005 \\ Sherlock Holmes \\ [Video]

[could_be_dangerous]

[The contrast between Sherlock's usual appearance and his current one is sharp. He looks exhausted, the sort of utterly worn out that hides beneath a burning mania. He's disheveled, what little colour had once been in his face now utterly gone, and his eyes are glossy and feverishly bright. Not good, but who is right now?]

I've two words for the lot of you.

[If it weren't for the fact that his camera is strapped to his wrist, this would be where Sherlock grins and spreads his arms, invokes all the drama appropriate for the current situation. Under the circumstances he must settle for a grin that's manic but far from happy, the huff of a laugh, the sound all strained arrogance and guiltily repressed relief.]

Aerosol. Dispersal.

[He bites his lower lip, oh, oh, got it, must be.]

Saying it for years but nobody believes me: nothing new under the sun.

Comments

[retrograding]

Not so much obvious, but it would make sense. [ He muses. Calmly: ] That means that I can safely ignore the voices, then. What a relief. Where have you seen it before?

[could_be_dangerous]

Dartmoor. Murder, possible ties to a weapons research facility. Some of the locals attested to having seen a monstrous dog out on the moor. My client saw it. So did I.

Not real. Stray dog, but the drug made us see it differently. Induce fear, provide a stimulus.

I hope I don't have to explain the possible military applications. Certainly not the possible crowd control applications – I suspect you're seeing them.

[retrograding]

[ He absorbs all of that. ] I can see the possible uses for it. We're at the mercy of the scientists here. Is this just for fun? Science experiments?

[could_be_dangerous]

Given the timing? Mm, no, not likely. Tail end of an escape attempt, no. Negative reinforcement is more likely. Punishment.