I Think We Need Counseling

Chapter 10

Sherlock's responces

1. What is your mind palace like?

My mind palace is a lovely castle like place with several rooms. When I first enter it there is a long hallway  leading to a staircase. To the left of that hallway is a room marked "logic" to my right is another marked "Chaos." Up the stair case are several more rooms. From left to right they are; Food, Emotions, History, Science, Math, People, Family, Random and John. The room I have spent the most time in is John, it has everything I have ever learned about you in it and is by far my favorite room.

2. Have you ever slept with anyone (before me)?

I have never had sex with anyone before you John. I was close once in high school, I had been jumped by some guys outside of school and... well they were eventually stopped by a policeman. But not until they had done some pretty serious damage. I have never told anyone this, Mycroft I'm sure knows, so I would appreciate you not telling.

3. What was your childhood like with Mycroft?

My childhood was chaotic. Mycroft was loved by my dad, first man in the house. So when my dad stopped beating my mother he took it out on me. Mycroft was never told this but I am sure had his suspicions. Mycroft was always waving things in my face, candy, friends, power, but I didn't care. I put up with him being an ass. I was always consumed in my studies, never once looking up. I once saved Myc from a fight and he has never once acknowledged that. I never expect him to. As much as we deny loving each other we do. We are as much a family as anyone else and we do feel. Just not in front of others.

4. What were you like in school?

I was amazing, and my test scores could prove it. I got bumped up 2 grade levels and was only a year behind Mycroft. I'm sure he hated me for it. I didn't have friends, period. I avoided talking to people at all costs. One of my professors showed an interest in me once and I was his "assistant" for a while. He taught me everything he knew and I wouldn't be the person I am today if it wasn't for him. Anyway I was mostly the kid who sat in the back of the classroom, only raised their hand when no one knew the answer, and aced every single test. At one point a teacher thought I was cheating and had my locker searched. The only thing they found were pages and pages of equations I had been solving. Needless to say they were pretty embarrassed and were extremely sorry for the "inconvenience."  I then learned the trick of the "mind palace" and have never really needed to write anything down since.

5. What did you want to be when you were little?

When I was five I told Mycroft I wanted to be a pirate. That lasted for all of a year, then I wanted to be a science professor but I soon figured out that I was smarter than all of them. When a girl got murdered in my class (freshman year) I solved the murder in 2 days. The police kept bumbling around so I finally just sent them an anonymous tip and when they checked it out saw that it was the ex-boyfriend. 

6. What was your first case?

I kind of already explained that. I mean I had read news reports before and found odd things but that was the first case I ever just solved.

7. When did you first start working with Greg?

The first time I started working with Greg was when the guy down the street got murdered. Greg went door to door asking if anyone had information on the murder (they were pretty desperate). When they came to my house Mycroft answered the door and told them to talk to me. I asked to see the pictures from the scene. He was hesitant but after I deduced him (and his officer) he quickly gave in. It took me 10 minutes with the photos in order to tell him the height, weight and gender of the person. It only took me another 2 minutes to deduce that it was one of her many lovers and that he would probably be staying at the hotel 3 blocks away. They asked how I knew this and I explained it all to them. Greg went to go check it out and when he found I was right sent me a small check, for "my services." Then a serial killer popped up and when Greg was at the end of his rope he gave me a call. I solved the case and we continued to work together, and still do.

8. Why do you hate Mycroft so much?

There are several reasons I hate Myc. First of all he was my older brother and tortured me for some time. Then there's the fact that he keeps spying on me, and you. Lastly is that he told a spider my life story. If you are referring to why I never speak to him then the obvious reason is we were never close in the first place and I had no desire to keep in touch after moving out.

9. What was it like when you fell?

I had a catch in my throat and at first I couldn't breath. Then I placed one foot in front of me and just, fell. It felt like flying for several seconds and was very exhilarating, almost as good as my patches. The impact hurt like hell but after I got over it I was fine. It was almost like when your in the dark and going up stairs. At some point your not sure where they end, so when you get to the top you think there's another stair there and there isn't but you still have your foot higher than it needs to be. So when you finally set your foot down you are met with a small surge of panic and then your foot's on the ground again.

10. What (besides the fact that he's annoying, stupid, wrong, ect.) made you hat Anderson so much?

The second case I ever worked with Greg involved a serial killer, which I mentioned earlier. Anderson had been the lead crime scene investigator at the time. As soon as I arrived at the spot of the lastet murder he said that he would have to wait for lab results to have anything useful. Already from looking at the scene I could tell the victum's life story and why the murderer was so obsessed. I told Greg everything I knew and when Anderson heard me talking he asked why they were consulting with an "amateur." I went fucking ballistic on his ass. I tore him down, from his mommy issues all  the way with him sleeping/ cheating on several girls from the office. So the main reason I hate him is because he called me an amateur, and I will prove him wrong every chance I get.