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[Dryunya]

What really is important is the pain he described. Looks like the fictites have some weakness we are unaware of. This will be important. I think Holmes should have been silent about it - I'm almost certain that Cabal will try to exploit it.
Yes, I said I was going to sleep... I am now, honest. -_-

[Sicon112]

What really is important is the pain he described. Looks like the fictites have some weakness we are unaware of. This will be important. I think Holmes should have been silent about it - I'm almost certain that Cabal will try to exploit it.
Yes, I said I was going to sleep... I am now, honest. -_-

Oooooh yeah. Without more info I'm not sure how to work this into the model though, because I can't figure out what precisely caused it. I need more experimentation! Scientific method!

[WackyMeetsPractical]

What really is important is the pain he described. Looks like the fictites have some weakness we are unaware of. This will be important. I think Holmes should have been silent about it - I'm almost certain that Cabal will try to exploit it.
Yes, I said I was going to sleep... I am now, honest. -_-

Yes that is very odd. I wonder what caused that. It couldn't have been his own book. Fictionals have been find being around their books, they just couldn't see it. Maybe he's allergic to Harry Potter?

[Zup]

Maybe it's the confluence of books? Or maybe places with literary power?

[WackyMeetsPractical]

Maybe it's the confluence of books? Or maybe places with literary power?

Quixote once spent the day in a library with no ill effects.

[Victin]

Maybe it's the confluence of books? Or maybe places with literary power?

Quixote once spent the day in a library with no ill effects.

That we know.

[WackyMeetsPractical]

Okay, I asked Holmes about the calendar. That would make the third character I bugged about the calendar. If Holmes says to leave it alone, then that's that.

[S_o_S]

According to his blog, Holmes is moving on to Denver for another case, leaving the rest of Tara's case to Quixote.

God help him.

[Victin]

According to his blog, Holmes is moving on to Denver for another case, leaving the rest of Tara's case to Quixote.

God help him.

You mean Quixote, right?

[S_o_S]

Yes.

[WackyMeetsPractical]

Given the recent events, I decided to send Holmes an e-mail informing him of Quixote's situation. I felt an e-mail was more proper than commenting on his blog, since news like that is best handled privately. In that spirit, here's what I sent him:

Dear Mr. Holmes,

It grieves me to inform you that your former colleague, Don Quixote, has been shot tonight, just a few hours ago. It happened shortly after his meeting with Tripky. We believe that Deanna had shown up and shot both Quixote and Tripky. Based on Quixote's tweets, Tripky had been killed instantly, shot in the head in between the eyes. Quixote survived, and the last we heard, was being transported to a hospital by paramedics. One of the paramedics on the scene had taken Quixote's phone and sent us a tweet assuring us that Quixote was still alive, and will most likely make it through.

Before he was shot, Tripky had confessed a lot of information about the murder plot and about Deanna Hackins, who turns out was not only an accomplice in Tara Coulson's murder, but was actually the mastermind behind it. If you wish, you can access Quixote's twitter for a fuller account of the conversation, https://twitter.com/TheTrueQuixote, but I will attempt to sum it up.

Firstly, Tripky admitted fully to committing the murder and of taking the shot, but that it was Deanna that had put him up to it. He originally didn't want to go through with the plan, but he feared Deanna too much to defy her. He admitted to running the "shady photography business" that Deanna had Quixote investigate, but also that Deanna herself had co-owned it. Also, Deanna Hackins is not her real name. It is still unknown why Deanna had wanted Tara dead, except that the real target was not Tara, but was instead Quixote. She had planned the murder in a way to draw Quixote out, as well as yourself. She may have wanted to kill both you and Quixote. Hopefully, as of the writing of this letter, she had failed on both accounts. Although if you could send something on your blog as soon as you can, that would relieve a lot of our worries.

We've also learned that Deanna is working for another man, who she has referred to as her teacher. She's also spoke of being against the "fictionals", and she may be planning to kill all the fictionals, which would include yourself, Quixote, Poirot, and several others that you may not be aware of just yet. As for this teacher, we suspect him to be the man behind this website: http://fictionalthreat.twwf.info/

This woman and her teacher is a major threat, to you and to all fictionals, as well as to anyone who just happens to be in their way. Please be careful, and keep your eye out for suspicious behavior. Your next case could very well be another trap executed by this people. We have no idea how many other followers this 'teacher' may have, but it would be foolish to assume that Deanna is alone. It would also be foolishness to assume that she has given up on you, or on Quixote for that matter.

Please, take care of yourself.

[Sicon112]

Perhaps you should have avoided the word "fictional". Holmes understands it, but other POIs don't so it would be best if we didn't use it around them. Avoids one possible bad reaction.

[WackyMeetsPractical]

Perhaps you should have avoided the word "fictional". Holmes understands it, but other POIs don't so it would be best if we didn't use it around them. Avoids one possible bad reaction.

The letter was sent directly to Holmes. No other fictional will ever see it. Also, it's the word Deanna used. Holmes would want to know that. What is the issue here?

[Sicon112]

Perhaps you should have avoided the word "fictional". Holmes understands it, but other POIs don't so it would be best if we didn't use it around them. Avoids one possible bad reaction.

The letter was sent directly to Holmes. No other fictional will ever see it. Also, it's the word Deanna used. Holmes would want to know that. What is the issue here?

Not here. Just pointing out that in general we should avoid it.

I don't think Holmes likes to be referred to as a fictional any more than the others. He just gets why people call him that.

[WackyMeetsPractical]

Perhaps you should have avoided the word "fictional". Holmes understands it, but other POIs don't so it would be best if we didn't use it around them. Avoids one possible bad reaction.

The letter was sent directly to Holmes. No other fictional will ever see it. Also, it's the word Deanna used. Holmes would want to know that. What is the issue here?

Not here. Just pointing out that in general we should avoid it.

I don't think Holmes likes to be referred to as a fictional any more than the others. He just gets why people call him that.

I just find it odd that you felt the need to react that way to my post, especially since you just now admitted that it didn't matter here. And my purpose for the e-mail was alerting Holmes to Deanna and her possible motives. I probably should've made it more clear that the term "fictionals" was her term, but since I had sent Holmes the link to Quixote's twitter, he would've been able to see it for himself. Other than that, I don't think I did anything wrong. Maybe you could say something constructive, instead of something destructive that doesn't even apply. I just don't see the point.

[Sicon112]

I just find it odd that you felt the need to react that way to my post, especially since you just now admitted that it didn't matter here. And my purpose for the e-mail was alerting Holmes to Deanna and her possible motives. I probably should've made it more clear that the term "fictionals" was her term, but since I had sent Holmes the link to Quixote's twitter, he would've been able to see it for himself. Other than that, I don't think I did anything wrong. Maybe you could say something constructive, instead of something destructive that doesn't even apply. I just don't see the point.

Look, relax, dude. I wasn't trying to insult you or anything. I've been meaning to bring up the point for a while now, and this provided a method of doing so without dragging it out of the blue. As for the seeming contradiction and awkward wording, give me a break. I wrote that at one AM while REALLY stressed out because of real life events.

[H22]

Maybe it's the confluence of books? Or places with literary powers?

See my post on the general echo discussion (concept).

[Qara-Xuan Zenith]

Well, he's in Denver.
Looking for a Jack Vincent.

Meanwhile, Hope strangled himself in his cell and wrote in his blood that he was afraid of Deanna.

Also, Quixote got the first comment in with basically a recap of his past few tweets.

What concerns me most, though, is this:

P.S.: I just realized a coincidence! Wasn’t the first case you investigated with Watson perpetrated by a man named Hope? How amusing!

Are they just messing with us? Or is this some sort of obscure hint?

[Scarab]

Well, he's in Denver.
Looking for a Jack Vincent.

Meanwhile, Hope strangled himself in his cell and wrote in his blood that he was afraid of Deanna.

Also, Quixote got the first comment in with basically a recap of his past few tweets.

What concerns me most, though, is this:

P.S.: I just realized a coincidence! Wasn’t the first case you investigated with Watson perpetrated by a man named Hope? How amusing!

Are they just messing with us? Or is this some sort of obscure hint?

In this forum? I'm willing to bet it's an abscure hint. Lemme just check my copy of Sherlock Holmes...

Damn it, I don't have A Study in Scarlet... found Hope in the wikipedia entry, though. Apparantly the Hope in that story was the murder of the people who killed his wife and her adopted father. He dies of an aneurysm before he can be brought to trial.

[Genndy Oda C.O.G.]

Well, he's in Denver.
Looking for a Jack Vincent.

Meanwhile, Hope strangled himself in his cell and wrote in his blood that he was afraid of Deanna.

Also, Quixote got the first comment in with basically a recap of his past few tweets.

What concerns me most, though, is this:

P.S.: I just realized a coincidence! Wasn’t the first case you investigated with Watson perpetrated by a man named Hope? How amusing!

Are they just messing with us? Or is this some sort of obscure hint?

In this forum? I'm willing to bet it's an abscure hint. Lemme just check my copy of Sherlock Holmes...

Damn it, I don't have A Study in Scarlet... found Hope in the wikipedia entry, though. Apparantly the Hope in that story was the murder of the people who killed his wife and her adopted father. He dies of an aneurysm before he can be brought to trial.

Her's a link to the book: Thanks, University of Virginia!

[S_o_S]

Wasn't there a woman named Doyle involved in the Coulson case; owner of an apartment block? I highly doubt it's a coincidence, more of a friendly nod from the GMs that when we make contact with these people, we're heading in the right direction.

[Dryunya]

Indeed it is. I also remind you that both Todd's locations of interest happened to be on Fleet Street. Doyle is out of the way now, though. I don't think we should bug her any further.

[S_o_S]

Oh, I wasn't making a point about focusing on Doyle, just using her as an example. The point that I was making was just that we should keep our eyes peeled for names that are connected to our fictionals' stories, it seems to be a sign that we're getting things right.

[Scarab]

Oh, I wasn't making a point about focusing on Doyle, just using her as an example. The point that I was making was just that we should keep our eyes peeled for names that are connected to our fictionals' stories, it seems to be a sign that we're getting things right.

Quite a clever way to do it, really, considering we have to stay IC

[S_o_S]

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Well, Holmes has begun his next case, and it seems that Vincent is very different at his workplace than his home. He's rather concerned about this.

... I have another awful feeling.