The Adventure of the Red Circle - Higher Education

[hisietari.livejournal.com]

Canon Story: The Adventure of the Red Circle
Title: Higher Education
Author: hisietari
Rating: G
Author's Notes: Sorry for being so late with this, I just discovered this community. (^^;)

Here I was, assuming Watson to have been able to smell a female from two miles away. This case had brought us all more of an education than even I could have expected. Maybe I should enhance his share by future practise - sample collections of odours could hardly occupy more than half the kitchen, could they? A fascinating idea.

Comments

[snycock.livejournal.com]

Ahahaha! Nice snarky humor from Holmes. :-)

[hisietari.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure if he's made room in his mental attic for that word, but it works nonetheless, aye? ;P

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

A newcomer! Welcome, we're so pleased you've joined us! I'm the mod here, so please let me know if you need anything.

Quite an interesting angle for your Holmes here! He's got a bit of a sharp tongue, doesn't he? Can't wait to see what you've got in store for us for the future...

One thing, though -- the ficlets here are made to all be 60 words long. This one is short at 33. No worries, but see if you can hit 60 for the next one! :) Thanks again for joining us! It's great to have you!

[hisietari.livejournal.com]

Oh dear! I'm so very sorry, I'm afraid my brain transformed that into "up to 60 words". Entry has been fixed.

To be honest, the slightly mean joke is my fault here. I imagined Holmes thinking that very thought in full seriousness, that his companion should have been able to smell an unusual perfume (with the lady being foreign) from very far off, not to mention that simply everything pointed toward a female being the mysterious lodger, especially after Holmes had already remarked about the stranger not necessarily also being the person up in the room. The "mile" was probably a little exaggerated.
However, I found it amusing to let him write down this thought in full earnestness, while everybody would believe him to be cruel upon the poor doctor. Holmes often seems to be aware of his superior senses and abilities, but I don't think he can be that understanding all the time.

Wow, that was a lot of babbling for such a short thing. ^^" Sorry!

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

No, no, don't apologize! Either for the 60 words thing or the explanation of your thoughts behind your piece. I love hearing why people went the way they did with their 60s, so explanation is welcome to me. I'm always interested in thought processes like that.

[shadowycat.livejournal.com]

Very amusing. Odours are wonderful memory boosters, but very hard to pin down for analysis...or practise. If anyone could figure out how to do so, no doubt it would be Holmes. :D

[hisietari.livejournal.com]

That's what I thought, too. XD;; I was working in a prison museum once where they also kept what was thought of as odour samples. Always a way to make the slightly depressing tour a little more fun.

[shadowycat.livejournal.com]

How did they preserve their odour samples? I'd be curious to know.

[hisietari.livejournal.com]

On cloth, which were kept in - I kid thee not - preserving jars. I should add that there was never proof for this method's effectivity.