THE SOFT OPENING

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What for? Who knows! Where at? Who cares! Who's paying for all this? Mycroft!!

Time for some cheer, Sherlockians! Regardless of canonpoint or verse, everyone's invited to attending a wonderful party in this beautiful chateau with drinking, nibbles, and maybe a murder or two. All dinosaurs are to be left at the door (and I mean you, Anderson). Mix, mingle, deduce which of the other guests are having affairs, discover dead bodies in the closet, hold someone hostage in the basement; as long as you're having fun, you're welcome here.




THE SMALL TEXT!
This is the official soft opening for the open Sherlock Holmes sandbox threepipeproblem. Link it to everyone, post and be merry, and pray that this works, because if it does then the whole thing will soon be open for business. AWESOME, RIGHT? GO GO GO.
And don't forget to read the rules and FAQs too.

Comments

[myblogwonabafta]

[John supposes it's an change, Sherlock looking to him for these cues. But for the better? No, he can't start doubting himself now.]

No, we can't. There hasn't been cake. I was promise cake, Sherlock.

[dontbeboring]

We can get cake on the way home.

[If it wasn't already very obvious, Sherlock has absolutely no desire to be here. The room is full of people he doesn't know, nor has any desire to get to know. And they're all doing that thing where they smile and talk about particularly idiotic things. Small talk, he believes John calls it. He's beyond caring now that this is his brother's party and it's his family duty to attend.]

[myblogwonabafta]

Not this cake. It's special.

[John is reaching, of course, because as annoying as Mycroft's little jabs are and his stupid secret rendezvous, John would much prefer the brothers got on a bit better.]

Why are there so many people here, anyway? I didn't know Mycroft actually liked anyone.

[dontbeboring]

He doesn't. But a lot of people want him to.

[Fine, he'll stay. But he's not moving from this corner.]

[myblogwonabafta]

[John blinks.]

I didn't think anyone liked Mycroft.

[dontbeboring]

Of course not. But he's influential. He could get anybody any job in government, if he felt disposed to do so.

[myblogwonabafta]

Still. It's even stranger than you having a party. [John glances at him.] You did bring his gift, didn't you?