I don't know. They said he wasn't hurt badly, they said they couldn't get hold of his mum, and they said he was in a fight. That's all I know right now. I'm on the way there now and trying to ring Mrs Holmes. I can't get Anthea either, which makes me think she's trying to get Mrs H as well.
John, if you can get him by himself and tell him you're going to assume it's...well, what you're afraid it might be...unless he tells you otherwise, he'll probably tell you.
Sherlock, between John and your mum they'll clear it all up. Mycroft will be fine. (I know Lestrade already told you that, but now you're hearing it from an outside source, too, in case that helps.)
Sherlock, love, it's better to wait for facts. John and your mum will find out for sure the reason, and then we will KNOW. We are all guessing before we have any facts to make good guesses from, and for all we know we aren't even thinking the same things.
So. Yes. It was because of Lestrade and I. After we came to do that talk, apparently word got around. The other boy said something to Mycroft. There was some shouting, some pushing, the other boy said something else...and Mycroft hit him.
The school isn't happy with either of them, obviously. They're both getting the same punishment - instead of free time for the next week, they'll be sitting with a teacher writing essays on what they've done wrong. And if there's any more trouble, they'll lose their weekend home next term.
I don't know if you want him to hear this--but I'm on Mycroft's side here. Being an outsider in almost every group I've been in, I've taken plenty of insults one way or another and while I've never retailiated physically, the abuse was aimed at me, which is a lot less infuriating, and I wasn't 13, I was an adult, and had more tools at my disposal. Also, I wasn't being physically shoved at by someone bigger and older.
As I said, there are some good reasons for fighting.
Well. Mycroft's essay should be easy. The only thing he did was resort to violence, even though he was pushed first (?). Defending his stand-in parental figures was a good thing to do.
Perhaps someone should have a talk with everyone about how not everyone has the same lifestyle. There are lots of picture books out there talking about that if big words are too hard for some of them to understand. (I have a bunch I could ship over if necessary...)
I am unexpectedly livid that Mycroft is getting punished when he was a) pushed into it and b) was defending his family.
Mycroft, we love you lots, and I'm giving you lots of internet hugs right now. Don't let the brats grind you down okay?
Hmm... yes... That's a mix of wanting to hug him for defending you and standing up for what's right, while at the same time not wanting to encourage punching people as a means of getting your point across. Which I'm sure he knows but in the heat of the moment that's not always easy to remember.
Mycroft, I don't know what to say. And I know everyone will have already given you the lectures in violence, so...I'm glad you weren't hurt too much, physically. And...well, sorry for pulling the wheelie that started all this. Sorry you ever found yourself in a position where you needed to fight.
Danger, you staying up there for a bit? Love you.
Sherlock just pretty much broke my heart. I gave him John's comment to read. And he turned to me, little frown on his face and said 'wasnt your talk very good then?' Because that's the only thing he can think that we could have done wrong.
I've explained. Obviously he's declared the boy 'stupid'.
Oh, Mycroft. What a terrible position to be in. It's a shame there are such ignorant people in the world, and I'm sorry you've run into that in a place where you should be safe from it.
First thiry years of my life I would have said that nothing's worth fighting for. I'm so much less sure of that now than I was. Mycroft knows that sometimes you have to stick up for things, he has three fine examples of this in you two John and Lestrade and also in his mother. Which still does not make this the fault of any of you.
And yes, Sherlock is right the other boy is stupid, probably in the sense of under-educated, it might do him good to be more aware of the wider world!
Mycroft, I've already said above, not very coherently, that I'm on your side. For what it's worth, as you get older, you'll acquire better weapons--ones that won't get you in trouble and will have a more lasting impact--but you probably won't stop getting angry at that sort of garbage, whoever it's aimed at, and that's a good thing. If you learn to harness that sense of right and wrong and carry it into your professional life, you can change the world.
I'm not sure how you feel about virtual hugs from strangers, but I offer mine.
(Goodness, that sounds preachy. I don't mean it to be preachy, but I do mean it.)
Anon - yeah, I can't - and won't condone fighting. But I know that if I was in thirteen and in the position he found himself in, I'd probably have done the same thing.
I know I did the same thing when insults were aimed at me and my family when I was a bit older.
So I can't be angry with him, or condem what he's done. Anyway, he's a bright boy, he knows all this. As people have said, heat of themoment you don't always make the best choices.
All I can do is repeat myself and say I'm glad he wasn't hurt badly, that's really all that matters to me. And that the school learn something from this about discrimination and bullying.
Very difficult situation. I'm sorry that it had to happen and that Mycroft felt that the only solution was to hit the other boy. And yes, Mycroft, I can understand why it happened.
I hope Mrs H makes it very clear to the school that there should be no reason for the situation to arise again.
Mycroft, I'm so sorry you've had to face the ignorance of a bully today. It can be downright rage inducing when someone insults your family.
As others have said, fighting isn't always the answer. But I'm so proud of you for standing your ground.
You've faced something you feared might happen, and have made it through to the other side. Now you have a better understanding of what kind of ignorance you may face, and I have no doubt that you can learn from this and be better prepared.
I know from experience that, although it's never easy, it does get easier.
Take care, and know that we're all thinking of you!
Sorry, Mycroft, that you had to deal with that situation. And like Lestrade, I don't condone fighting, but since it got that far I have to admit I get a certain amount of smug satisfaction that John described the other boy looking about like you - which means you got a "few good licks in," as we say here in the States. Hopefully this will all blow over and the school pays a little more attention to their bullying prevention work.
Lestrade, don't worry about not teaching Mycroft--it sounds like he gave as well as he got, and if he'd had a bit of training he might have done some serious damage, which would have had much larger consequences. So all for the best.
(Mightn't hurt to look into martial arts training, which teaches restraint. But I don't know when he'd have the time.)
John, do we have to worry about you now? You know I'm good at that. (All kidding aside--are you okay?)
Yeah, don't think any of us are feeling too special right now. Although Sherlock's cheered up now that he's spoken to...well, at, Mycroft, and John's home.
Oh god, Mycroft, I'm so sorry you were put in a position where violence seemed like the only way out. John, Lestrade, please don't feel horrible (although how can you tell someone not to feel?). You're both wonderful guardians and some people were bound to take their biases with them wherever they went.
Both my uncles are gay and the younger one came out *decades* after the older one did, because of how he saw his brother treated. I'm glad Mycroft is as fiercely protective of you as you are of him, and that Sherlock has more sense of what's really important (or unimportant) in this case, and I'm REALLY glad you all have each other, and I hope the school teaches the other boys how to respect that. Hugs all round.
I imagine you feel like you've been suddenly punched in the gut. Not that you're unaware of prejudice, but you weren't expecting it from that direction, and you really weren't expecting it to extend to the people you love.
Please remember that Mycroft loves you both and would not want you to be anything other than what you are. (He just proved that, even if you never would have wanted him to have that particular opportunity.) Sherlock can't even imagine a reason to want you to be anything other than what you are. Mrs. H is so pleased with you two as you are that she entrusts her children to your care. And obviously none of us readers/commenters want you two to be anything or anyone other than who you are.
(Unless you include "kinder to yourselves" as "other than who you are." We could go along with that.)
It probably won't help you feel less punched tonight, though. I'm sorry.
Oh, Mycroft, like everyone else here I'm sorry that you found yourself in a situation where you felt you had no choice but to hit the other boy. I'm sorry you were provoked, and I'm sorry that you faced an ignorant bigot of a bully. Whatever the rights and wrongs of violence - and Lestrade has already said what I'm thinking better than I could - you stood up for what is right, and for that I'm proud of you (for what that's worth coming from an internet stranger).
John, and especially Lestrade - self-defence lessons would not have helped here. The school wouldn't have regarded putting a kid on his back with a fine combination of grace and skill any differently than they'll treat a black eye and bruised knuckles. Nor would knowing self-defence have prevented the real issue here, which is ignorance and bullying. You have both instilled a wonderfully clear sense of what's right and wrong in Mycroft, and at 13 he has the confidence to exercise that knowledge. Perhaps not in the way we'd all like, but very possibly in the way we all would in the same circumstances. He certainly seemed to me to have chosen the lesser of two evils.
Sherlock - I hope that you are making sure that everyone (including you) is getting enough hugs tonight.
Alas this won't be the only time Mycroft will have this problem - although it will be interesting to see what else the school does about it.
Mycroft may just have done more than the school can, because he doesn't come across as a fighter. So if he thinks it is worth fighting over rather than running from, he'll have increased his standing with the kids who respect that and it will be one more little thing to change minds.
Won't make a difference to the kid he was fighting, at least not for a while. But might to others.
Just saw that video come across my Twitter and it scared me to death. Can you imagine finding one of those in your house? Creepy.
Also - So if he thinks it is worth fighting over rather than running from, he'll have increased his standing with the kids who respect that and it will be one more little thing to change minds. So much better said than my pathetic attempt, but that's what I was getting at.
Although I suspect as a pet it would be difficult. Keeping it in carrots would be easy but it would jump everywhere and I fear the ceiling fans would do for it...
John, Lestrade--I have to go offline very soon for Shabbat, but I wanted to say I hope you two are okay. Just, well, think of Sherlock and Mycroft before you came into their lives, and of them now. You've brought them love and support, and there's never anything wrong with those.
Mycroft, what can I say? I'm proud of you for standing up against hate, and I know you'll figure out better and better ways to deal with it as you go. If you ever want to talk, John and Lestrade are here for you, and I'm here, and indeed all the other commenters are here.
Sherlock, you are a wonderful brother, and I'm proud of you for standing on Mycroft's side, and for you knowing when ideas are indeed stupid.
One other thing that just occurred... Don't let it be your hot button Mycroft. Because there will be those who will try. They don't actually care about John and Lestrade, but they do care about making you unhappy. (Bet you have met that before!)
The usual answer is to ignore them and they'll go away, we both know that doesn't happen. I have no good answer except time, usually they grow out of it, but that's a while down the track.
Hang in there, find the ones you want to be with as it will help you ignore the ones you don't want to be anywhere near. For one thing, they prefer their targets to be on their own...
Other people have commented at greater length and more eloquently, so all I'll say, Mycroft, is good for you.
Violence doesn't change things of course, but just ignoring bullies frequently does not, in my experience, change things either. Especially since in cases of homophobic bullying even the school doesn't always come down on the side of the bullied (don't know where Harrow fits there). So write the essay if they make you, but know you have all of us on your side. And good for you.
In a shameless attempt to cheer at least Sherlock up, QI tonight (which will be available on iPlayer) did an awesome thing with non-newtonian liquids. You might want to view it first in case you think Sherlock would try it out unsupervised. It's at about 14mins 30.
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Okay, now we're all going to be worried about Mycroft. Please fill us in, if you can, when you can?
What? Why? Is Mycroft okay?
Of course I'll get Sherlock
Thanks.
I don't know. They said he wasn't hurt badly, they said they couldn't get hold of his mum, and they said he was in a fight. That's all I know right now. I'm on the way there now and trying to ring Mrs Holmes. I can't get Anthea either, which makes me think she's trying to get Mrs H as well.
Oh, Jesus, if you need me to come up then just say. Let me - well, everyone- know when you see him?
Fighting just doesnt sound like Mycroft.
I know. I feel like they must've made a mistake. I'll let you know as soon as I know more.
Thanks. I can't believe it either.
Let me know if I can help getting hold of Mrs H too, or anything else.
(And there are some perfectly sound reasons for fighting. Including... Well. No theorizing ahead of the data.)
Almost there. Got hold of Anthea, and she says Mrs H is on her way as well. She also said it actually was a fight.
I don't care, as long as he's okay. Anything else we can sort out later. I just want to know he's okay
Right. Well. I've seen him. Nothing too serious. Black eye, cut on his cheek, bruised knuckles. The other boy involved looks more or less the same.
Neither of them have said what it was about yet. His mum will be here soon. Going to talk to his housemaster now.
Okay. Well that's a relief. I'm glad you're a doctor. Is he shaken up?
Just walking up to meet Sherlock. Im sure he'll have a lot of questions.
I don't know what else to say. Just...keep us updated?
Knowing Mycroft there will have been a reason and unlike most thirteen year olds a reason that is a reason.
Is he shaken up?
No, very calm. Very determined not to say what it was about. Which makes me think I can guess what it was about. Hope I'm wrong.
If you hope you're wrng then so do I.
Sherlock's a bit upset. I think.he'd like to talk to Mycroft, but I told him he'd have to wait and promised him you said Mycroft was okay.
Was it a boy from Mycroft' year?e
John, if you can get him by himself and tell him you're going to assume it's...well, what you're afraid it might be...unless he tells you otherwise, he'll probably tell you.
Sherlock, between John and your mum they'll clear it all up. Mycroft will be fine. (I know Lestrade already told you that, but now you're hearing it from an outside source, too, in case that helps.)
L - No, a year older. I'll have Mycroft call Sherlock as soon as I can. Probably not for a while yet though.
RR - he'll tell me one way or another because I'm not leaving till he does.
I believe you, John. It's just...He's very protective.
Sherlock says I have to tell Mycroft that Sherlock is 'on his side'. I'm not giving him my phone because god knows what else he'll type
Sherlock, as an older sibling myself I can tell you that will mean a LOT to Mycroft.
Oh no, becasue now I'm thinking what you're all thinking. Glad you're ok, Mycroft. Good luck, gentlemen, with everything.
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING I WANT TO KNOW AND LESTRADE WON'T SAY.
Sherlock, love, it's better to wait for facts. John and your mum will find out for sure the reason, and then we will KNOW. We are all guessing before we have any facts to make good guesses from, and for all we know we aren't even thinking the same things.
So. Yes. It was because of Lestrade and I. After we came to do that talk, apparently word got around. The other boy said something to Mycroft. There was some shouting, some pushing, the other boy said something else...and Mycroft hit him.
The school isn't happy with either of them, obviously. They're both getting the same punishment - instead of free time for the next week, they'll be sitting with a teacher writing essays on what they've done wrong. And if there's any more trouble, they'll lose their weekend home next term.
I don't really know what to say.
Dammit.
I don't know if you want him to hear this--but I'm on Mycroft's side here. Being an outsider in almost every group I've been in, I've taken plenty of insults one way or another and while I've never retailiated physically, the abuse was aimed at me, which is a lot less infuriating, and I wasn't 13, I was an adult, and had more tools at my disposal. Also, I wasn't being physically shoved at by someone bigger and older.
As I said, there are some good reasons for fighting.
And John and Lestrade--I know you know this, but I'm going to say it anyway--YOU ARE NOT TO BLAME. Don't even THINK of going there.
Well. Mycroft's essay should be easy. The only thing he did was resort to violence, even though he was pushed first (?). Defending his stand-in parental figures was a good thing to do.
Perhaps someone should have a talk with everyone about how not everyone has the same lifestyle. There are lots of picture books out there talking about that if big words are too hard for some of them to understand. (I have a bunch I could ship over if necessary...)
I am unexpectedly livid that Mycroft is getting punished when he was a) pushed into it and b) was defending his family.
Mycroft, we love you lots, and I'm giving you lots of internet hugs right now. Don't let the brats grind you down okay?
Hmm... yes... That's a mix of wanting to hug him for defending you and standing up for what's right, while at the same time not wanting to encourage punching people as a means of getting your point across. Which I'm sure he knows but in the heat of the moment that's not always easy to remember.
Sherlock, Mycroft's going to call you soon. Don't shout at him, all right? Even supportively. He's had a hard day. Try to be calm.
L - I should be leaving here in a few minutes.
Mycroft, I don't know what to say. And I know everyone will have already given you the lectures in violence, so...I'm glad you weren't hurt too much, physically. And...well, sorry for pulling the wheelie that started all this. Sorry you ever found yourself in a position where you needed to fight.
Danger, you staying up there for a bit? Love you.
Sherlock just pretty much broke my heart. I gave him John's comment to read. And he turned to me, little frown on his face and said 'wasnt your talk very good then?' Because that's the only thing he can think that we could have done wrong.
I've explained. Obviously he's declared the boy 'stupid'.
I promise not to shout.
Oh, God.
Sherlock is so right. Please give him an enormous hug from me if he doesn't mind.
Oh, Mycroft. What a terrible position to be in. It's a shame there are such ignorant people in the world, and I'm sorry you've run into that in a place where you should be safe from it.
I think everyone needs hugs from everyone. Any chance you could bring Mycroft home for the evening? How's his mum handling it?
First thiry years of my life I would have said that nothing's worth fighting for. I'm so much less sure of that now than I was. Mycroft knows that sometimes you have to stick up for things, he has three fine examples of this in you two John and Lestrade and also in his mother. Which still does not make this the fault of any of you.
And yes, Sherlock is right the other boy is stupid, probably in the sense of under-educated, it might do him good to be more aware of the wider world!
Mycroft, I've already said above, not very coherently, that I'm on your side. For what it's worth, as you get older, you'll acquire better weapons--ones that won't get you in trouble and will have a more lasting impact--but you probably won't stop getting angry at that sort of garbage, whoever it's aimed at, and that's a good thing. If you learn to harness that sense of right and wrong and carry it into your professional life, you can change the world.
I'm not sure how you feel about virtual hugs from strangers, but I offer mine.
(Goodness, that sounds preachy. I don't mean it to be preachy, but I do mean it.)
Anon - yeah, I can't - and won't condone fighting. But I know that if I was in thirteen and in the position he found himself in, I'd probably have done the same thing.
I know I did the same thing when insults were aimed at me and my family when I was a bit older.
So I can't be angry with him, or condem what he's done. Anyway, he's a bright boy, he knows all this. As people have said, heat of themoment you don't always make the best choices.
All I can do is repeat myself and say I'm glad he wasn't hurt badly, that's really all that matters to me. And that the school learn something from this about discrimination and bullying.
I loathe bullies. *growls*
I too am so glad Mycroft isn't hurt any worse than he is. I know it could have gone so much worse. I mean, the dogs could have been involved... :D
I hate that Mycroft was all too right about wanting to learn some self-defense techniques.
Very difficult situation. I'm sorry that it had to happen and that Mycroft felt that the only solution was to hit the other boy. And yes, Mycroft, I can understand why it happened.
I hope Mrs H makes it very clear to the school that there should be no reason for the situation to arise again.
Yeah, RR, feeling really brilliant right now about not really teaching him any.
Danger...you still there? You said you were leaving an hour ago.
Mrs H: How are you doing? Yeah, I'm the sort to worry about everyone involved, and you're one of two we haven't heard from.
Speaking of which. How's Anthea?
Mycroft, I'm so sorry you've had to face the ignorance of a bully today. It can be downright rage inducing when someone insults your family.
As others have said, fighting isn't always the answer. But I'm so proud of you for standing your ground.
You've faced something you feared might happen, and have made it through to the other side. Now you have a better understanding of what kind of ignorance you may face, and I have no doubt that you can learn from this and be better prepared.
I know from experience that, although it's never easy, it does get easier.
Take care, and know that we're all thinking of you!
John, just...give me s call or a text or something, so I know you're okay. Sherlock keeps asking where you are.
Sorry, I'll be home soon. Ten minutes.
Sorry, Mycroft, that you had to deal with that situation. And like Lestrade, I don't condone fighting, but since it got that far I have to admit I get a certain amount of smug satisfaction that John described the other boy looking about like you - which means you got a "few good licks in," as we say here in the States. Hopefully this will all blow over and the school pays a little more attention to their bullying prevention work.
If you need some time alone it's fine, I just needed to know you were okay - we both did.
Love you.
Lestrade, don't worry about not teaching Mycroft--it sounds like he gave as well as he got, and if he'd had a bit of training he might have done some serious damage, which would have had much larger consequences. So all for the best.
(Mightn't hurt to look into martial arts training, which teaches restraint. But I don't know when he'd have the time.)
John, do we have to worry about you now? You know I'm good at that. (All kidding aside--are you okay?)
(That was meant to say "restraint along with the fighting techniques", but this mobile thingie erased a line when I corrected a letter.)
I'm fine. Home now.
L - I love you too. Thanks.
Rough day altogether. Hugs are called for all around.
Yeah, don't think any of us are feeling too special right now. Although Sherlock's cheered up now that he's spoken to...well, at, Mycroft, and John's home.
Never fun running smack into nastiness like that, no matter who it's aimed at, I know. Somehow you never get braced for it.
*hugs everyone* HUG PILE!
Oh god, Mycroft, I'm so sorry you were put in a position where violence seemed like the only way out. John, Lestrade, please don't feel horrible (although how can you tell someone not to feel?). You're both wonderful guardians and some people were bound to take their biases with them wherever they went.
Both my uncles are gay and the younger one came out *decades* after the older one did, because of how he saw his brother treated. I'm glad Mycroft is as fiercely protective of you as you are of him, and that Sherlock has more sense of what's really important (or unimportant) in this case, and I'm REALLY glad you all have each other, and I hope the school teaches the other boys how to respect that. Hugs all round.
I'm glad he's home at the end of next week. Wish he was now.
Don't think any of us know how to feel.
John's very quiet. Mind you, so am I.
Apparently my protective thing extends over the internets. Sadly, all I can offer is virtual hugs and words of encouragement. *offers same to all*
I imagine you feel like you've been suddenly punched in the gut. Not that you're unaware of prejudice, but you weren't expecting it from that direction, and you really weren't expecting it to extend to the people you love.
Please remember that Mycroft loves you both and would not want you to be anything other than what you are. (He just proved that, even if you never would have wanted him to have that particular opportunity.) Sherlock can't even imagine a reason to want you to be anything other than what you are. Mrs. H is so pleased with you two as you are that she entrusts her children to your care. And obviously none of us readers/commenters want you two to be anything or anyone other than who you are.
(Unless you include "kinder to yourselves" as "other than who you are." We could go along with that.)
It probably won't help you feel less punched tonight, though. I'm sorry.
John, it must have been awfully difficult to leave Mycroft there and come away. Only one more week though
Now, to round off my buttinsky-ism, I prescribe comfort food and a quiet evening. Music, maybe.
(And I prescribe for myself to stop eating brownie edges. I don't even like brownie edges, but that's all I have handy in the way of comfort food.)
If this is wildly inappropriate ignore it, but maybe Mycroft can use some of this viral video here in his essay?
Oh, Mycroft, like everyone else here I'm sorry that you found yourself in a situation where you felt you had no choice but to hit the other boy. I'm sorry you were provoked, and I'm sorry that you faced an ignorant bigot of a bully. Whatever the rights and wrongs of violence - and Lestrade has already said what I'm thinking better than I could - you stood up for what is right, and for that I'm proud of you (for what that's worth coming from an internet stranger).
John, and especially Lestrade - self-defence lessons would not have helped here. The school wouldn't have regarded putting a kid on his back with a fine combination of grace and skill any differently than they'll treat a black eye and bruised knuckles. Nor would knowing self-defence have prevented the real issue here, which is ignorance and bullying. You have both instilled a wonderfully clear sense of what's right and wrong in Mycroft, and at 13 he has the confidence to exercise that knowledge. Perhaps not in the way we'd all like, but very possibly in the way we all would in the same circumstances. He certainly seemed to me to have chosen the lesser of two evils.
Sherlock - I hope that you are making sure that everyone (including you) is getting enough hugs tonight.
Alas this won't be the only time Mycroft will have this problem - although it will be interesting to see what else the school does about it.
Mycroft may just have done more than the school can, because he doesn't come across as a fighter. So if he thinks it is worth fighting over rather than running from, he'll have increased his standing with the kids who respect that and it will be one more little thing to change minds.
Won't make a difference to the kid he was fighting, at least not for a while. But might to others.
Just to lighten the mood a bit...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/8930070/Worlds-biggest-insect-is-so-huge-it-eats-carrots.html
Rider-
Just saw that video come across my Twitter and it scared me to death. Can you imagine finding one of those in your house? Creepy.
Also - So if he thinks it is worth fighting over rather than running from, he'll have increased his standing with the kids who respect that and it will be one more little thing to change minds. So much better said than my pathetic attempt, but that's what I was getting at.
Rider, that is one of the most horrifying things I have ever seen. Thank you for curing me of hiccups for life.
Horrifying? It's amazing! I want one!
Although I suspect as a pet it would be difficult. Keeping it in carrots would be easy but it would jump everywhere and I fear the ceiling fans would do for it...
John, Lestrade--I have to go offline very soon for Shabbat, but I wanted to say I hope you two are okay. Just, well, think of Sherlock and Mycroft before you came into their lives, and of them now. You've brought them love and support, and there's never anything wrong with those.
Mycroft, what can I say? I'm proud of you for standing up against hate, and I know you'll figure out better and better ways to deal with it as you go. If you ever want to talk, John and Lestrade are here for you, and I'm here, and indeed all the other commenters are here.
Sherlock, you are a wonderful brother, and I'm proud of you for standing on Mycroft's side, and for you knowing when ideas are indeed stupid.
Shabbat shalom--I wish you all peace.
One other thing that just occurred... Don't let it be your hot button Mycroft. Because there will be those who will try. They don't actually care about John and Lestrade, but they do care about making you unhappy. (Bet you have met that before!)
The usual answer is to ignore them and they'll go away, we both know that doesn't happen. I have no good answer except time, usually they grow out of it, but that's a while down the track.
Hang in there, find the ones you want to be with as it will help you ignore the ones you don't want to be anywhere near. For one thing, they prefer their targets to be on their own...
Other people have commented at greater length and more eloquently, so all I'll say, Mycroft, is good for you.
Violence doesn't change things of course, but just ignoring bullies frequently does not, in my experience, change things either. Especially since in cases of homophobic bullying even the school doesn't always come down on the side of the bullied (don't know where Harrow fits there). So write the essay if they make you, but know you have all of us on your side. And good for you.
In a shameless attempt to cheer at least Sherlock up, QI tonight (which will be available on iPlayer) did an awesome thing with non-newtonian liquids. You might want to view it first in case you think Sherlock would try it out unsupervised. It's at about 14mins 30.
Rider - that bug is... I'm wavering between sort of cute and terrifying. It's amazing, truly.
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