Elementary Fic: What's with the totem?
This is a 170 word Elementary drabble for the Numbers Challenge at 1_million_words ENJOY!!
Joan inspected the totems carefully displayed on the mantle of their fireplace.
There were four of them, all different size with the smallest totem standing at three inches and the tallest at about ten inches and all of them were designed with various colors and markings.
She turned towards Sherlock as he entered the sitting room and gestured to the totems. “You have four? Are you hoarding them?”
Sherlock rolled eyes at Joan’s joking words. “You jest Watson, but I’ll have you know I’m collecting totems made specifically from volcanic ash.”
He picked up one that was carved from a particularly beautiful shade of light gray ash and held it up for Joan’s appraisal. “This totem is made entirely from ash from Mt. St. Helen’s.”
Joan took it gingerly and ran her fingers over the intricate designs. “I seriously thought you were about to tell me that this totem was used to kill someone.”
“”Don’t be silly Watson,” Sherlock scoffed. “You’d need much heavier artwork to achieve that specific goal.”
Joan inspected the totems carefully displayed on the mantle of their fireplace.
There were four of them, all different size with the smallest totem standing at three inches and the tallest at about ten inches and all of them were designed with various colors and markings.
She turned towards Sherlock as he entered the sitting room and gestured to the totems. “You have four? Are you hoarding them?”
Sherlock rolled eyes at Joan’s joking words. “You jest Watson, but I’ll have you know I’m collecting totems made specifically from volcanic ash.”
He picked up one that was carved from a particularly beautiful shade of light gray ash and held it up for Joan’s appraisal. “This totem is made entirely from ash from Mt. St. Helen’s.”
Joan took it gingerly and ran her fingers over the intricate designs. “I seriously thought you were about to tell me that this totem was used to kill someone.”
“”Don’t be silly Watson,” Sherlock scoffed. “You’d need much heavier artwork to achieve that specific goal.”