snowblindrpg | [network] @jwatson; audio; Morning 120 [filtered away from Joker]

[They need to do this systematically. John has other things on his mind, but Christ...]

Everyone, this is Dr. Watson. I've made this post filtered away from the Joker. We have limited time and limited resources. My group is already near the entrance to the tunnels on the residential side. We'll look for any explosives on the way down. We're headed toward the hospital. Everyone else, please get out of the tunnels if you can. If not, search where you can, then get inside a building and use whatever's there to try to create a shelter over yourself, something with enough headspace to give you an air pocket if it comes to it. Mattresses work well for that kind of thing in a closet or a bathroom - an enclosed space. We do know these buildings are metal, but even that can come down with enough force.

We also know a few things:

One, items left out overnight seem to get picked up. It's very unlikely any bombs he's placed are ones outside. Just as likely anything not stored in a cabinet or inside something else has been picked up, as well. Mr. Solomons suggested the vents, and I suggested loose floorboards. Probably the best bet on where to find anything.

Two, supplies are limited. If there are any bombs, he likely wouldn't have created many. It's especially true for anything with a timer. This means that anyone in the downtown area is likely to be the most at risk.

Three, he's mad. The Joker is a bloody lunatic. He might be running us 'round to watch us dance, or he might actually have something. Chances are good he doesn't, but it's not something we can count on. If you do find anything like a bomb, your best bet is to get out of the house if you can and into another building. The Admin repairs things that get blown up, I think? It's our best bet to avoid first, dismantle second if we have to.

Report in if you find anything or once you've cleared an area as safe, if you can. Whatever it is he's got planned, there are a hell of a lot more of us than him. Keep an eye out. Contact here if you need help defusing any bombs. I have some experience, and I reckon Kain does, as well.

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Now that wasn't a threat, was it, Dr. Watson?

If I make threat, sir, you'll know it.

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Careful, Doctor. Don't get into something like this unless you're sure you're prepared.

And keep checking the vents.

What's 'this'? Organizing people to look for bombs so people don't start panicking?

No, keep doing that. That's a good plan.

I think you know what I mean.

I don't know what your problem with me is, mate. Already told you I'm not the police. I'm not starting anything unless this is you starting something. I've got a pair of psychopaths to deal with, wounded, half a dozen children, more civilians, another psychopath that might spring up any time, and figuring out how to get us out of here before time runs out.

You're not on my list of priorities or interests, all right?

'If I make threat, sir, you'll know it.'

Word of advice: if you're not thinking about starting anything, don't even make a threat of a threat.

Or maybe you didn't mean it how it sounded. This is why I don't like talking too long with just words. Too many chances for miscommunication.

You're the one who asked for text, Mr. Solomons. I assume it's because of whatever those dreams did to you, yeah?

I meant what I said. I don't beat around the bush. I'm not threatening you, and if I ever were, for whatever reason, I'd tell you that's what I was doing. Don't much care for games. Dealt with enough of those before.

I know I did, I'm not blaming you for it. Don't you worry about that.

Well then, we're settled. No hard feelings. I apologize for the misunderstanding.

No hard feelings.

[John lets it go, as annoyed as he is.]

I hope whatever the effect is, it goes away soon. It was a hell of a thing what those dreams did to me and some of the others.

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You're telling me. I got shot twice, once by a camel.

[He's not going to touch on his own dream.]

How did you get shot by a camel? Did it have hands?

I was trying to get it and a book out of its mouth when it went off. I assure you it did not make much more sense at the time.

Do I even want to know how you got shot the second time?

That was the second time. The first was in yours. Don't remember that, do you?

[What...? It takes a moment for the reply to come as John searches his memory. He'd been dreaming, of course, but... the other man, the really annoying one, he'd been in John's dream. The details were sketchy, at best. Something about Baskerville, maybe? He'd met Sherlock and the hound, at least. A creeping sense of unease washes through him.]

No. I don't. Whatever you saw, it was just a dream, though. Sorry my subconscious decided to shoot you.

In the prick, no less. You have some very angry friends.

[Which means John hadn't been the one to shoot Alfie. Sherlock...? The man had been a brat, but not that horrible.]

If it was a tall man with curly hair, he shouldn't have had a gun in the first place.

No.

That man called him Moriarty.

[Oh, bloody hell. John is grateful for the text now.]

He shouldn't have had a gun, either. Also, not my friend.

He didn't seem like it. Euphemism.

[Now John's getting paranoid. What did this man see?]

What exactly happened in the dream?

Oh, it's all a bit of a blur. There was a hound. Scotland Yard showed up, if you can believe it.

[Scotland Yard... so, Lestrade. Maybe Donovan or Anderson. Possibly Gregson, but unlikely. And the hound? What was Moriarty doing at Baskerville? Well, it's a dream. Of course these things don't need to make sense. And they could all be metaphorical. John's tempted to lie and pretend not to know what the hound is, but he's really not the best liar.]

My friend used to consult with Scotland Yard. We ran into a bit of trouble now and again. Guess I've been thinking about it, and you got caught up in the middle. Hopefully, that won't happen again.

Right, you're not police. You just work with the police. Completely different, of course.

Don't worry about it, mate. I don't hold this against you, either. I think I preferred it to the camel and the deserts.

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