Actually, Sherlock doesn't have any conversational when-in-doubt rules. His experience is fairly limited. Uncomfortable silences don't happen with Jarvis, and when they happen with Tony, Sherlock generally pokes fun at him for it. This is, he is fairly sure, not an appropriate response here.
And this is why Tony was so astonished that a girl asked Sherlock out for coffee.
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Actually, Sherlock doesn't have any conversational when-in-doubt rules. His experience is fairly limited. Uncomfortable silences don't happen with Jarvis, and when they happen with Tony, Sherlock generally pokes fun at him for it. This is, he is fairly sure, not an appropriate response here.
And this is why Tony was so astonished that a girl asked Sherlock out for coffee.
He smiles wryly at the thought.