Prompt #13: Stranded
Splosh.
"Holmes, the expression 'put out the oars' does not usually entail putting them completely overboard."
"Oh, be quiet. I could hardly help dropping them in my being shot at, could I?"
"And consequently saving our quarry the trouble of murdering us, by just letting us drift on open sea instead. Much less messy a method of murder."
"Your florid alliterative skills grow worse when you're seasick."
"And your sarcasm more grating."
"Touché."
Plipp.
"Stop feeding your cigarette ends to the fish."
"I'm not hurting anything!"
"Besides my ears?"
Splash.
"Watson."
"What."
"Are your shoes getting wet like mine are?"