[A rather closed off person himself, England allows himself to be genuine in return.] Of course. I'm glad to hear he got into contact with you. Though... [A beat of hesitation. England isn't sure how much to be concerned about this, or if showing his concern would be appropriate.]
If you've already spoken with him, I assume you noticed something was a bit...off?
That's one way to put it. [The true price of death is much higher, in England's opinion, but for all intents and purposes...]
Do you know exactly what he lost? I gathered it was some of his memory, but how much of it? [Obviously Sherlock himself was not very helpful in figuring this out, but Mycroft is intelligent and knows Sherlock very well, so England is hoping he'll have more insight.]
That's going to be a pain in the arse. [That's an understatement, really.
...which means he may not remember the deal he made with England involving Quark. England reminds himself to check back again in a few days.] I'll have to contact him again later and see if it's subsided. Thank you for the information.
It's going to be dangerous, is what it is. And yes, I am on my way.
[A pause.]
How long do these sorts of things tend to last? [He could probably get a good amount of data from perusing the network again, but this was far quicker. He retained a streak of laziness, but he preferred to call it efficiency.]
[England is just going to try not to think about the part where it could be really dangerous.]
I haven't got hard numbers offhand, especially since people don't always report once they're feeling better, but by my observations, these effects usually last less than a week. [Mycroft's laziness pays off! England also decides to throw in one piece of data for him.] Mine went on for seven days when it happened to me.
Yes. Usually it seems to be either memory or sensory loss of some kind, but not always. Some people have had rather unique losses. [Mostly House. But he's far from the only one.]
Not to my knowledge, sorry. I do know that Stephen—username @beyonce—has been keeping a census, including reported deaths. That might be a good place to start.
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[It'a actually an appreciative thank you, which rare for Mycroft to be truly genuine about.
Though the subject of the conversation was a little worrying.]
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If you've already spoken with him, I assume you noticed something was a bit...off?
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[He sounds irritated, like the concept of a 'death price' is beyond ridiculous.]
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Do you know exactly what he lost? I gathered it was some of his memory, but how much of it? [Obviously Sherlock himself was not very helpful in figuring this out, but Mycroft is intelligent and knows Sherlock very well, so England is hoping he'll have more insight.]
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[He's reluctant to be open with it, but it probably would be common knowledge soon.]
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...which means he may not remember the deal he made with England involving Quark. England reminds himself to check back again in a few days.] I'll have to contact him again later and see if it's subsided. Thank you for the information.
You're on your way to meet him, I assume?
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It's going to be dangerous, is what it is. And yes, I am on my way.
[A pause.]
How long do these sorts of things tend to last? [He could probably get a good amount of data from perusing the network again, but this was far quicker. He retained a streak of laziness, but he preferred to call it efficiency.]
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I haven't got hard numbers offhand, especially since people don't always report once they're feeling better, but by my observations, these effects usually last less than a week. [Mycroft's laziness pays off! England also decides to throw in one piece of data for him.] Mine went on for seven days when it happened to me.
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Thank you.
[Good data. Mycroft is pleased at England's continued usefulness.]
Is memory loss a common theme?
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