MIND (Moriarty Is Not Dead) palace

Hello.
Is anyone interested in playing either Sherlock or Moriarty in a rp were Sherlock, who is getting hallucinations about Moriarty being back, is fighting against his own insanity by confronting a mental Moriarty in the darker depths of his mind palace ?

Additional characters are welcome too !

Would it include 'outside world' or only confined in Sherlock's 'mind palace' / only in that particular 'building'?

It would indeed include outside world, any place Sherlock would imagine.

The Corpsemaker wrote:It would indeed include outside world, any place Sherlock would imagine.

Sounds promising. I would like to offer to play Moriarty. Since this is all in Sherlock's mind, definitely needs to consult with Sherlock's player in regards of how Moriarty was perceived by the younger Holmes.

Another question, would it involve outside world too, as in 'real world'? I am thinking that unless Sherlock was unconscious all the time or was completely cut out from outside input, what happened inside his mind can and most likely will influence his actions in the 'real world' (schizophrenia-like condition).

I am truly sorry but someone already offered to play Moriarty recently. Since the rp has not started yet and he hasn't said that he was ready since Thursday, maybe you could see if he/she wants to let you play Moriarty! (besides, I don't think that he/she will really do the rp, after all).

I wasn't thinking about a younger Sherlock, I was thinking about Sherlock as we may find him some time after the end of the last episode.

I don't know if it should involve the outside world or not. At a larger scale, of course his condition involves inluence from the outside, but here I was thinking about a story where Sherlock sinks into his mind palace to fight his madness, like described in the storylines section (

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"The idea is that Sherlock needs to fight against madness, or at least psychopathology. His subconsciouss and the deepest corners of his conscious are trying to make him realize that Moriarty is dead and that what Sherlock sees and lives concerning Moriarty's resurrection (or rather come back) are nothing but hallucinations. So, various characters, the main one being Jim Moriarty himself appear inside his palace, symbolizing parts of his mind trying to help him, warn him or, in Moriarty's case, lead him to madness.
So the basic plot is a journey through Sherlock's MIND palace (standing here also for Moriarty Is Not Dead palace) inside which he find himself fighting against himself (or, at least, the insane part of himself), which fight is symbolized by a new battle against his greatest enemy. "

The Corpsemaker wrote:I am truly sorry but someone already offered to play Moriarty recently. Since the rp has not started yet and he hasn't said that he was ready since Thursday, maybe you could see if he/she wants to let you play Moriarty!  (besides, I don't think that he/she will really do the rp, after all).

A pity, it could be interesting  

The Corpsemaker wrote:I wasn't thinking about a younger Sherlock, I was thinking about Sherlock as we may find him some time after the end of the last episode.

I don't know if it should involve the outside world or not. At a larger scale, of course his condition involves inluence from the outside, but here I was thinking about a story where Sherlock sinks into his mind palace to fight his madness, like described in the storylines section (

Spoiler:

) :

"The idea is that Sherlock needs to fight against madness, or at least psychopathology. His subconsciouss and the deepest corners of his conscious are trying to make him realize that Moriarty is dead and that what Sherlock sees and lives concerning Moriarty's resurrection (or rather come back) are nothing but hallucinations. So, various characters, the main one being Jim Moriarty himself appear inside his palace, symbolizing parts of his mind trying to help him, warn him or, in Moriarty's case, lead him to madness.
So the basic plot is a journey through Sherlock's MIND palace (standing here also for Moriarty Is Not Dead palace) inside which he find himself fighting against himself (or, at least, the insane part of himself), which fight is symbolized by a new battle against his greatest enemy. "

In other words, Sherlock wants to convince himself that Moriarty is dead for good but a part of his mind that tends to prefers the most complicated explanation still cannot accept that the self-styled Napoleon of crime is 'easily' beaten like that, thus leading to conclusion that The Spider must be still alive. After all, Sherlock succeed to fake his own death, why Moriarty cannot do so too? His equal, counterpart to his intelligence, fellow flamboyant relentless pursuer of immediate pleasure in a world that cannot hope to fulfil their needs for constant mental stimulation.

Night Baron wrote:In other words, Sherlock wants to convince himself that Moriarty is dead for good but a part of his mind that tends to prefers the most complicated explanation still cannot accept that the self-styled Napoleon of crime is 'easily' beaten like that, thus leading to conclusion that The Spider must be still alive. After all, Sherlock succeed to fake his own death, why Moriarty cannot do so too? His equal, counterpart to his intelligence, fellow flamboyant relentless pursuer of immediate pleasure in a world that cannot hope to fulfil their needs for constant mental stimulation.

Yes. In fact, the biggest part of his mind makes him believe in Moriarty's return and hallucinate about him being back, but the rest of himself brings him into his mind palace to make him avoid to fall into madness.

That's it.

Here is the name of the person who wanted to play Moriarty, if you want to contact him/her : armydoctorJW.
We will see what happens, and may be brought to do this rp together after all (if the foresaid person doesn't answer)

The Corpsemaker wrote:

Yes. In fact, the biggest part of his mind makes him believe in Moriarty's return and hallucinate about him being back, but the rest of himself brings him into his mind palace to make him avoid to fall into madness.

That's it.

Here is the name of the person who wanted to play Moriarty, if you want to contact him/her : armydoctorJW.
We will see what happens, and may be brought to do this rp together after all (if the foresaid person doesn't answer)

Aww.... poor Sherly... *insert dark chuckle here*

When waiting for armydoctorJW, mind explaining why Sherlock thinks that he must retreat to his mind palace to avoid madness?

Well, he needs to focus and his Mind Palace is the best place for him to focus on essential problems. Besides, his subconsciouss initiates the process and sends him the right people to interact with him (including Moriarty, which he fights in his Mind Palace in order to be able to accept the idea that he is definitely dead). Sherlock did not decide cousciousely to go seek a solution to his problems inside his mind palace, because he is not consciousely aware of his condition.

The Corpsemaker wrote:Well, he needs to focus and his Mind Palace is the best place for him to focus on essential problems. Besides, his subconsciouss initiates the process and sends him the right people to interact with him (including Moriarty, which he fights in his Mind Palace in order to be able to accept the idea that he is definitely dead). Sherlock did not decide cousciousely to go seek a solution to his problems inside his mind palace, because he is not consciousely aware of his condition.

Unconscious desire to bring own's impulses to heel.... in your version, is it Sherlock's natural reaction to everyday occurrences or is it a learned habit?

Trying to understand your Sherlock

This impulse is bad for Sherlock. Sherlock is rationnal, and part of his conscious evolves, "knowing" that he is hallucinating, thus leading his subconsciouss in its "quest for a sane Sherlock"

The Corpsemaker wrote:This impulse is bad for Sherlock. Sherlock is rationnal, and part of his conscious evolves, "knowing" that he is hallucinating, thus leading his subconsciouss in its "quest for a sane Sherlock"

*Bring down the metaphorical scalpel again*   In my experience, what come as natural reaction vs learned habit produce different results in highly stressful situation. Moriarty might not know Sherlock that deep, being he only know the second mostly from second-hand informations, but some people like Mrs. Hudson / Mycroft / parents who have ample time to interact with Sherlock will have better idea about what make him tick. Their knowledge, although tempered by what Sherlock think about it, will determine how they act in the mind palace scenario when 'confronted' with Sherlock. Since they might appear in the mind palace.....

Unless Sherlock never think that those people might posses said knowledge or all these times (reads, from childhood) Sherlock actually wear 'a mask' and be on guard 24/7/365  

*raise his head (and his bistoury), his surgical (though metaphorical) mask covered in blood*
What a terrible mess.

The Corpsemaker wrote:*raise his head (and his bistoury), his surgical (though metaphorical) mask covered in blood*
What a terrible mess.

Indeed, that would not do *rummages through Molly Hooper's stash in hyperspace* I remember that Sherlock put it here last time...

*Various items flew out from the aforementioned pocket dimension* Kitty Riley's glasses, Mrs. Hudson's can of herbal soothers, used syringe, umbrella-patterned tie, the tenth Doctor, violin, green-glowing feline, small bottle contains exactly one pill, rumpled jacket belongs to D.I. Lestrade, surgical scrub, ashtray, a pair of shoes with human skin-like's pattern.....