anon - text

[prepared_to_burn]

Attention: Hospital staff
Contact required.
Wish to request night use of hospital laboratory for research.
Payment negotiable.
M

[So his funds are extremely limited. No one needs to know that.

Besides. If he has to get money through illegal means? He will.]

Wanted:
Volunteers during the next "curse."
Those showing effects and those not highly encouraged.
Intention: to draw blood samples, compare for similarities and differences, see if "Asgard" or the "curses" produce changes
This may help determine cause and suggest prevention methods.
Payment negotiable.
M

Comments

[private text.]

[holmes_fanatic]

You're still looking for a scientific explanation, huh?

This isn't so different from an investigation some of us in the lab were planning.

[anon text.]

[prepared_to_burn]

Good to know I'm not the only one looking for answers.
M

[second verse, same as the first.]

[holmes_fanatic]

I'd like to help. Both as a test subject and getting you into the lab but I'd need to know a little more first.

[perma 'non text, lalala]

[prepared_to_burn]

Thank you.
What do you want to know?
M

[holmes_fanatic]

A more detailed plan of your experimental procedure; equipment needed; background qualifications.

And a name.

[prepared_to_burn]

Is this communication secure?
M

[holmes_fanatic]

No traveller will be able to read it besides the two of us unless you choose to show it to someone. The gods are a different matter, as it's hard to be sure how closely they watch us, but it would be naive to think anything can be locked from them.

In which I try to sound science-y. Please forgive any errors.

[prepared_to_burn]

[Good enough for him.

He'll take just a moment, of course, to harass his brother to pull up his own connection to the network so he can check. Satisfied, he returns to his own.]

Qualifications:
Ravenstone Prepatory School
Eton College
Oxford University- undergraduate chemistry course, graduate organic chemistry course

Equipment: (Ideal. Can work with less if necessary.)
syringes
needles
gloves
touriquets
test tubes
Folin-Wu tubes
microscope
fluorescence
phase contrast
electrophoresis appartus
setup for enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
microtiter plates
dispensible pipettes
burette
colorimeter

Proposed procedure:
find volunteers willing to donate blood
collect and label blood samples
name and/or number, House, power, presence of curse or lack of
examine blood
DNA test
blood type
blood count
blood sugar
electrolyte level testing
enzyme & protein testing
lipid testing
thyroid testing
presence of known diseases
presence of unknown agents
if unknown agents found
series of tests (undecided to nature yet, will depend on type of agent) to determine cause, function, removal, and/or prevention of unknown agent

Name:
M

[holmes_fanatic]

Your credentials and procedure look sound and your equipment should all be easily obtainable.

But there's no 'M' listed on the bracelet's list of contacts. There needs to be a way I can contact you if things happen quickly or go wrong, and a network post open to an initial that can easily be imitated isn't secure or urgent enough.

[prepared_to_burn]

[Well. It was bound to be forced eventually. Fine.]

You understand that this information is strictly confidential and any indiscretion on your part will be repaid.
M

[holmes_fanatic]

Understood.

[prepared_to_burn]

Mycroft Holmes.

[He'll warn Mycroft about that later.]

[holmes_fanatic]

Well, that's no problem!

What time would you like to come by the labs?

[prepared_to_burn]

[Mycroft's name opens doors. Even here.]

When are there likely to be the least amount of people?
I prefer to work alone and undisturbed.
M

[doctors]

Re: laboratory, that depends. I have some requests of my own if you want access to it.

[ this is getting painfully suspicious. ]

[holmes_fanatic]

Most of the lab staff go home about 5. The forensics department tends to work later, especially when we have a case. The labs will probably be empty from 9.

[prepared_to_burn]

Will the doors be locked if I were to need the laboratory at 11?

[holmes_fanatic]

You'd need someone to get you past the guard on the ground floor and unlock the lab.

anon text

[prepared_to_burn]

[Thankfully, he has a lifetime of experience imitating Mycroft.

Usually for mocking purposes, but.]

Permission has already been granted by a colleague.
Stand down, John.
M

text

[doctors]

[ WHAT THE HELL. ]

By whom?

[prepared_to_burn]

No chance of a badge and key, I assume.
M

perma anon text, away!

[prepared_to_burn]

Edogawa Conan.
M

and permatext!!

[doctors]

[ ah. this will work nicely. ]

I'm quite positive he'd revoke it if I asked.

[prepared_to_burn]

You don't want to play this game, John.
Even here.
M

[doctors]

It isn't a game. I just want to know who's using the facilities. Is that so wrong?

[prepared_to_burn]

I gave my name to your colleague.
Surely, though, someone with your experience and prior associations can manage a reasonable deduction.
M

[An echo of the interview at Buckingham Palace. Carefully chosen to evoke Mycroft's particular brand of superiority.]

private text, unhackable

[doctors]

[ he checks that conversation, and... well. that settles it. there's minimal doubt in his mind now. ]

I think I already have.

private text, still anon, all that lovely stuff~

[prepared_to_burn]

It is reassuring to know you're not entirely hopeless.
M

both of them are just terrible omg

[doctors]

Yeah, thanks. [ you can just feel the sarcasm in the text. ]

You're really going to stay anonymous now?

thet really are. it's wonderful

[prepared_to_burn]

Yes.
M

[Mycroft equivalent of a "duh."]

[doctors]

[ this is stupid, but pretty standard Sherlock. he's not dumb, you know!!!!! ]

Fine. I'll be keeping an eye on the lab when i'm on shift.

Don't blow anything up.

[prepared_to_burn]

[Yes, well, as long as John has no proof, Sherlock isn't going to worry.

Besides, Mycroft will be a visible presence. All he needs is to skulk about in the shadows.]


I'll keep that in mind.
Do take care, John.
M

[A sentiment that could mean vastly different things depending on which Holmes it came from.]

[ not here ]

[willbemother]

[ Yes, you're welcome for that. Nicely played, arrangements being made and all. Acquiring some reading materials for those first few times he has to come and sit in the lab with you. ]

[holmes_fanatic]

Not immediately.