11. Growing up, Dimmock's favourite possessions were his red tricycle- then bicycle, once he got older- and the slingshot Ryan made for him. His parents sold his bicycle and tricycle long ago, but he still keeps his slingshot under his pillow.
12. He knows that Sherlock has his own way of doing things, and that way usually works, but that doesn't make the man any less of a bastard sometimes.
13. When he was six, Dimmock decided to run away from home. He doesn't remember why he did it, but he thinks it was something about not wanting to take out the trash. Dimmock had taken Hank, his slingshot, some spare change, and a ham sandwich and rode away on his trusty red bicycle. He had gotten about ten blocks away from home when he'd realized that he had no clue where he was going to go. The boy had sat on the kerb, crying into Hank's fur, until Ryan found him and escorted him home. Dimmock had decided that if he were to ever run away again, he'd have better plans next time.
14. Ryan moved to the states for university when Dimmock was thirteen and never came back. Dimmock still resents that a little.
15. He fancies Sally Donovan, but he knows she'll never fancy him back. It's a shame- Dimmock knows Sally really could do better than Anderson. Anderson's not a bad guy, but he's married, and she deserves someone who would give her their full attention. Not that Dimmock's the perfect guy, but he'd like to be.
16. After Ryan died, Dimmock put everything he had into getting into the Yard. Even after he'd gotten a good position there, he never really slowed down. He sometimes wonders if he ever will.
17. He believes that heroes exist. He knows because Lestrade is one of them.
