[ He does understand and he's glad he didn't try to force himself to say it because ... it'd hurt Sholmes more than him, probably. ]
I know... I know your response.
[ He keeps petting Sholmes' hair gently. ]
It'll be like this, Sholmes. We can spend days like this together when we're away from all this. In a city that never sleeps. We'll always have something to do. And when you miss London, we'll all travel together. You can dress me up in your Victorian clothes, show me everything you know there.
[ Maybe it's bad to talk like this, if this isn't the future they can have... but it's the Hope that he needs to hope onto. ]
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I know... I know your response.
[ He keeps petting Sholmes' hair gently. ]
It'll be like this, Sholmes. We can spend days like this together when we're away from all this. In a city that never sleeps. We'll always have something to do. And when you miss London, we'll all travel together. You can dress me up in your Victorian clothes, show me everything you know there.
[ Maybe it's bad to talk like this, if this isn't the future they can have... but it's the Hope that he needs to hope onto. ]