[Thank god he had more water to try and wash it out, though it doesn't really help.
He sees the puncture marks, of course - that sort of level of pain would transfer, despite everything - but he decides not to mention it.
Instead-]
If...you had an opportunity to rid yourself of a pain that has been with you for over a century, would you? Even if the surgery to be rid of it would be ...extensive, and require some time recovering?
[Because...this isn't just his choice anymore. Like it or not, anything that happened to him, sherlock would also feel - and while they were rivals, enemies...he deserved a say in this, too.
...He says it all without looking at the man, staring to the side. Both not to watch Sherlock's reaction...and to try to hide his own thoughts on the matter.]
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He sees the puncture marks, of course - that sort of level of pain would transfer, despite everything - but he decides not to mention it.
Instead-]
If...you had an opportunity to rid yourself of a pain that has been with you for over a century, would you? Even if the surgery to be rid of it would be ...extensive, and require some time recovering?
[Because...this isn't just his choice anymore. Like it or not, anything that happened to him, sherlock would also feel - and while they were rivals, enemies...he deserved a say in this, too.
...He says it all without looking at the man, staring to the side. Both not to watch Sherlock's reaction...and to try to hide his own thoughts on the matter.]