Sherlock has always been secretive, but when the porter granted him his powers, he knew immediately that anyone lacking the knowledge of what he could do was immediately at a disadvantage to him. In something bordering on a military state, he decided he needed all the advantages he could get. That, and he'd always despised leaving any sort of paper trail.
Those who know Sherlock better, which even after over a year isn't many, probably know that his sense of justice, as deeply embedded as it is cloaked by cynicism, won't allow him to simply stand by and watch people be oppressed.
As it turns out, faking your death is easier the second time around. Sherlock is fairly certain that has to do with the fact that at least a select few people are in on the information this time. Anyone who matters should know it takes more than a few totalitarian schemes to kill Sherlock Holmes, but that's what's reported. At least it's not a fake suicide this time; after cashing in a favor with some police officers he'd helped in the City, they stage a shootout in his apartment. “Resisting arrest and using unauthorized meta powers against public officers” was the official excuse for that. Sherlock memorized his entire obituary. One day, he's sure he'll get one that doesn't slander him, purposely or not.
With his ability to phase and to hide in the shadows, he's a highly effective member of the resistance, though somewhat elusive. His ability to hide in plain sight, even just as a disguise out in the light, has become a survival tool. He has several different names in several different cities, but he does find himself in the City more often than he should. Sentiment, probably. If you find him, you may not know it, because he could be the homeless man on the corner of Delancey Street. Maybe he's the spray painting hooligan in Brooklyn, or an officer commuter from Queens. Only the truly observant might find him now.
Sherlock Holmes, age 39... maybe 40. What are timelines
Those who know Sherlock better, which even after over a year isn't many, probably know that his sense of justice, as deeply embedded as it is cloaked by cynicism, won't allow him to simply stand by and watch people be oppressed.
As it turns out, faking your death is easier the second time around. Sherlock is fairly certain that has to do with the fact that at least a select few people are in on the information this time. Anyone who matters should know it takes more than a few totalitarian schemes to kill Sherlock Holmes, but that's what's reported. At least it's not a fake suicide this time; after cashing in a favor with some police officers he'd helped in the City, they stage a shootout in his apartment. “Resisting arrest and using unauthorized meta powers against public officers” was the official excuse for that. Sherlock memorized his entire obituary. One day, he's sure he'll get one that doesn't slander him, purposely or not.
With his ability to phase and to hide in the shadows, he's a highly effective member of the resistance, though somewhat elusive. His ability to hide in plain sight, even just as a disguise out in the light, has become a survival tool. He has several different names in several different cities, but he does find himself in the City more often than he should. Sentiment, probably. If you find him, you may not know it, because he could be the homeless man on the corner of Delancey Street. Maybe he's the spray painting hooligan in Brooklyn, or an officer commuter from Queens. Only the truly observant might find him now.