Sherlock Fic: A Great Escape
Drabble for July prompt #24 at watsons_woes. The setting for this drabble is the one explained at the end of Operating System and also fleshed out in And So Hold On.
A Great Escape
“John wants to go outside.”
“He can’t. It’s raining.”
“He’s a grown man; he can go out in the rain.”
“Mr. Holmes, must I remind you, again, that we are professionals. We know what Mr. Watson…”
“Doctor.”
“We know what Doctor Watson should or shouldn’t be doing.”
“A Spring shower…”
“Mr. Holmes, that is a thunderstorm. He’d be soaked to the bone.”
Sherlock glared at the nurse, and then hissed to John.
“Medical professionals? If she weren’t the director’s niece… Anyway, here is the plan: After she leaves for what they dare to call tea, I’ll…”
The game was on.
A Great Escape
“John wants to go outside.”
“He can’t. It’s raining.”
“He’s a grown man; he can go out in the rain.”
“Mr. Holmes, must I remind you, again, that we are professionals. We know what Mr. Watson…”
“Doctor.”
“We know what Doctor Watson should or shouldn’t be doing.”
“A Spring shower…”
“Mr. Holmes, that is a thunderstorm. He’d be soaked to the bone.”
Sherlock glared at the nurse, and then hissed to John.
“Medical professionals? If she weren’t the director’s niece… Anyway, here is the plan: After she leaves for what they dare to call tea, I’ll…”
The game was on.