... William. I'm given to understand at least part of this situation is your idea?
[It's a casual inquiry in tone, soft and low and seemingly distracted as Jack tilts his head towards the body wrapped in rope and gutter and potentially adze at the same time as he runs fingers across the chimney, trying to play connect the dots literally and figuratively.
He'll get out of Moriarty's way once he starts literally hacking away at the thing, because the brick facing is the least of their worries, but nevertheless he stays within speaking distance.
They are both somewhat trapped on this roof for the moment, after all. What better time for a tête-à-tête?]
it's time to go off on a completely different tangent while chimney-hugging
[It's a casual inquiry in tone, soft and low and seemingly distracted as Jack tilts his head towards the body wrapped in rope and gutter and potentially adze at the same time as he runs fingers across the chimney, trying to play connect the dots literally and figuratively.
He'll get out of Moriarty's way once he starts literally hacking away at the thing, because the brick facing is the least of their worries, but nevertheless he stays within speaking distance.
They are both somewhat trapped on this roof for the moment, after all. What better time for a tête-à-tête?]