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( 01 ) video ♧ and if we don’t live to be old and faint

[ oh hello, giant creepy spaceship. have a shiny, shiny smile directed your way. said shiny smile is attached to a freakishly put together looking gentleman. dapper, one might call him. ]

So... space, huh? [ neal adjusts his cuffs-- he's wearing a suit (a real suit: classic, 50's style devore, for any suit buffs) because fuck that jumpsuit crap right in the ear-- fussily, smile dropping wattage just a tiny bit. ] Does anyone want to catch me up a little more on that, out of curiosity? Because I have to admit, other than the bits and pieces I caught wandering around the first day I have no idea what's going on.

Anyway, come on. Help a new guy out, anybody? [ smile ratcheting up another few notches. aaaaaand HOLY CHARM BATMAN. doesn't everyone watching just want to drop everything and help? (yes. your answer is yes.) ] I'll owe you one.

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See? We already have things in common. [ he grins at that, unabashedly. ] I do okay.

[ subtext: i'm awesome. ]

Then I think we're going to get along just fine.

[ oh my god CAN HE KEEP YOU. ]

it's a suit.

[ The words were synonymous. Sherlock is trying to pick apart every lie or indication of one. He deduces Neal's time period, and location from the accent and the tones. He guesses con artist from the smile and he is leaning forward. Curious for the most part. ]

Appearance blinds, whereas words reveal.

[ In the video, Sherlock gets comfy, like he wants to be here a while. He can tell Neal is going to easily be one of the more interesting people on the ship. ]

Yes, the tip of the iceburg. Con Artist, I would think from that body. The video grain between the communicators do blur the details so. It's easy to operate on the technical 'right side'; but let's remove technicalities and see how much you define as right.

Bringing mutants into society so we don't have to- hide any... more? [............................oh.]

You have no idea what I'm talking about.

[ that curiosity seals the deal-- it means if he wants to stay off the radar, he should stop talking. but neal is at his happiest keeping six balls in the air, not two, and he's a consummate showman. sherlock's laser eyed attention plays right into that need to be someone's focus. he's the best at what he does-- but he needs someone to play his brilliance off, or everything feels a little duller. ]

And misused words generate misleading thoughts.

[ settling in himself, neal arranges his face in a look of the most sincere hurt. how could you suspect him like this, sherlock? his heart bleeds. ]

I didn't know con artists had a specific body type. Learn something new everyday, I guess. [ now he furrows his brow, sincere enough to fool anyone else watching but with enough labor put in sherlock should see through it in a second. ] The same way everyone else does. The usual thou shalt nots, following the law... I think you might have the wrong guy, sorry.

[ 'following the law'. LULZ. ]

No, but now I'm curious.

[ and he is. there's not a hint of scared on him, just an almost boyish smile that encourages raven to go on. ]

[ EXCUSE YOU, ABERDEEN. ]

It's a Devore.

[ CLIMB THIS, NEAL. ]

which is a suit.

[-- aw. uh. hm. wow, conflicted. because he's definitely encouraging, but she is borderline terrified now that she's said something she shouldn't have. where's charles, where's charles, where's charles.]

It's-

It's kinda complicated.

[then again, jim kirk understood. it's weird talking about it on this thing though. anyone can be watching, right?]

I mean, for a video message. Thingy.

[ This is why he likes urging Neal to go on. The world is your stage and Sherlock is in the front row of the audience, transfixed by your performance. He's trying to break where character meets actor. Lay it out and study everything in depth. ]

One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.

[ There are edges of a smile at Neal's feigned hurt. Cry more, Neal, not buying it nope. ]

Specific types do. One's that do a lot of - physical work. [ He raises an eyebrow, have the wrong guy? Doubt it. ] - Then enlighten me, what sort of 'guy' do I have then?

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[ OPERATION: MOUNT ABERDEEN IS A GO. ...entendre intended. ]

A classic suit.

common denominator: a suit.

[ this is such a bad idea. but this is the best neal's felt since the disorientation wore off, and he found himself stuck in an empty, echoing space, far from any touchstones. ]

Thoughts are the shadows of our feelings- always darker, emptier and simpler.

[ tears are a step too far. only an amateur pulls out tears as their first line of defense. now, a bit of a glimmer? that can work. not here, but it can. ]

You seem to know a lot about con artists. [ EYEBROW RAISING MATCH: ON. ] Maybe I should be asking you what kind of guy I have.

Want to show me in person? It's not like I have plans.

Manchego and Kraft both say cheese on the packaging, it doesn't make them the same thing.

Really?

I mean, yeah. Yeah! I can show you around maybe a little too, if you want.

As it should be. To start of introductions - you're a con artist, middle class upbringing. Undoubtably American, quite possibly New York. Also, forgery. As a mild deduction to your specific field. Perhaps, art - but without concrete evidence to that; apart from the fact you know your quotes and have that flair.

[ Oh hit a weakness. He's a big fan of Neitzche and he was trying to work his way into quoting it. You beat him to it, he's mildly impressed. Well charmed is the better word, but he's not going to admit to that, ever. He decides on an old favourite ]

The game is afoot. I'm a Consulting Detective, the only one in the world. Would you want my name or a convincing pseudonym?

[ Oh god, what is he doing. he'll regret this in the morning. He knows it. Oh okay. Yes, he's grinning. ]

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[ ...four out of five. peter's known him for years and he's around there still. neal's impressed, in spite of himself-- and a little gratified that his careful erasure of anything that indicated he grew up poor still holds up. ]

I'll give you everything but the con artist and forgery. Okay, no. One time I copied my mom's signature to get out of telling her about detention.

[ that would be george devore speaking-- the alias seems appropriate for the moment, and nick halden's a little too showy to just slip him on mid-sentence. no, george is enough like neal that neal can read his lines without needing to adjust his body language first. ]

He pleaded still not guilty. [ a smirk tilts his mouth. that was a good return on the serve, even for him. ] And that depends. Which one do you want from me?

[ just ooooooone more shot, bb. come dance topless on the crime bar. ]

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[ God jeez Neal, stop playing hard to get and let Sherlock analyze youuu. ]

Everything else was obvious.

[ He's copied Mycroft's signature to get out of parking tickets and lawsuits. But he doesn't wanna go there either. Everyone's capable of a little forgery and he just wants to discuss it with you. He takes in Neal's example and starts shifting through his aliases; but he's also played his piece. He's not going to go back from consulting detective. ]

I would say truth but that's dull.

[ Truth or Lie, Neal. He studies you for a beat before he makes his introductions. ]

And the name is Holmes. Sherlock Holmes.

[ but that would be boring. someday, maybe neal will put on one of his aliases and let sherlock analyze him, see if he picks up on nick halden's old knee injury or the way steve tabernacle really needs glasses but is too vain to admit it. ]

I'll take that as a compliment. Like the song says, it's a hell of a town.

[ neal purses his lips, thoughtfully. einstein could work here, but why not close out with a little emerson. ]

Truth is beautiful, without doubt. [ if sherlock's as well read as neal is, he'll know the rest of the quote. ] Caffrey. Neal Caffrey.

High as a motherfucker, brother.

[ He's pretty sure he'd get on pretty well with Steve Tabernackle and George Danvary sounds like a douche. Sherlock wants to see if Neal can catch when he's acting and brings on the crocodile tears and misplaces his tenses to illicit a reaction. The quotation catches him off guard; mostly because Neal doesn't finish it. He indexes the brain for the latter half and resists every urge to chuckle. ]

I must say, I was expecting a pseudonym. Are you going to go on pleading not guilty, Neal?

[ Have an eyeroll ]

[ steve was a great alias, he really was-- it's a shame he's one of the ones peter burned. nick halden's good, but he's no steve. ]

I'd swear it in front of a judge. [ his grin grows at that eyeroll; oh, sherlock. can he take you home and keep you? he'll feed you, honest. ] But then again, you're not a judge. You're a-- consulting detective, right? Impressive.

[ the reason for the smugness: he usually just goes by 'consultant', but neal's a consulting agent. more or less. look, he has a badge and it's very shiny. ]

Yeah, of course. I'd like that.

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