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[notapsychopath.livejournal.com]

[Broke into your home. So what?]

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[bravediogenes.livejournal.com]

You're not meant to be in here.

[notapsychopath.livejournal.com]

[Oh no, not a child. Sherlock arches an eyebrow at him, deciding not to patronise him with niceties and heading straight for sarcasm.] No. Perceptive deduction.

[bravediogenes.livejournal.com]

[Coming across a strange man in his house would normally frighten him, but not after that little barb. Diogenes fixes Sherlock with a cold look, one that's a little too advanced for a seven-year-old.] If you wish to wander in strange buildings, I'm sure the authorities would be perfectly happy to escort you to the sheriff's office.

[notapsychopath.livejournal.com]

You know, I'm sure they would. They do tend to be eager when it comes to persecuting me.

[bravediogenes.livejournal.com]

How messianic of you. Perhaps I should apologize, I didn't realize I was in the company of a martyr.

[notapsychopath.livejournal.com]

Only to the crushing tedium of normal life, but do feel free to apologise as much as you like.

[bravediogenes.livejournal.com]

Common and arrogant? A charming combination.

[notapsychopath.livejournal.com]

Hardly common, let's be serious, and only arrogant because it's entirely merited.

[bravediogenes.livejournal.com]

Your behavior suggests nothing else, so I'm disinclined to believe you. I doubt my father will, either.

[notapsychopath.livejournal.com]

Oh? And you'd been doing so well. My behaviour suggests far more than just that.

[bravediogenes.livejournal.com]

You've entered my family's house without an invitation. Is this meant to indicate anything other than thievery or abject madness?

[notapsychopath.livejournal.com]

Madness? Quite possible. Thievery- hardly. [He raises his hands, gloveless.] I'm not dressed for stealing, am I? You missed out 'intense curiosity'.

[bravediogenes.livejournal.com]

Ah. So you're merely entirely without manners.

[notapsychopath.livejournal.com]

Took you a while, but yes. Exactly. [Have a sharp, false smile.]

[bravediogenes.livejournal.com]

This reinforces my assertion of your commonness.

[notapsychopath.livejournal.com]

The very fact that it matters reinforces my opinion of you as unfortunately blinkered. As does the fact that you're wrong. Shame, really.

[bravediogenes.livejournal.com]

And yet your opinion is hardly the one of consequence here. I'll call my father.

[notapsychopath.livejournal.com]

Is he as eloquent as you? [He looks amused. And he is, incidentally, genuinely impressed.]

[bravediogenes.livejournal.com]

You'll soon find he outstrips me.

[notapsychopath.livejournal.com]

Fantastic. I look forward to meeting him. Intelligent conversation that I don't have to crick my neck downwards for will be so refreshing. [That was a compliment- as well as a barb about Diogenes' relative height and youth.]

[bravediogenes.livejournal.com]

[We'd expect no less from Sherlock!] It's prudent to warn you that most of your discourse may be with the barrel of a gun.

[notapsychopath.livejournal.com]

Even better. I haven't faced the threat of being shot for three whole days- can you imagine how bored I am?

[bravediogenes.livejournal.com]

You're a very odd person. [Considering most of Diogenes' relatives are completely insane, including a favorite aunt who poisoned her entire family over dinner, that's saying something coming from him.]

[notapsychopath.livejournal.com]

I should certainly hope so. Sherlock Holmes.

[bravediogenes.livejournal.com]

Diogenes Pendergast. [There's a moment of hesitation as Diogenes studies him with distrust.] I'd appreciate it if you told me what you were looking for.