The Sebastian Moran I am familiar with is a fan of the Arsenal. Additionally, he is one of Moriarty's colleagues. A trusted individual, though he eventually grew ... tired of their relationship, for one reason or another.
[That's a vague way of putting it, but he assumes that John will pick up some of the implications in what he's saying: Moran no longer wished to work for her. It grew inconvenient.]
Fascinating, and a point of interest. This Moran is aware of Holmes and Watson and is antagonistic toward them—us—but he's also not very subtle. It leads one to wonder.
Depends on what needs doing, I think. He's careful about people not knowing exactly who he is, but ...
[ He shrugs. ]
He wants to be sure it's done properly. I don't know. It's some kind of ... web, I suppose. He pulls all the strings. He's fickle, though. Works however he feels like at the moment.
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[That's a vague way of putting it, but he assumes that John will pick up some of the implications in what he's saying: Moran no longer wished to work for her. It grew inconvenient.]
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[ Saying "my Moriarty" is disturbing and he refuses to do it. ]
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[The phrasing stands out to Sherlock.]
Fascinating, and a point of interest. This Moran is aware of Holmes and Watson and is antagonistic toward them—us—but he's also not very subtle. It leads one to wonder.
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[ From what he knows of Moriarty, it's just ... strange. ]
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So he's very good at handling all ... operations on his own. No lackeys.
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[ He shrugs. ]
He wants to be sure it's done properly. I don't know. It's some kind of ... web, I suppose. He pulls all the strings. He's fickle, though. Works however he feels like at the moment.
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He shrugs. ]
Well. If you ever need any help.
[ It is still Sherlock Holmes, and he's John Watson. It's what he does. ]
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Sure, his Sherlock asks him for help. But saying outright that it would be stupid of him not to do that? Wow. ]
... Yeah. A bit.
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Have a good day, Watson.
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Mm. You too.