Dictated

[modernholmes]

 [For three days Sherlock had been keeping Conan up all night.  The short separation of the hallway between their rooms was not enough to block the overly loud noises of the other detective's activities.  Midnight violin practices.  That went on for hours.  Constant experimentation and loud sounds.

Conan HAD HAD ENOUGH.  His mind might have been that of an adult, but his body needed as much sleep as any child.  More, considering he still wasn't completely over his cold.  Since none of his requests for silence had had any effect he would just have to get creative.  

He pulls out his journal and begins to dictate into it in his best exhausted little kid voice.]

Sherlock-niichan is being really, really mean!  He won't let me sleep at all!  I tried asking him to stop making noise, but he just told me to go away.

Comments

[huffythedragon]

...

[What the great googly mooglies?]

Dude are you feeling [SANE] ...okay?

[oneechan]

Do I need to come over and intervene?

[Ran's tone isn't its usual, gentle self. She means business.]

Filtered to Spike

[modernholmes]

[And Conan quickly filters it and responds in his usual voice. Which may or may not be slightly more irritated than normal.]

I'm fine.

[modernholmes]

He might not listen.

Conan

[huffythedragon]

...

Okay, how long was I in the library for? I think I've missed something.

Spike

[modernholmes]

Nothing to be worried about. I'm just taking steps to deal with something.

Conan

[huffythedragon]

By acting super creepy?

Spike

[modernholmes]

Adults expect small children to act like that.

Conan

[huffythedragon]

They do?

So...you're doing that because someone expects you to?

Conan

[modernholmes]

Children my age, anyway. [The age he appeared to be.] An adult will think its creepy if I act too old all the time.

But that isn't why I'm doing this now.

Conan

[huffythedragon]

Really? That sounds so weird.

Okay, so you're doing it...because?

[goldencirclet]

That's mean!

Spike

[modernholmes]

It's weird, but its true. Kids are expected to act like kids.

To solve a problem.

[modernholmes]

It really is!

Conan

[huffythedragon]

That is so not true in pony society.

...

By being a kid.

Spike

[modernholmes]

Its usually better if I don't stand out.

...Much.

Mmm, I found a problem that I needed some assistance with. If you act like a little kid adults are more likely to want to help.

[goldencirclet]

D'ya want me t'tell him?

[thetrudger]

[Have a slightly hungover Chaucer!]

Sherlock...? Who? What's the matter?

Conan

[huffythedragon]

If you say so, Bro.

Can't you just... ask for help? I might be thinking outside the box here, but it might be crazy enough to work.

[modernholmes]

That;s okay. I don't think he'll listen to any kids.

[modernholmes]

My neighbor keeps making commotions all night long. So I can't sleep at all.

Spike

[modernholmes]

That's what I'm doing.

[blue_sniper]

...Really, Conan? [That has got to be the most annoying kid voice he has ever heard. And he grew up in an orphanage.]

[goldencirclet]

Maybe if ya ask real nicely?

[modernholmes]

...Somehow I don't think that is going to work.