Case Five

[neverstagnate]

I must say, it has been quite some time since I have been bedridden, but I have not always had a nursemaid doctor for a roommate. I do believe I've recovered after a week from smoke inhalation

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[nevercomplain]

Don't you dare leave that bed. Or I'll have Gladstone piddle on your rug.

[neverstagnate]

Watson, I am in perfect health at this point.

[nevercomplain]

You still have some burns that need to be completely healed before you can go out and do your normal activities.

[neverstagnate]

Scabs.

[nevercomplain]

And they're going to keep scabbing because you either pick at them or manage to break them open.

So you're staying here until I see fit, sir.

[neverstagnate]

Have an annoyed blot. The crime scene isn't getting any fresher, Watson.

[nevercomplain]

And neither are you.

[neverstagnate]

[Another, blotless pause. Holmes is scheming.]

What about yourself, Watson?

[nevercomplain]

[Watson knows that pause.]

....

Remember, you are under strict instructions not to leave.

[neverstagnate]

That I may be, Watson, but you are not.