John has a million things prepared on his lips for what he wants to say. All of them are thrown aside when he sees the state Sherlock is in.

"Jesus...Are you okay?" He frowns, "You really don't look well."

Alli is obviously clever enough not to mark Sherlock's face too badly, other than the odd bruise now and then from a slap Sherlock 'forces' him to do. Something that can be excused away by a feeble excuse.

The recent marks and scars are all on Sherlock's lower half, a few scattered on his shoulders.