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swissmargTitle: The Baker Street Nativity Advent Calendar (17/24)
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mildred_bobbin, who is an awesome person and wanted John's POV after they got fired
Rating: PG
Word count: Every installment has 221 words (on my computer)
Characters: John, Mike
Timeline: In the first half of chapter 18
Disclaimer: This is a transformative work inspired by the BBC television series Sherlock, created by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat, and the 2009 movie Nativity! from Mirrorball Films.
Summary: This is a series of 221b drabbles set in and around The Baker Street Nativity and will make very little sense without having read that first. These drabbles may also contain spoilers for the main story. They are not posted in any particular order, and will jump around in time. I will try to give you some idea of where each drabble fits within (or before or after) the main story in the 'Timeline' field in the header. This series has not been beta read.
"I have no idea what I'm doing any more, Mike. I'm potentially the subject of a bloody criminal investigation!" John hissed, clutching the mug of tea Mike's wife gave him before discreetly withdrawing to leave the two men alone.
"John, you know no one blames you," Mike said.
John shook his head. "They should. I didn't stop him. I could have, at any point. I knew what was going on, but I was thinking with my dick."
"He is extraordinary," Mike acknowledged.
"That's no excuse. Fraud, kidnapping, possibly embezzlement- I don't even want to know what he was doing in my bank account."
"Don't be too sure."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Whatever it was, it's probably not what you think. Look, the thing about Sherlock is... He may not have much truck with the standard rules of society, but he's not actually malicious. If he does anything that looks dodgy, either he genuinely doesn't realise it, or there's a good reason behind it. Well, a good reason in Sherlock's mind, but more often than not it's valid at the core. Somehow." Mike gave him a hopeful, lopsided smile.
John shook his head. "I can't trust my own judgment anymore, much less his."
"Give it a few days."
John stared into his tea. "I don't see how this can get better."
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Prompter:
mildred_bobbin, who is an awesome person and wanted John's POV after they got firedRating: PG
Word count: Every installment has 221 words (on my computer)
Characters: John, Mike
Timeline: In the first half of chapter 18
Disclaimer: This is a transformative work inspired by the BBC television series Sherlock, created by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat, and the 2009 movie Nativity! from Mirrorball Films.
Summary: This is a series of 221b drabbles set in and around The Baker Street Nativity and will make very little sense without having read that first. These drabbles may also contain spoilers for the main story. They are not posted in any particular order, and will jump around in time. I will try to give you some idea of where each drabble fits within (or before or after) the main story in the 'Timeline' field in the header. This series has not been beta read.
Seventeen: John After Whitehall
"I have no idea what I'm doing any more, Mike. I'm potentially the subject of a bloody criminal investigation!" John hissed, clutching the mug of tea Mike's wife gave him before discreetly withdrawing to leave the two men alone.
"John, you know no one blames you," Mike said.
John shook his head. "They should. I didn't stop him. I could have, at any point. I knew what was going on, but I was thinking with my dick."
"He is extraordinary," Mike acknowledged.
"That's no excuse. Fraud, kidnapping, possibly embezzlement- I don't even want to know what he was doing in my bank account."
"Don't be too sure."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Whatever it was, it's probably not what you think. Look, the thing about Sherlock is... He may not have much truck with the standard rules of society, but he's not actually malicious. If he does anything that looks dodgy, either he genuinely doesn't realise it, or there's a good reason behind it. Well, a good reason in Sherlock's mind, but more often than not it's valid at the core. Somehow." Mike gave him a hopeful, lopsided smile.
John shook his head. "I can't trust my own judgment anymore, much less his."
"Give it a few days."
John stared into his tea. "I don't see how this can get better."
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Date: 2013-12-17 08:00 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-12-17 09:13 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-12-19 07:40 am (UTC)I really liked this bit:
I was thinking with my dick."
"He is extraordinary," Mike acknowledged.
Hehehehehhehehe. Thank you!
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Date: 2013-12-19 07:57 am (UTC)