is something better than just carting furniture almost a kilometre.

On a final note: If a human skull shows up in the item shop, it is mine. Return it to me at Community House 2, Room 21.

(Two edits:
A. the Imperial measurement is gone. Bad Lynn. No miles. Kilometres!
B. I spaced about the "only a mile wide" thing and was looking at the scale to try and figure it out. That's fixed in the entry too, now. Sorry about that.)

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I don't think we could blame him for not liking much in a place that gives wings where they should not be, apparently experiments on their residents (if the Guide can be trusted), and that cannot be left.

[Bitter? Tiny bit.]

Agreed.

[He's not the only bitter person here.]

[Bitterness shared is bitterness halved.]

All we can do right now is learn. Once we know the place, we can start to answer other questions.

[He doesn't like not having any answers. He hasn't been in that position for a long time.]

At least that is something to occupy the time spent here. [And a worthwhile pursuit at that.] I find myself growing easily frustrated with so much free time.

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I hate when it's quiet. So boring.

I'd hope for a robbery-- something subtle and complicated, but there's no currency here, so theft might not even be legally possible. If there are any laws.

Kidnappings are always interesting.

Of course, a murder would be excellent. I wonder how one here would work. If we assume that it is true that someone who dies comes back after a week-- could they identify their attacker? That does take away the fun. Unless you solve it first. Deadlines do make things more interesting.

I prefer murders.

[It's a simple statement, a matter-of-fact summary of opinions. She doesn't condone murder, not on any level. But that is something that ought to be a given. She's not a sociopath. She does have emotional reactions. It's just not necessary to the topic at hand.]

Given that my work is with the body itself, most other crimes do not fall under my scope of knowledge. Murders, bombings, plane crashes, fatal accidents, terrorist attacks, mob hits... There is enough to keep me very well employed back home. Here... [A pause.] I do not like thinking of death as only temporary.

Plane crashes. [He's smiling a little.] Remind me sometime to tell you about 'Bond Air.' You'd have enjoyed working the case that led up to it. Much better discussed in person.

Of course, death being temporary and that being a widely-known fact probably discourages most instances of murder. Why kill someone if they'll only be back in seven days to identify you and possibly seek revenge? [A pause as he thinks.]

Granted, for someone really looking to prove they're clever: That might be a draw. Kill someone in such a way that they can't identify their killer, even upon returning. A good way to frighten people, too. [And he can think of someone who will think of both things.]

I will. [And she means it, too. Brennan can easily picture how fascinating it would be to hear about a case from Sherlock's perspective.

She's smiling too, allowing a moment of whimsy as she imagines.

Then, she quickly grows serious.] One of the hallmarks of an adept serial killer. Their cleverness at eluding the authorities. Although even they eventually get caught.

They always make a mistake, and they're also so desperate to be caught, really. They want the attention, the limelight. For awhile, making the headlines is enough, but they do love to be caught.

I... do not care for the psychology of serial killers. Or psychology in general.

[He smiles. How can he not?]

The difference between a forensic anthropologist and a consulting detective.

[Overall, a very simple summary of a much more complicated issue.]

I... have slowly learned to appreciate some of its applications within interrogation. Doctor Sweets, a F.B.I. psychologist who often assists on our cases, is extremely apt in his chosen field, however misguided that choice is.

It's most useful when coupled with hard facts. Most people really aren't complicated/

It's still a soft science.

I wouldn't argue with that, but sometimes one doesn't have the means or time for hard sciences, at least not solely. A combination of the two can prove most efficient.

[A combination like Booth and herself. If it had not proven so successful in the past, she would not believe it herself.

Words that she'd never say allowed.]

I prefer utilizing only the hard sciences. I do not allow for guesswork in my lab.

It's not guessing. Not if it's done properly.

So long as the deductions come from clear evidence.

Clear evidence and established patterns. There's a margin of error, of course, but no different than finding evidence and not being able to say for certain whether it was at all compromised.

Correct conclusions can be reached, there are simply complicating factors that must be weighed.

Acceptable. However, most people do not utilize logical deduction as sufficiently as me and you.

Which is why other ["ordinary" flickers through his mind unbidden] people are usually wrong when they attempt it. They see everything they need to form a mostly accurate assessment but cannot piece together the observations to reach it.

But that's why they have us.

Luceti is very lucky.

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