Let me apologize for taking so long to come back and leave you a longer comment -- I wanted to re-read Around the World in 80 Days (which I last read a good three decades ago), and that took me longer than I expected. (Is it me, or is Fogg strangely Mycroftian?) Aside from all the lovely things you put in, thank you for also leaving out the slander against the Lakota from your version of the story -- I appreciate the thoughtfulness!
This story still absolutely delights me. So many little canon touches that you get just exactly right! Watson will struggle with big words, even as he takes immense pride in them! (And Ferret has endless patience for him about it!) And Lestrade's dedicated teacups! (Because he is a rhinoceros, even if not a very big one!) And Moriarty's little song! But even moreso, you got the affectionate heart of them just right -- sure, there are small moments of tension (only a doctor of mouseology, my word, Sherlock!) but Watson Mouse isn't too shy to talk about his feelings and ask for what he wants, and they do ultimately very much enjoy being together and looking out for each other. (And butterfly walks!) I'm just a big warm happy ball of fluff, reading this.
And I adore your gallery of rogues. Isadora Klein Klion is one of my favourites of canon, and I positively thrilled to see her here! But all the rest, too! Baron Grouper's monocle! And that exceedingly unpleasant expression of Grimesby Royalotter's! (Such a nasty man, Roylott Royalotter!) And Silverfish is a perfect choice for a blackmailer -- silverfish do have that nasty habit of getting into stacks of paper and reading all the secrets!! I can very much see why Sherlock keeps this gallery of rogues upon his walls!
In short, this is such a lovely work, and it delights me THIS MUCH. Thank you so much for gifting it to me!
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Date: 2019-06-18 10:26 pm (UTC)This story still absolutely delights me. So many little canon touches that you get just exactly right! Watson will struggle with big words, even as he takes immense pride in them! (And Ferret has endless patience for him about it!) And Lestrade's dedicated teacups! (Because he is a rhinoceros, even if not a very big one!) And Moriarty's little song! But even moreso, you got the affectionate heart of them just right -- sure, there are small moments of tension (only a doctor of mouseology, my word, Sherlock!) but Watson Mouse isn't too shy to talk about his feelings and ask for what he wants, and they do ultimately very much enjoy being together and looking out for each other. (And butterfly walks!) I'm just a big warm happy ball of fluff, reading this.
And I adore your gallery of rogues. Isadora
KleinKlion is one of my favourites of canon, and I positively thrilled to see her here! But all the rest, too! Baron Grouper's monocle! And that exceedingly unpleasant expression of Grimesby Royalotter's! (Such a nasty man,RoylottRoyalotter!) And Silverfish is a perfect choice for a blackmailer -- silverfish do have that nasty habit of getting into stacks of paper and reading all the secrets!! I can very much see why Sherlock keeps this gallery of rogues upon his walls!In short, this is such a lovely work, and it delights me THIS MUCH. Thank you so much for gifting it to me!