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[doctorings]

[ this is unusual at best, but john watson is the adapting sort. he has to when his best friend (arguably. loathing as he would be to admit it) is sherlock holmes. this is simply part and par for the course. for the most part, he has kept a low profile, asking questions to find out pertinent information. and even figured out how to use this little device. sort of. it's like a handheld typewriter. fascinating.

except he doesn't know it broadcasts out to everyone. w h o o p s. ]

The imagination is a powerful tool.

Except I cannot help but wonder if this is less imagination and more hallucination. Last I remember, I was at home in the study and the next moment--as if reality itself had shifted--I was covered in an unidentifiable substance. Blue in color, nearly gelatinous in texture but washed away cleanly in the showers. No visible harm, no internal damage from what I can assess. Curious, really.

From what I have gathered this is a ship in space. Seems highly far fetched to me. How is a ship able to move through air and no water? Something does not ring right about this place, as if a mystery is unfolding down each strangely dark corridor. Even some odd demon-like possessions as it were. Surely a place worthy to keep Holmes busy for at least a week.

[ on the other end of the device—and he'd INHERENTLY disagree if anyone saw. but there's almost a nostalgic sort of smile that passes over his lips. but then it's gone nearly as quickly as it came. ]

Too bad you have to miss this, old chap.

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[doctorings]

Yes. But even those times are rare and somehow he manages to come across as unlikeable.

[ because even in those rare moments of sleep he's still a complete ass. but anyway, john. time to get down to brass tacks here and get this over with. ]

If you don't mind my asking, may I inquire who you are?

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[theblogger]

[ The reflex here is to apologize and assure that Sherlock's really not that awful, but then, who exactly is he talking to now? And after what Holmes has told him about where things had been left... Watson can have out as many insults about the man as he likes, so far as John is concerned. It's better to let them get out of the way.

There's a slow sigh through his nose for the question. Right, well, thanks for helping him beat around the bush and all, Watson. ]

You can ask, but I think you already know the answer.

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[doctorings]

[ but, you know, it's not even really that he's insulting holmes. it's his reflex to quip something back, it's nothing serious. because if it were, he wouldn't have stayed with the man for so long.

there's something overtly thrilling and slightly... ....insane.... about this. talking to this him that isn't him. watson did know—or, at least he assumed quite heavily, who the person is on the other end. ]

I suppose I just wanted the absolute, unquestioning confirmation. As if that will somehow make it easier to believe.

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[theblogger]

I don't know if several stiff drinks would make it any easier to believe.

My name is John Watson, and before I was yanked into this place, I was running around London in 2010 with a madman and writing about it. Things were a bit simpler then.

If that doesn't do it for you, sort it out with Holmes and come back to it. I'm bound to be in the medical bay.

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[doctorings]

I do believe you are right about that.

Honestly, I don't believe sorting it with Holmes will help either. In fact, it's liable to make it much worse. I've already been asked to assist in the medical bay, so I am positive I will come across you sooner rather than later.

[ there's just a brief pause and then ]

Assuming that is... alright with you?

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[theblogger]

It has to be done.


[ That's what it all boils down to, really. He could explain more about the importance of making Holmes a priority, but he's realized... Maybe he doesn't have to. Over a decade of companionship, Holmes had said. John doesn't doubt it'll be ugly. It'd gotten ugly when he'd been told. But it needs doing. Both of them need it. ]

We need all the help we can get. Getting you up to speed on the equipment and practices here would be a priority. Come when you're up to it.

[ We're just... not going to address it head on, apparently. ]

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[doctorings]

[ no. that's definitely something that doesn't need explaining. even if there are times he wishes someone would explain to him just why holmes is a priority. and why he will continue to be one. it's becoming dreadfully annoying, really. except, he's not stopping it so what does that say? he doesn't want to think about it. ]

I shall do just that and not delay much further.