Advent Drabble 22 - Turkey (requested by anonymous)

[earlgreytea68]

“See this?” John indicated the turkey.

Oliver and Sherlock looked at it.

“This is turkey. For dinner. Not for experiments.” These things had to be explicitly said.

“You expect us to eat something that looks like a comical little fat person?” asked Oliver.

“No, I never expect the two of you to eat anything.”

“I don’t think I like turkey,” decided Oliver.

“You don’t like anything but biscuits. I blame that on your father.”

“He has good taste,” said Sherlock, mildly.

John repeated, “Don’t touch this,” before leaving.

“We should dress it up like your uncle Mycroft,” Sherlock told Oliver.

Comments

[chocolamousse.livejournal.com]

Oliver, don't ever forget that your uncle Mycroft invited you and your parents to eat a goose for your first Christmas, that he gave you your first laptop and that he'll pay for your years at Eton! *loves Mycroft*

[earlgreytea68.livejournal.com]

I don't know why my LJ does that!

And yes, Mycroft has a heart of gold. Which I think Oliver knows, even if he might not say it out loud.

[ladyprydian.livejournal.com]

“This is turkey. For dinner. Not for experiments.” These things had to be explicitly said.
*snerks*
Yep, I'll bet John has become very good as pulling both Holmes in by their respective ears and giving them their instructions in simple words with no loop holes.

“I don’t think I like turkey,” decided Oliver.

Hmm, but would you like turkey if it had bacon on it? Because that's the way I cook it. ;)

[earlgreytea68.livejournal.com]

I make it that way, too! And the bacon is the best part!

And yes, John is so very, very good at Sherlockspeak by this point.

[swissmarg]

Haha, so cute! I love that Sherlock has a partner in 'crime'.

[earlgreytea68.livejournal.com]

John would say he's not happy about the partner-in-crime-ness, but he'd be lying.

[miwahni.livejournal.com]

That's hilarious!

[rereader.livejournal.com]

Hahahahaha!

(But you will eat some of the something that looks like a comical little fat person that you don't think you like, because it will make Papa happy.)

(Even if you and your Dad do dress it up like Uncle Mycroft first.)

[earlgreytea68.livejournal.com]

Sherlock will end up eating some, too. They talk a good game, but they're united in their desire to make John Watson happy. (And they'll insist John loved the turkey dressed as Mycroft.)

[rereader.livejournal.com]

But of course!

It's lovely to think of Sherlock belatedly having the playfully mischievous childhood he should have had! (And John will actually be exceedingly amused by their excellent Mycroft-turkey costume--complete with umbrella.)

[rifleman-s.livejournal.com]

"“This is turkey. For dinner. Not for experiments.” These things had to be explicitly said."

But even so, I can still see it being used for an experiment ...

[earlgreytea68.livejournal.com]

Probably a tryptophan experiment: "How sleepy does it make Papa."

[valiant-queene.livejournal.com]

Very adorable. I completely loved how both Oliver and Sherlock needed to be explicitly told not to use the turkey for any experiments. XD

And the idea of a turkey dressed up like Mycroft both amuses me and scares me a little bit.