Procrastination

You: Don’t keep drooling over him, it’s unsightly - JM

Stranger: Leave her alone, Jim. -SH

You: Oh, getting all defensive are me. I thought you were meant to be cool and detached, or has the doctor been influencing you a bit too much? - JM

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Stranger: She did nothing to you, she was merely stating her opinion, therefore, leave her alone. -SH

You: So much compassion, I’m sure you’re making her blush. And how do you know I’m not still hurt that she broke up with me? - JM

Stranger: To be hurt, you would have to have a heart first. Everyone knows spiders don’t have hearts. -SH

You: I’m a spider now? What does that make you? - JM

Stranger: You are a spider at the center of a criminal web, and you know precisely how each thread is spun and how it works. You remember me saying so at your trial? And I? I am merely the man who steps on you. -SH

You: Oh please, as if you’ll ever manage to step on me. You think you’re so powerful, but you’re so weak. All I need do is kidnap your little doctor and you’d be at my beck and call - JM

Stranger: Don’t you touch him, Jim. He is ordinary, he has nothing to do with this. What about your pet… Sebastian Moran? I could do the same with him. -SH

You: You and I both know that Sebastian can withstand a lot more than your ‘sidekick’. I wonder how many fingers I’d have to break before all of your secrets came out into the open - JM

Stranger: He is not my sidekick, he’s… my colleague, my flatmate. John was military trained, just like your Sebastian. I’m sure they can both withstand hell if need be. Don’t make threats that can bee reciprocated, Moriarty. I though you knew that? -SH

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You: Your sidekick was an army doctor, Sebastian is a highly skilled assassin. I know exactly how much he can withstand, I highly doubt that you’ve ever had your ‘flatmate’s’ endurance under torture put to the test - JM

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Stranger: I don’t have to know. If John has to withstand an ounce of pain, I will simple have a bullet or.. perhaps a few bullets be put in Sebastians head. Followed by yours. -SH

You: And what makes you think you’ll be there to defend him. I doubt you’re that protective, do you even know where Johnny boy is right now? - JM

Stranger: I haven’t seen him in three years because of you. I know where he is; I’ve kept tabs. -SH

You: Hmm, you might want to keep tabs a little more carefully. I have Sebastian outside his flat as we speak - JM

Stranger: I know. I see him. I’ve had my sight on him for approximately 15 minutes now. And he’s not the only one with a gun. -SH

You: You really think that your shot is good enough, or that I won’t warn Sebastian. He’s very skilled you know - JM

Stranger: I’ve had three years worth of practice. I can kill him if need be. Warn him if you must, we wouldn’t want a messy situation on our hands, would we? -SH

You: I don’t see why not, I’m sure John would be delighted to find out you’re alive from a bloodied corpse on his doorstep - JM

Stranger: He can be moved before John walks out the door. I suggest you call Moran off. We’re at a stalemate and you know it. -SH

You: Oh but it is fun. The great Sherlock Holmes, preparing to kill a man and compromise his ‘in hiding’ status just to protect his dear Watson. The newspapers were right, it really doesn’t seem all that platonic now, does it? - JM

Stranger: I’m just protecting a friend. What will you do without your beloved sniper? You’re out of luck if he’s dead.

Stranger: -SH

You: Hardly beloved. Sebastian wouldn’t get killed by you, he knows I don’t stand for sloppy mistakes - JM

Stranger: If you didn’t stand for it, why is it happening? Call him off. -SH

You: Why would I call him off when I know you won’t be able to kill him? If he dies, I can just get myself a new sniper. I think you’d find it quite hard to replace John, am I right? - JM

Stranger: Last I checked, it is quite difficult to recruit a loyal top military sniper who can kill a tiger with his bare hands for criminal services. You’re bluffing, Jim. -SH

You: Difficult, yes, but not impossible. Unlike you, I haven’t formed some childish ‘emotional bond’ with my sniper. I’m given to believe that those are irreplaceable - JM

Stranger: I know he means more to you than that, Jim. Your particular fondness of him is clear in how you always seem to make him a key peice to your games. And John is my colleague. I can protect a collegue without being sentimental, Moriarty. And I can take any threat you make and eliminate it. -SH

You: Fond, maybe. He’s useful, but I wouldn’t have qualms in sacrificing something I’m merely fond of. I’ve texted him an order, he’s to perform it in 3 minutes unless he gets another text. Your move - JM

Stranger: You’re never fond of anything. The things you are fond of you tend to keep. You may not be one for sentiment, Jim, but you are human. Being changeable is not your only flaw. And I just texted John…. he is away from any windows or possible line of sights for Sebastian to see. How can he shoot without seeing? Your move. -SH

You: He can break down the door in seconds. And I’m sure finding John somewhere in a flat with no lines of sight will just make it easier for him to do the deed without you shooting him - JM

Stranger: I’m inside the flat now. If Sebastian attempts to come in, all I have to do is shoot him. -SH

You: How sweet, protecting Johnny boy like a knight in shining armour. And who’s to say I haven’t ordered Sebastian to blow the flat up? - JM

Stranger: Where… where would you hide a bomb? -SH

You: I was thinking more along the line of several blocks of Semtex. Around the perimeter of the flat - JM

Stranger: What do I do to stop it? -SH

You: Admit that you’re a sentimental fool - JM

Stranger: I am not sentimental nor am I a fool. I just know my priorities. -SH

You: And I know that in about a minute the floor you’re standing on will be rubble - JM

Stranger: Why is it you want me to admit that? Is it pride? —SH

You: Partially, also I’m bored - JM

Stranger: You’re insane -SH

You: And you’re 30 seconds away from being ash - JM

Stranger: Alright, fine! I’m a sentimental fool -SH

You: And I’ve just sent Sebastian another text telling him to retrieve the Semtex. It really is fun playing with you, Sherlock. I look forward to your next move - JM

Stranger: My next move? I’ve hidden from you before, I can do it again. And I can take John. -SH

You: Are you trying to tell me that you’re eloping? I’ll still find you. You can’t escape from me Sherlock - JM

Stranger: No, I just told you we’re leaving. You’ll never find us. You didn’t before, you won’t now. -SH

You: You seriously think I won’t find you? - JM

Stranger: You won’t be able to. Mycroft is the British government. He helped me before, he can help me again. Aren’t you wondering why you never found me before? -SH

You: I was barely looking. As you are always so keen to point out, I have ‘minions’ everywhere. And running away is such a cowardly move anyway, I expected better from you - JM

Stranger: Cowardice? Try excessive measures. You’re right, I am sentimental: I’m doing this for someone else’s good, not mine. Your minions won’t find us where we’re going. -SH

You: I have minions everywhere. Unless you’re moving to Mars, I’ll find you. And next time I won’t call Sebastian off so easily. You see, he’s getting rather antsy to kill one of you - JM

Stranger: You’re not the only one who has resources, Moriarty. Beleive me; you will not find us. And looks like he and you will both have to suffer disappointment. Goodbye, Jim. -SH

Thankyou, wonderful stranger (I always seem to end up threatening Sherlocks on Omegle!)

You: Yes, constantly - JM

Stranger: Oh hello. -SH

You: Hello there, Sherlock. Miss me? - JM

Stranger: You wish. So what are you up to? -SH

Stranger: Oh of course, you won’t tell me, you’re smarter than that, eh? -SH

Stranger: Or so you thought. -SH

You: Or so I know. I’d ask what you’re doing but I can see that you’re in your flat - JM

Stranger: Oh oh, don’t be so uppity just yet. I’ve programmed your bug to backfire a while back, what you see is the remnant of what happened months prior. Where I am now, oh, don’t you want to know? -SH

You: I thought your hair looked shorter. But I think I can guess where you are now - JM

Stranger: Sure you can. But one thing, you can’t get rid of me, just yet.

You: Oh really? And have you not considered where your precious lapdog might be whilst your enjoying this little game? - JM

Stranger: Oh, do not drag him into this. He is smart enough to take care himself. -SH

You: Because we both know how useful his pseudo-intelligence will be when he’s duct-taped to a chair with a gun pointed at his head - JM

Stranger: But he is much more than what you can see. -SH

You: Oh, please don’t give me some Disney speech about love and compassion and integrity - JM

Stranger: At least he has a heart. A cold stone is all you have, along with the mindless puppets. -SH

You: Oh, they aren’t all completely mindless. And look who’s talking about not having a heart, I thought the Holmes’ didn’t have the weakness of emotion - JM

Stranger: We don’t. I don’t. Emotions are just getting in the way. Even my old friend the Doctor knows about it, but you don’t need to know about him. And you, manipulate them, to do all your dirty work, eh? -SH

You: Well the hands-on approach isn’t really my style. You act so cool and rational when I can tell that you’re weak, you’re worried about him - JM

Stranger: You are just afraid of facing failure. And I’m not worried about anybody. -SH

You: There’s no failure to face. So, am I to take from that that you won’t be at all concerned when I tell you that your good doctor is strolling down Baker Street on his way back from buying some milk, for you I believe, and is blissfully unaware that a sniper rifle is aimed at his back? - JM

Stranger: Oh, but I know you wouldn’t. He’s something you couldn’t afford to get rid of yet. -JW

Stranger: **-SH**

You: But you know how good Sebastian’s aim is. I’m sure I could have him shot in the knee, somebody would probably hear him scream before he bled out on the pavement - JM

Stranger: You and your despicable plans! Are you threatening me to prove a point? A point that I care about something while you don’t? -SH

You: Yes, that’s exactly what I’m threatening. In fact, I’ve just sent Seb a text. You might want to make your move right about now - JM

Stranger: Alright, alright, I’ll say that you are right for now if and only if you send Seb a text to stop him. Right now. -SH

You: Hmm, tempting. Very well, I’ll text him. Though he’s getting antsy, you might want to tell Johnny-boy to hurry on home - JM

Stranger: Yes yes, already sent him a text to tell him hurry up, despite him arguing with me about his computer battery. -SH

You: How sweet. Thought Sebby’s a little angry at me right now, he’s not quite so fond of the doctor as you seem to be - JM

Stranger: I hope he’s not. See what I said about manipulating people? One text. One text and you control his actions. -SH

You: That’s called obedience, not manipulation. I like to be in control, don’t pretend you don’t try to manipulate your live-in - JM

Stranger: I don’t. They do it willingly, for me. They only do it for you in their irrational fear and good pay. Don’t think that I don’t know. -SH

You: The difference being that you have one person to help you whilst I have hundreds of expendable servants willing to do my bidding at the click of a my finger. I find it exponentially useful - JM

Stranger: Further proof on how you need additional external help because you are incapable of doing the dirty works yourself. -SH

You: I fail to see how that’s a disadvantage. In my line of work, I can’t afford to have ‘sidekicks’ who play along with my games because of something as breakable as sentimentality - JM

Stranger: That’s what you keep telling yourself. Your ‘empire’ will fall. One day something will go wrong, and they’d abandon you without a second thought. However, he never will abandon me. -SH

You: I think we could test that little theory out. How much torture do you think your feeble little doctor could withstand before betraying you? I’d bet good money that Sebastian could beat him - JM

Stranger: You paid Sebastian to be ‘loyal’ to you. Real loyalty does not require payment. That’s something you haven’t learnt of yet. -SH

You: The payment merely inspires the loyalty, you could offer him more money and he still wouldn’t betray me - JM

Stranger: And you can believe that. You can offer John any amount of money and he’ll never turn against me. -S

You: I’ll admit that’s probably true, but with Sebastian on my side I doubt we’d ever have to resort to bribery - JM

Stranger: We? Since when are you and Sebastian that tight? You really think he’d die for you if he has a choice? -SH

You: Of course he would! - JM

Stranger: Getting a little antsy here aren’t we? I see we’re going somewhere… Looks like you put an awful amount of trust in him… Wouldn’t it be bad if he turn against you? Hmmmm? -SH

You: You think Sebastian would turn against me for your ‘compassion’? Or your money? - JM

You: And I though you were meant to be good at reading people - JM

Stranger: I am, but oh, you haven’t heard of it yet, and you don’t need to. He doesn’t need to turn to me. He just have to turn against you. -SH

You: …You’re bluffing. Sebastian knows not to get on my bad side - JM

Stranger: I’m not bluffing. I’m simply stating the truth. The truth that you are too blind to see. -SH

You: No, if you’ve noticed something I would have noticed it months ago. Sebastian wouldn’t keep things from me - JM

Stranger: Or so you wish. Why do you care so much about him? He’s merely one of your so-called ‘loyal’ servants. -SH

You: …He’s more useful than the others, more loyal. Which is exactly why I know that you are bluffing - JM

Stranger: It’s funny how you can be so persistent to your believe when you know there’s a good possibility that your belief is so obviously wrong. -SH

You: I’m not wrong. I know Sebastian, you’re just trying to scare me, to distract me so that your pet is safe - JM

Stranger: My pet? Listen to yourself! You speak as if Sebastian is your dog. -SH

You: Please, that doctor of yours follows you around like a puppy. Sebastian’s as good as a dog in terms of loyalty, which you should probably have checked up on before pretending he was going to betray me - JM

Stranger: I wasn’t pretending anything. Pretending is dull. He has a mind of his own, which is ten times better than what you can ask of Sebastian. -SH

You: Then, pray tell, what is this (completely non-existant, of course) ‘threat’ to my employment of Sebastian? And you obviously don’t understand the difference between not having a mind of your own and being useful and intelligent enough to apply that usefulness. - JM

Stranger: What? Are you worried? Oh, the ‘great’ Moriarty, worried, about some insignificant details of his employments? How quaint. -SH

You: Not worried, just curious as to what pathetic lie you would fabricate. - JM

Stranger: Of course, of course. You would only perceive it as a lie, because it’s something you don’t want to accept as the truth.-SH

You: No, I would perceive it as a lie because I know that it is definitely a lie - JM

Stranger: The truth is nothing but how everyone perceives it, so be it if you insist so. -SH

You: Oh, don’t spout philosophy at me Sherlock. You’re just trying to cover up the fact that you don’t have an answer to my question. What is this ‘threat’ to Sebastian’s loyalty? - JM

Stranger: Nothing you have to worry about. Oh right, you don’t do worry, nothing you have to be concerned about. -SH

You: More pathetic excuses. Either answer my question or I’ll have Sebastian knock on John’s front door and the question of how much torture your dearest doctor would endure for you will no longer be left woefully unanswered. Now. Tell. Me - JM

Stranger: Is this the only thing you ever do? Threaten people? -SH

You: It usually works, no wait, scratch that, it always works. And I must say Sebastian is simply itching to get to Johnny-boy, we have a little wager going you see - JM

Stranger: Yes. But since you’re so smart, figure this out. My clues? I have nothing to do with this potential betrayal to you. I’m merely someone who knows about this. The one who’s truly against you—hates you even more than I do. It’s not hard, in fact, this is something you could only solve it yourself. Hate to admit it, but we are the only ones who are clever enough to figure details like these out. -SH

You: …Liar. You’re lying, you’re sending me false clues and trying to trick me but I see past that. I know Sebastian better than you think - JM

Stranger: You think you know Sebastian better than I, which is quite true. But there are people out there who knows you more than you think too. I am not alone. -SH

You: If you’re so certain then tell me who. If Sebastian is so disloyal to me then surely it will have no effect whatsoever - JM

Stranger: Oh, but what’s the fun of this if you can’t find out for yourself? Remember, I’m not on your side. And I never will be. -SH

You: Tell me NOW, or I send Sebastian the order. You know just as well as I do that he’ll take any opportunity to hurt your precious, loyal doctor. To break him bit by bit - JM

Stranger: You do threatening too well. In fact, John is with me right now. Send all the orders you like. Whoever you’re aiming for—that’s not John. Oh, and tell Sebastian to watch his back. -SH

You: I’ll still get him, you can’t keep him by your side forever Sherlock and the moment you take your eyes off of him ‘Bang’, you’ll see how loyal my sniper is. And Sebastian already watches his back, unlike Johnny-boy he’s good at what I hire him to do - JM

Stranger: You can live in your fantasy: sniper bang bang Sebastian boom. You pick. Whether you treasure your loyal servant more or our heads. -SH

You: You think you’re so clever, with your ‘friends’ and your practically canine companion. I have eyes everywhere, I will find you and I promise that I will destroy John Watson. I will make him regret the day he became loyal to Sherlock Holmes and I will make you regret EVER trying to lie to me - JM

Stranger: I didn’t lie to you. Funny how people interpret things they don’t like as lies. And we’ll watch our backs. -SH

You: You can watch all you like. You’ll never see me coming. I’ll make sure of it, you won’t win this game we’re playing, Sherlock. I might consider going easy on your pet though, if you answer my questions - JM

Stranger: He can handle himself. And frankly, you can’t threaten me. -SH

You: I can threaten you. You make your weaknesses so blatant, they’re just sitting there waiting to be murdered, or worse - JM

Stranger: And you have too much pride in yourself, one day it’s going to be your downfall. -SH

You: Look who’s talking about pride. At least it’s my only weakness, compared to you, who has so many - JM

Stranger: Like what? -SH

You: John, Lestrade, Mrs Hudson, at a stretch Molly Hooper. And that’s not even beginning on your need to be right, don’t think I didn’t see you with the taxi driver - JM

Stranger: Those are not my weakness, those are people. I’m glad I have their assistance. -SH

You: Those are weak people. People I can use to get information about you, to blackmail you. No matter how untouchable you may be, I threaten them and I threaten you. I, however, do not have such useless affections for people - JM

Stranger: Oh really? Then I suppose betrayal won’t be of big problem, yes? -SH

You: …I only ‘care’ about Sebastian because he is useful, because I know he will not betray me. I don’t want to go through the hassle of finding a replacement for him, but don’t think I won’t if I have to - JM

Stranger: Don’t regret it. -SH

You: Regret what? - JM

Stranger: What you just said. -SH

You: Why on earth would I regret saying that? Now you’re just clutching at straws - JM

Stranger: Oh, perhaps once I see you as human and actually care about him. -SH

You: Please, if you think I’m ever going to stoop to your level and develop emotional attachments to my sniper then you’re wrong - JM

Stranger: My level? You wish! You can’t develop emotions even if it’s the last thing you do. -SH

You: And you can’t accept the fact that your emotions are ridiculous. You were so much more efficient when I first began watching you - JM

Stranger: As I am now. You could be so much more if you would cooperate with me. -SH

You: Cooperate? With you? I’d rather actually have feelings for Sebastian - JM

You: But neither of those things will ever happen - JM

Stranger: Of course, that is only nothing but the truth. -SH