I love this one. :) Of course it would have been ghastly to try to teach Sherlock a skill that effectively involves playing well with others.
Sherlock, it never fails to amaze me how you can notice every speck of dust on a fly’s wing and every calorie I consume, but you completely miss the obvious. You've nailed both characters in a sentence here. I think you've got Mycroft's voice down pat, and it's a lovely thumbnail description of his brother to boot.
Sherlock, driving does not work on a triage system. Sadly, I can see Sherlock trying this, especially when he was younger and even more foolish.
It was the wrong thing to say and he knew it the moment he said it. Another instance of nailing Mycroft's voice perfectly, especially a younger and slightly less controlled Mycroft. Being a genius might be working against him here - he can think of le mot juste quickly enough to say it, and can't quite stop himself from doing so in time to keep from making things worse.
I love the grace note that Mrs Holmes was impressed that *this* time they made it to the end of the driveway. :) Only God and their mother know for sure what they've gone through on previous attempts, I'm sure.
The scene with the emergency stop is lovely - of course Sherlock would try to get it over with as quickly as possible, and wouldn't wait once Mycroft had telegraphed what he was about to do.
The explanation for how Sherlock managed to *get* his license works for me - that sounds like the most logical explanation for how he'd get through an exam without being thrown out, let alone getting a license out of it. (And if I were Mycroft, I'd also have bet he couldn't pass on a first attempt.)
Re: Road Hazards
Sherlock, it never fails to amaze me how you can notice every speck of dust on a fly’s wing and every calorie I consume, but you completely miss the obvious.
You've nailed both characters in a sentence here. I think you've got Mycroft's voice down pat, and it's a lovely thumbnail description of his brother to boot.
Sherlock, driving does not work on a triage system.
Sadly, I can see Sherlock trying this, especially when he was younger
and even more foolish.It was the wrong thing to say and he knew it the moment he said it.
Another instance of nailing Mycroft's voice perfectly, especially a younger and slightly less controlled Mycroft. Being a genius might be working against him here - he can think of le mot juste quickly enough to say it, and can't quite stop himself from doing so in time to keep from making things worse.
I love the grace note that Mrs Holmes was impressed that *this* time they made it to the end of the driveway. :) Only God and their mother know for sure what they've gone through on previous attempts, I'm sure.
The scene with the emergency stop is lovely - of course Sherlock would try to get it over with as quickly as possible, and wouldn't wait once Mycroft had telegraphed what he was about to do.
The explanation for how Sherlock managed to *get* his license works for me - that sounds like the most logical explanation for how he'd get through an exam without being thrown out, let alone getting a license out of it. (And if I were Mycroft, I'd also have bet he couldn't pass on a first attempt.)