Mummy's cancer is cured and the Holmeses are vacationing in Barbados to celebrate. Sherlock has spent the afternoon wading in the ocean and taking notes about the dozens of crabs and starfish he observed. He'd been writing down the colour, size, number of appendages, and if he had a chance to see a creature eating, he noted what type of food it ate. As Father suggested, he sketched the patterns of the starfishes' ossicles as well. Now the two of them are at the library using Sherlock's information to find the scientific names of all the creatures he saw. Sherlock's notes are meticulous, and they eventually find an entry for every creature in the field guides.
Father beams at the boy. "Good show, Sherlock! You've quite the eye for detail!"
Sherlock quietly says, "thank you." His greatest fear is that he'll never make Father proud again.
A/N: Ossicles are the components of a starfish's exoskeleton. Isn't Wikipedia grand?
