Wait, How Does this Game Work?
Sherlock and John play Two Truths and a Lie. Things get complicated.
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Bored. SH
Not my fault you broke your arm. J
Actually, technically, it is your fault. If you had hesitated three-seconds short, the ninja would've have gotten away, which means that I wouldn't have had to chase him, which means I wouldn't have broke my arm. SH
You've been thinking about this a lot, haven't you? J
Brooding. SH
Out of crap telly. SH
Bored. SH
Play with me. SH
I'm not a boyfriend; I'm a babysitter. J
Fine. J
What do you want to play?
No idea. SH
2 truths 1 lie? J
What? How do you play? SH
It's simple. J
Elementary, really. J
Tell me 2 truths and 1 lie but don't tell what's true and what's a lie. J
I can manage that. SH
I've broken my arm before. I've never gotten drunk before. I was once attacked by a dog. SH
Use your magical powers of deduction to figure out which is which. SH
Um… The arm's the lie. You don't have any marks or anything, so it has to be that one, right? J
PSYCH. SH
THEY'RE ALL TRUE. THAT'S THE LIE. SH
HA. SH
I win. SH
That's not fair. You didn't play by the rules. J
I never play by the rules. That's why I win. Your turn. SH
I've had sex on three continents. I've never eaten a peanut butter and jelly sandwich before. I failed high school gym class. J
Gym class. SH
Dammit. How'd you know? J
Sex one was obviously true. You display knowledge of a certain *cough, cough* technique only known about in certain regions of Argentina. PB&J was just silly. SH
I've never played a sport before. I used to love animated films. I'm allergic to coconut. SH
Coconut is the lie. J
Ha. No. SH
You're allergic to coconut? You should've told me! J
I'm not likely to be attacked by a rogue coconut, am I? SH
Still, I'm a doctor; I should know! J
Well, you know now. SH
Fine. I got a black eye once having sex. My favorite pair of underwear is pink. I used your toothbrush once when we first met. J
Underwear is a lie. SH
FYI. That's the toothbrush I used to cultivate mold samples in the toilet, by the way. SH
So THAT'S why I got sick. J
I don't brush my teeth with it, for the record. SH
That's disgusting. SH
Moving on. SH
I wasn't a virgin before I met you, that's a fact. I either lost it to a man, a woman, or a woman and a man at the same time. Chose. SH
Wow. I'm suddenly very turned on. J
Both. J
Interesting choice. Why'd you pick it? SH
Hopeful dreaming. J
Huh. You're right. SH
Seriously! Who?! J
Sebastian Wilkes and Victoria Trevor. SH
It was a mutually bad decision. SH
To be fair, I didn't make a lot of good decisions back then. SH
Frankly still don't. SH
Wow. I suddenly have this whole new respect for you. How was it? J
Awesome. SH
Cool. J
My turn. J
I accidentally summoned a ghost once. Dogs hate me. Cats love me. J
Dogs, obviously. Seen dozens bark at you. SH
Yes, but the feeling's mutual. J
My go. I cried while reading the last Harry Potter book. Spock is my favorite character on Stark Trek. I have no idea how to shave without nearly decapitating myself. SH
Wait that was two lies. How do you play this game again?
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Cute ending to a hopefully cute and insightful story. Thanks for reading!