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Helen Jekyll

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@dr_helen_jekyll 2 years ago

((Hello again, everyone! I've just been handed last part's report and-- *blinks* ...oh dear, everything's going terribly, isn't it? o-O

Well... I do hope conditions in the Society improve... Good luck to anyone caught in the chaos!))

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Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago • edited

((Thread for Jekyll1886 and I, as Hela and Lewis are no longer in the Society with the remainder of the group.)

Helen Jekyll:

Fear set heavily in her gut as she watched Lewis, the feeling creeping into her throat as she reached to shake him gently.

He’s breaking.

“L-Lewis, are you al—?”

She gave a cry of surprise as something collided into her and the world suddenly turned on its side, landing atop Lewis as the sound warped into a snarl.

“THAT’S IT!”

In one fluid movement no longer than a heartbeat, she had thrown off the weight on her back, standing and simultaneously hauling Lewis to his feet by the collar of his shirt.

“I’VE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS!”

Another beat and he was around her shoulders in a fireman’s carry, her eyes blazing with passion as she darted out of the kitchen.

The way to her room proved to be too cluttered with Mz. Hydes for even her to get through so, after finding the dragon-cat under a table, Hela carried Leo as well as Lewis out the Society doors, running as fast and far as her body would allow.

Only when there wasn’t a single Lodger or monster in sight did she slow, ducking in a narrow alleyway to set her charges down.

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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago • edited

When Ego had tackled Hela and Lewis out of harm's way, he'd instinctively grabbed the torenia to keep it safe from harm.

As Hela carried Leo and him away from the Society at speed, he likewise kept hold of a part of her, her soul bright and strong within the potted plant.

He didn't protest on the journey; it would have been counterproductive and possibly dangerous, as a split-second's distraction in the perilous, fog-laden city could mean death.

Finally, though, the group came to a stop.

He uncurled himself from the plant and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank you, Hela."

For a moment's peace.

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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited

"It's not like I could've just left you in that Hell," came Hela's response from deep in her throat, though the edge to her words wasn't intended for him.

She sat on the ground beside Leo, making an obvious effort to keep her movements slow and nonthreatening, despite the searing rage burning within her chest.

D*mn every last one of those Mz. Hydes...

The small dragon climbed into her lap after a moment with a pitiful whimper, appearing rather shaken by all that had transpired, and Hela gently began to soothe him.

The stroking seemed to relax them both, a little of the fire dimming in Hela's eyes as she focused on the task.

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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago • edited

A Hell it was, he reflected with a nod of agreement.

A few minutes more, and I'd have been the Devil--or at least a crabbit demon.

...

I could have jeopardized everything, had we stayed.

He let out a breath he'd not realized he'd been holding.

"Far better to be out here."

A faint chuckle.

"At least the monsters outside don't make demands on me."

He began to laugh, a quiet thing at first, but then it took him and he found himself on a jag.

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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

Hela winced at the sound, glancing at him sidelong before returning her attention to Leo.

Whatever helps him relax...

Soft, affectionate murmurs fell from her lips, more sound and feeling than words as she pulled her companion close, the cat-dragon rumbling with a quiet purr.

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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago

In time, the fit of laughter ran its course.

Lewis took in a breath...and let it out, relaxed at last.

He smiled, his gaze falling to Hela and Leo.

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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

"Feeling better?" She asked after a moment, scratching at the base of Leo's neck, "I thought I had I lost you back there, with everyone pulling you in a million different directions..."

Her voice was full of subdued emotion, her eyes gradually regaining their violet color.

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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago • edited

"Mm," he agreed with a nod.

"I'm so glad to be here, to be now, with you," he confessed, holding her gaze.

"'Tis as if they thought me the bloody Giving Tree, back there. I mean, what would Ego do if I weren't there? Just throw her hands in the air? Wait for Hungry Hyde to bowl everyone over?" he said with a scoff, though an undercurrent of amusement trickled through.

Then he thought of Millie.

He ought to go back.

Yet at the same time...he knew he shouldn't.

He felt for her.

It just...wouldn't be prudent, was what it came down to.

He'd tried to keep the Society in a semblance of order in the midst of all the chaos.

He'd failed miserably.

There was simply nothing for it, for him or Millie or any of them, but to ride out the storm. Each as best they could.

"Say..." he said with a smile, turning his attention back to Hela. "How'd you like to learn to fight?"

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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

"You think now is the best time for that?" She replied with a chuckle, though her bright eyes betrayed her interest.

Then, puffing out her chest, she added, "And...how do you know I don't already know how?"

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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago • edited

He tilted his head and raised an eyebrow.

"Show me, then," he said after a moment, a smirk of a smile playing at his lips.

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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

Another tinkling laugh followed his response.

"The doctor's grown brave, since our last confrontation..."

She stood, cradling the snuggily dragon-cat in her arms, and flashed a grin.

"Very well then, I'll humor you...but first we'll have to ensure Leo won't be frightened off, nor the torenia trampled..." She tipped her head to one side. "Helen purchased a home not too far from here, if you're willing to wait until we drop the two off."

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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago

"Hela, I'm not offering on a whim; there are likely to be hordes of creatures between here and there." His expression softened. "I just don't want anything to happen to you."

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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

Her eyes were puzzled and unblinking as she held his gaze, absentmindedly stroking Leo.

“What exactly do you hope to teach me? It’d only be a matter of time until something found us here, after all... You can’t make much progress in a handful of minutes.”

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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago • edited

"No, but I can teach you the basics, at the very least.

"It's my hope that, given your speed, we won't need to fight. I'm sure you know to keep an eye and ear on the environment around you, including scanning above and using your peripheral vision.

"Should a fight find us anyway...fight dirty. You're taller than most people; your limbs give you reach. Knock them out with an uppercut, like this."

He gave a slow-motion demonstration, wanting Hela to follow along.

"At speed, it looks like this."

He performed a swift uppercut to the empty air.

"Alternatively, shove them down and kick them in the head. The point is to end the fight quickly, so they're no longer a threat."

He smiled.

"We Hydes are fast anyway--adrenaline will do that, especially once you learn to utilize it properly--and your current form gives you even more advantage. Use it."

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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

A grin danced across her lips. Like I'd ever fight any other way.

She shifted Leo to one arm and mirrored the motion with her left hand, head cocked to one side.

Her lips twitched again at the "We" as she cradled the dragon again, quietly amused by the reminder.

"Is that all you wish for me to keep in mind?"

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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago

"That, and the awareness that anything and everything in your environment can be turned into a weapon, a tool, or a distraction," he said with an approving nod.

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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

"Hm. Alright then... But I'm taking that as permission to chuck you at the nearest beastie and run," She teased, stepping forward, "Would you like another lift?"

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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago

"Just hold the plant if you throw me, then," he half-joked in return.

"Ay, since you know where we're going."

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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited

"I'll remember that."

Hela adjusted her grip on her dragon then helped Lewis onto her back, allowing him to ride piggyback.

After assuring nothing would fall and she could move comfortably, she took off at an easy, long-strided lope, her feet near silent.

She took back roads and alleyways to avoid the worst of the monstrous crowds, erring on the side of caution the entire run. If so much as a glace was cast in her direction she would pick up speed.

Finally, they reached the house and Hela set Lewis down at the front door.

"Hah, I'm almost tired from that," She laughed, though she kept her voice down.

"Mind watching the ca-- err, dragon, while I grab the key? He won't bite."

A beat.

"Hopefully."

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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago • edited

"Damn, you almost make me wish I'd turned into something," remarked Lewis. "Looks fun."

He shifted his gaze to Leo.

"'Tis fine," he replied.

Never been to her house before, he mused inwardly as he kept an eye on the little dragon.

Never seen a cat-dragon before today either, for that matter.

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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

Hela grinned. “Oh, this form certainly is—you’re missing out.”

With that, she turned and scaled the building, using chips and worn out spots in the brick as footholds, before disappearing onto the roof.

A minute later, she dropped onto the ground with a key in hand and turned to unlock the door.

“Speaking of turning into things, why aren’t you a daemon or ghoul of some sort? Catt hasn’t seemed to have changed either.”

She opened the door and stepped aside to let Lewis pass, scooping up Leo.

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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago • edited

He watched her climb.

It does look fun...

He had the sudden urge to follow her, but she'd asked him to watch Leo, so he relented with a sigh.

Perhaps we can drop off the cat and do a bit of parkour afterward...

Hela returned. Spoke. Unlocked and opened the door.

"I can't say for certain," he answered, entering the house. "But I'd wager this green fog is of a magical nature, as such things tend not to affect me.

"As for Catt...I'd be willing to bet money it's her Hatt that's saved her. It seems to work by its own set of rules, if it has any at all. Perhaps there's magic to it as there is to her--it's part of her soul, and she is a magician, yes?"

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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited

Hela listened to him as she shut and re-locked the door, setting Leo down to wander off and explore the new space.

"I wouldn't know. As often as I've seen her, she doesn't talk much about herself..."

She slipped past Lewis, leading the way past a small sitting room and into the kitchen, passing a broom closet to one side.

"You... do mean saving her from the fog?"

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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago • edited

"Yes, from being affected by it," he confirmed as he followed Hela. "Not everyone was lucky enough to get a form like your--"

He stopped short at the closet.

"Bloody Hell..." he said quietly.

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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

"What is it?" Hela stopped and turned to face him, a puzzled tilt to her head. "Don't tell me there's another person in trouble... You're turning into a bloody superhero."

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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago

"No, thankfully--and, eugkh, I hope not."

He stared at the door to the closet.

"Did anyone die in there?" he asked out of curiosity.

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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited

A grin spread across her face and she chuckled.

“Is the smell that bad?”

Hela shifted her weight to one side, looking thoughtful.

“There’s been a handful or two... Oh, and that’s where the doctor spent her time in binds.”

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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago

He chuckled.

"Sounds like there's a story behind that."

He opened the closet, revealing nothing visibly out of the ordinary but a few stray bloodstains at the baseboard.

Cold seltzer water would take care of those.

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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

"One you've probably already heard, judging by the Lodger's usual gossip," replied Hela easily, her grin turning crooked.

"The doctor vanishes for a month and a search party finally manages to locate her here, in this very house, with her wrists and ankles rather sloppily tied together."

"Turns out, Elaina had thought it a brilliant idea to kidnap her and keep her here, out of jealously for all the time the doctor spent at the Society."

She shook her head, laughing.

"The whole thing was quite the train wreck."

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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago

"And...what exactly happened, during that month?" he asked as he raised an eyebrow, a knowing smirk of a smile playing at his lips.

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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited

“Well, all during the day, the doctor was kept tied and locked up in that closet,” Hela nodded towards it, giving an amused hum as she did so, “Except for when Elaina would untie her so she could cook breakfast, lunch, and dinner.”

“At night, the two shared a bed upstairs, as the pipsqueak hates sleeping alone, but other than those occasions, there was nothing for the doctor to do but sit in the dark and think, craving the serum and hating herself for it.”

“I think she stopped eating, for a time. And the rope burn got to be pretty bad, too...”

Her left hand wandered over to grasp the wrist of her right, her eyes distant.

She blinked after a beat, seeming to come back to the present, and flashed Lewis a grin.

“Good thing I put a stop to it, eh?”

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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago

He nodded.

"Sometimes, she's a bit too accommodating for her own good."

A thought.

"By the by, have you any seltzer water?"

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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

A rather bitter laugh. “Try all the time.”

She half turned to continue walking as he asked his question.

“Afraid not, but if you’re in the market for the doctor’s serum in various stages of completion, this is the place to get it.”

She opened her arms wide, gesturing dramatically to the entire house.

“This is where Elaina kept finding things to slip into my food and drink.”

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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago • edited

"I actually wouldn't mind seeing how the process--

"What?" he cut himself off at her statement about Elaina.

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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

Her arms dropped to her sides.

"Now that is something I'm quite surprised you haven't heard about."

Though she didn't face him, her anger could be read in the stiffness of her back and the sudden edge to her words.

"In the beginning, the pipsqueak would give the serum to the doctor, in order to see me... but once the balance had been tipped in my favor and I appeared more often than my counterpart, she decided she didn't much care for me anymore and took every opportunity to force me back... Tampered with my food, injected it when my guard was down."

Hela rubbed at her face, hissing between clenched teeth.

"She could've killed me, with how little she knows of the serum."

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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago

Lewis went silent, rage rendering him momentarily unable to form words.

An image, a scene, crossed Hela's mind:

Elaina, poised to stab Hela in the back. Strings leading up from Elaina's hand and body, guiding her every move. Leading to...an enormous, cackling pink bird, Elaina merely its marionette. Lewis tackling Elaina and ripping her to shreds, blood and flesh and wood and string spattering and scattering. Edward looking up from the carnage, his teeth bared and bloodstained, fixing his wrathful gaze on the looming avian titan as if to say, "You're next."

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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

Hela spun around to face him, staring at Lewis with wide eyes and struggling to comprehend what she had seen.

“I... how... You were in my head...”

She had gone rather pale, taking a step back, arms wrapped around her stomach.

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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago • edited

When she turned--in the split-second before her movement registered to distract him from his thoughts--she could see his eyes had changed. Not fully, not entirely black, but the green had lessened and retreated closer to the rim of the iris.

Then her motion pierced his awareness and they snapped back to their usual color as his reverie was broken.

She spoke.

He looked befuddled at first.

Then realization struck him through and his expression rapidly shifted to one of chagrin.

"Sh*t," he winced.

"Sorry. I'm so sorry," he immediately apologized. "I didn't--you weren't--

"Sh*t."

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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited

"W-What... the Hell was that?"

Another wary step in retreat.

"There was a... a pink bird... and strings..."

A flicker of a grimace crossed her face, hands gripping at her sides.

"You... Edward... tore Elaina apart... she... she was trying to..."

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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago • edited

"It was just a stray thought. I'm very sorry," he apologized, brows raising in the center. "I didn't mean to--

"Sometimes..." he said, lowering his gaze in embarrassment, "if I'm not careful, if the emotion behind it is strong enough to strip me of words, I may..." he lowered his voice, "accidentallyprojectthoughts," he mumbled.

"Rest assured I can't read them," he said, meeting her gaze to reassure her, "can't read yours nor anyone else's. I just...think too loudly sometimes, if I don't watch it."

He shook his head, mentally kicking himself for the slip-up.

"I'm so sorry, Hela. I...when I thought how close you came to death because of Elaina, it just..."

His voice was pleading, his eyes haunted.

"I never want to lose you," he confessed.

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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

Her breathing grew shallower as he spoke and she suddenly found it rather difficult to remain upright, leaning heavily against the wall.

His words reached her ears, swirled in her head, then faded before they could fully register.

A beat passed as he finished talking, then another.

Finally, she blinked at him, bleary eyed.

“Elaina is off-limits... You can’t...”

A wince and she pressed her palm to her forehead, switching gears.

“Who... the Hell was that bird...? Why did they... have her all... tied up...?”

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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago

"I wouldn't. I--

"If you care for her--

"And she's in London, so the point is moo--"

Hela spoke again, this time asking questions.

He had to switch gears, too, then.

A breath in.

Out.

Uncertain how to word things.

She obviously cared for Elaina...despite her typical assertions. Despite the fact that...

Elaina's not even real. My sister's daughter's great-great-granddaughter's wasting her affections on a...a...

Puppet. A bloody puppet.

He swallowed back his bile. He'd keep it burning and let it out later--tomorrow, more than likely--but now was not the time. Not with Hela as shaken as she was.

"The bird," he echoed her words. "Right, the bird..."

How best to explain all that?

He let out a breath.

"Right, so...I'm sure you're aware I'm not originally from this dimension..."

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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited

A slow nod.

“On the train... I... talked about it with Henry...”

She shut her eyes briefly.

“You already had airplanes... and a war...”

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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago • edited

"Exactly," confirmed Lewis.

"I've come to this one, yes. But it isn't my first; I've seen others as well. Just to...see what the cosmos was like. Do a bit of traveling, get a wider perspective. That sort of thing.

"There was a dimension where beings could read thoughts. I believe I mentioned that to your counterpart while we were up in Glasgow."

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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

“Mm, I remember... your point?”

Still bracing herself against the wall, she managed to straighten up, drawing in a deep breath.

Her eyes seemed a little clearer when she met his gaze again.

“Elaina’s... always been in this one...”

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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago • edited

"Yes," said Lewis.

"But the problem is...those beings I mentioned--they don't always confine themselves to just their own. They have the ability to reach across the cosmos and sometimes interfere with other dimensions. They're...transdimensional, after a fashion.

"One of them's been mucking about with Elaina. I don't know for how long. It once decided to manifest itself to me as a small, pink bird which could communicate by thought. An...avatar, of sorts.

"It's marked her, for some reason. Shoved her down the stairs, unless I miss my guess.

"When you said Elaina could have killed you, with how little she knew of the serum...my mind leaped to the worst possible conclusion. Now, I don't know that this transdimensional, would-be godling made her do it. But I don't know that it didn't, either.

"And I don't know how safe you'd be around Elaina in future, simply because I don't know the extent of the demigods' reach."

He looked down, feeling utterly helpless.

"I'm...sorry to burden you with such knowledge. And I'd understand if you didn't believe me. But you asked what the thought I accidentally projected was about, why there was a bird, why Elaina was its marionette..."

He met her gaze again.

"That's why."

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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited

She stared at him in incredulity.

Someone in another dimension, controlling Elaina... making her betray me.

It couldn’t be—I would’ve noticed the change. That girl’s as predictable as the sun.

And if not I, then the doctor would’ve noticed.

Doubt creeped into her thoughts.

Unless...

No, there’s no way in Hell Elaina hasn’t been in control. I would’ve known.

But Lewis never lies. Lewis is practically never wrong.

If... she hadn’t been... then that would mean she’d have been a fake from the very beginning... That all her behavior has been... that bird... otherwise I would’ve known...

For a beat, distress flickered in her eyes, the thought nearly too much to bear. Her shoulders curled under the weight of it and it seemed as if she may crumble.

Then, rage ignited to wash away all other emotion and she shoved away from the wall, approaching him with a snarl.

“You’re saying that leech has been toying with me all along? Taking money from the doctor, making her give every last ounce of herself away to please her, only for all of it to vanish the instant her head hit the floor? Helping to create me, only to cast me aside the moment I no longer acted as she wished?”

She spat the words, tongue dripping with venom and disdain and betrayal.

How could she not be real? She had to be real. She just had to.

“A plaything of a pink bird who thought it fun to make me the accompanying cast.”

She suddenly understood why Edward had torn the girl to shreds.

In that moment, she’d gladly have done the same.

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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago

"Perhaps. I don't know which actions were Elaina's and which were the godling's. Elaina may have been exactly that careless on her own. Or her actions might not have been her own. She could be a puppet. She could just as equally be a victim. I simply don't know. Just be aware the possibility exists."

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Jekyll1886  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

((Helen Jekyll you're up!))

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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited

Another snarl, her fists clenching and unclenching at her sides.

“You don’t understand, it’s either all or nothing with her, and since you know that thing had been mucking around with her, it sure as Hell ain’t nothing!”

Hela hissed between gritted teeth.

“It’s the only thing that makes sense... I would’ve known if something had changed with her!"

She drew in a deep breath, forcing herself to release it slowly.

“You can’t let the doctor know... she’s... extremely irrational, when it comes to that girl.”

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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago

"I don't know whether the godling's content to merely shove Elaina down stairs or if it's more. Again, possibilities.

"That said..." a hint of trepidation underlay his tone, "is your counterpart in love with her?"

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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

"If not love, then I don't know what..." Hela responded gravely, her voice rumbling low in her throat, "Obsession, maybe... A compulsion to make everything perfect for her."

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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago

"Well, that's either love or a savior complex. Either way..."

He fell silent, considering the ramifications.

"What do you think she would do if she did know?" he asked, honestly curious and eager for her input.

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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

A sigh, bordering on a groan.

"Nothing good."

She considered it a moment, eyes stormy.

"Probably drink, heavily. Second guess everything. Simultaneously try to get closer to Elaina yet distance herself from her... Tear herself to pieces over everything."

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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago

"Christ."

He didn't like keeping secrets from either half of his great-great-granddaughter, yet to tell Helen at this juncture could potentially threaten the progress she was making.

He sighed.

"Then, for the time being...perhaps it's best to just hold our peace." See if the situation can't be resolved somehow before letting her know.

"In the meantime...this is a lovely house," he said, glancing about. "And Leo seems perfectly at home."

He chuckled.

"All of London's in chaos. What would you like to do, now we've the option?"

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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

"The doctor won't hear a word out of me," promised Hela, relief flickering somewhere beneath her foul-mood.

She returned her thoughts to earlier that morning and her expression softened.

"I... guess the ham's off the table, but... you wanted to see me fight?"

A slight trace of a smirk.

"Perhaps you could try and best me again."

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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago • edited

"Feeling cocky, are we?" he said with a feline smile.

"I'd recommend not fighting inside the house, personally.

"What shall we do with your plant?"

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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

"It's only cocky if I claim more than I'm capable of," Hela stated matter-of-factly, her smirk growing, "And, like this, I'm certain I can do plenty."

Chest still puffed and chin held high, she took the plant to the kitchen, setting it on the tallest cabinet where it'd be out of Leo's reach.

"The flowers should be fine up here... I can lock the door when we head out."

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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago • edited

"You're thinking of 'overconfident'. 'Cocky' just means you're full of yourself. Didn't say you had no reason to be."

He saw her place the torenia in the kitchen.

"About that plant, Hela...I'm not certain how your senses work right now, but do you perceive anything...special about it?" he asked, not keen on her plan to leave it behind.

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Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago • edited

((Here is the Kitchen Thread, with Utterson, Millie, Charricthran, Catt, and Mz. Hyde(s). ^-^

The turn order --> The Fox, MillieGriffin, Tairais, Catt Hatter, Mz.Hyde.

So Fox, you're up next!))

Mz. Hyde:

/But....but....but....?!

* Ego freezes for a moment. Before tackling Hela and Lewis to the floor.*

/LOOK OUT!/

* At that moment, there was a loud BOOM, as the giant hungry Mz. Hyde made a giant hole in the wall.*

&HEY SOUP! AW MAN THAT SMELLS DELICIOUS! I WANT SOME!&

* The giant Mz. Hyde takes the whole pot of soup and starts gulping it down as hundreds of Mz. Hydes filed in behind her, causing havoc as they came.*

Helen Jekyll:

Fear set heavily in her gut as she watched Lewis, the feeling creeping into her throat as she reached to shake him gently.

He’s breaking.

“L-Lewis, are you al—?”

She gave a cry of surprise as something collided into her and the world suddenly turned on its side, landing atop Lewis as the sound warped into a snarl.

“THAT’S IT!”

In one fluid movement no longer than a heartbeat, she had thrown off the weight on her back, standing and simultaneously hauling Lewis to his feet by the collar of his shirt.

“I’VE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS!”

Another beat and he was around her shoulders in a fireman’s carry, her eyes blazing with passion as she darted out of the kitchen.

Then Lewis and Hela were gone.

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The Fox  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago • edited

The moment Hungry poked her head into the kitchen, he felt his body fall away. He sense of touch vanished under a fresh wave of panic.

He leapt from his seat fell before he could run. It was like standing on a marsh. His legs had literally went soft, the only things he could feel were his knees and elbows.

Utterson didn't have time to register this though. Fumbling blindly, he managed to drag himself to the other side of the kitchen, leaving a wax trail behind him. Once in some dark corner, he realized his lack of legs.

He couldn't articulate his terror, his words morphing into frantic mumbling. He desperately tried to scoop up stray wax and rebuild his legs, it melting between his own finger tips. Despite this, He didn't quit. He'd most likely lose what was left of his sanity if he did.

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MillieGriffin  The Fox • 2 years ago • edited

Millie was already halfway to the icebox to get some pudding for Utterson when the Hungry Hyde crashed through the wall and started drinking the whole pot of soup. she angrily threw a pan at the giant.

"Hey you glutinous whale! That's for everyone not just y--!!" Suddenly all the pain from that morning hit her with full force like a speeding train. She fell to the ground, letting out an inhuman ear piercing screech of agony. She looked towards Lewis only to find him long gone, him and Hela.

They left me? just before I needed another dose!? she thought as she looked around at all the chattering Hyde's torturing her senescence with their constant babbling, Damn them! DAMN THEM ALL!! SHUT UUUUUP!!!

Suddenly there was a loud *SNAP* that only Millie could hear followed by a loud, droning pinging sound that drowned out all of the noise down to low inconstant murmurs. everything suddenly became painted red and blurred beyond recognition. There was no human thought... only instinct and feelings... feelings of Pain, feelings of Rage, feelings Hunger...

The little monster saw all these blurry murmuring figures with so much pain and hatred, she got back on her feet and like a shot out of a gun, immediately attacked the biggest target she saw which turned out to be the Hungry Hyde.

With speeds faster that sight The creature charged and headbutted the fat giant's shins with her horns, completely knocking her forward, with several quiles sticking out of her legs. Then the beast hopped on the giant's back like a raptor and bit down on the fat Hyde's throat with her sharp fangs. And she kept biting and clawing and thrashing, ripping piece after piece off the giant Hyde until she stopped moving.

Then, still unsatisfied, the blood stained monster moved on to another, repeating the grizzly process until that Mz. Hyde stopped moving, then she moved on to another and another and another. The monster hunted out and killed for the sake of merely destroying, to inflict as much pain on others as she was feeling herself.

Thankfully for other lodgers there were a lot of Mz. hydes to take it out on.

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Tairais  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

Charricthran had just drawn breath to tell Lewis not to worry about him when all the Nine Hells broke loose..

Again.

BOOM

The wall burst like the castle that had fallen on top of him. Something precious was ripped from his hands and he couldn't stop it, couldn't keep it from falling into the claws of an ungodly creature as it devoured the one source of his hope in that world with gnashing teeth and a ferocious grin. The press of bodies against him was too much, too suffocating, trapping him entirely in the misery of hundreds of memories he couldn't hope to put back on the right shelves.

Bottles of glass fell and shattered, the memories inside scattering like marbles against a stone floor, ricocheting, scraping and rolling against his skull.

There were no forts in the bone arena of his skull for things he loved. Not this time.

With an expression halfway between apathy and disdain, and an awareness that was far, far outside the confines of his own body, he watched himself assist the one he'd heard Lewis call Gabriel with his melting body, scooping much of it into the bucket he'd been using already. Shortly thereafter, he calmly walked over to Catt, took her hand, led her to stand next to Utterson, then took the wax man's hand.

He took in the carnage unfolding before him, the sea of identical women before him, then glanced in the direction Hela and Lewis had bolted out of and decided on a course of action.

"Nope."

With the echos of the past whining and ringing in his ears like poor radio reception, he pulled his two erstwhile dining companions upwards, reaching for a small thimbleful of the formlessness he usually had.

Travelling was harder this way, but not impossible.

The wards around his intended destination cracked and snapped as he passed through them, grand, circular sigils with scripts similar to the one on his arm flaring to life as they passed through a shimmering blue-white barrier into...

An attic. More specifically, the space behind the great triangular peak of the Society, visible just above the row of porthole-like windows. Next to several proper rooms and all their windows, but sequestered away.

A secret hideaway which no being from most universes could enter without his willing permission, or his unwilling blood.

He dropped both of his cargo's hands unceremoniously, letting his own arms fall to his side with a soft thud.

Quickly, he took stock of his surroundings, making sure everything was in place:

-Shelves on the two walls to the side of him, baubles of every curiosity lining them, twinkling silver, gold, and glass. All the sorts of things that would catch a raven's eye, and then some. Trinkets from his footsoldiers, catching secrets on the way.

-Wreaths of pine and holly and windchimes of metal and bone hanging from the ceiling, the red berries of the former gleaming against the soft glow of the many small candles that floated gently in the air.

-Grimoires of a thousand kinds packed into boxes, books piled every which way. An altar of sorts shoved into the right corner of the wall in front of him, engraved with the same intricate, circling symbols of the wards they'd passed through, a raven's skull with jagged chunks of amethyst for eyes atop it.

-Rugs of all sorts lying every which way in a tacky clash of patterns and colors that somehow worked, despite all the rough edges.

-A small stove pushed against the wall behind them, the chimney funneling upwards and to the side to meet its fellows on the roof. A shiny copper kettle on top of it, and a small pile of wood to the side.

-A nest of sorts next to that, comprised of a tattered chaise lounge sofa and a multitude of blankets and throw pillows.

Satisfied that nothing had been tampered with (despite knowing that he'd Know if it had been), he promptly turned around and sat on the sofa, the air's sympathetic displeasure rippling across his skin like the sparks of a forge.

It was then he noticed the two bowls of soup on the stove, still gently steaming.

It was shortly after that he decided he wasn't in any state to judge how they'd gotten there, or to worry about his wards being breached. He merely got back up, picked up the soup, took a spoon from one of the shelves, then sat back down, drawing blankets around him as he did so.

And people wondered why he loathed his birthday when... things like this happened more often than not.

The tension in the air was released on his weary sigh, gently cutting a taut wire.

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Catt Hatter  Tairais • 2 years ago • edited

Seeing her friend be torn apart by the creature had left Catt too shocked to think. Tears slowly overflowed her eyes and traced lines down her face as she stood in the attic sanctuary, barely aware that they had moved. Her hands quivered slightly.

Eventually, she found the wherewithal to remember how to lie down. She slowly sank to the floor and curled up under the big feathery coat, pulling it over her head. Clutching her Hatt to her chest, she quietly began sobbing, punctuated by an occasional laugh.

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MillieGriffin  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago

((Sorry Catt))

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Catt Hatter  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

((She...will be okay....eventually...))

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MillieGriffin  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago

(Mz.Hyde)

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Tairais  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago

Charricthran cast a quick glance at Catt on the floor and frowned. Though it took a herculean amount of focus to keep his thoughts from scattering like a school of fish in the wake of... everything that had happened, he managed to stand once more, go over to the stove, pick up the other bowl of soup, then sit next to her, a faded blue blanket wrapped around his shoulders like a cape.

He set the soup in front of her, a silent offering along with the careful pat on the shoulder he gave her.

Now might be the time for hugs. It seemed like they both needed some comfort.

Gods, what an utter mess of a day. He could only hope Lewis and Hela had gotten away safely. He didn't trust himself to try and knock on the boundaries of Lewis' mind at present- he might very well just knock the whole damn thing over. Everything felt far and distant, as if he were swimming through translucent tar.

Too much of.. everything would do that.

He sipped at his soup gently, drinking from the bowl as he'd done when he was a kid himself. Through taste alone he found the happiest memories attached to the soup. Hot and bright, slightly orange from the pumpkin. Meaty, too, and full of history.

It made his stomach curl with warmth and his heart sing with nostalgia, tinged with sadness. The soup was a happy, gentle thing, a buoy bobbing in the chaotic sea of cruel remembrance. An anchor he could actually use for longer than four seconds.

He hoped it'd do the same for Catt, and he hoped the day would be over sooner, rather than later.

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Catt Hatter  Tairais • 2 years ago

The touch and warm aroma gently drifting into her awareness helped bring her back to earth. Still sniffling, she sat up and shakily wrapped her hands around the bowl, the heat helping to further ground her in the present.

She did her best to nod a thank you, and sipped at the edge of the soup. The flavours were new, yet savoury and comforting, and she tried not to eat it too quickly so the sensation would last, but the soup was gone in short order.

Pouting at the empty bowl, she forgot her table manners, and licked out what little clung to the edges. Once done she rested the still warm bowl in her hands atop her Hatt which she still had in her lap.

She looked at Charricthran.

"Th-thank you-ou."

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Tairais  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago

"'Course, kiddo. Warm bit o' soup makes a bright spot 'n the day, yeah?"

He gave her a wry grin and stretched his arms behind his back again, sinew and ligaments and bones feeling too stiff after several lifetimes of formlessness. It was a luxurious feeling, the sensation of muscle stretching and gently burning.

He braced himself back on the floor with a weary sigh, feeling his joints resettle somewhat grumpily.

Nothing to do but wait it out now. Least he'd filled the attic with waiting in mind- it had been his refuge as he waited out Torke's last weeks in this world, his sanctuary from fingers of frost scraping at every corner in The Other, and countless other events in his time at the Society that dictated he remain somewhere physical.

"Plenty'a books to read if ya wanna pass the time that way, though I'm pretty sure half o' em ain't in English, sorry 'bout that. Might have a deck o' cards somewhere. 'Course, lookin' through all this junk might be interestin', too. Fair few stories and histories ta be found that way as well."

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Catt Hatter  Tairais • 2 years ago

Catt nodded, rubbing at her eyes with one hand. Her throat burned with the effort to stop crying, but she felt that she had already cried enough. It was most unseemly to be crying in public,let alone in front of her friends.

"I, l-ike st-stories." She said softly, gazing up at him while still curled over the bowl.

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Tairais  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago

"Stories aplenty, then. Might have a book of myths from my home universe, actually. Could read that if you want? 'Course there's stuff more... this-world friendly, if you'd rather. Where's your taste in stories lie, kiddo?"

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Catt Hatter  Tairais • 2 years ago

She stared at him blankly, her mind instantly trying to evaluate all the stories she had ever heard, and attempting to discern which were her favourites. What was the common thread?

...

......

"Uh... ones...with, magic?" She asked more than stated. Not even that was a constant in the stories she liked, but it seemed to be a majority.

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The Fox  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago

Utterson lay where he was left, staring up at the ceiling blankly.

The flight from the kitchen to the attic had passed by him faster than he think. It was all a blur in his head and if he could sit up, he would simply fall back down, nausea tugging at his stomach.

He thought to try and go back to rebuilding his legs but he couldn't find the strength to actually try anymore. Instead, he lay where he was, letting himself go cold in quiet introspection.

The mention of stories caught his attention, bringing the haggard man's thoughts back from his whiplash. He mumbled in a low tone, mostly speaking to himself.

" I...I like stories... "

By this point, he stuck to the floor, his wax cold and stiff.

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Tairais  The Fox • 2 years ago

Charricthran relaxed ever so slightly more when he heard Utterson speak.

Everyone alive and present- in various stages, yes, but alive and present nonetheless.

Stories, then. Stories and magic. He had plenty in spades, but one particular tale leaped to the forefront of his mind with more ease than its peers. There wasn't any particular reason he couldn't tell that tale, after all. It was merely precious, and thus had to be told with care.

After a brief moment more, he nodded with a decisive grin.

"Well then. Only ones I can think of at the mo' are the ones I grew up hearin', so bear with me as I translate it from my native tongue."

He shifted his weight onto his arms and cleared his throat, adopting the rhythmic, almost song-like cadence of the way his mother and father had told him the story so very many times in so very few short years.

"We, The Darastriejir, speak the history as this..."

He pulled the story from places long forgotten; from the memories of firelight and soft blankets and of the smell of lavender and roses drying in the windowsill, from smiles and crows-feet around the eyes, from play-fights in the market square, and from histories buried in the ashes of a kingdom razed by fires both literal and prejudiced.

The tale lasted for several minutes, despite it being the shortened version. History was terribly complex like that.

"... So it is, as the Will of The First."

The story ended, but Charricthran could feel the imprints of the past pressing against his throat and eyes. It was either that, or he'd forgotten how to breathe a couple of times as he talked.

...

Either or both were possible.

(( http://bit.ly/2ziQilK <-- If you want to read the story Char told, you can find the translation in the comments on the side. Otherwise, the summary of the story is basically the creation myth of Char's people, The Darastriejir. Know there were a lot of dragons and singing involved, and then the hero that saved the elves of his world/the Vaecaesini from themselves eventually became the first of his kind. Magic aplenty. ))

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Catt Hatter  Tairais • 2 years ago

At some point in the story, Catt had set her Hatt to the side, wrapping her arms around her knees and closing her eye as she relaxed into the tale. She felt her skin tingling as the story wound its way through her mind and painted pictured on the inside of her eyelids.

When Char had finished, she opened her eyes to find that everything had gotten much bigger. She felt something twitch on her back in surprise.

Clapping her hands to her head, she realised what had happened.

"Ch-char!" She called up to him, her voice quivering slightly. "What am I?"

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The Fox  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago

Utterson listen with some degree of consciousness, his brain loosely grasping the idea that this was a creation myth. From what culture he could place, but it was lovely to hear, especially when his thoughts were the loudest things currently.

Once Char had finished his stories, he spoke up in a much chipper tone than before.

" That was very nice sir. And much appreciated. "

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Tairais  The Fox • 2 years ago

Charricthran blinked and chose to address Utterson first.

"Ah, sure, kiddo. Notta prob..lem- Catt, are you a wee little... faerie?"

She was, there wasn't really any doubt about it. No bigger than his hand, perhaps, and sporting a pair of dragonfly-like wings. The question came from disbelief rather than a true lack of knowledge.

The Hatt must've been protectin' her. Buggerin' Hells, hope this isn't gonna spook her anymore than it might've already.."

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Catt Hatter  Tairais • 2 years ago • edited

"A faerie!?" Her wings buzzed in surprise, pulling her over backwards.

She yelped when she hit the ground, having expected it to hurt, fortunately though the landing was more awkward than painful.

"H-how do you control these things?" She groaned weakly, laying on her back so as not to crash into anything.

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Catt Hatter • 2 years ago

((RamenBork

He grunts, and shuffles over. As much as he hates to say this, Morren was grateful for the warm soup on such a chilly day.

"Hmm, never had pumpkin in my soup before, but oh well. There's a time for everything, I guess."

He scratches his ears, abnormally large, and downs the last of the chunks in his bowl.

"Urgh.. What's with all the people? Is there a meeting?" As he slurs his words, his uncannily tall hat leans ever so slightly to the floor. He starts. "IS THAT A WAX MAN?"

Catt Hatter: "Yeah.... The fog transformed everyone again this year." Catt explained, offering more soup.

"Don't worry though, it wears off by the next morning." ))

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Wizardblizzard • 2 years ago

((Um... the hell's happening? Which probably can't be abswered quickly, or at all. And is it too late to join in? Not that I shuold anyway, I'm trying to take a break from RPs, whivh is why I haven't been here, but I'm suddenly craving company.))

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Catt Hatter  Wizardblizzard • 2 years ago • edited

((Well, it's basically a re-run of the Monster Mash thing that happened last year. Only this time, it hit all of London, and everyone has turned into something different.

Beyond that, how come you're trying to break away from RPs? We've missed you.))

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Wizardblizzard  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago

((Gotcha, although what is all this with multiple Mz Hydes one of which seems to be giant size? And her Ego from the dream sequence seems to be there? Has she turned into the mob of subconscious selves from the dream sequence? (And if so, what does Id think about Hela monopolising Lewis? :-D )

Awwww!

Ah, well, TMI, but I'm more or less housebound at the moment owing to brain glitching again, and most of my life, real or fictional, is on the Internet and it was starting to give me a weird feeling that I didn't know which was real and which was made-up any more. They all look much the same on a computer screen. So I thought I'd take a break from made-up stuff for a while to let my head sort itself out. Only then I tried to post some parody lyrics that I'd had sitting around on my hard disk for a while unposted (ad I STLL haven't posted them!) and onw thing led to another...))

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Catt Hatter  Wizardblizzard • 2 years ago

((To be honest, I don't know. I think she has, yeah. But other than second hand reports of it not being caused by the fog, I have no idea what's up. (I think Id is distracted by other things at the moment.)

Oh dear, I'm so sorry to hear that! *hugs*

It's more like we all sit around a virtual table and talk about various things, not just the RP stuff. So, maybe that could help with having a break from the fiction, but still keeping in touch?

We'd hate to lose you as a friend.))

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Wizardblizzard  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago

((Ah let's do that! I'm not promising anything about whether I will or won't turn up, or how often, my schedule's completely unpredictable at the moment but I'd like to be able to if it does turn out to be possible!

Do you know where the earlier parts of this thread are, by anyt chance? I many well give in to temptaion and join the thread, and I'd lie to now what everyone is and so on. Utterson's a waxwork and Rose is a kittycat again and Jamei's a winged demon of some kind, I got that much. Griffin's hologram is on the fritz so noody can see hi anyway, Millie I can't make out excatly except that it has big teeth.)

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Catt Hatter  Wizardblizzard • 2 years ago

((Keen!

Sure! If you go here https://disqus.com/by/catth...

It started on the Spooky Art Showcase, but didn't really pick up until Spooky pt. 2 and 3. Helen Jekyll posted parts 4 and 5, so they should be under the Discussion tag on her profile. Hope that Helped!))

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Catt Hatter  Wizardblizzard • 2 years ago

((I'll note you my email address on DA if you're interested in joining the hangouts!))

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RBDECEPTICON17 • 2 years ago

(I heard about what was happening in this rp, and I thought I would jump in! X3)

Jamie was sleeping soundly in her quarters, unaware of the madness that was happening throughout London, and throughout The Society itself. Her mind was filled with loving and lustful thoughts of her fellow sexologist.

But suddenly, as the brunette was sleeping, a loud scream echoed into her room.

And in mere seconds, Jamie was sitting up in her bed, looking this way and that as that scream rang in her ears. She knew who was making that scream. The brunette hastily got out of bed, and then, dressed in only her black bra and black panties, rushed out of her quarters and burst through the doors of her crush's quarters.

"Rose! I'm here, what's wrong?" She shouted, as her ruby eyes wandered over the blonde's office, searching for the other woman, yet while she did that, Jamie was unaware of what had already happened to herself.

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RBDECEPTICON17  RBDECEPTICON17 • 2 years ago

(Helen Jekyll Hey Magnet, is this you? :3)

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Helen Jekyll  RBDECEPTICON17 • 2 years ago • edited

(Yep, though I usually go by Helen on the forum. And I'll be using my other profile.)

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RBDECEPTICON17  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago

(Okay then. Bring on the spooks! X3)

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Nyx Silverfang  RBDECEPTICON17 • 2 years ago • edited

At the sound of a scream, Nyx slowly crept towards the room, still clutching the broken handle of a broom.

She pressed her back against the wall beside the doorframe.

Took a deep breath...

Then whirled around to see what the room contained, brandishing the handle like a weapon, rapidly taking in the scene before her.

She froze, eyes wide with shock and mortification.

That... girl isn’t wearing clothes...

Taking care not to make a sound, she quickly averted her eyes and backed away from the doorframe, continuing her way down the hallway at a brisker pace than before.

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RBDECEPTICON17  Nyx Silverfang • 2 years ago

(Smart thinking, Nyx. XDDDDDDD)

"I'm over here, Jamie!" The blonde sexologist finally shouted to the older woman, as she slowly raised one of her...paws?

Jamie stared wide eyed at the black and purple paw, that was now sticking up above her crush's desk, as she quietly walked over to Rose's desk.

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Catt Hatter  RBDECEPTICON17 • 2 years ago

Down the hall from Nyx, a groaning and the sound of something being dragged across the floor greeted her ears.

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Nyx Silverfang  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago

The noises caused Nyx’s step to falter, her grip on the broom handle tightening.

Alright, no big deal, I made it this far and haven’t gotten hurt yet... It doesn’t sound too big...

She continued moving forward, abiet at a slower pace, sticking close to the wall.

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RBDECEPTICON17  Nyx Silverfang • 2 years ago • edited

And as the brunette finally looked over the desk, and at Rose's chair, she saw black and purple striped kitten, with a wide grin seemingly fixed upon the poor thing's furry face, as tears filled the kitten's emerald eyes.

"Rose...? What happened to you...?" Jamie muttered in pure shock and concern, yet as Rose finally saw her fellow sexologist, she gasped and stared wide eyed up at the brunette, pointing a paw at her.

"Jamie...you...you have wings...and horns...and fangs...and a tail." The blonde muttered back in surprise and shock.

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RBDECEPTICON17  RBDECEPTICON17 • 2 years ago

(Catt Hatter Your move. X3)

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Catt Hatter  RBDECEPTICON17 • 2 years ago

(Sorry!)

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Catt Hatter  RBDECEPTICON17 • 2 years ago • edited

The creature came into Nyx's sight,

Sallow skin under black and white hair that nearly covered the keen brown and red eyes. He dragged a door behind him, splinters of the wood keeping it wedged in his arm as he stalked towards her, barely seeming to notice the weight. His breath was ragged as he sniffed at the air, tracking her as much by smell as by sight.

Whoever this boy had been, he wasn't that person anymore.

He lunged.

(Nyx Silverfang )

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Nyx Silverfang  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago

"Oh, heck!"

She swung the handle like a baseball bat, striking the thing square in the temple before scrambling back several feet.

"Y... You're faster than I thought, h-heh..."

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Nyx Silverfang  Nyx Silverfang • 2 years ago

((RBDECEPTICON17))

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MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

Millie was already halfway to the icebox to get some pudding for Utterson when the Hungry Hyde crashed through the wall and started drinking the whole pot of soup. she angrily threw a pan at the giant.

"Hey you glutinous whale! That's for everyone not just y--!!" Suddenly all the pain from that morning hit her with full force like a speeding train. She fell to the ground, letting out an inhuman ear piercing screech of agony. She looked towards Lewis only to find him long gone, him and Hela.

They left me? just before I needed another dose!? she thought as she looked around at all the chattering Hyde's torturing her senescence with their constant babbling, Damn them! DAMN THEM ALL!! SHUT UUUUUP!!!

Suddenly there was a loud *SNAP* that only Millie could hear followed by a loud, droning pinging sound that drowned out all of the noise down to low inconstant murmurs. everything suddenly became painted red and blurred beyond recognition. There was no human thought... only instinct and feelings... feelings of Pain, feelings of Rage, feelings Hunger...

The little monster saw all these blurry murmuring figures with so much pain and hatred, she got back on her feet and like a shot out of a gun, immediately attacked the biggest target she saw which turned out to be the Hungry Hyde.

With speeds faster that sight The creature charged and headbutted the fat giant's shins with her horns, completely knocking her forward, with several quiles sticking out of her legs. Then the beast hopped on the giant's back like a raptor and bit down on the fat Hyde's throat with her sharp fangs. And she kept biting and clawing and thrashing, ripping piece after piece off the giant Hyde until she stopped moving.

Then, still unsatisfied, the blood stained monster moved on to another, repeating the grizzly process until that Mz. Hyde stopped moving, then she moved on to another and another and another. The monster hunted out and killed for the sake of merely destroying, to inflict as much pain on others as she was feeling herself.

Thankfully for other lodgers there were a lot of Mz. hydes to take it out on.

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Mz.Hyde Mod  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

* The Mz. Hydes tried to fight back against Millie, but it was useless. United as one, they could take her, but now on their own, the Emotions couldn't think or move fast enough.

As the Emotions screamed and the slaughter continued, Ego hid underneath the kitchen table, crying from fear and the sadness that has been created from the little control of her emotions.

And there was nothing she could do to stop it.*

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MillieGriffin  Mz.Hyde • 2 years ago • edited

The creature continued her bloody rampage, driven to smiting each and every one of the murmuring figures. Those who fought her made her pain worse, made her anger grow, made her fight more fiercely, and made the carnegie worse. The monster had collectively gotten all kinds of cuts, bites and things lodged in her body from some Hydes trying to stab her. The beast fought til the room was almost completely devoid of movement, it only took a minute or two.

As soon as the room was quiet enough that she could hear Ego's sobbing under the table and in a knee jerk reaction the beast charged for the table, screeching with rage!

She was mere centimeters from attacking the sobbing Hyde, when a brick hit the side of the creature's head. She looked up to see where it came from.

One of the Hydes on the other side of the hole in the wall threw it. The monster screeched in rage at the new murmuring figures as she leaped through the hole to continue slaughtering the other Mz. Hydes. Ego was left alone in the room among the bloody, torn up, mangled remains of her fellow emotions.

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MillieGriffin  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

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Mz.Hyde Mod  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

* When Millie left the room through the hole in the wall, Ego crawled out from under the table. She took a moment to survey the carnage and destruction around her. She wasn't worried about the emotions, as they will reform on their own in about an hour or two, but she WAS worried about the damage that was caused by them provoking Millie. She looks out from the hole in the wall and makes a run for the library, shutting and locking the doors behind her.*

/There has to be something in here that can help explain what's happened to me./

* She turns on the lights and begins her search for answers as her emotions scream in terror and pain outside.*

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MillieGriffin  Mz.Hyde • 2 years ago

All of a sudden she heard an exclamation at the far end of one of the bookcases, "Hey You!" And Ego saw that it was Griffin with his face wrapped in bandages to hide his glitching hologram, and wearing dark spectacles, he looked like what the classic invisible man should look like. He hurried over to her as soon as he saw her, "You were with the group that took my niece! Where is she?" He demanded.

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Mz.Hyde Mod  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

/Take her? As far as I know, she went with us out of her own will. Of course, you could just ask her..../

* She opens the library doors just a crack to let Griffin see the carnage his niece was causing.*

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MillieGriffin  Mz.Hyde • 2 years ago • edited

"Jesus Christ..." Griffin breathed out as he saw all the gory ripped up bodies of Mz. Hydes strewn about along with bloody footprints and claw marks everywhere. "I've only been in here a few minutes... Millie couldn't have possibly done all this! She doesn't have it in her."

right after he said that the two could see another Mz. Hyde, one of the more timid emotions, screaming in terror and running across the room for her life. She didn't get far as the monster that was his niece jumped on her, knocking her to the ground. the monster bite the Hyde's neck and violently started shaking the emotion left and right like a dog with a chew toy, ripping and clawing and stabbing the Hyde with her tale as she did so.

At that sight Griffin quickly shut the door and locked it.

"Okay, I believe you..." He said in a monotone, "How the hell did this happened?" he asked glaring down at Ego.

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Mz.Hyde Mod  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

/Depends. Do you mean how Millie became trapped in her beast form? Or why there are Mz.Hydes running around like screaming monkeys?/

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MillieGriffin  Mz.Hyde • 2 years ago

"I understand the two are caused by the fog." Griffin said, his patients visibly draining with this Hyde, "It's how the child started going on a killing spree that I want to know!"

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Mz.Hyde Mod  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

/Actually, only ONE is caused by the fog. I don't know why this has happened to me and the other parts of Mz. Hyde's personality. We all just randomly appeared outside of the mind this morning. That's why I'm in here, to see if there are any clues. Now, the reason why your niece is on a killing spree is that she was provoked by the Emotions, all those Hydes you see outside./

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MillieGriffin  Mz.Hyde • 2 years ago • edited

At first Griffin Griffin said nothing, but his hands clenched and tightened as his impatiens turned into fury.

The fog didn't cause this, so they won't disappear with the fog? So of all the days of the bloody yeah, the Hyde women chose now to drop this problem in our laps? And they caused my niece to do all that?

In another moment Griffin had Ego pinned against the wall holding her off the ground by her collar.

"You're helping me catch Millie." he growled, with an intense glare that could be seen through the bandages, sheathing with rage.

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Mz.Hyde Mod  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

* Ego winces as Griffin slams her against the wall.*

/I'm sorry! I never wanted this to happen! It just did! I'll help you catch Millie!/

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MillieGriffin  Mz.Hyde • 2 years ago

For a moment Griffin's knuckles pressed Ego harder and harder against the wall before he released her, letting her drop onto the floor.

"Good.", He grabbed her wrist a little too tight and roughly yanked her back up. "Let's go."

He then dragged her over to the door, unlocked it, and then peeked outside to see if the coast was clear.

The whole place was dead, literally, there were nothing but mangled remains of other emotions and Millie had long since moved on.

"Okay, it's safe..." he whispered then crept out across the main hall, still holding Ego's wrist as they waded through all the gore around them. They suddenly could hear an angry rawr off to the distance that caused Griffin to kick it up to a full sprent, "Go Go Go!" He franticly hissed as they scurried towards the direction of Griffin and Millie's room.

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Mz.Hyde Mod  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

* Ego ran with Griffin as fast as she could to his room. When they got there, they slammed the door shut and locked it. For a moment, they stood there, catching their breath from the sprint.*

So....what's...your plan?

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MillieGriffin  Mz.Hyde • 2 years ago

"Um..." He took a moment to think about what they should do next.

We might be able to use chloroform... No, too dangerous and this isn't a movie, it takes at least five minutes to knock someone out with that in real life...

He started looking around room for something useful and spotted Millie's coat still hanging on the rack. "Ah!"

He quickly grabbed it and started pilfering through the pockets, then getting impatient turned it upside down and started shaking the contents onto the floor.

Along with most of the random collection of junk Millie hoards her tranquilizer dart-gun finally fell out with it.

"Ah-hah!" Griffin exclaimed as he picked up the gun. "I can use this to knock her out!" he said showing it to Ego, then he grew thoughtful again,"Though it would be better if we had some bait to distract her while I gave her the shot... Hm..." He thought for a moment... then looked back at Ego.

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MillieGriffin  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

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