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Canon Story: The Red Circle
Title: The Rat in the Tenement in Great Orme Street (The Return of The Ocelot Tales)
Author: thesmallhobbit
Rating: G
O/N: It has been noted that our contributors frequently complain about the arrival of Mr Holmes and Dr Watson.  It would appear that the same is once again true.

I moved into this flat because I wished for some peace and quiet and no-one lived here.  Dead bodies are okay, they don’t move around and the other Italian didn’t stay.  But having people burst into the room, practically fighting to be the first one through the door, and holding long conversations, is too much.  I’m going to live elsewhere.

Date: 2013-09-15 09:32 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] debriswoman
Sumatra, perhaps?

Date: 2013-09-15 10:03 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] debriswoman
Startling an unfortunate lady on the Brixton omnibus, on the way to the port...

Date: 2013-09-15 10:45 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] debriswoman
Using, as always, when in shades and hat, the name, James Phillimore, I stepped into my house on the pretext that I had forgotten my umbrella. A lone rat slipping out the back door would scarce be noticed...a passing cab solved my next problem. The port was within my reach...

Date: 2013-09-16 06:28 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] debriswoman
Similarly, my whiskers twitched as I passed the "Alicia", the "Sophy Anderson" and a rather fine Dutch steamship. I would possess myself in patience...

Date: 2013-09-16 09:10 pm (UTC)
debriswoman: (Default)
From: [personal profile] debriswoman
Knitting is a surprisingly soothing way of passing the time on a long voyage...

Date: 2013-09-16 10:30 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] debriswoman
When paws became stiff, and wool became tangled, I set down my knitting, relaxed on my newly finished fair isle patterned pillow, closed my eyes, and composed light operatic scenes in my head. I blessed my mother for exposing me to the thrills of live musical performances from a young age.

Date: 2013-09-17 01:29 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] debriswoman
The days passed in a pleasant whirl of knitting wool and revised comic choruses. The evenings were spent in a diligent search for sustenance. A swiftly knitted cook's hat and jacket proved to be invaluable in my quest. I found that taking the place of the sous chef, whenever he was away from the galley on some errand, brought me many a tasty morsel and occasionally, compliments from the Captain's Table.

Date: 2013-09-19 06:53 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] debriswoman
Using a code I had designed to look remarkably similar to the knitting instructions for a particularly challenging pair of socks, I recorded the relevant details and descriptions, omitting nothing of importance. A discarded whisky bottle provided the perfect vessel for conveying my suspicions. I launched it on a particularly glorious cloudless evening, perched on my porthole, marron glace, in hand, wishing it "bon voyage".

Date: 2013-09-22 02:57 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] debriswoman
All good things come to an end, alas. Even the most rewarding and pleasant of voyages reaches a final destination. Restoring my now pristine cabin to its former unattended state occupied me for an absorbing afternoon. I wiped chalked stage directions and librettos off the walls, rolled up my new rug ( the shortest thread of wool was not wasted) emptied my pantry, folded my deckchair, and packed my valise. A thin layer of dust and 5 minutes of exuberant dancing over the furniture completed the effect.

Date: 2013-09-16 02:44 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] scfrankles.livejournal.com
Is this a private insanity or can anyone join in? ^^" You know, I think I enjoyed the comments even more than the official story ^__^

Date: 2013-09-16 10:31 pm (UTC)
debriswoman: (Default)
From: [personal profile] debriswoman
:-)
I believe you are welcome to join in:-)

Date: 2013-09-16 11:10 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] scfrankles.livejournal.com
I'm a little afraid to... ^^" (^__^)

Date: 2013-09-17 06:48 am (UTC)
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:-)

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