2 ✎ recruiting

[watsonyourmind]

There are two girls in the town square, pressing brightly-colored flyers into the hands of any people who happen to pass by. This is what the flyers say:

CONSULTING DETECTIVES CLUB
Burby branch

Now recruiting! No experience necessary!
Join us for an experience you won't soon forget!
Contact Shirley Holmes or Jane Watson for meeting details.

It's sort of funny how threatening that accidentally sounds. At least the girls seem friendly. Perhaps you should come say hello.

Comments

[element_wizard]

Both. Among other things. I don't really discriminate in crap I collect.

Admittedly the porn might not be all that good...

[nopolicelikeholmes]

[ Shirley visibly perks up. ]

Cool. I mean, not that I'm really looking for porn...




[ Ahem, glance at Watson ] Or drugs, mind you.

But the rest of it sounds very interesting.

[element_wizard]

Weeeeell... the porn probably isn't what you...[There's a pause.] You use the internet. Never mind.

[No of course not. She doesn't use drugs at all.]

I like to think so. I have pink sword that gives fashion advice that I've been trying to get rid of for years.

[watsonyourmind]

I can never tell when you're joking.

[ Jane shakes her head. What she doesn't realize is that he isn't joking! ]

[element_wizard]

But I'm not.

[Nope. And if she comes to the shop he'll show it to her.]

I used to have a whole mess of them but managed to sell them to a mercenary company. They were quite desperate for weapons.

Unfortunately one keeps on coming back.

[nopolicelikeholmes]

It likes you.

[ Shirley gets around this whole problem by responding with the same dry humor, whether or not she actually thinks he's joking. It's more efficient that way. ]

[element_wizard]

It's cursed more like it.

[Grumble grumble.]

[watsonyourmind]

Maybe it's really concerned about your clothes.

[element_wizard]

My clothes are fine!

[Just a bit of a mish-mash.]

[nopolicelikeholmes]

When I first met you, I believe my initial thought was, "Where's the convention? And why didn't I think to bring my cosplay outfit?"

[ She's being generous, Alec. Anyone else would have Judged you. ]

[element_wizard]

Do you cosplay?

[EVERYONE judges him.]

[nopolicelikeholmes]

[ Nods. ]

Not extensively, but I'm into Victorian costuming.

[ Victorian Pretty Much Everything, actually. But, shh, she'll not geek too much. Someone might judge her. Like, uh, Watson. ]

[watsonyourmind]

[ Shirley has the strangest hobbies, but honestly, Alec doesn't dress that much odder than a lot of the people in town. At least he occasionally steps into the twenty-first century. ]

This is going to be like watching one of those what-not-to-wear shows.