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When all the students had finished filing into class, they might notice a man sitting at the teacher's desk, busy on his mobile phone. Presumably, their esteemed teacher. Esteemed.

Yes.

"This is the Science of Deduction," he said, not looking up from whatever he was working on. For all they knew, it was a rousing game of Tetris. "If you're uncertain as to whether or not you belong here or if you are only in this class to make your parents leave you alone, the answer is no. The door is to your right. I'm sure we'd all appreciate you leave before you waste our time. I know I will."

There was a pause as he waited for anyone to take that offer. It was the kind thing to do, right?

"Let's begin with me saying that I'd rather not be teaching you," Sherlock said, closing the phone and placing it on the desk. Brutal honesty was always the best when dealing with teenagers. Really. "I have it on good authority that I'm not good at dealing with children or idiots. Both of which are in the room at the moment. Outside the classroom as well, but we're not focusing on that at the moment."

He shrugged because what could you do?

"My name is Sherlock Holmes and yes, I am already aware that I share a name and an alarming number of characteristics with a fellow from Victorian England. Any comments about it and you will be assisting me with my experiments. Always pleased to have live subjects for a change."

Oh, if only that was a lie.

"So, let's begin, shall we?"

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Ben had been on the receiving end of more brutal interrogations than this, so he wasn't sure why his classmates were so nervous.

Perhaps growing up around people who could read his moods and thoughts gave him him a different perspective, too.

"I'm Ben Skywalker," he said with a small smile.

"You're very calm," Sherlock said, looking him over for a moment before turning back toward where Ender sat. "Why is that?"

Ben shrugged. "I'm a pretty calm person. You're observant. It's interesting, not terrifying."

"Well that's a surprisingly enlightened attitude about this," Sherlock replied. "Your friend didn't quite agree, though."

"Ender can take care of himself," Ben said, lips quirking up slightly. "Most adults don't put things together quite this fast."

"And you do?"

Ben smiled. "Sometimes."

"Was he really upset before?"

"What do you believe?" Ben replied. He was interested in finding out just how much below the surface this teacher had gotten in a few moments.

"I think he's very good at getting people to stop asking questions," Sherlock replied. "If you want more, ask him yourself."

Ben smiled. "What makes you think he'd tell me?"

"Then figure it out." Come on, Ben. "Use that tiny brain of yours."

"I don't need to use my brain to figure Ender out," Ben said. "I've been his roommate for a year."

He was wondering why the conversation he was having with the teacher was centered around his roommate, but not enough to ask straight-out just yet.

"Do you use your heart then?" Oh god, the sap. It burned.

"Well, put like that it sounds stupid," Ben retorted. "I use my instincts."

"So, you guess."

Ben shook his head. "Not exactly. I'm empathic."

"...really?" OH dear. "What do you get from me?"

"You weren't kidding about the live subjects thing at the beginning," Ben replied. "Now that you've talked to a bunch of us, you still find most of the room to be a complete waste of your time. But Ender caught your attention."

He smiled. "And now me. I'm not sure either of those is a good thing, but it's too soon to be certain of that."

"Very good. Have you always had this ability?"

Ben nodded. "It's inborn, but work with a police force back home helped me focus it a bit."

That was easier than trying to explain the entirety of Jedi training.

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