The Man with the Twisted Lip: One of the Rats at Bow Street Police Station

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Canon Story: The Man with the Twisted Lip
Title: One of the Rats at Bow Street Police Station (part of The Ocelot Tales)
Author: thesmallhobbit
Rating: G

That was most impressive.  In my time I’ve seen many filthy beggars in the cells, but this one was the worst.  And now he’s been given a wash he’s not a beggar at all, but a bit of a toff.  It’s a strange world: toffs who want to be beggars and gents who solve mysteries by sitting upon five pillows.

Comments

[methylviolet10b]

Oh, lovely! It's a strange world indeed, and you captured the flavor of TWIS beautifully.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Aw, thank you very much.

[debriswoman]

Excellent perspective from a perplexed but perceptive prison rat:-)

In keeping with the character of the tale, too.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Thank you, and for the wonderful description of the rat. He's going round boasting about your wording to all the other rats.

[debriswoman]

Oh, great...rat on an ego trip. What have I done?

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure, but don't be surprised if we hear from him again later on ;)

[debriswoman]

Corresponding from Sumatra, perhaps?

[chess-ka.livejournal.com]

Haha, fantastic - it's a strange world indeed that Holmes inhabits. Nothing is quite as it seems.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Thank you. If it was then there would be no need for the genius that is Sherlock Holmes.

[impulsereader.livejournal.com]

I love that the rat can count. :-) This is lovely.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Thank you. As has been said elsewhere, only the most intelligent creatures (with a few exceptions) are asked to contribute to The Ocelot Tales.

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

Your rat is appropriately tough and street-smart for a denizen of a police station. I like that. :)

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

The rat is now preening his whiskers at your compliment.

[ennui-enigma.livejournal.com]

LOL! A perceptive rat indeed! I suspect he had a few friends who spied on Sherlock and passed on the bit about the five pillows though :-) You know how rat gossip travels so quickly!

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Oh quite, the rats pass information on even faster than the Baker Street Irregulars.

[ennui-enigma.livejournal.com]

....heard it through the rat line!

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Haha, of course.