solvings: (⌁ condescending)
Sherlock Holmes ([personal profile] solvings) wrote in [community profile] onepassingnight2012-04-14 03:33 pm

first case

[Once upon a time...or. Well. Right now, anyway.

There is a knight, whose exploits are well-known across the land. He is a strange knight, owing no allegiance to either king or kingdom, and only taking on quests that he deems interesting. He is well-known, though, for his cunning and skill, and for his keen perception that some people, lamentably, mistakenly refer to as magic. He is one of the most sought-after knights anywhere, though good luck trying to get him to accept your quest.

Perhaps you are one of the people who've sought him out in hopes that he'll accept yours. Perhaps you're on a quest yourself, and you just so happen to bump into him. Perhaps you are a villain, for after all, every fairy tale needs a good old-fashioned villain. Perhaps you are an ally of his. The possibilities are endless.

After all, every fairy tale needs not only a good old-fashioned villain, but a good old-fashioned hero, right?

Too bad Sherlock Holmes isn't the usual sort of hero you'd expect from a fairy tale.]


((OOC: Right, so! Does your fairy tale need a knight? Sir Sherlock Holmes, consulting knight, is here to provide all your knightly needs! Unfortunately he is a very arrogant one who will only take interesting quests, but he gets results. Feel free to stick him in any scenario at all, like a princess rescue or a search for something lost or a quest to kill the evil wizard, anything at all! So long, of course, as it's interesting.

And if you haven't filled it out yet, please fill out the permissions post here!))
waterfell: (mercury ♞ knight in uniform)

[personal profile] waterfell 2012-04-15 10:17 am (UTC)(link)
[She feels equally free, normally confined to her duties and answering to the lord of the land, however independent-minded she may be. Running like this, riding like this, feels like a great dream that makes an unusually pleasant feeling steal over her.]

I'll go ahead! Unless you want to catch up - if you can.

[With that, she hurries ahead, urging her horse to its fastest pace.]
waterfell: (mercury ♞ knight in uniform)

[personal profile] waterfell 2012-04-15 09:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[The knight doesn't hold back, no longer concerned with what the loser might think if she wins, but only with going all-out to seize the victory. Her horse, bought for speed more than strength or stamina, is fleet of foot and sure-footed. In almost no time at all, she's in sight of the gates.]
waterfell: (mercury ♞ draw her sword)

neck and neck sounds about good? XD

[personal profile] waterfell 2012-04-16 03:35 am (UTC)(link)
[They converge on the gate at the same time, within a hair's breadth of each other. Only once she's crossed inside does Dame Mercury slacken her pace and draw rein.]

That was pretty good! Shall we take care of this business, then?
waterfell: (mercury ♞ draw her sword)

[personal profile] waterfell 2012-04-17 07:08 am (UTC)(link)
You wouldn't be the first to be here just to eat and drink deep at the lord's expense - if they can get it past him.