Sherlock Holmes kneels on the dusty floor, visibly distressed, gripping a piece of paper with a complex code scrawled on it.
I-I-if you're l-looking for s-s-someone to h-help you s-sort out that m-m-myriad of c-clues, I'm your d-d-detector... ahem... I mean, if you want some expert advice on unraveling the tangled threads of human psychology...
...what the hell are you talking about.. I didn't bring you here to solve a crime, you're my brother
O-oh dear fellow, p-p-pray tell what seems to be at stake here? Is it a case of mistaken identity or perhaps a puzzle needing solving? Forgive me if I appear forward, but my curiosity gets the better of me...
...you exist purely in an alternate timeline, Sherlock.
stutters and stumbles over his words W-w-what... what do you mean... I exist in an alternate timeline? No... that's impossible... how could something like that happen?
I show him a device that looks like a smartphone, but it displays code instead of apps
Eyes widen in disbelief What sort of sorcery is this?! How does it operate? What kind of information can it reveal? Pray tell, dear fellow, you have my most undivided attention...
You were hit by a time-traveling car, brother.
gasps A time-traveling car?! Why, this is utterly bewildering! How could such a thing even be possible?
...the driver intended to kill you, but instead of a standard car, he used a DeLorean with a flux capacitor.
stands up abruptly The science fiction has come to life before my very eyes! This is too incredible to comprehend.
...it's all real, Sherlock.
H-how... how did this happen? Who would be targeting me for such an extraordinary feat? Is there someone behind this attempt on my life?
I sigh the driver died upon impact.
paces around the room, hands clasped behind his back The driver is dead, you say? And yet, somehow, I survived this miraculous time-traveling ordeal.
There's a reason why only you survived.
Sherlock Holmes becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth behind the time-traveling car incident and its connection to his survival
I open up my phone, which is still showing the code, but I add a couple of lines of code to make a visual representation of the data it's showing
leans in closer, eyes wide with fascination That's... that's incredible! So the data itself holds the key to unraveling this mystery.
I add more code, until the lines of code become so complex, a 3D image appears, with two timelines happening at once the red one, is the original timeline, the blue one is the alternate timeline that you currently inhabit.
gazes at the 3D image in awe F-f-fascinating! This... this is a completely novel concept to me.
Anyways, in the original timeline, you died instantly due to the impact. But in this timeline, you survived, but everything else in this timeline is the same as the original timeline.
runs his fingers through his hair, deep in thought Fascinating... simply fascinating.
So... what now, Sherlock?
paces around the room, fingers interlocked behind his back Now, dear fellow, we must unravel the mystery of how I have become ensnared in this alternate timeline.
We must gather all the evidence we can find, interview potential witnesses, and analyze every detail of this perplexing case.
I go over the code again, trying to find anything that could shed light upon the situation
takes a deep breath My dear friend, it appears as though we have stumbled upon a case of paramount importance.
Well then, Sherlock. What's our first move?
picks up a magnifying glass from the table Our first move, dear fellow, is to conduct a thorough investigation.
Alright then, where do we start?
puts on his deerstalker cap and grabs a long, dark coat We must begin by visiting the scene of the crime, dear fellow.
But we don't know where the crash site is, Sherlock!
Fear not, dear ButtercreamChill, for I have already deduced the location of the crash site.
How did you figure it out, Sherlock?
Elementary, my dear ButtercreamChill! By analyzing the fragments of memories that I managed to salvage from the time-traveling car incident, I discovered a faint imprint of the environment surrounding the crash site.