For Abed

[highfunctioning]

The reappearance of Amy Pond had made Sherlock question everything he'd thought he knew about the Sphere incident. He re-interviewed many of his fellow passengers, ran blood tests on anyone who would submit to them [extracting more than a pint from Amy herself before John stepped in for 'medical reasons'], and today he was re-examining the hub, where the Sphere itself had first appeared.

He was crouched low, checking the floor panels for any sign of erosion or change, and heard a familiar voice narrating his actions from the walkway above him.

"Hello, Abed." He called without looking up. Far from an irritation, Abed's presence was fortuitous, as he'd been on Sherlock's list of interviews, and he wouldn't be put off if Sherlock continued with what he was doing as they talked.

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[highfunctioning]

Sherlock had assumed as much, but it didn't dampen his determination to escape the ship.

"You've probably got a better knowledge base for science fiction tropes than anyone else on board, and clearly if the situation were to be viewed as something formulaic it would fall into the science fiction category, so would you care to offer a hypothesis as to how we might best frustrate the aims of whoever is pulling the strings, as it were?"