Recommended but not required that you read my other fic "A Long way to Holmes"
The letters are short now, but will hopefully grow in length the further in I go.
Dear Michael,
How are you? I am fine.
I hope you don't mind that I'm writing you first, I grew somewhat tired of waiting. If you decided not to go through with the pen-pal thing, feel free to throw away this letter.
I have a few starting questions for you that weren't on the sign up sheet.
What is your favorite color?
Do you play an instrument/sing?
What is your favorite food?
And what is your favorite mythical creature?
I have a few others, but I should probably save them for the next letter (if there is going to be one).
Feel free to ask anything about me!
Sincerely, Isabelle Long
Dear Isabelle Long,
I'm afraid there has been a mistake in regards to the letter you attempted to send to a one "Michael Daniels". As it turns out, the letter was sent to my address by mistake, and passed on to me because my name is somewhat similar to "Mike".
Thankfully I had the mind not to throw your letter away, and read it instead.
In regards to your questions, I found them quite amusing to answer in my head, and found myself writing them out for you to have a good laugh about if it pleases you.
-My favorite color is Emerald green.
-I play the piano, having the misfortune of being otherwise tone deaf when it comes to my singing.
-My favorite food is chocolate cheese-cake.
-And lastly my favorite mythical creature is the Dragon.
I recommend going back and reading this letter with the visual of a sixteen year old stranger smiling cheesily at you, and do not take offence that I imposed myself upon you.
Please feel free to throw this reply away, and go on with your pen-pal Michael.
Yours truly, Mycroft Holmes
Dear Mycroft Holmes,
Thank you for sending the letter back, I mailed it to the right address this time...I hope! I was in a hurry and got a few of the numbers the wrong way around.
I found your letter very amusing (if not a bit hard to read, you have very fancy handwriting!)
I didn't laugh at your answers, they seem perfectly normal to me!
I'm a little bit tone deaf too, but luckily I have two siblings that tell me when I'm sounding like a sick mule so I don't sing around the flat.
I'm fourteen (turning fifteen in two weeks!) and was sort of glad my letter went to someone around my age. It makes it less embarrassing to know that some adult didn't read my silly letter.
I love the piano! Though I don't play it, I don't know how to play any instruments.
Cheesecake is my favorite type of cake, though I've never tried "chocolate cheesecake".
I also love dragons, my favorite is probably the Griffon. They're so cool looking!
I hope you don't mind I wrote you back, feel free to throw this letter into the fireplace (if you have one).
Sincerely, Isabelle Long
