So... we capsized. well, sunk, really. That's what happens when thousands of gallons of water bursts through a lock gate above you.
We're all fine. The dogs rescued the boys, John and I rescued each other.
Sherlock's fascinated by the recovery operation and the crane.
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I suppose this means you'll never have to have the "I don't waaaant to wear life-jacket' argument ever again.
Hope everyone is safe, and if not dry, getting there.
*re-lurks*
If I believe your last comment about being too busy to april fool I would actually worry about this. need to decide what I really think.
Anony
Hah, yeah, nice one :-) Any excuse to avoid all 29 locks, right?
Hope the weather down there is as gorgeous as it is here - we've got sunshine and blue skies and birds twittering...
April Fool's? Or big adventure?
Ha. I think they know you too well, L.
Are you kidding? The way our lives go? I'd believe it!
You push your luck on having us learn to believe you Greg when you pull stunts like that ;-)
How far down the hill have you got? You must all be exhausted even if you're not wet!!
Anony
(It was the dogs rescuing the boys, instead of you and John. :) But Sherlock being fascinated by the crane was believable!)
(Although I admit I wasn't 100% certain. *sigh*)
Are the locks easier to manage now that you've all had practice? :)
Definitely. We are a smooth, lock operating machine. With the dogs to get in the way and Sherlock to interrogate every hapless passer by.
Ah, I see--efficiency attained by everyone having a job they're particularly good at... :)
Locks are easy! I want to live on a boat forever.
Best holiday ever, Sherlock? :)
I think the people around you probably feel the same Sherlock :-)
I'm so glad you're enjoying your holiday. Did you get John a present? or are the presents we've been hearing about from all of you?
Anony
Arghhh! I hate this day, I fall for every single trick :( That being said, I hope everyone's having a nice time :)
John's working the locks fast because he gets another present at the bottom...
It's a good job you hadn't sunk or he'd have lost all his presents before you even gave him them ;-)
I'm going to guess you're working them very slowly just to increase the wait? :-)
Anony
Seeing what his presents so far have been, who wouldn't rush for another? :)
Yeah, he was bailing out the boat really fast. But I would have endlessly saved them, obviously.
Selflessly. Not endlessly.
It's not the best ever because that would have everything and castles and forts and boats and a steam train and a sailing ship and aeroplanes and horses and ELEPHANTS and a jungle and canoes and a hot air balloon and parachutes and camping and lots more too. But this one is good.
You couldn't possibly miss finding out what he thought of them could you even if you and the presents were slightly wet ;-)
(how does selflessly become endlessly?)
Anony
note to self, if you want to post anonymously LOG OUT FIRST!!
Not so anony anymore.
*snerk* You almost had me, too. I admit, I'm a horribly gullible person sometimes! Someone already got me this morning, the brat.
Hope you have a fantastic day, and can't wait to see what the next present is!
(All quiet in my house - it's freaking me out - because my son is off to grandma's for a week. FREEDOM!)
I agree, Sherlock--elephants are essential.
Anony - I can delete the comments if you want, so only half the world know your secret super hero identity? :)
don't worry it doesn't matter really does it :-)
secret super hero identity it is not ;-)
not so anony any more!
Sherlock, if you ever go on a holiday that has all that, please take me along, because that would definitely be something not to be missed!!!
I'd settle for a canal boat, though. Even without a hot air balloon in the offing. :)
(Yay for a week of adults-only, Maz!--and don't miss your son too much. ;))
(It's all fine Anony-panda! What would you rather we call you?)
Well, I've no more idea about your true identity now than I did, AnonyBob. :)
RR you can call me anything you like I don't mind ;-)
That is very true Greg so in reality we're all anonymous but for you ;-)
Hows the trip going? you nearly at the bottom?
Anonybob (I quite like that ;-) )
Lestrade-friendly link below:
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4231953/Arsenal-launch-new-fragrance-that-smells-of-Emirates-Stadium.html
So that's my birthday present sorted then :)
*snerk*
Have you got to the end of the locks? If so, has the present been given? *madly curious*
Does it make up for yesterday's result then?
Oh, God I haven't looked SH. What happened?
RR, yes... not my place to tell you though. :)
Don't look Greg and certainly don't look at todays results as well!!
Give John a poke and get him on here we want to know how you topped yesterday ;-)
anonybob
Joooohnnnn---what is it what? (Pleeeeeease?)
:D
Lost 1 - 2 to QPR. Still in third place though, above Spurs on goal difference.
Lestrade - you got beat 2-1 by QPR, but you are now third in the league, tied with Spurs on points but ahead on goal difference.
Sherlock - some friends of mine go on holidays where there are forts and elephants and other exciting things. It looks wonderful (but it's quite expensive, not the sort of holiday you could do as a family very often).
*coughs discreetly and raises a nonchalant eyebrow in John's direction*
A day of off roading for the two of us! Mud and motorcycles and all appropriate gear. Sherlock is already lobbying to come along...
That sounds dirty and messy and bumpy and altogether awesome! (I don't blame Sherlock. :))
That has got to be a Sherlock free adventure.
You two don't get enough time just to be you two and it's important you get special time together even if you won't be able to recognise each other through all the mud by the end. covered in mud will require a shower afterwards though I guess ;-)
Anonybob
It's another reason I wanted to get something else we could all do, I knew Sherlock would be grumpy at not coming off reading with us.
Now, the boys are going to do something special for John. Mycroft is sitting in the bow with his guitar, Sherlock is on the roof, using the headlight as a spotlight....
You have a lovely pair of boys there Greg and I'm sure the music will be brilliant but it is important that you and John have times and experiences just the two of you not always all four of you.
Sherlock won't really mind I'm sure this holiday has been enough for him for now:-)
The hot-air balloon ride should help, for sure (never mind the super-holiday! :)).
What did Mycroft play? And did Sherlock take a turn performing or just play stage manager/lighting director? :)
Absolutely brilliant performance by Sherlock and Mycroft. Sherlock singing, Mycroft on guitar, and I have no idea when they found the time to write a song and practice it! All about our adventures on the moor when L and I met them. I'm so very impressed!
What lovely boys you are Mycroft and Sherlock your ability to be lovely to John makes me smile lots :-)
John you are pretty special for what you have done for your boys since you met them I'm glad they found their own special way to show you what you mean to them.
I'm guessing there isn't much that could beat this weekend for you is there?
Oh, how lovely! That took no small amount of thought and effort--I only wish we could have heard it too! (But some things are not for the whole Internet. :))
RR - the spotlight was on Sherlock, Mycroft was left in the gloom. Sherlock being the one who enjoys being a spectacle. Other people stopped to watch.
It was very impressive indeed.
AnonyBob - I think our day out biking will be brilliant. They cater for all levels of rider, and it's a good way to build confidence and finding out just what a bike will do. There will undoubtedly be plenty of thrills and spills.
Spotlights belong on them as want 'em. :) (Although I bet Mycroft deserved the spotlight at least as much, by ability!) And of course people stopped to watch, it must have been lovely!
The off-roading sounds entirely exciting!
For the first time Greg I am not just happy that John likes what you've bought him but amazingly jealous! Off road biking is something I have always wanted to do but never had anyone to go and do it with. I hope you have an amazing time (and I'd love to here all about it :-) )
Is that the last present or are there others? you don't have to say it is none of my business I was only really wondering if you've lost all concern about if John will like them or if you still have things to feel nervous about ;-)
Anonybob
Afraid that was it. Tomorrow we have to finish our holiday and return home.
And...yeah, I'm fairly convinced he liked them :)
Don't be 'afraid' you've spoilt him rotten, not that he doesn't deserve it or that you haven't enjoyed doing it :-)
I hope the return to normality is uneventful and the the happy relaxed four of you stay happy and relaxed for a long time :-)
Anonybob
"Afraid that was it"...!!! L, most people only dream of finding someone who goes to so much trouble to make their birthdays special!
You all deserved it, and each other. :)
Well, at the risk of sounding ridiculous, I'd move heaven and earth for him and the boys, so... yeah.
Anyway, must go, think Sherlock is lashing himself to the boat so he doesn't have to leave...
Surely Argon and Mercury will miss you if you're gone much longer, Sherlock? Mrs Hudson is very nice, but she's not the same as you...
(I could do with more sleeping and less fretting, myself.)
(And that sounds pretty much the exact opposite of ridiculous, L.)
Nope, you don't sound ridiculous at all, L. If I were you, I'd be seriously considering joining Sherlock and staying lashed to the boat. Hope you all enjoy your last day.
And to the rest of the Jammy Badgers, hope you have a good week. At least we, in the UK, can look forward to a long weekend. I'm off to the dentist for a check-up, what a way to start a Monday morning.
ridiculous it is not, cute, sweet, lovely and adorable maybe but not ridiculous ;-)
I hope you get Sherlock untied and get home safe and sound at just the time you plan to :-)
SH I hope the dentist goes ok and that you have a great week, school holidays in this house so lots of messy arts and crafts (with glitter obviously), trips to grandparents, reading books and at some point maybe some sleep!!
It didn't say anything in the hire agreement about additional costs for glitter removal on this boat... but I fear we may cause them to write a new rule. The amount of glitter on Sherlock's card to John is probably leaving a wake of glitter behind us...
Have you ever located a glitter cleaning up machine or some miracle way of getting the glitter out of rugs and carpet? Sherlock would probably approve of the state of my living room but I'm not sure my other half will ;-)
Hope you're having a lovely day whatever point of your trip you've reached :-) and that you haven't been billed to highly for your glitter problem ;-)
Anonybob
Nonsense--they should pay you for making the boat more festive for the next person!
We've stopped for our last lunch on board. Few hours time we shall disembark and head home.
Enjoy the next few hours to the fullest, then!
As you're taking the thing that made your holiday most special home with you, assuming Mycroft is now home for Easter hols so you will all still be together, the end of the holiday is really just the start of more adventures isn't it :-)
Hope you get disembarked and home without incident ;-)
Yeah, the boys will now run John ragged for the remainder of their holidays, I'm sure. :)
And I shall hide out at the relative calm of the yard...
Tempting fate aren't you, Boss?
I defy the criminals of London to ever be as much work as my boys :) (all three of them)
That sounds like a good plan L and I'm sure that a coffee (obviously not for Sherlock;-) ), a picnic lunch or a walk in the park with your boys can be fitted in to one or two of your hopefully very quiet days work :-)
He's just jealous he won't be at home all day getting run ragged with me.
He should be jealous John there is no better way to spend your time than being run ragged by small people :-) best not to tell him that though or he might decide to give work up and stay at home with you lot all the time ;-)
I'm absolutely certain that's true, John. :)
It's completely true, don't rub it in!
Just makes you all the smarter for creating such a wonderful holiday right at the start, L!
Right. Back to the real world...
Hope the traffic's ok.
you'll probably move as quickly as you have the last few days ;-)
Heavy traffic just means more time for yellow car and air guitar!
Means more time for Sherlock to go insane after some idiot on the radio said London might get snow over Easter.
I shouldn't laugh quite so hard at that.... :D
Lestrade is grumpy because he has to go to work tomorrow and we're going to have fun on our bikes and in the park with the dogs and John said maybe we could go swimming one day or on a trip somewhere if we pick a place.
Lestrade wishes he could spend more time with all three of you, and you can hardly blame him for that--especially when you and Mycroft and John are going to have all kinds of fun! (It does sound like it's going to be a LOT of fun. :))
(And maybe you could be a little bit extra nice to Lestrade, since he can't go biking or to the park or the rest of it. And also because he did just give you all a really super holiday!)
I'd be grumpy if I had to go to work while I really wanted to be riding my bike or swimming with my family, just think how you felt when you found out John and Lestrade were going to go off road biking and you can't go.
I'm sure that the tales you have to tell will make up for missing out though so make sure you tell them really well when he gets home from work :-)
We're supposed to have snow tomorrow, british weather is mental!!!
I'm hoping you're all home now and not stuck in traffic somewhere, the flat will feel huge and will probably echo slightly after the boat I would have thought :-)
Anonybob
Hi Sherlock. I've had an extra day of this weekend, and I'm feeling grumpy about going back to work tomorrow. Not only does Lestrade have to go back to work tomorrow instead of having fun, he has to go to work instead of spending time with you and Mycroft and John, and you know he really misses being able to spend time with you when you and Mycroft aren't at school.
Maybe you could be especially nice to him this evening? Maybe draw him a picture of the canal boat, to take to work, or something?
John, Lestrade - sounds like you had a pretty perfect weekend with the boys. John - you deserve it; Lestrade, you're fantastic for making it happen :-)
When I grow up I'm going to have a job that's fun all the time and then it won't be like work.
There are a few lucky people who get to do that Sherlock I hope you are one of them :-) have you any ideas what it might be?
Maybe like a policeman except without the boring parts and people telling me what to do and stupid rules. Or an explorer and I'd live in jungles and find all new bugs and animals and things or maybe diving under the sea and looking at jellyfish!
I'd go with diving under the sea Sherlock that is just the best thing ever!!
I'm glad you have such fun ambitions :-) I'm sure you are fuly capable of all of them so maybe they could be combined in some absolutely amazing career ;-)
Sherlock, that is the best kind of job to have! There are some people who really, really, really love their jobs--some musicians and artists and scientists and scholars (and other people in other professions, too) feel that way. And they even like the less interesting parts of their jobs (and every job has SOME less interesting parts) because it's all part of them getting to spend their lives doing what they love. I hope you find--or maybe create!--a job that you love doing all the time. The things you mentioned all sound great--and you have lots of time to figure out what you love best.
Oh, Sherlock--how are Argon and Mercury? Were they really happy to see you again?
I think so. Argon sat on my shoulder for a long time and I'm teaching Mercury how to climb all the way up John's leg and she's doing it really well.
That does sound like they are very pleased to have you back!
(How does John feel about Mercury climbing his leg?)
(How does John feel about Mercury climbing his leg?)
Mildly relieved that it's almost bedtime.
:D
That was... a long and arduous bedtime. And I don't yet believe he'll stay put.
you'd think he'd be tired after all the excitement of the holiday wouldn't you?
Hope you and John get some relaxing time now (if he really has gone to bed)
It's been a very exciting 5 days, with very little schedule to speak of, after all...
AnonyBob - I can't believe he'll stay, not while we're still up and sorting out holiday stuff for washing/putting away.
RR - it has, very. He may leave in the night, spotted hank and a stick over his shoulder. To be a canal-based pirate or something.
You'd have to be a really subtle pirate in a canal boat. If anyone found you out, they'd have no trouble catching you.
I think you're probably safe--it's hard to fit a degu cage into one of those! (But he may dream about it. :))
That's happy memories for a lifetime you've given all of you, you know.
You should have got him to do it all before bed then you could have sat with your feet up and watched ;-) you never know he might crash out eventually.
The image of canal pirates is very funny :-)
Anonybob
RR - there'd be loads of room for the degus if he had a boat as big as ours. He was in and out of other boats too, some that people lived on full-time, planning his own.
But yes, a brisk walk would overhaul him on a getaway.
Oh, plenty of room on the boat. Not so much room in a hanky on a stick! (And it wouldn't be a great idea to let them out of their cage on a boat. Which they wouldn't like so much.)
And they definitely would slow the getaway to a crawl. :)
I still can't get over how patient everyone was with him.
I have to think happy/excited/interested Sherlock is very hard to resist.
Yeah, but you still have to be fairly blissed-out canal-dwellers to suffer being boarded by Sherlock, and then have him delve into every corner of your home, and find out about the intricacies of your plumbing, with a smile. Everyone was brilliant.
And my jeans still stink of canal water. Will you wash them, Nanny Danger? :) (my most winning smile)
As long as you mean tomorrow, happy to. The only thing I want to do tonight is lie on the couch with you and then go to bed with you.
are they the Jeans you went in the musical rabbit infested water in Greg? a greater love hath no man than washing his other halfs day old smelly jeans ;-)
Of course tomorrow! Or whenever. (yes, yes, I admit, I want you chained to the washer and having no fun without me tomorrow.)
Couch, bed, got it. We need to find out where Sherlock gets his energy from and get some for us. Sadly I think the answer may be 'forty years in the past' and you won't let us build a time machine...
That sounds like an offer you can't refuse...
The very same, AnonyBob. They do smell bad. But John is so kind and wonderful...
that is unfair punishment for you having to go back to work I'm sure ;-)
seriously you've got a keeper there but then so has he :-)
Anonybob
I have good reason to not let you build a time machine!
It won't take all day, especially with two helpers. Or one helper and Sherlock, who will pretend to fold things and then hide in the laundry basket under the towels.
What is the good reason John if you don't mind me asking, it seems like we could all do with a time machine sometimes ;-)
He won't fit under the towels. I'll be hiding there already.
You do work for the police. I think you need a better hiding place if you expect them not to find you.
pandabob - The past belongs where it is, that's all.
The beauty of my plan is that they'd never expect a DI to be hiding in the laundry.
Maybe I should just sit under my desk.
You could sit Sherlock under your desk. That would give them a shock.
You have a good point John I'll give you that, and I suppose a going back in time to when you were 6 wouldn't give you the energy of a six year old it would just let you watch your younger self doing all the things you no longer can which might be quite depressing!
I think you're no time machines it is ;-)
You could sit Sherlock under your desk. That would give them a shock.
And Sherlock might enjoy it a little too much. :)
He'd probably be far more efficient than me, and better at ordering people around, and I'd be no match for Mrs T, so perhaps not...
And he'd still bring home all the paperwork for you to do.
And he'd still bring home all the paperwork for you to do.
Ha! Very true. :D
Good things about this morning: back in the bike.
Bad things: everything else. Especially leaving a sleepy John and Sherlock in MY bit of warm bed.
Good things about today:
-back on the bike, be careful the speed doesn't make you sick ;-)
-the ability to shut the office door and tell the world to go away,even if it only lasts a second
-The random smiley moments as memories of the weekend jump into your head
-being able to send little messages to John about how much you're looking forward to going home, and what you want to do once you get there ;-)
-the strange feeling of excitement as the clock ticks the last hour away and you know you'll be heading home soon to hear all about their fun day of adventures :-)
Oh and you might get to save the world a bit aswell ;-)
I don't blame you for not wanting to go to work though, I hope it goes swiftly and without too many incidents :-)
Anonybob
Sherlock, have you kept a space for me in the laundry basket?
We're in the park on our bikes because John said I had too much energy for the flat and that we should go out while the washing is on and we're racing and you should come and meet us!
Bet he wishes he could, Sherlock--sounds like fun!
He certainly does.
Have fun, all of you.
We could come and see you later and I could bring you a bug for your desk and it could live in a cup! Or we could get ice cream that would be okay too.
How can you turn down a bug for your desk, L? (Although I wonder if it would stay in the cup, especially once you went home and it got bored. Maybe ice cream would be safer. :))
I think a bug would be unhappy on my desk. It would much prefer to stay in the park.
I have a lot of meetings today, bit would love to escape and see you all. What time might you be around here?
I think we could come whenever you like. John seems to feel no pressing need to get to the washing now that we're outside. Perhaps in an hour or so?
Ha, not surprised. About half past 2 I could probably escape, yeah. It won't be for long though, I'm afraid. Sorry.
All right. John says he's going to get you a sandwich. I don't think there's anything you can do about it.
Would you take me out on the motorcycle later in the week, if you're less busy?
There is very rarely anything anyone can do about John's urges to feed me up :)
And of course I would, it would be a pleasure. I can't promise I will be less busy... Bt I'm certain I'll find time.
Thank you.
Not a problem. Might end up being a night ride, but I hope you won't mind. If you lot could procure me a double espresso I'd be very happy, too. Or a triple.
And, Sherlock Holmes, when I'm being grumpy and say 'ignore me' that doesn't give you pmission to then ignore me whenever you want! I hope you're being good for John, you little rascal.
John was trying to get him out of a tree, but then he fell out instead, and now he's trying to get John to carry him. It's not even a very big scrape.
Is there a hope some form of self preservation will kick in at some point in his life?
I hope you're okay, Sherlock, but John really can't carry you with his shoulder.
I'll carry you when you get here if you want. But you need to learn not to get into that sort of situation.
(But it's nice to be carried.)
(And a bit unsettling to fall out of a tree.)
How are you doing, Mycroft?
How about you settle for a bit of a cuddle, Sherlock? Remember, you have your bike to get home--can't just leave it in the park!
I'll be down with you in a minute. Sorry, walked into a total ****storm today.
The deadly and much feared storm of asterisks...
I want to show Sally my knee when we take you back to work, I'm going to have a big scar.
A scar, Sherlock? Your knee must look pretty impressive, then!
Hee, John!
Sorry you're having a hectic first day back, L...
Asterisks are very dangerous when encountered in a storm.
Sherlock, I'm amazed John didn't perform an emergency amputation right there in the park. But chicks dig scars, right, Sal?
(You okay, Mycroft? I ask because I, too, have a much younger brother who, it seemed to me, spent a large part of his youth falling off second story beams and walking into moving cars and the like. He was always fine after--me, not so much.)
I'm fine, thank you. I think he does it on purpose.
He certainly enjoys both the thrills and the attention.
I hope the asterix storm is dying away Greg. :-)
Younger siblings can be a pain can't they Mycroft if only because you can never tell when they are play acting and when they are actually hurt.
Anonybob
I'm sure Sherlock does enjoy the thrills and the attention--but I really don't think he does it on purpose in the way you mean. I think it's more not thinking that what he means to do (e.g., climbing a tree) might go wrong. I'm sure when my brother (at just about Sherlock's age) crawled out onto that second floor beam to retrieve a ball, he assumed he'd get the ball and bring it back without incident, but it didn't quite work out that way.
Sometimes you cant tell with Sherlock. Sometimes he isn't quite subtle enough when he peeks out to check on your reaction.
Heh! I'm sure he'll get better at that. (But knowing something is risky enough to get people upset isn't quite the same thing as believing it could actually go wrong.)
Given how intelligent everyone says he is, I worry they've all been seriously duped if he really is unaware of certain dangers of climbing up/on things, given his past experiences.
I'm not saying he's just out for attention, I'm saying he enjoys risks and then mills the sympathy.
I hope the asterisk storm quickly abates or else you'll have to hide in the washing basket until it blows over.
It must be hard for him to remember he doesn't need to be hurt to get your attention though don't you think? Kids are always attention seeking its how they learn and survive :-)
Anonybob
Asterisk storm is at least nearly over in meeting form, and will soon just be VIA emails.
I'm not sure S has ever needed to hurt to get attention... he's very rarely not the centre of it, whatever he's doing. Which we are trying to address, for everyone else's sake, not ours.
L, it's not a matter of intelligence, really--it's partly a personality thing (the risk/thrill seeking) and partly, well, he is six. Most of us harbor the unconscious belief that we're immortal a lot longer than that. It really is one thing to know that it's possible to fall off a high place--and to enjoy the thrill of doing it anyway--and another to have internalized the possibility that you could do yourself serious damage by falling off a high place.
I didn't really mean what I wrote I don't think L I kind of meant that he needed to remember that there were better ways to get attention then he will stop doing the hurting himself thing. Not sure that's any clearer but there you go ;-)
Glad the meetings are over emails are an easier thing to deal with if only because text can be edited or explained again where as mouths tend to run away with themselves ;-)
Anonybob
VIA?
(Not age, really, more maturity. Mycroft, now, seems to have been born with a preternatural level of emotional maturity. Most of us have to develop that--I'm not sure I've got there yet!)
AnonyBob - It's all just an orgy of finger pouting and blame anyway. A big case collapsed, and obviously no one wants to admit blame long enough to learn anything from it. Massive waste of time.
RR - my phone always autocorrect to capitals from the word via. I assumed it was an American thing. Otherwise your guess is as good as mine.
As for Sherlock... what do I know about child rearing? Maybe you're completely right.
Ha! I thought it was some police acronym. :)
...And I haven't any children of my own, I'm just extrapolating from my brother, I could be completely wrong. If only they came with owner's manuals! :)
(Well, and also because he seems a lot more like my brother that way than like any of the few people I've known who did actively court injury or self-harm--but I don't live with him, you do. I only see what he puts online.)
I'm completely confused by the phrase 'the way you mean' then.
The way Mycroft said--I don't think Sherlock climbs trees (or whatever) with the intention of falling out. (I used to say the same thing of my brother, even though I knew he didn't really, because he terrified me when he did things like that, and that got me quite cross.) I think Sherlock climbs trees (or whatever) because it's fun, and maybe part of the fun is the reaction he gets from other people and part of the fun is the thrill, but he figures he'll be fine.
I hope they learn something from it eventually once the worry of blame has gone. Really sorry the case has collapsed :-( hope it can be sorted somehow.
As for parenting anyone who says they know what they're doing is either lying or kidding themselves ;-)
Anonybob
Right, sorry, because you referred to what I said, then said 'you'd I assumed you were still talking to me. I'll let Mycroft answer as to what he meant.
Oops, quite right, that was a muddled comment! (That's one of the worst things about commenting on my Touch, it's too much trouble to read back what I've written. My bad.)
If it fills things in any better, my brother is 14-1/2 years my junior, and a 21-year-old can't grab a 6-year-old and yell "Are you TRYING to kill yourself?" however much she wants to...and sometimes I really wanted to. Likewise when he was 21. But by then he just didn't tell us when he did things that he realized we'd consider stupendously dangerous. HE never considered them dangerous--or at least, he didn't until he became a father himself.
Are you grumpy Lestrade? Can we ignore you again?
You can't ignore all of me, just the grumpy bits :)
On the way home to all of you. Chat amongst yourselves, get your stories straight ready to be interrogated about your day.
Are you ticklish, Sherlock?
How's the knee, Sherlock? Do you have a bruise, or a big graze? For some reason, I was never allowed to climb trees when I was your age (my brothers all were, which never seemed fair), and it meant I never learnt how to not fall out of them, so I envy you.
Lestrade - sounds like you're having a trying first day back :-( At least you had a visit from your favourite boys, and got a sandwich in the process (I'm guessing Mycroft supplied the request double espresso, too). So I envy you a bit, too :-)
It was all bloody and had bark pieces in. I told John to take a picture but he wouldn't.
I spent a substantial portion of my childhood with bloody knees (my mom said I could trip over my own shadow, and it did seem like it!) but never with bark in--splinters a few times, from the boardwalk at the beach, but not bark. Still, I can imagine it well, even without a picture! Do you have a great big bandage on it now?
I do now because we're home but it was only a little one before because John doesn't carry big ones with him but he says he might start.
*nods* My mom did. (Start carrying big ones, that is. :))
Sherlock, I still take pictures of my bruises or cuts when they're big or particularly bloody. A lot of people don't think it's a good thing, and you don't want scars, but sometimes it's nice to know that you came by them doing something you enjoyed and to show them off!
When I first joined the Army, after a really hard obstacle course, the inside of my thighs was completely black and blue. The bruises were the size of two fists on each leg, and even my Drill Sgt was impressed. Another girl had the same, and we were very proud of ourselves. It showed we had worked hard.
But you do have to be careful, and try not to get hurt. Because as much fun as it is getting those scrapes and showing them off, it makes other people worry, and you don't want to make John or Lestrade worry.
My daughter sent me a photo of her latest bruises at the weekend. Their back door was jambed so she jumped out of the kitchen window to get it open. I of course am far to sensible to do such a thing ;)
It does look like he nearly lost a limb. And John wonders why I try to hide my injuries from him...
If the two of you didn't immediately go out and coat yourselves in dirt I could go lighter on the bandages...
Sorry, that was me obviously. Sherlock must have not posted whatever he'd thought of.
Makes a change from Sherlock saying things under our names.
But I don't get covered in dirt!
I only went to get a biscuit and I had it all ready with my name in and then you used my box! I wanted to ask Pip why people think scars are bad.
It is my computer, Sherlock...
L - no, you get covered in sewage or things in skips or god knows what else. Just being careful, that's all.
How can you possibly need a biscuit? We've just had dinner!
And not all people think scars are bad.
I always need biscuits! It's okay because I got one for Mycroft too.
Sherlock, some people think scars are bad because they aren't "pretty." I think they tell a story about a person's life, and I don't think they are bad. I have several myself, including a really impressive one all along the back of my right thumb--it's a surgical scar, and it reminds me what a blessing it is to be able to write, or pick up things, or turn knobs without it hurting, none of which I could do before the surgery.
(Although Pip might have a different reason in mind.)
You don't need them right after dinner!
And getting one for Mycroft too does not make it all right.
And I haven't been in sewage or skips for weeks. Canal doesn't count. (my phone said anal doesn't count... which, when talking about sewage, isn't a pleasant image!)
My father has been heard to say that once you are on first name terms with all the surgeons at the Children's Hospital you get quite blasè about it all.
I wasn't after attention, I was just wanting to do fun things and I wasn't co-ordinated enough to do them. That I got hurt was just what happened as far as I was concerned, wasn't a reason to stop having fun!
This does mean the scar and busted bits collection is impressive and there are a few things I wish I hadn't done... but on the whole it was worth it.
And getting one for Mycroft too does not make it all right.
That's what John said too. :(
I'm sorry for giving the impression that scars are bad, Sherlock. I think I said it wrong.
Scars themselves aren't bad, but sometimes they can cause issues. Scar tissue can make the skin more sensitive, or it can take away sensation. Some scars can also impair movement, depending on where they are.
Also, some people are bothered by the appearance of scars on their body. I don't think you would mind, and it doesn't matter what others think. But that was mostly what I meant when I said "you don't want scars."
You didn't, I just wanted to know why some people thought they were because John doesn't like his big one. I guess that would be bad if it's part of what makes his shoulder not work right anymore.
Some people don't like the thing the scar reminds them of, while others like to think the scar is a reminder that they survived something bad.
Both reactions are OK, since everyone is different. But it's a good thing to keep in mind, if you meet someone with scars that are really visible, that sometimes they may be a person who doesn't feel comfortable talking about them, or is self-conscious about them.
Okay I'll try.
Sometimes I wish people weren't all different because they would be a lot easier to understand but then they would probably be boring.
Pip - thanks. That's a better explanation than I would've managed.
As long as you try, that's all anyone can ask, Sherlock. And people will appreciate the effort.
I agree, I think if people were the same the world would be a pretty boring place, but it would stop a lot of misunderstandings.
You're welcome, John! From someone who has both a cane and some scars, I know it's not easy. But I can say I honestly don't mind when kids ask, as I know they don't mean any harm. It's a lot easier to explain to Sherlock than to my family sometimes!
He does listen, at least. He may forget it all tomorrow, but he does generally listen to the answers when he asks a question. I think sometimes the majority of adults have perfected the art of nodding and smiling and not taking in anything one's saying at all.
That's because a lot of adult have already decided what the answer is before they're told anything.
Oh, goodness, I know exactly what you mean about adults. Kids may have a short attention span, but they tend to at least want to know the answer when they ask a question, as opposed to adults, who seem to do it for politeness and then freeze when given an honest answer, lol.
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