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If I'd have just

[John starts to write 'killed him,' but thinks better of it. He backspaces, then accidentally hits return instead of adjusting the sentence. The doctor pulls a face before typing quickly.]

That's not going to be good enough for Alfie. I should have secured him better.

I'm in the house where we did the transfusion, yes. It worked. But I have to contact Sherlock, see where he's gone. I'll try to find him and the Joker tomorrow.

[ninjainviolet]

[ She knows, John, despite the missing words. She knows. ]

You still can't lay all of that on yourself, John. [ And it's not fair that Alfie is heaping the guilt on him, either. It's on the tip of her tongue to ask him what guarantee did he have that once killed the Joker wouldn't come back, but instinct tells her that won't help.

So she stays quiet, looking at her map instead. ]

Oh. Okay. That will take me a few days to get there. I can be in the house below it [ 87 ] by tomorrow night.

Do you want me to wait there?

[ She has a hunch what the answer will be. ]

[jumpthegun]

[He can, too! Just you watch him, Sheena. But he's not going to argue the point over the network. It's just going to end up worrying her when there's nothing she can do about it.]

Sure. That'd be fine. But I might not be able to meet up with you for a little while. I need to find Sherlock before he does something stupid. [A pause.] Something stupider.

[ninjainviolet]

[ So can she. And she is. But like him, she's not going to continue discussing it. For basically the same reason.

Stubbornness. ]

Hmmm. Okay. I can always head towards the Pass and meet up with you there instead. And if I run into Sherlock, I'll sit on him for you. [ She's actually serious about that. The last thing John deserves is to lose his friend right now--not when he needs him most. And it's not like anything can happen that may derail this plan. ]

Do you have any idea what he might be up to?

[jumpthegun]

Dangerous experiments he doesn't want me stopping him for.

[That's the notion that jumps most readily to mind.]

Moving toward the pass might be better, or you'll just be chasing after me as I move around.

[ninjainviolet]

Dangerous experiments? [ She pauses for a long moment. There's only one experiment she's seen here...

Oh. Oh no. ]

John. You don't think he's going to try to stay somewhere he shouldn't, do you? Others have done that, so he doesn't need to! There are records!

[ Martel, you don't forget those once you see them. And he has Sylar with him. Damn. ]

[jumpthegun]

Sherlock probably thinks he's figured out a way to cheat the system. He'll want to prove himself right. Because that's what he does.

[The anger is building in John's chest.]

I'm going to call him. No use speculating. Move toward the pass. I'll contact you to coordinate movements, and let me know if you run into him or the Joker.

[ninjainviolet]

[ She's rubbing the bridge of her nose right now. ]

And what if this place proves him wrong? He'll try again, won't he?

[ She's getting angry herself because if John's right, what Sherlock wanted to do was stupid. ]

Calling him is a good idea. I hope you can stop him. There's no reason for him to do this. [ A pause. ] Okay. I might stay here for a little bit before moving out, see if I can find anything useful--just in case I run into either one of them.

I'll let you know where I wind up.

[ A pause. ]

Good luck, John.

[jumpthegun]

[He doesn't answer her first questions. He doesn't want to think about them.]

Thanks, Sheena. Good luck, yourself. Keep safe.

[ninjainviolet]

[ That's okay, John. She'll think about them and worry. And smack Sherlock upside the head for making you suffer like this. ]

Thanks. You too. Talk to you later.

[ And she's off. ]