[John's simmering resentment takes a backseat to surprise. He and Mycroft had rarely gotten on. They rarely spoke, and their last conversation, as far as John is aware, had been the one at the Diogenes Club with John berating Mycroft for giving away Sherlock's life story to Moriarty.
To hear anything complimentary from the elder Holmes is rare, indeed. Usually John was just being ordered around by him.
The mention of 'monitoring' really does nothing for his personal paranoia levels, either. He lets that slide for now, but makes a mental notes to be more vigilant if he ever makes it back to London.
It's the last question that lets John get his composure together enough to respond.]
It's 2012 for me. [Just a few months after Sherlock's 'death.'] What year is it for you?
cw: discussion of PTSD/mental health, torture
To hear anything complimentary from the elder Holmes is rare, indeed. Usually John was just being ordered around by him.
The mention of 'monitoring' really does nothing for his personal paranoia levels, either. He lets that slide for now, but makes a mental notes to be more vigilant if he ever makes it back to London.
It's the last question that lets John get his composure together enough to respond.]
It's 2012 for me. [Just a few months after Sherlock's 'death.'] What year is it for you?