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[dealing_death]

Absence makes the heart grow.....wary.

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[highfunctioning_sociopath]

[Sherlock was standing in a shadow when she spoke.]

Indeed it does...

[dealing_death]

Is there a fix for such a thing?

[highfunctioning_sociopath]

[He sighs.]

Only returning home, I think... But even then, that would would difficult.

[dealing_death]

You are a long way from home?

[highfunctioning_sociopath]

[He looks around.]

Depends on where I am...

[But in one sense, he'll never be able to return home. Not really.]

[dealing_death]

New York.

[highfunctioning_sociopath]

America. Interesting. I boarded the plane, wasn't sure where I was headed.

[He pauses.]

I'm a long way from home, then.

[dealing_death]

[Her brow raises] You boarded a plane without knowing where it was taking you?

[highfunctioning_sociopath]

Yes. [He gives her a weighted glance.] But you always know where you're going....

[dealing_death]

Generally if I get on a plane I know the destination. In life? No, I don't always know.

[highfunctioning_sociopath]

Then you're missing a sense of adventure.

[Well, in Sherlock's case it's safety, but never mind that.]

What are you absent from?

[dealing_death]

I hardly think I am lacking adventure in my life.

Absent from?

[highfunctioning_sociopath]

You said "Absence makes the heart grow wary...." Which means you are absent from something or someone. People do sentiment, after all.

[dealing_death]

I am not the one who is absent.

[highfunctioning_sociopath]

Depends on your perspective....

[dealing_death]

I don't agree with that.

Sorry for that confusion, the hover menus wouldn't let me click reply :/

[highfunctioning_sociopath]

No. Of course you wouldn't. Doesn't make it any less true.

No worries. :)

[dealing_death]

You believe I am the cause of my situation?

[highfunctioning_sociopath]

[He sighs. Why doesn't anyone listen.]

You said you weren't the one who was missing and I said it depends on your perspective. That has nothing to do with what caused the situation.

[dealing_death]

So the other perspective would be what? That I am missing from his life?

Trust me I am not.

[highfunctioning_sociopath]

You might be surprised what another's perspective is...

[After all, according to his only friends and brother, he's dead.]

[dealing_death]

In this case I think I have a good understanding.

[highfunctioning_sociopath]

Oh? The other is deceased then?

[That wouldn't make much a difference in Sherlock's point, but he'll let her tell him.]

[dealing_death]

Why would that matter?

[highfunctioning_sociopath]

It doesn't. It was the certainty of your tone that made me ask.

[dealing_death]

I am quite certain.

[highfunctioning_sociopath]

[He leans forward slightly.]

How?

[How can she be so certain, if it's not death.]

[dealing_death]

It is not something easily explained.

Let's chalk it up to a life time of experience and instinct. No need to read more into it.

[highfunctioning_sociopath]

So someone else is absent from you.... And their absence is a burden....

[Facts. Facts are good, he doesn't know what to do with sentiment.]

[dealing_death]

No, not a burden. A void. It leaves me feeling somewhat empty.....in a way it feel like perhaps I am loving someone who is dead.

[highfunctioning_sociopath]

Sentiment.

[He almost sneers the word.]

All lives end; all hearts are broken; caring isn't an advantage.

[But that sounded more rehearsed than anything.]

[dealing_death]

How is not caring an advantage?

[highfunctioning_sociopath]

If I didn't care, I would still be alive...

[But, they were very, very lucky. Lestrade was right, Sherlock was a good man.]

[dealing_death]

Pardon? You would still be alive?

[highfunctioning_sociopath]

[He nods.]

As I said, things are all a matter of perspective. According to you, I am alive. According to the rest of the world, I am quite deceased.

[dealing_death]

You look....alive. Are you not?

[highfunctioning_sociopath]

As I said, it depends on who you ask?

[dealing_death]

I'm asking you. Alive or dead?

[highfunctioning_sociopath]

Physically, I'm alive.

[But not much else.]

[dealing_death]

Physically. I see.

[highfunctioning_sociopath]

But do you observe?

[There's a small grin that appears. He loves this part.]

[dealing_death]

Do I observe? As in watch?

[highfunctioning_sociopath]

[Sherlock breaks into a grin.]

No... Anyone can see anyone can watch. But to observe that is a practiced skill.

[dealing_death]

Then yes, I observe.

[No, she doesn't look as amused as he does.]

[highfunctioning_sociopath]

Then, all you have to do is look at me and all the answers will be revealed.

[He holds his arms up and turns around slowly so she can see him. He's a bit raggedy looking. He's wearing a hoodie and jeans that are just slightly too big for him. His coat is an all-weather coat. He has red hair, red-ish beard, and there's a rucksack that he is carrying on his back.]