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[lightconductor]

If you have a message for me, Dr. John Watson, please leave it here. I shall certainly get back to you as soon as I can.
- JW

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[lightconductor]

"It's not a waste of time," Watson points out, with a shake of his head, and he laughs a little. "It's a time of healing and recuperation. Oh, I'm sure that it seems not terribly efficient to you, but it is, in fact, important, even if it takes a little longer."

He smiles faintly, sympathetically into his coffee. "It's an unsettling change, though, and I'm sorry for that."

[serialskiller]

"Ugh, I was fine without taking time for healing and recuperation just a couple of days ago."

It'll be fine eventually, really. It just needs to throw a tantrum first.

[lightconductor]

Watson falls silent for a moment, his expression thoughtful.

"Sometimes," he says, his voice gentle, "it is difficult to come to terms with the fact that our bodies have changed. I do know that. Is there anything I can do?"

[serialskiller]

It doesn't know what to do with such a show of gentleness. That pierces its cold heart.

"I don't know. You don't really need to do anything."

[lightconductor]

"Maybe I don't, but that doesn't mean I don't want to."

Watson turns his coffee cup in his hands. "Advice. Distraction. Comfort. Companionship. What is it that you need right now?"

[serialskiller]

That framework makes it a lot easier. It relaxes visibly. "Distraction and companionship. Please."

[lightconductor]

"Then that is what we can do."

Watson offers a smile. "What have you been up to? Anything pleasant you might want to share?"