(clarification, because I’m easily confused: if, say, we lived in the world sherlock existed. and you say, were to be an animal. that existed close to said sherlock and his local existance. what animal would you be?)

I’m guessing that humans don’t count…

I would be a kitten, because then I could conveniently be injured just as John is walking along and he wouldn’t be able to resist helping me out. He would take me into 221B - successful infiltration! And then I could set up my kitty-cam and- 

Basically I just want to get into 221B and live with John and Sherlock okay hopefully Sherlock won’t feel the need to poison my milk or anything.