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[kyrannical]

[Phone]

Good afternoon, my name is Ky Kiske. For those of you who are new in town, I apologize in advance; this is not a pleasant place to be stuck in. However long you've been here, though, I find taking some time to relax can help relieve some of the stress, and as I've recently received some personal belongings, I thought I would offer what I could.

If anyone would like to join me for a cup of tea, I would be happy to oblige.

...On a similar note, if anyone has any suggestions for safely storing fragile objects in a... chaotic environment, I'd appreciate them.

[Action-- outside 341 Brady]

[He's got a lot of fragile objects to worry about storing, if the table he's setting up outside is any indication; there are dozens of different teacups (lovingly) arranged alongside a large teapot, sugar bowls, and pitchers of milk (not the Milkman's). He's got his girly crown on, too, evidently acting as an Official Representative Of Illyria (tm), and is smiling politely to anyone who passes]

Care for some tea?

[ooc: Sin might pop in on phone conversations to make fun of Ky, so if you'd rather not get threadjacked, please say so! (if it's not already listed in a permission post or something similar)]

Comments

[phone]

[scytheyouout]

A cup of tea, huh? That sounds almost too normal for a place like this, dude.

Re: [phone]

[kyrannical]

I can assure you, there's nothing wrong with it.

...Provided the tea in this town is safe, that is....

[scytheyouout]

Heh, well as far as I know I haven't died from it yet.

[kyrannical]

That seems like it would be important to note, if you had.

[scytheyouout]

You'd think so, but I know there's plenty of people in Mayfield who've been droned only to come out of it remembering absolutely nothing about their time here.

[kyrannical]

That's true. Is there really nothing that can be taken for granted in this town?

[scytheyouout]

Gotta appreciate what you've got while you have it, man. Especially here.

[kyrannical]

Hm. Yes, there are some things...

[he trails off, but there's no reason to get emotional over the phone in front of some stranger, so he changes the subject pretty quickly]

You sound as though you've been here a while.

[scytheyouout]

Not nearly as long as some people have been here, but yeah. I've been here since October of last year.

[kyrannical]

That's far too long for anyone to be stuck here.

[scytheyouout]

Don't have to tell me that, dude. I take it you're pretty new here then, huh?

[kyrannical]

It's been about two months. Shorter than most.

Threadjacking is fine here :) [Action]

[highfunctioning_sociopath]

[Sherlock had heard the phone call, but decided to not respond - right away. He had other things on his mind, like creating a part of his Mind Palace just for Mayfield. One that he can easily delete later. So, he was out, memorizing the streets and houses. He heard the man - Ky? - call to him.]

Depends... is it American?

[Because he couldn't stand any more American tea.]

good to know! :) [action]

[kyrannical]

[Ky still isn't sure entirely what American is, beyond that they're apparently stuck there a hundred or so years before it's all but destroyed, but it wasn't hard to notice the subpar tea available.]

It's the best I could find, unfortunately, but it's loose leaf, at least.

[He's still not sure why anyone would bother with tea bags, because he is pretentious and French hon hon hon]

[action]

[highfunctioning_sociopath]

[Well loose-leaf is better than the other American stuff.]

I'll try a cuppa. Just milk.

Re: [action]

[kyrannical]

Please, help yourself.

[and he beckons him up, gesturing to his assorted teacup collection; each cup is different and some look like they've been through a lot, but they're all very well cared for.]

[action]

[highfunctioning_sociopath]

[Sherlock makes his cup just as he likes it he blows on it before speaking.]

So, is this your collection?

[Finally, he takes a sip.]

Not bad.

[And by that he means it's better than the other stuff he's had here that they dare to call 'tea'.]

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[kyrannical]

It is, yes. It's nice to have it here, even if it might not be perfectly safe.

[He smiles fondly at the one that Sherlock picks up.]

That one was meant as a bribe, I believe, though I can't remember what for.

[He makes his own cup, too, taking a sip for himself.]

I'm glad you think so. It was more difficult than it should have been to get it that way.

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[highfunctioning_sociopath]

[Sherlock takes another sip.]

The 1950's in the States... they were very pleased with themselves, considering how the war ended.

[He looks at the tea cup he is holding.]

If you don't remember the stories behind them, why do you keep them?

[John had been working on teaching Sherlock about 'sentiment' - so Ky's information confuses him.]

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[kyrannical]

I'm afraid I don't know which war you're referring to.

[Of course, there's the war for him, but he's yet to find anyone who knows about it beyond those he knows from home, and Sherlock doesn't sound like he's talking about that-- among other things, the fact that he's talking about a 'States' or 'America' at all implies it's not the Crusades.]

[He reaches over to trace the rim of one of the cups fondly.]

I enjoy collecting them, and it's the collection itself that's the story.

[action]

[highfunctioning_sociopath]

[Sherlock looks Ky up and down.]

You're from a different time than I, so it's unlikely it is a war you would know about.

[He offers his hand.]

Sherlock Holmes.

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[kyrannical]

It's very likely. I seem to be from a different time than most.

[there's a tiny hint of something more behind that-- even out of the people he knows from home, he's from a different time than all but one of them-- but he takes Sherlock's hand]

Ky Kiske.

[action]

[highfunctioning_sociopath]

[Sherlock nods.]

I seem to be fictional in the opinions of most of the people I've met.

[Clearly he's still rather disturbed by this idea. He deflects back to the tea cups.]

So the collection tells a story... explain.

[The request is in the tone, even if the pleasantries are left out.]

[action]

[littleredwolf]

[Sansa is a little taken aback to be asked to tea by a random stranger, but she smiles her prettiest, politest smile at the invitation. She does like tea. And, well, the man is wearing a crown. You don't say no to men who wear those.]

I would, Your Grace. That is, if it isn't any trouble.

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[kyrannical]

[Being addressed as a king catches him off guard, for a moment, even though it had only been a few months since he arrived here, and he had his crown back now. It seems out of place here, even though it had taken him so long to get used to it in the first place.]

I wouldn't have offered if it was.