Sherlock: 40 MPH

[awanderingbard]

Title: 40 MPH
Characters: Alec, Reed, Sherlock, Josh, Molly
Rating: G
Warnings/Triggers: none
Spoilers: none
Pairings: Alec/Molly, Josh/Rupert (background)
Word Count 1,795
Summary: Alec's day out with his godson includes a run-in with Sherlock Holmes. Who turns out to like toffee and knows about dinosaurs.
Author's notes: Set in the Abby 'verse

Comments

[shadowfireflame]

*squeals* Sherlock explaining things to a child is the absolute best. He takes Reed’s questions so delightfully seriously. Poor Reed.

Alec had been watching with his mouth wide open. He felt very disgruntled that Reed, at four years old, had managed to have a flowing conversation with Sherlock, when Alec, at thirty-five, was still mostly hopeless at it.

Hahahahaha, you have to match the mental age Sherlock is projecting in order to have a proper conversation with him, clearly. :)

I really like Alec’s mental decoding of Sherlock’s deductive process about Josh. That was perfect, and sometimes it’s nice to have it spelled out like that, to realize just how amazing Sherlock really is.

Also, I’m very pleased Sherlock did get his RSVP in (and that it was positive). That makes me really happy.

Very cute story!

[awanderingbard]

Sherlock explaining things to a child is the absolute best. He takes Reed’s questions so delightfully seriously. Poor Reed.

I have this theory that Sherlock asked very serious questions as a child, and did not receive the serious answers he was hoping for, so he always answers anything from a child seriously because he remembers that. He's going to have loads of fun with Abby. :-)

Very cute story!

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for commenting!

[aelfgyfu_mead]

Only Sherlock Holmes could walk around with an envelope in his pocket for three weeks and not do anything about it.
I hate to say this, but he really isn't. That's the sort of thing my husband or I might do-except that it's more likely to stay on a table for three weeks than end up in a pocket! I suppose Alec is a very responsible human being and doesn't know about this sort of problem.

Sherlock and Reed are great: they have so much in common!

I like that you showed some of the steps in Sherlock's deduction; I feel cheated on the show when they have him spout something with no explanation. (Yes, ACD did that too, but I feel cheated by him sometimes as well.)

“Alec is going to marry her,” Reed added. “So, it's good that she knows about important things.”
Yes indeed!

[awanderingbard]

That's the sort of thing my husband or I might do-except that it's more likely to stay on a table for three weeks than end up in a pocket!

This would happen at my house, too, but probably not in a pocket. Because, presumably, Sherlock kept putting his hand in his pocket, noticing it was there, and then promptly deleting it to store more important information.

I suppose Alec is a very responsible human being and doesn't know about this sort of problem.

Alec is a little too responsible for his own good. He can get a little worn out being responsible.

I like that you showed some of the steps in Sherlock's deduction; I feel cheated on the show when they have him spout something with no explanation.

I am guilty of this as well, but when I do have a deduction that makes sense, I like to show it. Coming up with deductions is fun, but a lot of work. I can sympathize with going the simple route.

Thanks for commenting!