[ VIDEO ]

[look]

Contact.

[ will sounds like he's giving a lecture when he comes on the screen. he's looking directly into the camera — it's easier to make eye contact with a device. ]

That's the key to all this. If you're receiving foreign sensation, you need to track down the person it originated with and make skin-to-skin contact. It'll stop the side-effects, and eventually — hopefully — break the connection. Doesn't have to be more personal than a handshake.

[ a pause, and he glances down, off-camera, visibly discomfited by the fact that the hand not holding his device is in the grip of another. ]

An... extended handshake. Whatever timer this thing is working on, we think letting go resets it.

[ the screen’s upended as sherlock hijacks the device, settling on his face (at an admittedly slightly awkward angle) a moment later. ]

But in the meantime— I’m sure you’ve all noticed that the physical links are current, unlike the memories, and arguably offer us a great deal more control. Passive sensations are the exception, but if I were to hypothetically hit my hand — as our resident neurologist has demonstrated — then Mr. Graham would feel it. [ and by hypothetically he means he's tested it, several times. ]

In the case of mutual sensations, like, say, holding one’s hand, this creates a unique feedback loop; the sensation of their hand in yours, and yours in theirs, et cetera. [ speaking of hand-holding, holding will’s hand is getting in the way of his usual gesturing; the screen's unsteady as a result. ] While I'm reluctant to test the theory with present company — no offense — I imagine this could apply to other neutral or positive sensations. If one were to engage in sexual intimacy with their link partner, for instance, then the moment of—

[ in another blur of abrupt motion, will takes his device back — and also his hand. no offense. ]

Better reset the clock to zero, Mr. Holmes.

Comments

[endureandsurvive]

[Okay this is very informative and all, but--]

omg ur old

[look]

That's subjective.

1/2

[endureandsurvive]

oh no not u i mean you sounded old before but he didnt

2/2

[endureandsurvive]

you sounded older than me i mean

or wrote older or whatever

[look]

And how old are you?

[endureandsurvive]

younger than u

[So polite.]

[look]

We established that. If it helps, I believe Sherlock's mental age to be significantly less than his physical appearance would lead you to believe.

[endureandsurvive]

[That doesn't help. Actually that might do the opposite of helping.]

it doesnt sound like u like him very much

[look]

He's a good man.

[ he likes sherlock a lot ok. :c ]

[endureandsurvive]

yeah i know that feeling

y dont u guys just watch a movie or something. i could lend u one

[look]

Suspect he'd talk through it. What have you got?

[endureandsurvive]

dude im sorry to break this 2 u but i think hes going to talk no matter what


ive got one about some guys who bet another guy to take this girl to some kind of ball i think its supposed to be funny one about big aliens in a theme park that ones pretty cool they eat a lot of people and one with a bunch of girls punching each other except its all in one of their heads

personally id go for the last one

[look]

That's definitely a selection. I think I'd rather watch the first one. But I'm not really a movies kind of guy.

[endureandsurvive]

what seriously who doesnt like movies

this ones ok i bet ull like it i can idk slip it under ur door or something if u want it

[Now she's just going to force it on you, Will.]

[virtuoso]

OldER*.

[ which is to say: that's subjective, just in a less eloquent way. ]

What WUD U have guessed?

[endureandsurvive]

i dont know like 14-16 not like 40+

[Which is obviously a purely arbitrary number thank you very much.]

[virtuoso]

37.

[ not actually faulting her for assuming otherwise. revolution (which text shorthand qualifies as, thnx) is generally the territory of youth. ]

Unwise 2 base assumptions on txt.

[endureandsurvive]

same thing



do u spend a lot of time talking to kids and making fun of people on the comm

[Never mind that she was enabling it. That's not the point here.]

[virtuoso]

1. no
2. occasionally

Life in space surprisingly dull. Had more crises in NYC.

[endureandsurvive]

what r u not scared by the murderous space ship and the red guy?

[virtuoso]

More concerned w/the one who made red guy mad. Resp. 4 @ least 1 death, red guy primarily resp. for internet trolling.

& red guy = "Smiley".

[endureandsurvive]

who?

i think smiley is part of the ship or something

[virtuoso]

[ types things so will will stop crying!! ]

?? That would be the question.

Smiley recently had a minor tiff w/the ship, resulted in at least one dead body. Either very dramatic internal conflict or more than one player.

[endureandsurvive]

how did it have a tiff w/the ship?

howd the person die?

[interrogation is a valid conversation technique.]

[virtuoso]

[ sherlock agrees!! ]

Ship killed friend of his, Smiley filed formal complaint w/the network.

Locked out of medbay during the jump.

[ see also: turned into wallpaper. ]