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Post by Mother on Nov 12, 2007 14:30:21 GMT -5
"Then how can you say you feel love if you have never experienced and do not have any comparison?"
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Post by Sherlock Holmes on Nov 12, 2007 14:32:03 GMT -5
"I did not say I had never experienced it," *he said.* "I merely--"
*He hit the wall ineffectually, surprised and chagrined by his show of temper. He was worried about Irene.*
"There is no comparison, James. You cannot manufacture emotion."
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Post by Mother on Nov 12, 2007 15:05:05 GMT -5
"Oh? Then why do I find the young lady that left us pleasant, you and you incredibly abhorrent? If I truly don't know emotion, shouldn't I accidentally assigned the wrong ones to the wrong people?"
*Holmes' display of anger merely piqued his curiosity, nothing more*
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Post by Sherlock Holmes on Nov 12, 2007 23:02:36 GMT -5
"Because rudeness is a social construct, with clear rules and easily measured. You can determine from my speech patterns and mannerisms that I am unpleasant."
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Post by Mother on Nov 13, 2007 13:37:18 GMT -5
*A quirky grin appeared on James' face*
"Though, I have disliked you from the start, meaning that my opinion is colored, hmm?"
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Post by Sherlock Holmes on Nov 13, 2007 13:48:26 GMT -5
"Programmed," *Holmes corrected.* "You are required to dislike me, to do your job."
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Post by Mother on Nov 13, 2007 19:51:45 GMT -5
"But I am neither required nor programmed to like the young lady that left us."
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Post by Sherlock Holmes on Nov 13, 2007 21:47:32 GMT -5
*Holmes' eyes narrowed.*
"Do you have any self-preservation routines? Something that might encourage you to gravitate towards a helping hand, an essential service? You use the word 'like,' but I cannot be sure you know what it means."
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Post by Mother on Nov 14, 2007 13:19:25 GMT -5
"Self-preservation, though filtered through the lense of Moriarty. Do you think he would have liked her?"
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Post by Sherlock Holmes on Nov 14, 2007 13:22:37 GMT -5
*Holmes' mouth tightened.*
"I cannot speak to what Professor Moriarty might have liked. He was a criminal; a villain responsible for much suffering."
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Post by Mother on Nov 14, 2007 13:27:37 GMT -5
*He folded his hands in his lap, giving Holmes the kind of blank stare that only a robot could*
"Indeed. I wonder if it is me, or Moriarty, that finds her pleasant. But I see we will get nowhere in our conversation--it seems to go in circles."
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Post by Sherlock Holmes on Nov 14, 2007 13:54:27 GMT -5
"That's hardly surprising," *Holmes said.* "Semantically, we can never be certain our words mean the same thing. Your new friend no doubt finds it old fashioned, but I'm by no means ready to accept the words of an automaton about feelings."
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Post by Mother on Nov 14, 2007 19:13:09 GMT -5
*James nodded thoughtfully*
"Then, sir, we are at an impasse."
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Post by Sherlock Holmes on Nov 14, 2007 19:20:05 GMT -5
"It would seem so," *Holmes said.* "With that in mind, I will have to keep you under close watch."
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Post by Mother on Nov 14, 2007 19:21:13 GMT -5
*James nodded*
"I have no objections at present. Though I am uncertain as to what I should do with myself now."
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