Written by Egra for the following request: "Mycroft, Lestrade, and Anthea, the three of them playing cards. Providing a good reason for them wasting their time in such a manner falls to the author. Humour or light crack welcome" for the Sherlock BBC Fest comm. Translated from the Russian by me.

This story was originally posted in Russian in 2010 by Contesina; translation's mine. According to the story's author, "It's mostly about little crocodiles, and then our favourite characters come along, too. And it's also about text messages as a method of intergalactic communication."

My own Sherlock ficlets, this time

This story is by Karasik. Even the geniuses of deduction catch colds sometimes, and sometimes become especially unbearable. It's a good thing if one has someone on whom to call for help. Written for the "Day of the Rabbit" project in the Sherlock BBC comm. Yes, there'll be a rabbit, but at the very end.