Sherlock nodded with John’s small deduction. “It’s likely the effects are rather indiscriminate; arousing urges even where there is no affection. I’d be mildly interested in testing to see if I felt inclined to engage in intimate affairs if in Evelyn or Tony’s presence. I think proving that right might make for prolonged awkwardness, however. And the effects aren’t lasting enough for that to be much more than a passing query.” Though generally not being aware of even possessing a mind and body that had such interests made the small, nagging voice in the back of his mind a fascinating novelty.

He plopped down on the waterbed, trying to figure out if it felt more like a non newtonian liquid or a gel thanks to the constraints of the bed’s form.

“On a scale from one to ten--one being not at all, three average, and ten extreme—how would you rate your overall inclination towards sex since this event began?”