The Gloria Scott: First Opinion: The Bull Terrier

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Canon Story: The Gloria Scott
Title: First Opinion: The Bull Terrier (part of the Ocelot Tales)
Author: thesmallhobbit
Rating: G
A/N: This is my second time round and as some of you who have read my first set I occasionally use the viewpoint of an animal that was involved.  I decided therefore that as far as possible this time would be an exploration of Holmes' adventures as seen by some part of the animal kingdom.  The Ocelot is of course an OC.

Holmes was a strange fellow and his ankle had a decidedly strange taste.  That’s what attracted me to him, an interest in where he’d been; he didn’t have the same smells as the other students.  He wasn’t much like my master, except that both were solitary fellows, and they enjoyed each others company whilst they shot and fished in silence.

Comments

[hisietari.livejournal.com]

Bwahaha, beautiful! I love your take on this round, and I hope very much that you'll always find a creature worth interviewing for the next installment. ;) For now, let me hand the little fellow some salt.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Thank you. It should be entertaining anyway.

[flawedamythyst.livejournal.com]

Hah! Animal PoVs is a great idea, and I love this one.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Thank you. It should give me an interesting way to look at the stories.

[impulsereader.livejournal.com]

I love it. And the theme! I imagine you may be forced to get pretty creative with some of them. I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with it!

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Thank you. It should be an fun challenge.

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

Cute theme for the round! Some of these stories may be easier than others -- I'm looking forward to your creative solutions!

I love that Victor and Holmes hunt and fish together in silence. Holmes' friendships are unusual, but oddly devoted in their way.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

So long as the ocelot isn't required to make an appearance too often we should be okay - The Speckled Band will be interesting anyway.

I liked the idea of two activities that could be done in silence but were improved by the company of a friend; it seemed rather appropriate.

[snycock.livejournal.com]

This is a great idea! I'm looking forward to see how you continue this through the canon. I can well imagine that Victor's dog would be curious about this Holmes fellow and where he's been.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

As ever I too am interested to see how I progress ;)

I think Victor's dog would have found Holmes very different from the other students.

[bwblack.livejournal.com]

I converse with my dog on a regular basis. I tell him everything. Quite frankly if he learned to type he could probably take over my life. Fortunately he would probably just order me more running shoes and reload my starbucks gift card. He's good natured enough. But I never really considered the world as a whole from his perspective until I read the Bernie and Chet Mysteries by Spencer Quinn (very easy beach reads, not deep at all but adorkable for the pet perspective) and now I spend a lot of time contemplating how my dog feels about everything.

Which is a long paragraph to get to I love the animal point of view especially with the dog describing Holmes taste as strange.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Thank you. Whilst the other students thought Holmes acted in a strange manner I felt Victor's dog would consider people in a different way.

[methylviolet10b]

Wow, I'm impressed by the challenge you've set yourself. Lovely start, and I can't wait to see where it takes you!

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Thank you. It should be an interesting year!

[hardboiledbaby]

The bull terrier has excellent observational skills :)

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

A very sensible dog and the ideal creature to begin with.

[debriswoman]

Excellent. Delighted that you are continuing to speak up for the non humans involved in canon. Or those which really should have been involved...such as the ocelot:-)

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I believe that you are partly responsible for this!

[debriswoman]

My pleasure (I think!) I am looking forward to seeing what you do with the rest:-)

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

It's all good. The idea seemed surprisingly popular, so we shall see how it goes.

[musamihi.livejournal.com]

Hee! Very fun. I wonder if the dog deduces based on taste ...

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

A combination of that and smell - it's amazing what you can learn that way. Thank you for commenting.