11 November 2013

Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid

11/11 - Some Gave All. All Gave Some. Let us remember them.



Had a very paperworky day today, but - nearly cleared a space on my desk. Nearly. Not a big space. Quite a small one. I'll take it as an achievement though.

Sherlock has made a large poppy using...a paper plate, I think. And given it to John. On it it says 'A Poppy helps us remember Men, Women, Children and Animals who fought for our freedom'. He proudly said that they didn't have to put animals, but he wanted to. That's our boy ;)

He's learning things about Evacuees at the moment, and life on the Home Front. I think because it's easier for the kids to understand things like that. I mean, War is so...huge, and so horrific. It's difficult for children to relate to that, isn't it? That adults are so out of control sometimes that they think the only answer is killing each other. I think Sherlock can grasp most of it, sort of, but I'm sure some of the others would really struggle.

So at the moment it's probably a good start for them all. He proudly told me that there was a young lady who got blown up three times and still wanted to work with explosives, and survived the war - all without leaving home! She worked in the munitions factories, I think, from his description.

Anyway, without further ado (and this is Sherlock's fault too - he said it was obvious what was going on...)

Greg The Florist - Part Who Knows?



John jerked awake, with no idea what had startled him.

He turned to Greg, to see if he was awake too, only to come face to face with a large wolf. He yelled, shoving the creature away, scrambling from the bed until he tripped over the sheet, and landed in a heap in the corner, heart beating a million times a minute.

"What the..." Greg's confused voice  was slightly muffled.

John glanced back at the bed in time to see Greg pick himself up off the floor on the other side of the bed.

"Watch out! There's a..a..an animal, in here," John got up, still crouching, ready to move.

"Is that why you shoved me out of bed?" Greg looked around, apparently not seeing the large grey wolf. "Think you must've had a nightmare, love."

"I..." John could still feel the texture of soft warm fur, feel the heat of the animal's breath on his face. "I....it was real. I mean, it seemed real."

Greg walked over to him, his body bathed in bright moonlight - the clouds had obviously cleared outside, leaving the bright silvery light to fill the room. He reached down, and John took his hand and allowed himself to be pulled into the hug.

Greg was warm. Breathing slightly heavily, but then, so was John.

"There wasn't anything here. I was awake. I would have seen it, yeah? You must've just been dreaming. Understandable - it's bloody spooky, right?"

"Yeah, yeah, you're right."

John allowed his hand to creep up into Greg's hair.

It felt exactly the same as the creature's fur...

52 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'm still staaaaandin'!


~EchoOfMe

John H. D. Watson said...

He's a werewolf! A demonically possessed werewolf?

Greg Lestrade said...

EchoOfMe - I was wondering if people were still taking any notice of my titles ;)

Danger - Sherlock said it as if it were the most obvious thing in the world! He said "Why's it hard to write? Greg's a werewolf with red eyes but I bet he's not very scary unless you're bad and anyway it's why he like flowers because he's got a good sense of smell obviously."

so that was me told...

John H. D. Watson said...

Ha! What would we do without him?

Sherlock said...

You'd be sad and not have as much fun but probably do more kissing stuff.

Greg Lestrade said...

...would all rather depend on what you class as fun... ;)

I definitely wouldn't be as regularly covered in glitter.

Small Hobbit said...

Oooh, a glittery werewolf. They're quite rare.

Greg Lestrade said...

I hope they're considerably more respectable than sparkly vampires...

John H. D. Watson said...

If you spilled glitter in werewolf fur, you'd never get it all out.

Greg Lestrade said...

Be easier to change into a human, brush it off, and change back? I'm not THAT hairy ;)

Unknown said...

yay, Greg the Florist! I like Sherlock's reasoning how a werewolf would like flowers.
S

Greg Lestrade said...

S - I'm more worried that John will have to keep WereGreg from peeing on the flowers ;)

John H. D. Watson said...

I think he'd have to forbid him from shapeshifting in the shop...

Greg Lestrade said...

If he saw a customer he didn't like he could quickly shift, leave John to deal with them while he peed on their shoes...or ate their handbag.

John H. D. Watson said...

That curse is way too convenient.

Joolz said...

Good guessing, Sherlock, and I think you're right, John and Greg would be very sad without you, even with the extra kissing stuff. ;)

Yay for more Greg The Florist - glittery werewolves definitely trump sparkly vampires. Can WereGreg change at will or is it only when he's in the presence of Doc Hottie.

Greg Lestrade said...

I think he's a werepup at the moment, not in control of anything!

REReader said...

"Why's it hard to write? Greg's a werewolf with red eyes but I bet he's not very scary unless you're bad and anyway it's why he like flowers because he's got a good sense of smell obviously."

Well, when you put it like that.... :D


I agree with Joolz--I think you're quite right, Sherlock, they would be sad without you.

Tina said...

...and the eyes don't need to be really red, it could just have been light reflecting, couldn't it?
And I agree with the others- without you John and L would be sad.

Greg Lestrade said...

How on earth did 'respect' and your postcode become more important to kids than, you know, not stabbing another person.

REReader said...

That sounds very not good, L.

Greg Lestrade said...

Just despairing of society.

REReader said...

Not a new case of yours, then?

REReader said...

Oh, hey, it's snowing here! (The ground is wet, and it's above freezing, so we won't get any accumulation. But it's sure pretty!)

Greg Lestrade said...

Yes, a new case. Stabbing. A teenager.

REReader said...

"Despairing" sounds about right--that's got to be unhappy to deal with. Will the victim be okay?

Greg Lestrade said...

He died in the early hours of today.

REReader said...

I'm so sorry.

Greg Lestrade said...

All we can do is catch them. And educate others. I hope.

John H. D. Watson said...

I'm sorry, love. It does make one despair of the human race sometimes.

pandabob said...

I'm sorry about the case Greg, there are some things that will never make sense but I hope that some education for others can come out of such a sad thing even if that doesn't actually help the victim.

I hope you've had an ok day John :-)

Greg Lestrade said...

Sure does.

Every time I see a kid getting smacked about by a parent I just want to ask if they think that's a brilliant lesson to be teaching - that if someone's doing something you don't like, it's okay just to hurt them.

Sally has just brought me a sandwich and stood over me glaring until I ate some. You been giving her glaring tutorials?

John H. D. Watson said...

Yeah. Makes you unbelievably sad and angry all at once.

Ha. Yes, I was thinking of opening a school - she's my first student.

Greg Lestrade said...

She said you give her lessons via Skype on her days off. I actually believe it.

Sherlock wants us to try a wartime recipe at the weekend. Maybe help him find something online that doesn't sound too inedible or unhealthy?

John H. D. Watson said...

I will do my best. He said after school today that we might have had to guard the allotment with pitchforks if we'd lived back then... I think he wanted to try it now.

Anonymous said...

Mayonnaise chocolate cake has lots of recipes around. And I ran across a video called two cooks and a cabbage on youtube this morning.

rsf

REReader said...

Would people have wanted to use up their sugar rations in a cake, though? There'd be none left for tea!

Sherlock said...

I want to make potato scones

Sherlock said...

AND CHEESE PUDDING.

Anonymous said...

That sounds tasty!

Greg Lestrade said...

Both those things sound...possible and vaguely edible. So we'll have a look and maybe you and Mycroft can make them together at the weekend?

I'll be home in a bit.

John H. D. Watson said...

Both those things sound...possible and vaguely edible

Heh. A ringing endorsement.

Greg Lestrade said...

I thought he'd want spam again!

Greg Lestrade said...

having checked recipes, both things are fine. I think :)

Sherlock has wandered off to pick Mrs H's brain.

REReader said...

And did Mrs H come up with any suggestions that Sherlock preferred over potato scones and cheese pudding? :)

Greg Lestrade said...

There is currently nothing in the world he wants more than cheese pudding, it would seem.

I fear he wants our cheese pudding to be rather...cheesier than a war time cheese pudding, though. We'll see how that goes... Mycroft might lay down the law on authenticity.

Joolz said...

Why don't you make two - an authentic one to show him how it would have been for people during rationing and a more extravagant one to satisfy his cheese craving (or attempt to!). It might bring it home to him a bit more about the differences between now and war time.

pandabob said...

I hope today is better than yesterday sounded Greg and I hope your day is going ok John :-)

Greg Lestrade said...

Joolz - because I know which one he'd then eat and which one The rest of us would end up with ;)

We can all have authentic to start with, and make it a bit nicer next time we have it if he likes it

pandabob said...

So was it better Greg? I hope its nearly over either way :-)

How was school Sherlock?

REReader said...

Everyone's been very quiet today--I hope because it was a basically good day.

Did you learn more about the war in school, Sherlock? Are any of your classmates planning to try out some wartime-type meals?

Greg Lestrade said...

Just incredibly busy. But yes, home soon.

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