shellphones | Superstitions Smoocherstitions!

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Superstitions Smoocherstitions!

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book2thehead (Shikanoin Heizou)
To: General Public
Subject: Drunk Detectives Dunk On Dumb Delusions
Warnings: beware of alcohol, kids

[It's that once in a blue moon time where Heizou makes a public appearance on the network. And it becomes quite clear why once the feed comes on: his face is quite pink and he has a big cheeky grin on his face and a bottle of wine in the hand that isn't holding the camera. So... Yeah, he appears to be drunk.

He also appears to be outside somewhere, despite how late it is. And he is also not alone! Beside him there appears to be one (1) Sherlock Holmes, currently laying down on his seat with his feet up in the air and his head dangling over the edge. He is also attempting to play his violin from this position, for.... some reason. Science? Science.

Either way, the video feed turns on to the sound of Heizou giggling and Sherlock's violin playing. And Heizou trying to figure out what position he needs to be sitting in to send out his Very Important Message. He finds it eventually, with the shellphone angled so that both he and Sherlock are in frame - or at least Sherlock's feet are - and he addresses his invisible audience with an even bigger grin.]

Ah-- Here! Helloooo one and all~! Your friendly local detective agency has decided to take on the mysteeeerious case of.... Sailor superstitions~! That is right my dear rift-jumping fellows, we've even decided to do this one pro bono! That means freeeee~

[There's a moment of fumbling the camera, and once it settles Heizou is holding the camera out at arm's length to reveal where he and Sherlock are: what appears to be a fake boat, crudely built and sitting on land (so to speak) like a playground for children. Did they find this? Did they drunkenly grab chairs and tables and bits of wood to build it themselves? Who knows. But it sure is... vaguely boat-shaped.]

Now as you can see here, the great Mr. Sherlock Holmes and yours truly are currently on board a boat! And as you can also see- [He tilts his head down slightly so that the camera gets a better angle on all his burgundy-colored hair.] -my hair is quite red! But have we run into any bad luck on our voyage? Nooope~! Aaaand POOF! Myth busted!

[At this point Sherlock chimes in drunkenly from off-screen:]

Heizou, did we test all the ways to swirl the alcohol? Did we forget one? [Since obviously up and down is an option-] The taste didn't change at all!

[Someone should... probably stop them. Or maybe join them! Decisions, decisions...]

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[ Sherlock might have been a bit sad about Alfyn leaving, so "scientifically" testing superstitions is a good distraction.

Sherlock is also a lightweight, and he easily hit his limit while testing the odd superstition about swirling wine in a certain direction will make it taste bad. ]

The Petri Family said they took time to bring people good wine, and that man was really insistent about drinking it right, or it'd go bad. We didn't eat it with meat or fish either. Perhaps if we shook it?

[ He's still trying to play the violin upside-down. ]

... but we broke the cork to test the other superstition...

Bad luck might not do you in but sailing while drunk sure would.

(How the fuck are they so stupid? They know it's not a real boat, but that actually makes it dumber. They might not drown but they will fall and break something.)

Edited 2025-10-04 13:35 (UTC)

Although that offers some small insight as to why I've been getting shooed away from the docks these past few days...

[He's fairly certain conducting the experiment on a fake boat not even at sea will be judged as not meeting the requirements of a true test... though given their inebriated state he isn't about to encourage boarding an actual boat. They could get sick, or teeter overboard. And as much as his first encounter went sour with one of them, he does not wish the man harm.]

Are you alright?

....

Are you two going to be okay?

[ Lynette watches the video long enough to be able to triangulate their location based on the background, then packs up and heads out. While she appreciates the "work" they're doing to debunk silly superstitions, they are going to need someone to make sure they don't accidentally kill themselves.

She likes Heizou and Sherlock enough to be that someone for them. Not to mention that she would be a terrible sister if she didn't look out for Lyney's boyfriend every once in awhile.

Upon arrival, she doesn't make herself known. Instead, she simply has a seat nearby and watches, waiting for them to notice her. She may or may not want the satisfaction of seeing their drunk asses react to her in surprise. ]

[Sweet heavens, what is he looking at here. Lyney is positively baffled as he replies.]

Heizou, mon cher, what exactly are you two doing?

[There are many, many things he can say to this, but he's dealt with enough drunken people (read: Kaveh) to know that its pointless to say anything now, so:]

Don't ruin the floor.

[...yeah that's all he's going to say.]

Edited 2025-10-08 14:41 (UTC)

[ The pat on the arm doesn’t ruffle Lynette’s (proverbial) fur or get her back up. Congrats on being part of the fam, Heizou! She wouldn’t accept that kind of gesture from just anybody.

She looks back and forth between her dear, drunken friends. Heizou is having the time of his life, but Sherry is toeing very close to morose. That won’t do. ]

He means a toast like a drink. Here.

[ She takes the water she brought and pours them each a glass as she sneaks a wink to Teason. ]

Water, at least for now. It’s important to hydrate when testing things so rigorously.

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voice | un: astudyinviolet

Text, UN: 🖕nunya🖕

[Video] un: beshackled

Text; un: Pers

action: open to both drunken fools

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