October Activity Post

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

The activity this month involves Hallowe'en costumes. Taking a leaf out of the book of their American cousins, the characters of the ACD world have decided to dress in fancy dress. And perhaps you would like to choose the costume for them—describing it in as much detail as you like. For example, Mrs. Hudson might like to be a Gibson girl—with Bessie doing her hair, and Mr. Holmes lending her the corset.

Leave your suggestions in the comments!


As always, you needn’t take part in this activity if you don’t wish to. Once you’re a member, you can post what and when you want—as long as you keep to the 500 words or less wordcount and the ACD Holmes ‘verse. AUs, crossovers and fusions are all permitted, as long as the characters remain essentially recognisable as the original ACD versions.

Please see the profile for the full posting guidelines!

Comments

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

Lestrade has a fur suit, ears, muzzle, and tail, but no one can tell if he's supposed to be a rat, a ferret or a bulldog....

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

And he'd tried so hard with his costume too!

[mafief.livejournal.com]

Or a squirrel? A for effort, though.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Oh, well played, madam ^__^

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Billy is resplendent in one of Holmes' old suitcoats and his third-best top hat, recreating the detective's mannerisms so accurately that Watson has a choking fit and has to leave the room.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

That would certainly happen :D

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery (and the funniest)!

[debriswoman]

He would be good at that.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

I really like that sound of that ^___^

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

Mrs. Hudson and Mrs. Turner steal the two black silk masks lying around after The Illustrious Client and with their capes and swords defend all the lowly landladies against their tyrannical tenants. Ahead of their time (by about 20 years), they call themselves Sly Foxes (or, you know, Zorros)

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

The gifts from the tyrannical tenants are sufficient to keep them in gin for a month.

[debriswoman]

You go girls!

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Or they could call themselves... The Queen Vic-sens! (I'm sorry - it's getting late here :P)

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

Watson shaves his moustache. That's it. No one knows who he is.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

That Is Sad.

[mafief.livejournal.com]

No! So sad!

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Embarrassingly, that would definitely work on me ^^"

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

Holmes as the Grim Reaper is a long black cloak and clutching a scythe.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

He would almost certainly be mistaken as the real thing.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

I've a feeling Mr. Holmes' rent is about to go up again... Once Mrs. Hudson has had a restorative gin of course.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Mycroft will be dressing as Queen Victoria.

Not for Hallowe'en - he's going to be standing in for the monarch for a few days while her Majesty takes a brief holiday.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

We are not amused!

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Watson was planning to be an Egyptian pharoah, and when Holmes found out the part he was expected to play he got the hump.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Oh, very good :P

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

Mr. No-Legs (the snake from The Speckled Band) also dresses up as Sherlock Holmes, because it's the only creature cleverer than him. He has everyone fooled--until he stops for a drink of milk.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Mr No-Legs is clearly addicted to milk - there's no other explanation ;)

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

Mrs. Hudson and Bessie and Esme in sheets doing...wait for it...haunted housework!

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Aaargh!

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Mrs Hudson, Bessie and Esme were wearing long black dresses and pointed hats. They were all ready to join the rest of the 'coven' (Regent's Park Landladies Gin and Pumpkin Social) and reached into the broom cupboard to retrieve their brooms. They were not amused to find Watson and Lestrade claiming to be a very large spider which was living in the cupboard.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Do have to admire Watson and Lestrade's quick thinking though... ^^"