IC Prospective | Mycroft 7th year

[watchful_big_brother]

Character: Mycroft Holmes (BBC 'Sherlock')
Mun: Gowa
Plot specific: Not really, just trying out Mycroft as year head boy or prefect?

While I understand that as a student one cannot simply ignore the opportunities to cause chaos when presented with such a situation, I strongly encourage everyone to please do as they are told and avoid stealing into the Forbidden Forest. Things could get... messy.


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This friendly suggestion goes double for you, brother. We wouldn't want to upset Mummy with an Owl about how you managed to get yourself spirited away by some over-eager Centaurs, now would we?

Comments

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[3potionproblem]

Has no one explained reverse psychology to you? I would have thought means of manipulation would have been of great interest.

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[watchful_big_brother]

I gave up on reverse psychology when you managed to overcome it at 8. Otherwise I'd be constantly requesting you stop Owling Mummy since you know how hopeful she gets that you might be potentially getting over your emotional bubble and learning to reach out to her. Really, you know how much it upsets her so.

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[3potionproblem]

I am not emotional, Mycroft. It's things like that that make Mummy worry in the first place.

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[watchful_big_brother]

You can imagine then how much it upsets her so when you randomly behave as though you care, after that incident with your... recreational habits.

No, better you don't Owl her at all. She's better worrying how you're faring with your friends in school rather than being in a panicked state at the potential of you slipping back into such practices.

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[3potionproblem]

What I do is not your concern.

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[watchful_big_brother]

Of course not, after all I am only your older brother. Why on Earth should I show concern for my own flesh and blood while watching him slowly destroy himself as a means of escaping boredom?

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[3potionproblem]

My, aren't you confident that it's not simply to try and escape you.

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[watchful_big_brother]

Oh please, you know I can't stand any extreme... exercise. All you need do to escape me is hop on a broomstick and swoop off.

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[3potionproblem]

Can't wait.

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[watchful_big_brother]

Do you plan to fly off without informing anyone first? Typical.

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[3potionproblem]

I promised Mummy I'd graduate. But don't worry. Even if I don't tell you where I go afterwards, I'm sure you'll find out.

Because I'm going to be amazing.

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[watchful_big_brother]

Contrary to your own popular belief, there was never any doubt about that.

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[3potionproblem]

Then stop babying me.

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[watchful_big_brother]

I hardly 'baby' you. I simply point out things I'd rather you didn't do and encourage you to follow my advice. We both know how often that works out.

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[3potionproblem]

You make it sound like I am incapable of taking care of myself. Half the things you 'encourage' me not to do are an insult to my intelligence.

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[watchful_big_brother]

It's because you're a genius but a very insensible man. You really should stop 'deleting' all those so-called 'unnecessary' details from your mind. One of these days I dread that we will find you suffering terrible food poisoning from having deleted how long it takes for meat to go off on the one-off time of the week you decide to eat.

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[3potionproblem]

Excuse me for not following in your example and eating everything in sight.

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[watchful_big_brother]

I've been losing weight, thank you very much.

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[3potionproblem]

What's the saying? Five steps back, three steps forward?

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[watchful_big_brother]

Only with those dreadful crash diets young girls are keen on for the summer.

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[3potionproblem]

You hate exercise and you prefer cake with tea. Add one, omit the other, and you must be a hellish person to be around right now. Glad I wasn't sorted into your house.

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[watchful_big_brother]

I'm just as thankful that I don't have to deal with your flights of insomnia and creative insanity. Tell me, how do your dorm-mates deal with your disorganized chaos?

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[3potionproblem]

Your assumption that I live in disorganized chaos suggests you don't have a very well informed spy. Or one who prefers to exaggerate.

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[watchful_big_brother]

So you mean you didn't spread your 'research' out all over the other boys' beds while disregarding their complaints completely?

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[3potionproblem]

[Oh... yeah, that's right.]

Either way, this is exactly the behavior I was talking about. I don't have spies watching you.