March Activity Post
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holmes_minorFor this month’s activity, we would like you to try combining titles from the canon in order to generate ideas for new stories.
For example:
Put 'The Blue Carbuncle' and 'Silver Blaze' together and you could have 'Blue Blazes' - a fic in which Holmes and Watson descend into the Underworld to rescue Mrs. Hudson. Who then refuses to be rescued because she's enjoying the relative peace and quiet.
Or put 'The Cardboard Box' and 'The Three Students' together and get 'The Cardboard Students' - a professor comes to Holmes with the problem that more and more of his students are being replaced by cardboard cutouts in his lectures. Are they being kidnapped? Holmes investigates...
‘The Resident Patient’ and ‘The Noble Bachelor’ gives us ‘The Patient Bachelor’. Watson has now been married 15 times. Lestrade attempts to gather the courage to express his feelings during the brief period before Watson finds another wife.
‘The Naval Treaty’ and ‘The Beryl Coronet’ leads us to ‘The Naval Beryl’. A precious jewel has been stolen from the bellybutton of a Duchess during a fancy dress party. Can Holmes avert a scandal?
So, essentially you pick two (or more) canon stories, come up with your new title and then give a brief summary of what the story would be about!
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!
For example:
Put 'The Blue Carbuncle' and 'Silver Blaze' together and you could have 'Blue Blazes' - a fic in which Holmes and Watson descend into the Underworld to rescue Mrs. Hudson. Who then refuses to be rescued because she's enjoying the relative peace and quiet.
Or put 'The Cardboard Box' and 'The Three Students' together and get 'The Cardboard Students' - a professor comes to Holmes with the problem that more and more of his students are being replaced by cardboard cutouts in his lectures. Are they being kidnapped? Holmes investigates...
‘The Resident Patient’ and ‘The Noble Bachelor’ gives us ‘The Patient Bachelor’. Watson has now been married 15 times. Lestrade attempts to gather the courage to express his feelings during the brief period before Watson finds another wife.
‘The Naval Treaty’ and ‘The Beryl Coronet’ leads us to ‘The Naval Beryl’. A precious jewel has been stolen from the bellybutton of a Duchess during a fancy dress party. Can Holmes avert a scandal?
So, essentially you pick two (or more) canon stories, come up with your new title and then give a brief summary of what the story would be about!
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!
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Date: 2018-03-10 05:46 pm (UTC)At last...Watson had an uninterrupted night's sleep.
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Date: 2018-03-10 06:35 pm (UTC)“The Adventure of the Dancing Cyclist.” A case leads Holmes & Watson to the circus and a re-enactment of the murder has Watson pedaling and soft-shoeing across a high-wire in a clown costume.
“The Adventure of the Three Three-Quarter.” While the bodies pile up, Holmes, Watson, and Lestrade spend the whole case arguing whether the answer is nine quarters or fifteen quarters.
“The Adventure of the Blanched Mane.” Fed up with no one being able to tell Watson and him apart, Holmes storms into his hairdressers and asks for something ‘completely different.’
“The Problem of the Crooked Puzzle.” Holmes infuriates Watson when he completes the jigsaw puzzle with picture faced down.
“The Disappearance of the Second Stain.” Case solved by Mrs. Hudson with tonic water and gentle blotting.
“The Adventure of the Illustrious Vampire.” Vlad the Impaler stops by and splits hairs with Holmes over his ‘no ghost need apply’ policy.
SUSSEX/RETIREMENT!LOCK
“His Last Cardboard Box.” Whilst packing for the Sussex move, Holmes isn’t keen to share, you see he’s saved that one for his ear collection.
“The Adventure of the Empty Builder.” The person hired to construct the gazebo is found hollowed out, apparently eaten alive by mysterious insects. [Horror AU]
“The Disappearance of the Black (Salt)Peter.” Who stole Watson’s rose fertilizer from the potting shed?
“The Adventure of the Sussex Gables.” Holmes and Watson disagree on the design of the new roof.
“The Adventure of the Dying Wisteria.” It turns out it did just need more water and a bit of pruning, thank you very much, Holmes.
“A Study in Veiled Scarlet.” [Porn. Harem AU.] Holmes is the sultan’s favourite concubine. Watson is a prisoner of war.
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Date: 2018-03-10 09:27 pm (UTC)Particularly the jigsaw:-p
And the bizarre empty builder...
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Date: 2018-03-10 11:25 pm (UTC)I nearly did myself a mischief over “The Adventure of the Blanched Mane” ^___^ Must also give a special mention to “The Disappearance of the Second Stain,” “His Last Cardboard Box,” and “The Adventure of the Dying Wisteria.” ^_____^
Also, btw, I imported the recent posts over to the DW Holmes Minor yesterday, and ancientreader has commented on A Fine Romance over on that side - you can find the comment here (https://holmes-minor.dreamwidth.org/83033.html?thread=786777#cmt786777). I thought I'd better mention it in case you didn't see it ^__^
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Date: 2018-03-11 12:48 am (UTC)Thanks for letting me know. I didn't catch it.
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Date: 2018-03-11 01:19 am (UTC)Empty builder – Have you ever heard of the fungus that takes over insects and forces them to do things they wouldn’t normally? If interested, take a look at this (https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/11/how-the-zombie-fungus-takes-over-ants-bodies-to-control-their-minds/545864/) article. Fungi are super creepy.
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Date: 2018-03-10 09:41 pm (UTC)The adventures of Ms Violet Smith as she progresses unexpectedly from governess to lead position in the Tour de France.
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Date: 2018-03-10 10:47 pm (UTC)In which Holmes tries to escape without Mrs Hudson seeing him.
"The Adventure of the Speckled Beeches"
Another Retirement!Lock story - Holmes' new fertiliser does not have the desired effect.
"The Resident Problem"
Mrs Hudson explains her difficulties to Mrs Turner over a very large gin.
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Date: 2018-03-11 03:20 pm (UTC)a few more
Date: 2018-03-11 12:45 am (UTC)“The Adventure of the Devil’s Detective.” Faust AU. Holmes sells his soul, and his deductive faculties, to the most exacting of clients.
“The Adventure of the Solitary Detective.” Angst. Watson abandons Holmes.
“The Adventure of the Blue Detective.” Angst. Watson shaves his moustache.
“The Adventure of the Missing Pince-Nez.” In which a puppy is wrongfully accused. Watson for the defense. [Retirement!lock]
“The Adventure of the Greek Ritual.” Historical/Mythological AU. Watson seeks advice from the cleverest, and handsomest, of the Oracles of Delphi. Or is it Apollo himself?
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Date: 2018-03-11 01:21 am (UTC)Re: a few more
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Date: 2018-03-11 07:52 am (UTC)You are inspired, ma’am!
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Date: 2018-03-12 09:09 pm (UTC)The puppy!