Word Challenge from LyricalSinger - You must use the following words: "recidivism", "toga" and "sympathy" and the story must reference The Great Barrier Reef.
Not Your Normal Pub Chats
"You know what the recidivism rate is among junkies. Surely you weren't surprised by this?"
"Surprised? Me? No. Not for someone who shows up in Buckingham Palace with no clothes on and wearing a bedsheet like a toga." John sighed, gazing thoughtfully into his beer. "In all my time as a doctor I've never dealt with a junkie quite like this one."
"It's a Holmes, John. Nothing is normal about them." Lestrade murmured in sympathy.
"Yeah." John murmured. "He'll make a scathing mockery of any kind of rehab program."
"Yes, well, Mycroft didn't kidnap either one of us off the street for a normal course of treatment when it comes to Himself."
"Have to improvise something to keep him distracted. Any chance he can peek in on current cases?"
"About as much as I can get a month long, all expense paid trip to the Great Barrier Reef for the wife and I."
John snorted softly with amusement. "I'm sure Mycroft can arrange both."
Lestrade looked thoughtful, sipping on his pint. "You know, you may be on to something there..."