♬ | anonymous audio; 001 | prepared to do anything.

[deduce]

_{[ When the audio clicks on, there's the sound of someone breathing quite heavily on the other side - not quite out of breath, but it's certainly... there, and it's - off. He licks his lips, straightens up his shoulders and oh, this is where the act really begins. ]}

Uhm, he-hello? Is- is this thing working? I don't really know if it's-

<sub>[ Say hello to Sherlock Holmes again - only this time, he's arriving with a fake personality, because that makes his life a lot easier. Especially if one considers information important, which Sherlock certainly does. There's the very obvious sound of someone having a minor panic attack in the background, and that's because Sherlock is just that good at picking up personalities and traits.

He's kept his British accent, but he's made his voice sound that much high end and posher (if that's at all possible), not to mention the fact that he's forced it up a pitch or two - honestly, he's really making a particularly good show of being nervous.

In fact, one could say that it's almost as though he's done this before. ]</sub>

I just- I wanted to say that... uhm, I'm here. And I don't understand, honestly, so if anyone could- you know, help, or something, that'd be... er, really appreciated, actually. It's just that I've been told all of this... stuff, and I don't get any of it, so can someone just-

_{[ Only that's not entirely true, because he's been here for a month now, and he's been watching every single one of you. But still, it's better to blend in and act like the newcomers. ]}

Explain it or... yeah. Okay, um. I'm- I hope that recorded proper-

_{[ And so the feed suddenly stops. Your move, Asgard. ]}

Comments

[deduce]

I don't- what?

[comeonthensexy]

You still come up as anonymous, but if your name is James Evans, then I already know it. From where you gave it away voluntarily.

So it's all right.

[deduce]

Yeah, but it's not, is it? Because I like being anonymous. I feel safer.

[comeonthensexy]

[ NOW FOR SOMETHING ENTIRELY DIFFERENT. AKA sudden topic change. Not even a pause before it. ]

You like computers?

[deduce]

_{[ And Sherlock pauses in turn. He even frowns - not that it makes a difference to his tone of voice. ]}

Mmhm. Coding and stuff.

[comeonthensexy]

Don't go out often, with the anxiety, I'm guessing.

[deduce]

Um, not really, no.

[comeonthensexy]

Prefer the computer, then. Not unusual.

Where are you now?

[deduce]

Well yeah.

If I have problems with revealing my name, I'm not exactly going to feel any better about telling you where I am. I'm around.

[comeonthensexy]

Outside or inside, then? Among people? It sounds quiet.

[deduce]

Inside.

[comeonthensexy]

And not among people. How long have you been there? How long have you been in Asgard?

[deduce]

You're asking me a lot of questions. Shouldn't it be the other way round? I've been here for a couple of days.

[comeonthensexy]

[ Because the pieces don't make full sense here. ]

You're already getting answers from everyone else. It took you that long to really get worried?

[deduce]

No, it took me that long to stop panicking about making a post that might be addressing the entire population. I knew that I couldn't keep pretending I knew the answers or that I understood them, but the idea of talking to this many people- it, um. It wasn't good.

[comeonthensexy]

But you use the internet. A channel that the whole world can use. You could have made a text post, might have been easier for you.

[deduce]

Personally, I wouldn't trust a text post. And I didn't expect anyone else to be any different.

[comeonthensexy]

Why not?

[deduce]

Because the anonymous people on the internet aren't exactly the nicest people to have a conversation with.

[comeonthensexy]

No, I suppose they're not.

You're really careful about covering all bases.

[ Whether he's lying or actually being serious. Doesn't matter. ]

[deduce]

Yeah, well, that's what anxiety does to a person.

[comeonthensexy]

Got any friends here? Anyone you trust?

[deduce]

Yeah. Two people.

[comeonthensexy]

Good. Staying with them, I suppose?

[deduce]

Yes. You're very interested in me. Should I be flattered?