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@featherydouche; text; morning 174 (a few hours after the Sherlock thing)

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what the fuck was that about

@jwatson; text

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[So many things, Davesprite. So many terrible things.]

I'm sorry. He told me you two had gotten into a fight in the middle of theorizing, and I went off on him for it. I told him to apologize, and that just... sort of happened. I told him off after we hung up.

[mrcreamsicles]

at 4 am
really

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He was in his mind palace until then, and had only just come out of it. He does that. I didn't used to keep the most regular hours with him.

[Which had made holding down a regular job impossible.]

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what kind of pretentious horseshit is a mind palace
do i want to know
is that why hes such an arrogant dickprince all the time
too busy living it up in brain narnia to come join the commoners down in logic land
i didnt punch him because i was frightened by the way
i did it because i was pissed off
he tried to kick me in the chest for my trouble

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[Sorry, Davesprite, you're getting a primer, anyway.]

It's a memory technique. He can sort through his thoughts and memories by visualizing them in a giant house. I don't... really get how it all works, but it works for him. He'll spend hours in there sorting things out, especially if he's upset.

[You know, like after meeting a bird-sprite-boy.]

He's arrogant for a lot of reasons. That's not really one of them. Are you all right, though? Did he hurt you?

[He's just going to skip over the 'why' here. John's more trusting of Sherlock's analysis of fear than Davesprite's self analysis. He likely felt anger, but it would have been precipitated by fear.]

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ok so brain narnia
he bruised my wing but nothing serious
its been healing fine

so why did you jump in with all the questioning
im not going to put my hand in my sword hole btw
it wouldnt fit
im not putting my fingers in either because theres too much risk i could scratch myself up
and theres no way im putting in any rubble so just fuck you for that idea

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[That's a little bit of an awkward question to deal with. There's a delay in the reply as John tries to figure out a way to word it.]

He's catching, you know? I sometimes get swept up by it--his energy.

[He invariably gets swept up. Especially when Sherlock is smiling with approval at him.]

You don't have to do anything you don't want to. It was just an idea since rubble here has got weird properties.

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catch something from a non asshole next time
and lets just not okay
the whole thing with calling parts me an illusion or saying it looks one way but is a different one
and especially with comparing me to an anomaly
dont think that little not that i whatever tag at the end makes that not a thing btw
just cut that whole line of inquiry right out

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Okay.

[He's trying to placate and smooth things over here, even though he's still desperately curious about what might happen. While Sherlock has no sense of propriety, John's not going to pursue it until it becomes absolutely necessary.]

Sorry.

[mrcreamsicles]

good
next time dont force him to make an apology either
i get what you were going for and its better than you apologizing for him
but it flat out didnt work

[He considers before sending, and decides to add this little bit first.]

thats all i wanted to say

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[He'll do what he pleases with his best friend, thank you.]

I can make him try harder next time.

[Or limit the number of characters he can use as a challenge. Actually, that might work to force him to be brief and nice.]

If he knows somethings important to me, he'll try a bit harder to be nice sometimes.

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but is it actually being nice or just putting on a fake act for your sake
he obviously didnt give a shit
he didnt even apologize for what he did
he said sorry that im the one with these supposed issues
fuck that
i dont want a shitty forced apology if hes only going to be saying it because you made him
it defeats the point

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[Can you not just accept fake British niceties, Davesprite? The world runs so much more smoothly when you do.]

I dunno what to tell you, mate. I can't make him feel guilty, but I can get him to makes an effort and that's a lot more than he'll do in most instances.

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[No. He's too American for this shit.]

then stop forcing him
i know im the one who told you he has to handle himself
but it means less than nothing if theres zero sincerity behind it
how do you not get that

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[Okay. New tactic for next time. Make it a challenge. Can you get someone to believe you're honestly sorry, Sherlock? That's the challenge.]

All right. All right. I'll try to stop him contacting people at all hours, as well, but that's a losing battle.

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[Davesprite won't like that any better if he finds out about it, Watson.]

if he messages me at ass oclock again im just not going to answer
ive got stuff i can bury the tablet under if he tries to be stubborn about it

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Sounds like a plan, then. I'll talk to you later, Davesprite.

[mrcreamsicles]

later dude
stay safe