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Here is a house.

It is pretty and trim and green-and-cream and really ought not to be able to hold itself up like that, and yet here it is, somehow defying the laws of architecture. It is surrounded by a neatly bordered garden of ornamental and useful plants of all sorts: here vegetables, there herbs, there spell components, there rows of flowers.

There is a sign out front. It says only: Magic. Not, Beware, Magic or Magic Emporium or anything like that. Just: Magic.

Sitting on top of this sign is a cream cat with smoke-dark points of color on each paw, his ears, and his face and tail.

All in all, you could be forgiven for thinking that a witch lives here.

Date: 2013-03-15 01:08 am (UTC)
allthebrightest: Laughing. (*= because hell yes is why!)
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"Sherry, look," says the voice of a gleeful teenager from amidst the trees, "we found a witch's house, Sherry!"

Date: 2013-03-15 01:14 am (UTC)
calendarofcrime: Thoughtful or amused. (<= what a novel concept)
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"That we did," agrees a second voice. "Let us go in and ask about her sign."

The owners of the voices appear a moment later. The one in front is wearing a close-fitting and well-articulated set of plate armour, with a plain-hilted sword belted around her waist; the one behind is wearing a very durable-looking red dress with short sleeves and a skirt to mid-calf, which displays her extremely practical and extremely attractive red leather boots to great effect, and carrying a massive pack on her back.

Date: 2013-03-15 01:18 am (UTC)
calendarofcrime: Thoughtful. (<= what is my name?)
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The armoured twin addresses him.

"If you are not otherwise occupied, would you please be so kind as to announce us? I am Sherlock and this is Tony."

Date: 2013-03-15 01:25 am (UTC)
allthebrightest: Smiling affectionately. (*= okay. yeah. okay.)
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"Nah," says Tony. "Not unless you wanna. What's with the sign?"

Date: 2013-03-15 01:36 am (UTC)
allthebrightest: Sitting, happy or smug. (+= on top of the world)
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"Not especially," says Tony. "But if you want any of your magic squealed over, I'm game!"

Date: 2013-03-15 01:40 am (UTC)
allthebrightest: Grinning. (*= competitive birthdays)
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"I think that is a great idea!" says Tony.

Date: 2013-03-15 01:40 am (UTC)
calendarofcrime: Thoughtful or puzzled. (<= captures my attention)
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Sherlock nods.

Date: 2013-03-15 01:47 am (UTC)
allthebrightest: Smiling, fidgeting. (+= daddy's little rocket scientist)
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"Mom wants us to find a husband and/or husbands," says Tony. "Ooh, limeade."

Mmslurp.

Date: 2013-03-15 01:50 am (UTC)
calendarofcrime: At a distance, holding something. (== off to a good start)
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"The last squirrel we tried pointed us this way, but was either unable or disinclined to direct us further."

Date: 2013-03-15 01:54 am (UTC)
calendarofcrime: Contented. (<= improvising on the violin)
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"You're a very helpful person," Sherlock observes.

Date: 2013-03-15 02:03 am (UTC)
calendarofcrime: Thoughtful. (<= what is my name?)
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"You exhibit helpfulness," she says. "You are helpful. The alternate theories you propose do not explain my observations as well as mine."

Date: 2013-03-15 02:09 am (UTC)
calendarofcrime: Looking down, perhaps upset. (== come all the same)
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"Sense," says Sherlock.

Date: 2013-03-15 02:10 am (UTC)
allthebrightest: Failing to look innocent. (+= just tell them we're twins)
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"Looking good in a crown: also a plus," says Tony.

Date: 2013-03-15 02:13 am (UTC)
allthebrightest: Contemplative, holding a lit match. (+= playing with fire)
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"You'd look good in a crown," Tony observes.

Date: 2013-03-15 02:19 am (UTC)
allthebrightest: Smiling affectionately. (*= okay. yeah. okay.)
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"There's ways around that," she says cheerfully.
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