From: Sherlock
To: Doctor Watson
WATSON ALL MY SKIN IS COME
OFF PLEASE ADVISE.
From: Doctor Watson
To: Sherlock
DEAR CHRIST HOW HAVE YOU
MANAGED THIS HORROR?!
From: Sherlock
To: Doctor Watson
IT TURNED RED AND THEN
WHITE AND NOW ALL THE
WHITE BITS ARE FLAKING
AWAY. TAPE ONLY
EXACERBATED ISSUE.
From: Doctor Watson
To: Sherlock
Do not put tape on your skin
wound! Are you trying to rip
off your flesh? As your
doctor I advise that you
leave it alone for new
skin to grow.
From: Sherlock
To: Doctor Watson
IT IS ITCHY.
From: Doctor Watson
To: Sherlock
Then slap it, my good man. If
you cannot satisfy your itch
that way, I am certain there
are plenty people around
willing to slap your wound
harshly.
From: Sherlock
To: Doctor Watson
You may be right there. I've
been slapped twice today,
although they continue to
miss the spot.
From: Doctor Watson
To: Sherlock
They might not be
specifically concerned about
your itch. Especially if you
owe them money or have
wronged them.
From: Sherlock
To: Doctor Watson
Hm. And if the answer is
"both"? Perhaps I should
leave the Narrows.
From: Doctor Watson
To: Sherlock
Why don't you come back
home and I'll give you a good
slapping...that did not come
out correctly.
From: Doctor Watson
To: Sherlock
No? Are you not going to
slap me in the privacy of the
flat, then? Because if not
there's a card shark here
who thinks I'm an easy mark.
From: Sherlock
To: Doctor Watson
No, no, no. You head straight
back to Baker's Street and I
will give you all the
appropriate slaps you need. I
am a trained medical professional
and won't try to stab you in the
process.
From: Doctor Watson
To: Sherlock
You did threaten to put your
scalpel to less-than-medical
use last week, after the
affair with the pickled pigs'
ears. You're certain you're only
going to slap?
From: Doctor Watson
To: Sherlock
To be fair you deserved that
threat at the time. But I
swear I shall only slap you
as a doctor is permitted to
slap his patient.