Joan is starting to understand how guarded Ted actually is. The sexual preference is one thing, but the loss of his father by suicide is something that must have fundamentally shaped him...his personality, his relationships with others, how he sees the world. And Joan didn't know. It's not like she feels she doesn't really know Ted or something, but it's not lost on her that Ted knows all of her secrets, whereas Joan knows very few of his, and those she does know she either figured out or found out through Sherlock. It's not the most comfortable of positions to be in.
"Two if you can spare them," she answers Sherlock, offering him her hands. Sherlock helps her to her feet, and lets her hold onto one arm while keeping the other behind her, around her waist without touching her, there in case she falls.
Joan gives Ted a smile, and starts walking carefully out of the room.
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Date: 2021-10-05 01:56 am (UTC)"Two if you can spare them," she answers Sherlock, offering him her hands. Sherlock helps her to her feet, and lets her hold onto one arm while keeping the other behind her, around her waist without touching her, there in case she falls.
Joan gives Ted a smile, and starts walking carefully out of the room.