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impulsereaderGrandmere is dying to hear about one of Sherlock and John’s adventures. Which ACD story should be adapted for her benefit? Come on – throw me your favourite – Silver Blaze, Yellow Face and Speckled Band are the only stories off the table as I’m trying/planning to use or have already used those.
I’m still not sure what Mycroft is building – or assembling – he has the MJN crew bringing in one element and Sandy Arbuthnot flying in another – there may very well be other components as well... This leads one of the opening scenes in the Much Ado season to feature a dogfight bringing down Sandy’s plane and a group of armed men hijacking Gertie! Luckily, John and Not Anthea look harmless and are taken along as hostages. It does not take them long to return control to Martin (who displays a slightly startling willingness to be Captain even when doing so requires him to be kidnapped at gunpoint. “No, being Captain means taking the bad with the good, Douglas.”).
What is Mycroft building/assembling? Maybe he’s let one of you in on it? He doesn’t seem inclined currently to tell me.
Mycroft refers to the clan as ‘a blizzard of Holmeses’. Do we like that or can you lot come up with something better? I know djarum99 is good at this – a charm of hummingbirds - *happy sigh*.
Do John and Sherlock exchange gifts? If yes, what would you like to see them give each other? Two holidays here, mind…is anyone interested in any other possible gift exchanges?
What do you think might be in the bottle (sealed with lead) which Sherlock pocketed in the attic?
The boys are scheduled for a final fitting of their costumes. I think this requires another canon character (anyone but Donovan *glares at Sally*) to drop by the flat coincidentally while Sherlock is trying on dresses. Who would you like it to be? What else is going on in November at Baker Street? What are we talking about while the fitting is going on? Is there a case on? Maybe we can even put in another ACD adaptation here…go wild!
I’m still not sure what Mycroft is building – or assembling – he has the MJN crew bringing in one element and Sandy Arbuthnot flying in another – there may very well be other components as well... This leads one of the opening scenes in the Much Ado season to feature a dogfight bringing down Sandy’s plane and a group of armed men hijacking Gertie! Luckily, John and Not Anthea look harmless and are taken along as hostages. It does not take them long to return control to Martin (who displays a slightly startling willingness to be Captain even when doing so requires him to be kidnapped at gunpoint. “No, being Captain means taking the bad with the good, Douglas.”).
What is Mycroft building/assembling? Maybe he’s let one of you in on it? He doesn’t seem inclined currently to tell me.
Mycroft refers to the clan as ‘a blizzard of Holmeses’. Do we like that or can you lot come up with something better? I know djarum99 is good at this – a charm of hummingbirds - *happy sigh*.
Do John and Sherlock exchange gifts? If yes, what would you like to see them give each other? Two holidays here, mind…is anyone interested in any other possible gift exchanges?
What do you think might be in the bottle (sealed with lead) which Sherlock pocketed in the attic?
The boys are scheduled for a final fitting of their costumes. I think this requires another canon character (anyone but Donovan *glares at Sally*) to drop by the flat coincidentally while Sherlock is trying on dresses. Who would you like it to be? What else is going on in November at Baker Street? What are we talking about while the fitting is going on? Is there a case on? Maybe we can even put in another ACD adaptation here…go wild!
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Date: 2012-07-09 05:50 am (UTC)I imagine that after Sherlock has fulfilled his 'gift' of doing the shopping once that John will make sure he NEVER DOES IT AGAIN. Because he still doesn't know what to do with the sixteen cans of catfood Sherlock bought because IT WAS ON SPECIAL.
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Date: 2012-07-09 04:51 pm (UTC)I have to write the shopping now, I just have to. I'm not sure I'll be able to make it as funny as it should be, but I have to at least try. What I really want - oh, god typing is scary - what I just realized I need to do is send Sherlock on his own, but give John something to do to intercut - then we get the reaction scene - You bought WHAT????? Sherlock will very definitely be banned from doing the shopping ever again.
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Date: 2012-07-10 01:48 am (UTC)Shopping SHerlock. THis I want to see. SO MUCH. I suspect that, besides being easily distracted from the mundane task of gathering foodstuffs from the home, Sherlock is probably *deliberately* bad at it, in the hopes that people will stop asking him to do it.
And now I'm wondering if John will be all WHAT THE HELL IS THIS??? and then twig onto Sherlock's evil plans to skive out of household tasks, and grits his teeth and thanks him, and then *makes Sherlock eat the things he bought*.
"NO, SHerlock, if you bought herrings and jam and bread, this is a clear indication of what you want for breakfast. Enjoy. Unless you'd prefer the quail eggs and royal jelly on crackers, because that's the other option." ANd eating it himself, because he was in the army and he knows how BAD bad food can actually be.