Call for a Truce

[rabidsamfan]

With a mouse trapped under his paw, and my careful ablutions satisfying his catlike love of cleanliness after a week of having his torso trapped within a suffocating pall of bandaging, Holmes was all but purring. At least so it seemed to me, although Collins might be forgiven for seeing nothing but the claws.

He squirmed in his chair like a schoolboy, but Holmes would not let go. "What are you after?" he hissed, trying to keep his mouth nearly closed.

"A temporary ceasefire," Holmes replied. "To give the noncombatants like the doctor and yourself time to clear the field."

Comments

[lame-pegasus.livejournal.com]

At least so it seemed to me, although Collins might be forgiven for seeing nothing but the claws.

Heee. Now I have a big, slender, grey Kartäuser cat in front of my inner eye, enjoying its prey. Nearly as much as I enjoy watching that marvelous beast. Brava.

[lame-pegasus.livejournal.com]

Same as your "Annoyed cat"-icon, btw. Nice, little coincidence. *grins*

[rabidsamfan.livejournal.com]

I had a cat (named Mononucleosis!) who looked very much like both my icon and your picture. He was a stray, but some people said he looked like a "Russian Blue". What does Kartäuser mean? Is it a place or something else?

[lame-pegasus.livejournal.com]

The cat is a Chartreuse bleu or a Chartreuse allemand; breeded by the Kartäuser Order, a catholic order whose brothers live in silence, prayer and contemplation. Kartause means a secluded house where a Christian spends his days working and seeking God. There is also a famous liquor with various herbs, called Chartreuse, doubtlessly first distilled by men of that order.

[med_cat]

Excellent! Love the cat and the war imagery :)

Looking forward to more!
Cat

[gentlehobbit.livejournal.com]

I love the first paragraph here.

I've missed some of the on-going story, but I do enjoy dipping in now and then and seeing the mini-scenes. Even if I don't have a sense of the continuity, you still include little gems of thought or description that are intriguing and let me explore a little more of Holmes and Watson.