III
When John had gotten home he had been in a better mood then when he left so Sherlock was sure he would be getting another line that day.
He started working on his most recent experiment to pass the time until John woke up. He had decided he was going to wait and see how long John would keep it up. Apparently John wanted to prove that there were in fact some good pick up lines by confronting Sherlock with one every morning.
It could be an interesting game.
When John came down the stairs he stood in front of the kitchen table, that ridiculous grin plastered to his face again.
J: "Interested in conducting an experiment?"
Sherlock didn't even bother to lift his gaze from the pipette he was holding.
S: "Obvious, but go on."
J: "We should try to get Mrs. Hudson to call the police because of disturbance of the peace."
Sherlock knew without looking that John was leaning against the counter and that his face showed how content he was with today's line.
S: "Mrs. Hudson would never call the police for that. You should know that she would in fact be very content because we would finally be living up to her expectations."
John looked startled for a moment then burst out into laughter. He almost couldn't hold himself upright.
S: "What? You know, it is true John."
J: "Oh god, I won't be getting rid of that image so easily… Mrs. Hudson as a voyeur is really not something I wanted to think about."
S: "If that is the part of the story that upsets you John… Well, gotta dash. Lestrade called earlier and he should be upset enough by now."
J: "Want me to call in sick and tag along?"
Sherlock was already in his coat and half out the door when he turned around one more time.
S: "Whilst that would be very nice I can assure you your assistance won't be needed. If Lestrade opened his eyes for once he would see that the killer is the neighbour. But I'm afraid he won't believe me unless I at least take a look at the corpse… Boring really."
John just shrugged and started to get the kettle ready.