John Watson (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
jumpthegun) wrote2016-04-04 09:15 pm
jumpthegun) wrote2016-04-04 09:15 pm
IC Inbox (v1.0)
You've reached Dr. John Watson. Please leave a message.
You've reached Dr. John Watson. Please leave a message.
For fuck's sake, Watson.
[Yup, that's all he gets.
... At first, anyway. Part two of the message comes a few minutes later.]
I don't treat all my clients the same. No. But I don't treat everybody like my clients, and I've never done well with thin-skinned people.
[Yup, that's all he gets.
... At first, anyway. Part two of the message comes a few minutes later.]
I don't treat all my clients the same. No. But I don't treat everybody like my clients, and I've never done well with thin-skinned people.
[John gives it a bit before responding. And what do you know? Mr. Solomons has more to say.]
If you want to keep on with her, learn to deal with her, and what she might be willing to tolerate. You're gentler with the kids. I know you are. Maybe extend a bit of that to her. She's not like Fiona; she didn't grow up on Pandora.
If you want to keep on with her, learn to deal with her, and what she might be willing to tolerate. You're gentler with the kids. I know you are. Maybe extend a bit of that to her. She's not like Fiona; she didn't grow up on Pandora.
She was willing to learn when I pitched it as you worrying about her safety and what Stein might do to her because of everything else he's done to other people that you know or care about. On top of this being outside your realm of experience.
You're a little bit of a control freak, Alfie. Comes with the territory and your background. That's important for her to know, as well. So when you're faced with situations out of your control, she knows that's part of what's getting you 'frustrated' and not just her.
You're a little bit of a control freak, Alfie. Comes with the territory and your background. That's important for her to know, as well. So when you're faced with situations out of your control, she knows that's part of what's getting you 'frustrated' and not just her.
Maybe you shouldn't, but life's not fair, and this place is especially not fair. Sometimes you've got to do things that seem ridiculous to you to make something work.
There isn't a long-run, Alfie. Not here. We get out or we don't in a couple of months.
That's not it. I mean there isn't much time afforded for you to be kind or just to be with her.
[Maybe he's projecting a bit. Just a tiny bit.]
[Maybe he's projecting a bit. Just a tiny bit.]
I'm sure he would be.
[Tony takes a moment before responding, letting what John said settle in his mind. He's being more careful now, taking in the words and actually listening instead of reacting on instinct alone. He does think the story about Sherlock seems invasive, but John doesn't sound angry. It must just be that level of trust between them. That's something Tony has a lot of trouble with.]
I had a friend that I grew up with. We'd fight a lot, but I always thought we were pretty close--We had a lot in common, both of us came from the same background and went to school together, so we understood each other a bit better than others.
A little while ago, I met him again. When he showed up, every mistake I'd ever made seemed to surface out of nowhere. Issues with my health, poor life choices that, well, I only had myself to blame for those, and a stack of other things that weren't even true. Every dirty secret that might drag Iron Man under was spread around to every journalist and smartass kid with a blog and a grudge against Tony Stark.
You were talking around us and I knew you were doing it. But I should have just said that. I guess I was worried about another run through the mud with people who didn't even know me.
[Tony takes a moment before responding, letting what John said settle in his mind. He's being more careful now, taking in the words and actually listening instead of reacting on instinct alone. He does think the story about Sherlock seems invasive, but John doesn't sound angry. It must just be that level of trust between them. That's something Tony has a lot of trouble with.]
I had a friend that I grew up with. We'd fight a lot, but I always thought we were pretty close--We had a lot in common, both of us came from the same background and went to school together, so we understood each other a bit better than others.
A little while ago, I met him again. When he showed up, every mistake I'd ever made seemed to surface out of nowhere. Issues with my health, poor life choices that, well, I only had myself to blame for those, and a stack of other things that weren't even true. Every dirty secret that might drag Iron Man under was spread around to every journalist and smartass kid with a blog and a grudge against Tony Stark.
You were talking around us and I knew you were doing it. But I should have just said that. I guess I was worried about another run through the mud with people who didn't even know me.
[That's a rather horrifying and sudden bite of honesty from Tony, and it brings a lot more of what happened and how he'd reacted into sharp focus.]
I'm sorry that happened to you Mr. St- Tony. That's... more than any man should ever have to endure.
[John can see the headlines in his mind from The Daily Mail and others like it: "Rich Brook's Tell-All Expose," "Fake Detective Commits Suicide" and "London's Biggest Fraud Falls from Grace." But instead of a friend, it had been Sherlock's own brother, and the biggest piece of the story? That had been a lie.]
Alfie was the only person I was talking with. We kept it between the two of us because he keeps his mouth shut. It's part of why I trust him. But you don't know him, I get that. You don't really know me, either. No real reason to trust me, not after what you read in that casebook. [He sighs.]
Can we... start fresh, or something? Wipe part of the slate clean, at least.
I'm sorry that happened to you Mr. St- Tony. That's... more than any man should ever have to endure.
[John can see the headlines in his mind from The Daily Mail and others like it: "Rich Brook's Tell-All Expose," "Fake Detective Commits Suicide" and "London's Biggest Fraud Falls from Grace." But instead of a friend, it had been Sherlock's own brother, and the biggest piece of the story? That had been a lie.]
Alfie was the only person I was talking with. We kept it between the two of us because he keeps his mouth shut. It's part of why I trust him. But you don't know him, I get that. You don't really know me, either. No real reason to trust me, not after what you read in that casebook. [He sighs.]
Can we... start fresh, or something? Wipe part of the slate clean, at least.
Make the most of it, then, and try to be more patient, for her sake and yours.
And mine. I'd like to see you a bit happier, you git.
[He means it lovingly.]
And mine. I'd like to see you a bit happier, you git.
[He means it lovingly.]
How patient are you with her relative to how patient you are with me?
[So not very.]
Give her a bit more when you can. That's all I'm asking, mate.
Give her a bit more when you can. That's all I'm asking, mate.
Edited 2016-12-08 05:34 (UTC)
[John sighs.]
Good. Talk to her about it. Communications good.
Good. Talk to her about it. Communications good.
Of course, he did. Reckon he'll warm up to her eventually. Like a cat when you get a new person in the house.
Page 80 of 184
- «
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- 31
- 32
- 33
- 34
- 35
- 36
- 37
- 38
- 39
- 40
- 41
- 42
- 43
- 44
- 45
- 46
- 47
- 48
- 49
- 50
- 51
- 52
- 53
- 54
- 55
- 56
- 57
- 58
- 59
- 60
- 61
- 62
- 63
- 64
- 65
- 66
- 67
- 68
- 69
- 70
- 71
- 72
- 73
- 74
- 75
- 76
- 77
- 78
- 79
- 80
- 81
- 82
- 83
- 84
- 85
- 86
- 87
- 88
- 89
- 90
- 91
- 92
- 93
- 94
- 95
- 96
- 97
- 98
- 99
- 100
- 101
- 102
- 103
- 104
- 105
- 106
- 107
- 108
- 109
- 110
- 111
- 112
- 113
- 114
- 115
- 116
- 117
- 118
- 119
- 120
- 121
- 122
- 123
- 124
- 125
- 126
- 127
- 128
- 129
- 130
- 131
- 132
- 133
- 134
- 135
- 136
- 137
- 138
- 139
- 140
- 141
- 142
- 143
- 144
- 145
- 146
- 147
- 148
- 149
- 150
- 151
- 152
- 153
- 154
- 155
- 156
- 157
- 158
- 159
- 160
- 161
- 162
- 163
- 164
- 165
- 166
- 167
- 168
- 169
- 170
- 171
- 172
- 173
- 174
- 175
- 176
- 177
- 178
- 179
- 180
- 181
- 182
- 183
- 184
- »
Page 80 of 184