notquiteheartless | Deduction 1

[Sherlock Holmes has been on bedrest for about 48 hours.

However, when his doctor decides to go out for supplies and to see if any of the detective's clothes have shown up (it was either that or let the man get up and see himself, and apparently that was not going to be allowed)... the patient lets himself get up. Not much, just enough to make it into the sitting room.

Which is just as white-washed as the bedroom. Damn it.

Once he can stand to be on his feet for more than ten minutes at a time, those walls are getting painted or papered or something.

He's had time enough to read his Journal and the Guide it contains, and the system itself is straightforward enough. Something like a computer but not quite as efficient. Still, it's something.

It doesn't matter to him that his Journal is in his bedroom and John's is sitting out. It's John's he grabs and a pen nearby that he writes with, unaware of what was broadcast over the journals the previous day.]

I am aware that damage to the wings is ill-advised. However, I am curious: Seeing the distinct disadvantage that they pose, has anyone attempted to surgically remove them? Not ripping or merely cutting-- a proper medical procedure. An amputation. Has it been attempted? If it has, to what end?
SH

[After he's written out all of that, he starts on another project. To some, it may just be evidence of extreme boredom. Others... Well. Others might recognise it.]

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[What is with all the dot-to-dot pictures being sent back and forth today? And why isn't anyone bothering to actually do them?

Ah whatever, more for her to do herself.]

[...Dot-to-dots are hard.]

[...Well, then.]

Creative.

Especially the cat.

[Have some awful penmanship.]

ItS a cuTe cat!! They go MEOW! Drawin sTuff is fun!! Do you wanT to Draw with Y0tsuBa?

I don't draw.

[...But a few moments later, he is (with thin, unconnected lines, meant to be traced over) writing out the upper and lower case alphabets.

Penmanship needs work, so he might as well give her something to practice with.

...And he puts an apostrophe in "It's," circles it; puts a "g" after "Drawin" and circles it; then writes the correct case above the wrong ones.]

[Why is he writing all over her words like that... Oh. Oooh. She gets it.]

~~ThAnK~~ Thank you!

[The letters are still scruffy and all over the place but it seems she's grasped how to use capitals. The next part is spoken because writing is hard.]

You fixed Yotsuba's writing! Daddy taught me how to right my name, Yotsuba, but it's still really hard. Writing is hard, talking is easy!

[Well. At least she can be taught.

One good thing about children.]

I would be happy to continue helping you with your writing.

Would you?! Wow!!

[That would be pretty nice of him ~~and the mun wouldn't mind some writing/typing lessons either *write, sob~~.]

Yotsuba would like to write stuff really well. Lotsa people here write and when Yotsuba writes it's really hard to keep up!

How old are you?

[Because he will acknowledge that different ages learn at different rates.

See? He can be nice. ~~No, he can't.~~]

Yotsuba is five years old, I'm a big girl and really strong! I can fall down and Yotsuba won't even cry, nope!

[Five is totally big girl age. It's like the age you stop using a chair to see over counters and move on to stool steps!]

[It's an age when you make your older brother read stories to you that inspire what you think you want to be when you grow up. And make him teach you new words so you can read the books your father has.]

You certainly sound like it. Do you read much? Reading is a good way to write better.

[Now if only she had a brother and was brought up with a proper family and not adopted only recently by a loving daddy only to be brought to some weird world with wings. But alas!]

Uhm, Yotsuba reads lots of stuff, like your writing. [...Some of these words are long.] Has anyone attempted to sur-jic-cal-ly remove them? Not ripping or merlee cutting! A pro-per med-ee-cal pro... Prokedoor! An am-poo-tay-shun! Done! See? Yotsuba read that.

Very good. [So what if she didn't understand a word of it, probably.]

You know, I've heard this town has a library. Do you know where it is?

[All of it. Right over her head.]

Yeah! It's... It's near the brigade place that Naoi broke into. It's in the plaza and it has lots of books in there!

What would you say if I told you to find a book and bring it to me tomorrow and we'll read it together?

Ohhh, okay, Yotsuba can find a book! What should it be, a story book with castles and drawbridges and stuff in it? Or a book on pirates! Pirates are really cool and there are lots and lots of them here!

I was thinking of a book on pirates.

[He likes this kid.]

Have you ever read one called Treasure Island?

Nuh uh, but if there's treasure then it must be really cool, right? And fun to read! And then when we stop reading we can play Treasure Island and find lots of buried treasure!

[Considering most of the books she's read have been picture books with sentences like 'Toffy is a cat. Toffy takes a nap. The cat took a nap in the sun.' and other simple stuff this is a big jump.]

So Yotsuba should find that book and then find you! That's already like a treasure hunt, ahaha!

Find the book, and I'll read it to you.

Then... Well. I seem to remember finding a treasure map around here when I arrived. [Translation: He's going to draw one up and hide some kind of "treasure."]

Yotsuba will find it really fast then, whoosh! [Or at least she will tomorrow. Whenever she's next allowed out.]

You do?! Wow, a real treasure map! Good job finding it, we can find lots of cool treasure now! Like crowns and gold stuff... And candy! [Candy is the best treasure of them all.]

[Then he will have a good treasure all set up as soon as he's able to be up and about. That might take a few days... but so will reading Treasure Island to the little girl. So he has time to work.]

Let me know when you've found the book.

I will! I'll tell you right away on the journal and will say-- [Quickly checking his written message again.] 'Hey SH I got the book let's go read about pirates! ...And get a snack together!'

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