An Intruder
Jul. 17th, 2023 02:47 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
upstairsfromrealityElementary Season 5 Episode 6
Info on tortoise sense of smell here:
https://www.tortoiseknowledge.com/do-tortoises-have-a-good-sense-of-smell/
Clyde rode the male human's hand back to his terrarium with pleasure. He had enjoyed his unscheduled stroll about the kitchen, but now he was tired. He would be happy to creep back under his log and rest.
The terrarium was not a restful place this afternoon. It was saturated with a thick, nasty smell. "Danger! Danger!" roared Clyde's vomeronasal organs. What had the humans been keeping here? Was it still in the box? Clyde was torn between looking out for it and pulling deeper into his shell, to protect his neck and limbs from the fangs. He compromised by staying in the corner, but pecking wildly against the glass to make noise.
The female human looked at him with puzzlement. "What's gotten into you?" she asked.
Clyde refrained from rolling his eyes. "What had gotten into him, indeed? What got into his house!"
Info on tortoise sense of smell here:
https://www.tortoiseknowledge.com/do-tortoises-have-a-good-sense-of-smell/
Clyde rode the male human's hand back to his terrarium with pleasure. He had enjoyed his unscheduled stroll about the kitchen, but now he was tired. He would be happy to creep back under his log and rest.
The terrarium was not a restful place this afternoon. It was saturated with a thick, nasty smell. "Danger! Danger!" roared Clyde's vomeronasal organs. What had the humans been keeping here? Was it still in the box? Clyde was torn between looking out for it and pulling deeper into his shell, to protect his neck and limbs from the fangs. He compromised by staying in the corner, but pecking wildly against the glass to make noise.
The female human looked at him with puzzlement. "What's gotten into you?" she asked.
Clyde refrained from rolling his eyes. "What had gotten into him, indeed? What got into his house!"
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Date: 2023-07-18 03:41 am (UTC)Also, love the story from Clyde's point of view!
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Date: 2023-07-18 12:18 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-07-18 07:14 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-07-18 12:21 pm (UTC)Sherlock and Joan solve a case where the murder weapon was snake venom. Then Sherlock gives the snake to a friend at the zoo to prevent animal control from killing it. This requires briefly fostering the snake in Clyde's terrarium while keeping Clyde out.
So, no, not a good day for our heroic tortoise.
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Date: 2023-07-20 07:58 am (UTC)