[He'd asked. When they ask, Sherlock releases all responsibility for their reactions to his deductions, no matter what protests John might make. The smirks dies off as Sherlock launches into a rather detailed analysis.]
You're a very private man, obviously, which is wise of a political figure. Little socializing outside of fundraisers or charity balls, or else you'd certainly have more friends outside the office, which you don't. Even the most cleverly constructed public persona needs a lick of truth to it to be convincing, of course. Patriotic, evidenced by the typical American flag pin on your lapel, rarely absent on any politician since the 2001 terrorist attacks, especially not in this City. You appeal to the lower denominator of your constituents with your obsessively coarse language and personal approach.
Of course, you don't really relate to any of them at all. How can an engineering master relate to someone who never made it through the twelfth grade? That's where we start crossing from truth to the mask. You're a member of America's conservative party but you don't exactly believe in all of their policies, do you? You put aside pleasure in the stead of ambition. Not always though. There's nothing wrong with having a liquor cabinet in your office, but you'd be surprised just how hard it is to wash out the smell of marijuana from a cotton suit.
[Sherlock takes another whiff of the air, almost to make sure.]
A few trips to the drycleaner's can fool most people, but anyone with prolonged exposure can pick up such a high grade scent. Of course, I'm sure the party could excuse a few tokes, but there's a reason you don't make connections outside of your work. Gay Republicans never get far, do they?
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You're a very private man, obviously, which is wise of a political figure. Little socializing outside of fundraisers or charity balls, or else you'd certainly have more friends outside the office, which you don't. Even the most cleverly constructed public persona needs a lick of truth to it to be convincing, of course. Patriotic, evidenced by the typical American flag pin on your lapel, rarely absent on any politician since the 2001 terrorist attacks, especially not in this City. You appeal to the lower denominator of your constituents with your obsessively coarse language and personal approach.
Of course, you don't really relate to any of them at all. How can an engineering master relate to someone who never made it through the twelfth grade? That's where we start crossing from truth to the mask. You're a member of America's conservative party but you don't exactly believe in all of their policies, do you? You put aside pleasure in the stead of ambition. Not always though. There's nothing wrong with having a liquor cabinet in your office, but you'd be surprised just how hard it is to wash out the smell of marijuana from a cotton suit.
[Sherlock takes another whiff of the air, almost to make sure.]
A few trips to the drycleaner's can fool most people, but anyone with prolonged exposure can pick up such a high grade scent. Of course, I'm sure the party could excuse a few tokes, but there's a reason you don't make connections outside of your work. Gay Republicans never get far, do they?