Anticipation
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gayalondiel_bakTiny spoilers for the bits of canon that are being covered this series.
“Happy New Year, Sherlock. And, may I say, thank god for that.”
“For what?”
“We’re going to know what happens.”
“Happens?”
“To us! Our new episode is on tonight.”
“I fail to see why I should be concerned.”
“Why? Sherlock, it’s been a year and a half! I’ve been Schroedinger’s Doctor all that time, stuck in a room with a bomb and effectively both alive and dead at the same time.”
“I believe there were several fanfictions written where you were both alive and dead at the same time. And your concern for my fate is admirable, thank you.”
“You don’t seem bothered.”
“I’m not. Either I am alive or dead. It’s that simple.”
“Then why should I be bothered?”
“Because you are Dr John Watson. You are always concerned if people are alive or dead. And while various sources insist that you have magical healing abilities, I would prefer not to have to find out.“
“Okay, fine. I’m very concerned that you’re Schroedinger’s Consulting Detective.”
“Thank you.”
“You’re very welcome.”
“Hm.”
“...magical healing abilities?”
“You should read the kink meme more often.”
“Oh, dear god. Do you think it will calm down a bit once the episodes have aired?”
“No.”
“Just no? What’s it going to do then?”
“If anything, it will calm... up.”
“But why? There will be more episodes, won’t they be happy with that?”
“More episodes with more ideas, characters, twists and inferences to explore. With luck there will be a few more lines of snappy dialogue for them to repeat. There are three episodes, so we can infer that we survive for at least those. Which means that those writers who seem to exist simply to torment us and then kill either one or both of us will have plenty more opportunities to do so. We have all that to live through, John.
“Ah.”
“Followed by the final episode. You know our writers, and though you haven’t toughed that box set of Doyle stories I gave you for Christmas, I know you went to see that movie with Sarah, yes?”
“Oh.”
“By the way, did you consider that moustache I was suggesting? The chap on the posters...”
“Jude Law.”
“Yes, him. It looked rather fetching, I thought you might try it.”
“Sherlock, focus! We’re in danger here.”
“Apologies. So you have seen the namesake for our third episode, correct.”
“Yes.”
“And you know what happens, roughly speaking?”
“...yes.”
“What do you think the writers will be doing in three weeks’ time, John?”
“...”
“Where are you going?”
“Supply run. If I’m going back in Schroedinger’s box I’m going to have tea and cookies. And cake. Want some cake? None with jam though. No bloody honey, no bloody jam. I’ve had enough of those for a lifetime.”
“And yet you want more tea?”
“If either of us is going to only maybe exist for the next year and a half as well? Yes, I want more tea.”
“Happy New Year, Sherlock. And, may I say, thank god for that.”
“For what?”
“We’re going to know what happens.”
“Happens?”
“To us! Our new episode is on tonight.”
“I fail to see why I should be concerned.”
“Why? Sherlock, it’s been a year and a half! I’ve been Schroedinger’s Doctor all that time, stuck in a room with a bomb and effectively both alive and dead at the same time.”
“I believe there were several fanfictions written where you were both alive and dead at the same time. And your concern for my fate is admirable, thank you.”
“You don’t seem bothered.”
“I’m not. Either I am alive or dead. It’s that simple.”
“Then why should I be bothered?”
“Because you are Dr John Watson. You are always concerned if people are alive or dead. And while various sources insist that you have magical healing abilities, I would prefer not to have to find out.“
“Okay, fine. I’m very concerned that you’re Schroedinger’s Consulting Detective.”
“Thank you.”
“You’re very welcome.”
“Hm.”
“...magical healing abilities?”
“You should read the kink meme more often.”
“Oh, dear god. Do you think it will calm down a bit once the episodes have aired?”
“No.”
“Just no? What’s it going to do then?”
“If anything, it will calm... up.”
“But why? There will be more episodes, won’t they be happy with that?”
“More episodes with more ideas, characters, twists and inferences to explore. With luck there will be a few more lines of snappy dialogue for them to repeat. There are three episodes, so we can infer that we survive for at least those. Which means that those writers who seem to exist simply to torment us and then kill either one or both of us will have plenty more opportunities to do so. We have all that to live through, John.
“Ah.”
“Followed by the final episode. You know our writers, and though you haven’t toughed that box set of Doyle stories I gave you for Christmas, I know you went to see that movie with Sarah, yes?”
“Oh.”
“By the way, did you consider that moustache I was suggesting? The chap on the posters...”
“Jude Law.”
“Yes, him. It looked rather fetching, I thought you might try it.”
“Sherlock, focus! We’re in danger here.”
“Apologies. So you have seen the namesake for our third episode, correct.”
“Yes.”
“And you know what happens, roughly speaking?”
“...yes.”
“What do you think the writers will be doing in three weeks’ time, John?”
“...”
“Where are you going?”
“Supply run. If I’m going back in Schroedinger’s box I’m going to have tea and cookies. And cake. Want some cake? None with jam though. No bloody honey, no bloody jam. I’ve had enough of those for a lifetime.”
“And yet you want more tea?”
“If either of us is going to only maybe exist for the next year and a half as well? Yes, I want more tea.”
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going back in Schrodinger's box
Date: 2012-01-01 12:59 pm (UTC)*applauds and cheers*
also: “...magical healing abilities?”
“You should read the kink meme more often.”
“Oh, dear god. Do you think it will calm down a bit once the episodes have aired?”
“No.”
“Just no? What’s it going to do then?”
“If anything, it will calm... up.”
THIS.
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Date: 2012-01-01 03:59 pm (UTC)Heaven forbid either of them are deprived of their tea. ;-)
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Date: 2012-01-01 06:50 pm (UTC)One hour, twenty minutes...
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Date: 2012-01-01 07:01 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-01-01 08:15 pm (UTC)Take care, dear!
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Date: 2012-01-02 06:43 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2012-01-03 08:05 pm (UTC)