A Study in Scarlet: The First of Many

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Canon Story: A Study in Scarlet
Title: The First of Many
Author: impulsereader

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Our first deduction concluded with my explaining my profession in full. Watson could not be blamed, of course. Despite the many clues I had left lying about our rooms and dangling over dinner, deducing that a man is the world’s only anything is hardly child’s play. He chose to observe rather than inquire, that was the crux of the matter.

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[impulsereader.livejournal.com]

Incredibly, Watson didn't even bat an eye when I faux-absently set the aluminium crutch on the table. As we ate, I nudged it enough that it sent the saltshaker tumbling to the ground, but he simply picked it up and tossed a few grains over his shoulder.

[hisietari.livejournal.com]

Bwahahaha, I'm so sorry - my mind is half-stuck in classic comedy tonight (that's the usual state, nevermind), seeing plates and peas sailing through the air, the rest of it is captivated by its new Doctor Who obsession, wondering which alien just got killed by viciously aimed salt... one doctor, another Doctor, will Sherlock notice the difference?

There went my sanity. Anyway, thanks a lot for the extra bit of entertainment! ;)

[impulsereader.livejournal.com]

I was then unfortunately distracted from my case by the explosion of some sort of alien creature which apparently had been invisibly haunting our new rooms. Watson's well-aimed toss had succeeded in not only making it visible but painting our ceiling with its innards.

He is the most fascinating of men.

[hisietari.livejournal.com]

Mrs Hudson, however, would not quite join our shared enthusiasm once it turned out that neither vinegar nor lemon acid would remove the bright blue stain on the wallpaper. I got going in the lab immediately. What fun this evening had turned into! And people said I didn't do well with flatmates.

Comment Mrs Hudson:
The acids may not have worked, but that remarkably expensive bottle of whiskey from your collection did, thank you very much.

[impulsereader.livejournal.com]

Luckily, Holmes spilled the salt just when the alien was in position, and then proceeded to attribute its slaying to that mineral. As usual, I was able to leave the clean-up to others.