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

anonymous text;

[secretlabtech]

Spiders don't convince people of things. People convince people of things. Blaming it on the spider is just Miss Power's attempt at shifting responsibility over onto something that can't defend itself.

-DD

[ encrypted 99% ]

[predominates]

Spreading rumours about me, Jim dear?

[ yes, she mad. ]

[text, encrypted]

[deductives]

Despite your roots, limericks don't suit you.

[Sherlock can read this as the beast rumbling beneath them all again, waiting to burst out onto the streets. And he doesn't like the idea of Irene being an epicenter.]

perma anonymous text;

[playthings]

Interesting analysis. I'm inclined to agree.
That spider. So helpless.
Miss Power needs a good flogging herself, don't you agree?

-Anonymous

[ encrypted 100% ] cause get out of his business sherlock.

[playthings]

Stating truths. :)
Aren't you little miss scandal?
I expected you to be elated.

-JM

[ kanye shrug. yolo miss adler. ]

[ anonymous text, encrypted ]

[playthings]

I'm all about the message, Mr Holmes.
Gotta teach the children.
Our future and all that rubbish.

-JM

c wut i did thar

[deductives]

If they're like any decent modern child, they won't read a word, Professor.

STEP INTO MY OBVIOUS WEB SO THAT YOU MISS THE OTHER WEB, SHERLOCK

[playthings]

I trust they'll at least grasp Heliocentrism.
There's be hope for them yet.

-JM

DETOURS

[deductives]

[...Oh fuck you, Jim. He's going to be hypocritical, but it's for the greater good, now.]

Perhaps if heard from someone less heliocentric, I'm sure.

But Miss Adler's business is thriving on pain as always. Don't see why she'd need your help here.

IT'S A COMPLEX WEB OF WEBS

[playthings]

Careful throwing around words you don't know.
Wouldn't want a problem with muddled meanings on our hands, would we? It's bad form.

Do you not? Pity. Thought you knew Miss Adler front and back.

-JM

[secretlabtech]

Helpless unless you're a fly. As for flogging, I'd say some people would argue that it's not much of a punishment.

Disgusting, though, if you ask me.

-DD

[playthings]

Aren't they all, though? :)

Oh, some like a little pain with their pleasure to be sure.
But who are we to judge.

You don't seem so broken up about passing judgement yourself.

-Anonymous

[ encrypted 100% ] fine >C

[predominates]

Oh, ecstatic. But we can't have you taking all the credit, can we?

[ whatevs. ]

[ encrypted 100% ] X(

[playthings]

I'm not one for credit. Wolf in the fold, not in the news.

-JM

[deductives]

More than you, apparently.

[Just like he knows she's still in with Jim up to her neck, and it looks like the waters are about to get deeper.]

[secretlabtech]

A wolf in sheep's clothing has little interest in actually being a sheep, only in being indistinguishable from the herd. If it finds the act of eating grass disgusting, so be it. It doesn't seem to put him off his dinner.

-DD

text;

[acclimatized]

Oh, you're a poet now?

anon text

[certainproclivity]

Intriguing spin on an old classic.

[He has a feeling he knows who this iiiis. Perhaps. There's only so many anonymous individuals in the city, after all.]

[playthings]

So we do understand each other.
Good. I was getting worried.

-Anonymous

[playthings]

Defensive. Touching.
She'll love that.

-JM

[ oh, but does sherlock really know? webs are funny, misleading things. never tell the other insects all tricksies. ]

perma anonymous text | encrypted 90%;

[playthings]

I prefer story teller.
You always did love my stories.

-JM

perma anonymous text | encrypted 90%;

[playthings]

I do love these old tales.
Why not give them a little modern fervor?

-M

[ yes well that can all be fixed soon enough. jim keeps tabs on his anonymous fellows, finds many of them are worth lifting the veil a smidgen. try not to disappoint him. ]

[secretlabtech]

It's difficult to convey much meaning in text. I prefer action, don't you?

-DD

[playthings]

Oh I do indeed. But I love a bit of imagination now and then.
Makes things a bit more fun.

-Anonymous

[deductives]

Is it? I thought I was merely stating fact. No queen to share that crown with, after all.

[And what a web it is. Sherlock is prepared for Jim to use him and Irene against each other, but wouldn't Jim know that? And in that case, would he go for the less obvious move or no?

(Basically they all need a geniuses communication course)]