Holmes and Watson, mismatched

[formersurgeon]

Who| Joan Watson and Sherlock Holmes
What| Joan and Sherlock meet their companions' counterparts
Where| Starting where she wakes up, then in the District 11 apartments common room.
When| The day after Joan's death
Warnings/Notes| Mention of Joan's death by snake, will update if anything else comes up.


Joan gasped back to life, her eyes opening wide. It took a moment of deep breaths for her to remember what was going on, for her to realize that the agony of succumbing to snake venom was now just a memory. She sat up and immediately examined her ankle and her calf. The puncture wounds were gone, the skin smooth and unmarked as if the bites had never happened. She sighed with relief, dropping her head to rest it on her knee for a moment before straightening and pushing herself up from the bed.

Some time later, after being informed of her district affiliation and given a rundown of the Training Center, Joan arrives at the District 11 apartment. She stops right at the entrance, the elevator door sliding silently closed behind her, and spends a few moments just staring at the opulence. "Oh my god," she murmurs under her breath as she catches sight of the large window along the living room, and the expanse of city beyond it. She'll explore the apartment later. For the moment, she pulls one of the chairs over so she can sit and look at the Capitol skyline, her brain whirring. Dying, coming back to life, going from a rough, deadly desert to this building in a futuristic city she's never seen before...it's going to take time to process.

Comments

[formersurgeon]

His discomfort was obvious, although she wasn't exactly sure of their origin. Maybe thinking about his counterpart's difficulties made him more cognizant of his own. Especially considering the similarities between Joan and John; he may have more in common with the other Sherlock than he formerly admitted.

She raised her eyebrows and blinked. "A wasp. Okay, that's weird. How do you win with a wasp?"

[alldeduction]

"Well. I should say wasps. Tracker-jackers. I'm sure you're aware not of the... specially bred animals tailor-made for the arenas." He shifted again, and waved a hand.

"You can find the records of his victory if you're interested further," he said quickly. He couldn't get away from this topic of conversation fast enough. "However, he may be... interested. In your expertise." It was a stiff admission, more from his own experience rather than from Holmes'. If their places were changed...

"There's no Watson. Here." He added after a moment. "I expected there to be one, when I learned about him. There are-- It is not exactly my area," He complained, when he found it difficult to explain. "But Danny expected me to be from approximately 1905. Didn't believe that I was who I am. But he knew about John."

[formersurgeon]

"As they say, once is an incident, twice is a coincidence. We don't have a third example to make it a pattern. He could be a Sherlock without a Watson. Or maybe he hasn't met his Watson yet."

She didn't believe it, though, which probably came through in her tone.

"Do you think I'm supposed to be his Watson? That that's why I was brought here?"

[alldeduction]

"I won't speculate without data." He said quickly, despite that he basically already had. But he drew the line making the statement 'There is no Watson' before drawing a conclusion from that statement.

"Danny wasn't the only one, however. Multiple universes is fast becoming an area I've been forced to take interest in but hardly one I have a sufficient knowledge base for. I'm sure there are worlds where there is one of us, both of us, or neither. There may, indeed, be a Watson here. Eventually. All I am saying is that there isn't one yet."

He hesitated. Did not say what he was thinking. Would not. He knew what his life had been like, before and after John. As he was fairly sure, did she.

[formersurgeon]

He didn't have to. She could draw the apparent conclusions. She remembered, very well. Remembered Sherlock's loneliness, his pain. Remembered how he told her that she made him better. She'd be willing to bet that Sherlock felt the same way about John.

Even without some sort of mystical connection, though, it was clear that Sherlock thought he needed help. Particularly with an addiction. And regardless of his name, or any parallels, if she could help him, she should.

"Where can I find him?"

[alldeduction]

"District 3 suites," He said immediately. "Well, that's where he should be. I found him in the park. At the very least, they should know where he is."

[formersurgeon]

"I'll start at the suites, then."

She hadn't been sure what to do, alive again in a city, in a world, she didn't know. She had too many options and no direction.

Now, though. Now she had a direction.

[alldeduction]

Sherlock nodded, and then abruptly turned to leave. He'd never been good at social niceties, or small talk, and having covered everything he had meant to cover and then a good more besides, he felt he was more than done - but before he stepped into the elevator he stopped, turned.

"District 2. I'll be keeping a close eye on John. If you later find yourself interested."

But he didn't wait for an acknowledgement or a goodbye and simply slipped into the elevator, the door closing behind him.

[formersurgeon]

"Thank you," she called after him, not entirely sure he actually heard her. When he was gone, she went to find one of the attendants, to ask him what she needed to carry with her should she leave the center. Then she headed out to find the Capitol's Watsonless Sherlock.