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[the_archivist]

I had a conversation with someone claiming to be the personification of America. A genius loci of sorts, I suppose. I'm... fairly sure we don't have actual personifications of countries where I'm from, but don't hold me to that.

Professor James Moriarty. The Napoleon of crime. A criminal mastermind set up as the ultimate opponent to Holmes. Ran pretty much the entire criminal underworld of England. Holmes supposedly died fighting him at Reichenbach Falls but survived.

Mainly because Holmes was very popular at that point and people threw a fit. Conan Doyle really was sick of writing Sherlock Holmes, but bowed to pressure.

For all Moriarty's popularity as a villain, he's actually not in many of the Sherlock Holmes stories. Later media has rather blown him out of all proportion.

1/2

[codecmoment]

[ Hal's just staring at his phone reading this. Then into the distance. Then at his phone again, because a magical "Servant" version of this man from some universe just sent him cute selfies and they have had sex.

Why does this always happen to him? Hal's stupid. He's so stupid. ]

[codecmoment]

thank you
that's great

[the_archivist]

I'm happy to help.

Did you really meet Professor Moriarty?

[codecmoment]

i mean, a variation since worlds are weird
but
basically?
i'd have to ask him
but from what he told me, this all adds up

[the_archivist]

Huh.

That's sort of fascinating really. The whole concept of alternate worlds raises so many questions, but the idea of fictional characters being real is... it's quite something.

[codecmoment]

oh he's real alright
i'm texting him right now

[the_archivist]

Well, that's not something I ever expected to hear about one of the most famous villains in literature.

[codecmoment]

i didn't know
jon don't tell anyone, he trusted his name to me. he keeps it concealed.

[the_archivist]

Why does he keep it concealed? Is he somehow aware of his status as... well, famous fictional villain?

I won't tell anyone. I've got no desire to make things more difficult for people here.

[codecmoment]

based on what he said, i think so.
it's like a weird... summoning thing, via magic. he's a living, magical, servant version of a fictional character.
it's beyond my scope of understanding.
i just wanted to know

[the_archivist]

That's fascinating. Well, in that case he probably has good reason to not introduce himself with that name. It would be like... like Batman introducing himself as Bruce Wayne.

Do you know what is summoning him?

[codecmoment]

it's definitely not something book lore compliant!
it has to do with magic users summoning Servants to do... stuff for them? big stuff. they needed someone brilliant and calculating and they got him.
like how a witch has a familiar
the fact he's from a book he kinda knew?
it has to do with the society the servant is being summoned into. like how the story is viewed? or a myth. or a real person - like, let's say, Big Boss. he's a military hero and a pop culture icon in my home world, but he was a real man. the guy my partner was cloned from.
if he were summoned he'd be this... idealized All-American War Hero from the 70s.
instead of a dangerous war criminal

[the_archivist]

So... less that he is actually James Moriarty, and more that the magic shapes the summoned essence into something that... that fits the needs of the summoner in a way they'd understand. Someone from another culture might find themselves with a different fictional character.

Human perceptions can shape a lot of things.

[The Stranger had been automatons at a time when automatons had been new and terrifying. A circus at a time when people lived in small communities where visitors were unusual. An really, Stephen King had a lot to answer for on the terrifying clown front.]

[codecmoment]

that's the gist I got
but like
idk I don't think James Moriarty was written to be a dapper hot 50s something guy
so creative license was used there i guess
his Master's a girl so that might... explain it

[the_archivist]

Not according to the original illustrations.

But there have been numerous depictions of him in the media over the last century and I'm sure that some of them would be considered attractive.

[codecmoment]

jon
i'm actually kind of ashamed
i just wanted to lace and offer myself to people who needed it
thank you for helping me out

[the_archivist]

Oh.

Oh. Shit. Sorry.

Um, I got a little caught up in the theoreticals there.

[codecmoment]

it just sort of happened
i've never been in this kind of


no i have actually
it turned out poorly

[the_archivist]

Then you know to be careful. Just... take care of yourself?

[codecmoment]

I promise.
I have too many people who care about me to not!

[the_archivist]

Good. You deserve people who care about you.