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[jumpthegun]

Not unless someone's given them to him privately. Eve screened them. I'll share an abridged version with him. Don't plan on handing out the full thing, myself.

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[devoutish]

He'll know the full version exists. Will he be curious?

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[jumpthegun]

Yes. He will be unlikely to stop until he has it. That doesn't mean I'll be handing it to him. He stole my birth certificate to find out my middle name after a year of me telling him to piss off about it. Because he's a dick.

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[devoutish]

What's your middle name?

[You had to know this was coming, John.]

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[jumpthegun]

Piss off, Alfie.

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[devoutish]

I haven't got one myself.

Don't worry mate, I'll leave your birth certificate alone.

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[jumpthegun]

Not having one would be better than mine. Let's put it that way.

[He did suggest it to Fiona, jokingly, for her future children.]

Thanks much for the reassurance, though. Here was me worrying you'd be able to get ahold of it.

Really, most of the blacked-out bits are sentiment. Sherlock hates sentiment, but he hates not knowing things, too. Suppose I could bribe him with that.

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[devoutish]

Does he fancy himself emotionless?

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[jumpthegun]

He likes to pretend he is. Some days he's better at it than others.

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[devoutish]

You're going to tell me to be nice to him and not do my best to break down that facade, aren't you?

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[jumpthegun]

It would make my life easier, yes. Given you're you and he's him, though, if it happens, I'll deal with it. Fair warning, if you prod him, he will scratch back.

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[devoutish]

I'd expect nothing less.

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[jumpthegun]

Good luck, Alfie.

[He means it for a multitude of things.]