002 • anonymous text

[playthings]

little miss power,
high in her tower,
dying to flog and to flay.
but along came a spider
who rose up beside her
& convinced miss power to play.

[ In addition to this little snippet of a poem there is an attachment sent out to a select few people, those who have made it under the radar of the illustrious Mr. M. It’s nothing fancy, just a simple image attachment that is given no explanation and expectant of no network reply. Just a little treat, a tasty morsel of things to come. ]

[ filtered to thekeys | locked | encrypted 90% ]

dial m for.img
dont be a stranger.img

[ /filter ]

( ooc note • the attached file is jim’s calling card, but this card isn’t sent to just anyone. anyone who has spoken with jim his specific skillset will be sent the file. also going to go ahead and open this up to anyone who does shady/criminal activity in the port and might get on jim’s radar. or if you just want some crime cr with him! credit to prufrocking on tumblr for the card graphics.

all replies from jim will be anonymous unless otherwise noted. don’t call us, we’ll call you. )

Comments

[playthings]

Funny funny funny.
No queens in this deck as far as I can tell.
But you are quite showing your hand. Red suits her.

-JM

[ this web is going to be far too tangled by the end. manipulators manipulating the manipulated, and their friend john too. fun fun fun, this game. his absolute favorite. and sherlock must love it if he lets himself get caught in it. don't deny the need for stimulation, dear holmes. ]

[deductives]

Do try not to misread tells, Jim.

You'll need a few aces up your sleeve if she puts on her warpaint.

[I'll do the same if you hurt her. It's not what he says, or even wants to reveal, but the threat is there.]

[playthings]

She loves diamonds but I think hearts is the suit for her.
Wouldn't you agree?
:)

-JM

[ you're really not helping your own cause, holmes. you should just give up. let him win. ]

[deductives]

I'll be standing by with the spades, whatever you decide.

[It's a hole he can't help digging-- but losing would only be a worse fate than being stubborn.]

[playthings]

Pun's a bit worn out. I'll give you that one.
Losing your edge, Sherlock. And you'd going to need it. :)

-JM

[deductives]

And here I would have thought you'd been in the city long enough to know in order to survive I've had to sharpen it. Holes in the information network?

[playthings]

We both have our methods of survival.
Careful who you underestimate yourself, Mr. Holmes.

-JM

[ can you feel the bitterness in his text? he's seething. it's not good to taunt the predators, mr. holmes. ]

[deductives]

Then we'll see which are more successful.

You don't have to worry about that.

[Oh, he can, and it almost gives him a shiver of excitement. One that he's sure doesn't bode well, but he can't fight off. However, he is certain he'll never make the mistake of underestimating Jim Moriarty again. He simply can't.]

[playthings]

I look forward to it.

-JM

[ oh, fate is a fickle thing though. for how can a man predict what lengths the nearly insane will go through to create a perfect world filled with perfect distraction? such is your plight, mr holmes. you want to be knocked off your guard as much as he does and he knows. ]