The Gloria Scott: Gang Aft Agley

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Title: The Gloria Scott: Gang Aft Agley
Author: gardnerhill                        
Word Count: 60                     
Rating: G
Warning: Postulation in progress.
Summary: You never get a second chance to make a first impression.

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“Victor Trevor was your first?” I caressed his knee. “How did you fare?”

“Poorly.” Holmes sighed, rummaging through his papers. “On our first holiday, my deductions helped ruin Victor’s father’s health just in time for another man’s appearance to take his life altogether. We broke up after that.”

I winced. “Then it’s good my father died before we met. Ow!”

Comments

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Sensible observation, Watson.

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

And well worth the smack.

[debriswoman]

Yep...could have gone better:-p

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

At least Holmes didn't accidentally sit on anyone's chihuahua.

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

Pawky take only something that's usually so poignant. Wonderful.

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

A little odd humour can lighten the mood of sad reminiscences.

[alafaye]

Ha!

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Worst. First date. Ever.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

“On our first holiday, my deductions helped ruin Victor’s father’s health just in time for another man’s appearance to take his life altogether. We broke up after that.”

In Watson's defence, the almost bathos of 'We broke up after that' is very funny ^____^ I can just hear Holmes listing all the calamities, pausing for a moment, and then mournfully adding that unconscious punchline. Watson did well to opt for a bit of dark humour in exchange.

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

"...and then my father's ghost told me to avenge his murder then I accidentally knifed my fiancee's father by mistake and she went mad and drowned and then everybody died during the duel...It's been a rough week, Horatio."