Forgive me if I've not spent an awful lot of time preparing for the day I meet a Hobbit with my face and my voice. Bilbo Baggins, Claire. My face. It's like listening to a shrill answerphone recording of myself and I'm not in any hurry to get used to it.
You've certainly not made it any easier for him, either. The poor fellow asked me if he was awful to look at. I saw the conversations you two have had, and him and Sherlock. It really needn't be so messy.
This might not be the only time someone comes here that looks like you.
The first time was unfortunate, yes, but I wasn't exactly expecting him. After that I was as clear with him as I could be. If he's not disconcerted, fine. We are.
I've given him some advice and he seems to have taken it, problem solved. I'll talk to him again when I'm good and ready, he's welcome to text me in the meantime but as you've already read I don't know why he would. Exactly how you're expecting it to be any less messy than that I'm not sure.
[ there's a longer break between this one and the last. if nothing else can be said for him, he does know when he needs to take a breather. so it's not minutes, but about an hour later when he eventually sends another message through, time enough to take a break away from it and then come back, read through the conversation again ]
Sorry, Claire.
But next time, best to leave me to walk in through on my own.
[ evidence being: this entire conversation. he never means to, but he gets like this. and if he can spare her that, spare her the need for his apology, that's likely for the best.
[ but you don't know enough about how I am for the learning process to be anything other than a clunky uncomfortable state, and he's not looking forward to it in the slightest ]
[ god alright she came right out and said that there huh
it's not safe. it's not a safe thing for her to say at all, even less so for him. but it's nice, isn't it, to see that sort of thing written down, even sodden as it is with the damp of their conversation. ]
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You've certainly not made it any easier for him, either. The poor fellow asked me if he was awful to look at. I saw the conversations you two have had, and him and Sherlock. It really needn't be so messy.
This might not be the only time someone comes here that looks like you.
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I've given him some advice and he seems to have taken it, problem solved. I'll talk to him again when I'm good and ready, he's welcome to text me in the meantime but as you've already read I don't know why he would. Exactly how you're expecting it to be any less messy than that I'm not sure.
Wonderful.
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John.
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What?
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Sorry, Claire.
But next time, best to leave me to walk in through on my own.
[ evidence being: this entire conversation. he never means to, but he gets like this. and if he can spare her that, spare her the need for his apology, that's likely for the best.
it's less a suggestion than a request. ]
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You know how I am.
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[ but you don't know enough about how I am for the learning process to be anything other than a clunky uncomfortable state, and he's not looking forward to it in the slightest ]
Don't forget to look out for yourself.
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[ the so that won't stop me goes unsaid but loudly implied ]
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[For some reason.]
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it's not safe. it's not a safe thing for her to say at all, even less so for him. but it's nice, isn't it, to see that sort of thing written down, even sodden as it is with the damp of their conversation. ]
Probably best to get used to that early.
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Why do you say that?
[Today she's all about asking questions.]
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[ if she's sticking around, she's likely in for stumbling over a good few things about John Watson that she very well may not like ]
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[It's a joke. Ha ha. He's not perfect, she knows.]
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