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Hyde without a Jekyll

Hyde without a Jekyll

@kcolled 3 years ago

(Part two of Alice's biggest plot point!! I've been planning for her since day one and I hope you all like it! Also Trigger warnings!! Blood, self harm, fire, suicide, rape, abuse, and feels.

Here's a recap: Alice went to talk to Lewis about returning his handkerchief and at his apartment she saw a Silver Feather Man (SFM). Lewis then refused to leave the Society alone until the SFM were dealt with. Taking matters into her own hands Alice went on what she believed was a suicide mission and left notes for the lodgers. Mz. Hyde, Lewis, and Sozo did not accept this and were able to track her down as she was being held in a police station. There they hid in a wardrobe as the SFM appeared and began to interrogate her. However things took a turn for the worse when the head of this operation appeared, who also turned to know Allison from before she was Alice. Finally Lewis and Mz. Hyde confronted him (with Sozo hiding in a corner of the room) and were able to convince him to tell them the tale of Allison....that's where we are now!

I highly encourage you to go read the build up to this and part 1, if you haven't already, as it is really a roller coaster! Anyways here's part 2 of Forgiveness!

Side note my goal is to make you (the reader) cry...I hope I do well! :D

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Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

(Shall we continue? Mz.Hyde Jekyll1886 and Catt Hatter )

"Maybe it would be better if the world was a ghost town...but it is not and my actions still remain the same." He sighed.

Taking a moment, he swallowed hard and then continued, "I...I looked her in the eyes and told her the monsters had not failed her.... They had come to save her but they were just a little late. I then pulled out a complied book of every mad science tale I could get hands on. It had stories to last her years! To fill her heart possibility! To stir her mind with inspiration! To make her forget about the bruises and save her from the pain! She took her present, rifled through it...", His eyes watered, "and then ...she hugged me." His face was distorted as his emotions fought for control. Pain, joy, loathing, hatred, euphoria, and dread to name a few.

"We sat there under that tree for the longest time. Me learning how to accept her hug and her crying into my chest. She wept in pain, fear, sadness, joy, gratitude, all the emotions a 15 year old could have. If there was ever a moment that she became my daughter, it would be then. And that same moment...that was the moment it all began to come crumbling down around us. That was the moment when the dream turned into a nightmare." His voice cracked and his tears threatened to spill as he stared off into the past watching as a little girl hugged a man, both unknown about the misfortune that was to befall them.

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

(Can i join in? Nex would be on a mission and she could run in to them. If not then i understand)

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Miss-Dreamerkat • 3 years ago

(Um...probably not as we've got this thing pretty well laid out so far [plus I don't think I could handle a 5 person RP as I'm struggling with keeping up on a 4 person RP]. I just made a new discussion for it since there was some trigger stuff and it's most likely going to get very large so I didn't want it cluttering up the main page. Sorry! )

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

(That's fine!)

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Jekyll1886  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

"At least, in that moment, she had someone," counseled Lewis. "If you hadn't been there, she might well be gone from this world already."

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 3 years ago

"She might have been happier then! Or she might have been at peace instead of trapped! Or at least that would have been the end of her suffering and pain instead! Or...or..." A thousand possibilities filled his mind, a thousand "Or's", as his voice trailed off.

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Jekyll1886  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago • edited

Ah, yes... thought Weir, death does seem a ready escape from pain. But we've no guarantee. For in that sleep of death, who knows what dreams may come? Whereas life...is the devil we know. Or think we do.

He merely gave a sympathetic look.

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 3 years ago

With a ragged breath he continued, "The next day I invited Marcus for dinner to which he happily agreed and we ate at this little shop. I had mutton and potatoes.

I told Marcus that I heard some uncouth gossip about him that was starting to circulate. When he gave me a suspicious eye I told him that it most certainly couldn't be true and that if he were to tell me his opinion on the matter then it would be put to bed. Reassured I was not out to undermined his reputation, he prompted me to tell him of this rumor. So I did, I told him that he was beating his servants." He shakes his head and his lips were pursed into a frown, "But he...he just smiled and laughed at this saying, "Of course I am! How else am I to get them to obey and understand who their master is?" I think what sickened me the most, at this moment, was that he was proud of it!"

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Jekyll1886  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

Lewis nodded, understanding.

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 3 years ago

"I tried to point out flaws in his logic. I proposed the idea of paying them for appreciation. "But then wouldn't they fear the consequences of failing," was his reply. I argued that respect could be used instead of fear. "But respect doesn't stick to the blood like fear does." he retorted. Then in one last effort I said that his employees could always leave. He laughed at this, "They can't leave! And even if they tried, where would they go? Home? Ha! Most of these women don't have a home to leave to!" I suggested how they could go to another employer, which only made him laugh harder, "If they got cocky enough to try that I would ruin them, any employer would know there name was vile and even if someone was foolish to hire them,... then I would ruin their bosses name as well." I-I was shocked by my friend's cruelty and it took me a moment to find my words again. Finally, after what felt like ages, I asked him why he would do this. To which he replied with cold, serious eyes, all hint of humor gone, "Because, Nicholas, they are mine.""

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Mz.Hyde Mod  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

I HATE men like that! Treating women like property and abusing them!

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Jekyll1886  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago • edited

Ah. He's one of those, Weir concluded. His eyes narrowed and he opted to close them; his lips pressed against each other as he tamped down a feeling nestled just below his gorge. He swallowed hard, then breathed in...and out, and opened his eyes again.

"I know the type," he said with a wan smile and an air of sympathy.

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 3 years ago

He nods, "I do too and I wish I could have stopped, just one, for once. I thought time and time again of taking Allison into my house, of making her my employee, but I never did. Maybe I was just scared of my reputation or Marcus or losing her. I had no servants and never had. What would the public say? They would say she was a prostitute or that she was my bitch daughter or whatever else their mad minds could come up with as they marked the days away with slander. I should have just said, "To hell with public opinion!", scooped up Allison, and run to a new city! I should have taken her far away from that house or back to her home or somewhere else! I should have saved her instead of trying to put plaster on her wounds! Wounds I could have prevented!" He cried out as the guilt began to suffocate his rational mind.

But the guilt was exchanged with acceptance and he continued, "I didn't do any of those things. Instead I let her remain in that house and helped her from afar. I would give her clothes to wear when it got cold. I would give her flowers to smell instead of her own blood. I would give her stories to read when her hope became exhausted. I was just trying to repair the damage instead of preventing it."

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Jekyll1886  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago • edited

"I know it's cold comfort now," said Lewis, "but should you ever chance to run into such a man as that again, please do let me know."

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 3 years ago

"I will...but I do hope I never met another man like him...never again..." He took a breath and continued his tale, "As her body grew her skin and bones got tougher. As her mind grew with knowledge so did her aspirations. As her soul grew so did her empathy and kindness. But even as she aged occasionally we would still sit under that tree together, just like before, her crying and me comforting her."

"His beatings became more intense but he was smart. Marcus always hit her where it wouldn't show, just to keep her pristine like a china doll in the public's eye. Just to keep his house perfect." Nicholas spat in loathing.

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Mz.Hyde Mod  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

What a despicable man.

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Mz.Hyde • 3 years ago

He nods, "I decided that if she was going to be in that house until Marcus said other wise I could at least prepare her for a life, a world outside of it. I began to give her my notes on the lectures I attended. I taught her academia until her skills surpassed mine. I implored her to read the greats, for I saw greatness in her. We would meet and she would tell me of her latest idea. While I couldn't keep up with her vivid imagination I could at least check her work and provide her with resources. We were a good team. It wasn't until we began to write down her ideas that I truly saw her genius." The fondness of these memories made him smile though...it was a knowing smile.

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Jekyll1886  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

You provided her a way out, thought Lewis. An escape hatch, however small, however fleeting.

You cared for her.

You were her lifeline.

"You may well have been the only thing that saved her."

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Mz.Hyde Mod  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

What would she write about?

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Mz.Hyde • 3 years ago

"I did not save her...I only hurt her worse!" He took a moment to compose himself,"My gut told me that she was the next Newton or the next Bryson, for you kids. My gut was never wrong," He sighed and looked at the floor, "and my gut was my job. So I did my job and told the organization of her, the up in coming scientist with brains that could change the world! I was still very new at the time and my credibility had not solidified itself in my superiors minds but they did listen to my report. After a week of debating and reviewing her ideas, they told me to watch her." Mr. Spinks chuckled at this, "As if I wasn't doing that already! I guess the only difference was now I was being paid to be her friend, to help her, and to guide her." His expression changed to desperation as he realized what he was saying, "But you must understand! Money wouldn't have changed my actions! I was there for Allison not for the organization!"

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Jekyll1886  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

"I believe you."

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Mz.Hyde Mod  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

I understand, but what happened?

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Mz.Hyde • 3 years ago

"Those next three years were some of the happiest in my life. I would meet with Allison every week either during one of Marcus's parties or away from the house on one of her errand runs. She would give me her latest ideas and I would return the previous weeks inventions with notes and corrections. Even in geniuses need a second pair of eyes. They all need a second pair of eyes...a friend's eyes..." His voice trailed off as the memories hit him like a title wave.

Struggling back to the surface before the emotions can push him under again he continued, "I wish I could just stay in the memories of those years forever. Just never move forward and live in those beautiful moments...but I don't deserve that and you two want to know." He took a deep breath and forced himself to continue, "The last time I saw Allison truly happy was on Marcus's 40th Birthday. It really was a lovely night! Marcus had planned the biggest affair! Gourmet food! Amazing music! Legendary Drinks! It was surely a night for the history books! He even let his house servants join in! We all ate and danced and drank and made marry! I even got to dance with Allison." He smiled at this as he could still hear the waltz as clear as the night it was played.

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Mz.Hyde Mod  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

And that's when things went wrong, didn't it?

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Mz.Hyde • 3 years ago

He nodded solemnly, "She was 18 then, and one of the most beautiful people I had the privilege to know. Not just physically but mentally as well. Allison had really taken to the idea that there were more universes than ours, as I'm sure you're familiar with the theory." He paused waiting for acknowledgement.

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Mz.Hyde Mod  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

I think so, it's called the Multiverse theory or something right? I think I've heard Catt and Dreamer talk about it before.

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Jekyll1886  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago • edited

"Oh, yes," concurred Weir. "I've heard tell there's even a being calling itself the Multiverse Guardian."

A pause.

"The theory's true, by the by," he put in casually.

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 3 years ago

"Good, though I've never heard of a 'Multiverse Guardian'," he pondered it a moment and then shook his head in defeat, "I'm glad you understand as I have a hard time grasping it myself, but Allison was an expert on the subject. She had this theory--she had a lot of theories--that she could make her own universe. Looking back, maybe it's because she wanted to get away from that house or maybe she just wanted to start over...I don't know. What ever the reason was, Allison had this idea that it might be possible to make a world in the space in between worlds. However it was just that, a idea--a theory that had only the desire and passion of a little girl behind it and nothing more. But even with so little concrete evidence that this could even be possible, I was not swayed from my duty to support her in what ever fancy her mind had taken hold of. She was daughter, in the looses sense of the word, and I was so proud to see her growing up into such an amazing young woman."

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Jekyll1886  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

"Understandably."

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Mz.Hyde Mod  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

So what did you do?

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Mz.Hyde • 3 years ago

"That night, the night of Marcus's 40th birthday, as we danced, I told her this. I told her of how proud I was, of how I saw her as my daughter, of how I loved her. She was at first shocked by this, as we had never exchanged these words but then her shock turned to a smile and she hugged me, telling me that she felt the same." Tears began to build in his eyes, "That night, under our tree, I held her as we danced and she cried."

"After the song ended, it was time for the guests--me to return home. I did not want to go but it was my time to leave. I grabbed Allison's hands once more, before I left, and promised her that I would always be there for her. No matter what, I would be there with an army of monsters to protect her and support her for she was everything to me. With our final goodbyes I returned home for the night..." He began to choke up, "...I should have stayed..."

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Jekyll1886  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago • edited

Lewis said nothing. He had grown worried at the mention of such a large, significant birthday, such a milestone in life--doubly so when Mr. Spinks had spoken of its elaborateness. No doubt Marcus had...consummated his relationship with Allison, in all its twisted glory, that very night.

He shook his head. He really did know the character of such fiends.

A wisp of melancholy threatened at the edges of his mind.

He sighed.

"What's done is done, Nicholas. Would that regret could make it otherwise."

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

(Alright! That's it for tonight as I'm fried and I've got to get up early tomorrow! I'll see you guys tomorrow hopefully and have sweet dreams! )

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Jekyll1886  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

((Night-o! Sleep well!))

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Mz.Hyde Mod  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

......And then?

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Mz.Hyde • 3 years ago

With eyes, wild with regret and breath ragged he continued, "The night had taken it's toll on me and I fell ill. I could not eat nor drink nor move. It was a miracle that I had the strength to write a doctor. By the time I had recovered from my aliment, two weeks had pasted. Two weeks! Two weeks! That was all it took! That was all it took..." His voice was slowly being suffocated by the emotions and memories. "Finally I attended one of Marcus's gatherings when I was well enough to leave the house. Things seemed relatively normal, lively company, glowing Marcus, amazing food. But," he swallowed hard, "But when I went to Allison and I's usually meeting spot, she wasn't there. I know she resided within the house for I saw her prepping the dinner but she never turned up to talk. I was a bit concerned that something may have happened to her however I brushed the thought aside that she must have been tired or recovering from the same illness that I had contracted weeks back. I did not press the matter."

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Mz.Hyde Mod  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

When did you see her next?

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Mz.Hyde • 3 years ago • edited

"At Marcus's next event but the same thing happened. This time I gathered the determination to find her. After roaming the halls for a time I discovered her sitting in the backyard reading the paper. I greeted her and she jumped. God! Her eyes were wild with fear! But--but she..." He took a breath and composed himself, "But she quickly subdued herself and addressed me in an ...odd fashion. It was as though she was wearing a mask. She still looked liked my Allison but she...did not act, like her."

"I asked her why she did not meet me, for I know she saw my presence at the meal, but Allison only replied that she had other obligations. I raised an eye brow at the 'other obligations' in question that she was reading...it was a story about a new rail-line. I sat down next to her and apologized for my absence due to that wretched disease. She stood up and brushed the matter aside stating that her break was over, before walking back inside the house."

"These perplexing conversations seemed to grow in number. I would try to address her change in behavior but she affirmed me that all was well and not to worry. When I mentioned her new reserved nature, she claimed to be growing up and needed to learn to care for herself. I asked of her brilliant ideas and she told me that the silliness from her younger years was impractical for the real world. The real world! HA! In the real world those ideas would have changed everything! They would have brought about a new era! ...A new beginning..."

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Mz.Hyde Mod  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

So she just quit science all together.

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Mz.Hyde • 3 years ago • edited

(So we're caught up on my pre written stuff. I'll try to work up some more after dinner but just a heads up that my responses might be slower and shorter than usual.)

"She seemed to have quit her body all together, leaving some preformed idealized woman...a "proper woman" in it's place. Eventually, we stopped talking all together, though, that didn't mean I stopped keeping an eye on her. It was my duty after all to report back to the organization on her work. I didn't just keep watch her for them but I did it for myself too. I didn't--couldn't believe she stopped her research, just turned off the ideas that flowed through her head like an eternal stream. Needless to say, I informed the organization of her sudden change in mood and it concerned them greatly."

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Mz.Hyde Mod  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

So what did they do?

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Mz.Hyde • 3 years ago

"They were worried that Allison's sudden shift was a foreboding sign as though a great storm was rolling in on a changing wind. They showed me reports where the subject experienced a sudden personality change that led to rash decisions, miscalculations and eventually...villainy. Sometimes it was purposeful maliciousness and other times it was accidental, but it really didn't matter as the end result was the same: Death. Death of one, many, knowledge, beliefs, it didn't matter something always came to an end. They told me this was the calm before the storm. They told me I needed to find out what was wrong before foul acts were committed and I was to have all their resources at my disposal to do so. They told me I was in charge of this operation.

Part of me was proud that I was finally given authority but the other part was just worried for Allison.

Allison wouldn't talk to me any longer but I hoped she would talk to someone. I sent in dozens of men disguised as suitors, drunks, friends, anything to try and get her to talk! But they always came back with the same answers she gave me. There was no more science. There was no more brilliance. There was no more Allison. They told me she was repulsed by the idea of science that it made her "faint", but I didn't believe them."

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Mz.Hyde Mod  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago • edited

* Mz. Hyde quietly waited for Spinks to continue.*

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Jekyll1886  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

Desperation and despair pull people under. A last, mad thrashing for the surface comes in turn. Grasping at the straws of science or anything else is only natural when the undertow lays hold.

Any organization worth its title would've helped her before it came to that. He felt the thrum of anger rising, a tightening of his gut, an involuntary surge of adrenaline. Inappropriate, for this setting. Counterproductive. He stopped its spread, a small twitch of his right eye's lower lid the only sign of his internal efforts. The feeling would drain off slowly, over time.

He refocused on Spinks and his words.

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 3 years ago

(Sorry about the wait wifi went crazy there for a bit but I think I'm back now...unless I just jinxed it. XP )

"We kept this charade up for two years. Two years of the same answers, two years of nothing. Finally even the organization believed her. They pulled my men and my resources and told me to move on. But I couldn't move on. I couldn't leave her. I couldn't believe that was it, so I pressed on."

“I admit, my desire—my desperation to be right drove me to commit acts I otherwise would never dared of doing for I was a proper gentleman, back then. But now…but now I am a wretched thing.” He looked at the ground with self-pity…or maybe that was self-hatred. “I began to follow her. I would sit outside the house, day or night, and wait for her to leave the premise and then I would follow her. I followed her to errands, to meals, to offices and all the day to day tasks but it all yielded nothing. It all told the same story. There was nothing left."

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Mz.Hyde Mod  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

But there was something...wasn't there? Or else Alice wouldn't be over there now.

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Mz.Hyde • 3 years ago

He nods, “One night, the months of fruitless endeavors finally ate through me. I, who had been relentless, was finally coming to the conclusion that Allison was now this proper young woman who had no longer need of me. I didn’t want to accept this with all of my being but the world around me said otherwise. In one last attempt I wandered to the back of Marcus’s house and sat underneath our tree. The air was cool and things of the night played a symphony, but I could not see or hear it. The air felt cold and unforgiving and the night seemed to scream in agony, echoing my inner turmoil. The shadows from the trees, the shed, the house, life all seemed to cast over me. I begged for this not to be the end…and my pleas did not go unheard…though—though now I wish they did!” He closed his eyes and waited for the emotion to pass so he could continue. “I was woken from a dream, I do not know when I fell asleep under that tree nor do I know what time I awoke, but none the less I was stirred. The soft closing of the back door and the spilling of the light from a lamp pierced the inky darkness of night and there I saw her, cloaked in an orange light of the flame, slipping through the darkness. She stole across the yard and into the old shed that lay in the far corner of the lot. I rubbed my eyes and blinked several times trying to confirm this wasn’t a figment of my imagination.

A hundred thoughts raced through my mind. Most prominent of which was what was she doing in that old shed? The old shed that no one dared to enter for it could collapse at any moment. It was falling apart but out of stubbornness held itself together. Marcus never repaired it or took it down; he couldn’t be bothered or spare the expense so he let it sit.

After a time I was assured that the cobwebs of sleep had left me but the faint orange glow that emanated from under the door had never faded away. She was there. I stood up from my hiding place and crept over to the shed trying to peer inside without startling her. If she wouldn’t talk to me before then why would she talk to me now? As I circled around the shed for a hole or window, I was disheartened to find none."

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Mz.Hyde Mod  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

What was she doing in there?

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Mz.Hyde • 3 years ago

“I didn’t know and I still don’t entirely know but, as I was about to enter and confront her when the doors of the shed creaked slowly open. Startled like a rabbit, I jumped into the nearby foliage for cover. Her lamp burning low, she closed and locked the shed, before retreating back inside the house. I spent god knows how long, trying to unlock that shed but the old padlock wouldn’t ever yield to me! I thought about breaking through the doors but there was a good chance the whole wretched building would come down, burring its secrets beneath the rubble. And then…and then I the most horrid idea came into my head! The most disgusting thought breathed it’s foul words into my ear! And—And I listened to it! God! Why did I listen to it?!” He squeezes his eyes tight shaking his head before finally releasing the wretched words from his mouth, “…I decided to manipulate Marcus into discovering what she was doing.”

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Jekyll1886  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

Weir couldn't help but think of Wilde:

The only unforgivable sin is stupidity.

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Mz.Hyde Mod  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

What?! You decided to use the man who violated her, who-who RAPED her to discover what she was doing?! Why did you do that?!

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Catt Hatter  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

* Resourceful, but stupid given the situation. Sozo thought, not horribly impressed.*

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Catt Hatter • 3 years ago • edited

" Please! You must understand! I had not know at the time he had raped her, for all I knew he had beaten her and that was all! I shouldn’t have done it! I shouldn't have done it! I shouldn’t have but I was desperate and—and an idiot! I didn't think she would talk to me and Marcus had the keys!” He tried to plead but he knew his actions were unjustifiable.

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Jekyll1886  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

And in the entirety of your organization, was there not one set of lockpicks? His lids lowered slightly as he raised his right eyebrow.

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Mz.Hyde Mod  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

Yeah, like that's soooo much better!

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Mz.Hyde • 3 years ago

"I am a wretch! A b******! I make myself sick but I...I wish that was the end of it...I really do!" The loathing dripped off his words like acid, carving into his flesh Traitor.

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Jekyll1886  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

No, thought Lewis, you're merely a curious, well-meaning fool.

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Mz.Hyde Mod  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

Just...just tell us what happened to Allison!

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Mz.Hyde • 3 years ago

He swallowed hard, the guilt making his stomach lurch, “At our next event, I brought up how one never knows what the servants do when not under the watchful eye of their master. Marcus and I then joked and theorized but I knew I had him. I knew what I did. I had planted and cultivated a seed of curiosity in him. I just had to hope that it would grow strong enough for him to take action by our next dinner. I did not have to hope much, for the next time we met he produced a pile of papers, notes, in her hand writing. He laughed—F*** it! We laughed--at her “fanciful ideas” but—oh god! Why did I laugh!? Why did I laugh!? I was so damn proud of myself, too!,” He buried his face into his hands crying out, “I was so proud! I was so proud that I was right! She was still working and these notes proved how far she had come! Hell! She had it almost figured out! I wanted to gloat right then and there but instead I asked for them on the claim to show my fellow colleague for ‘further mockery’! I was overjoyed!” He spat, “I paraded to the organization that evening like a damn peacock! They all were shocked and then they congratulated me! I was right all along!” He shook his head, his face green with disgust.

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Mz.Hyde Mod  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

What did the papers say?

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Jekyll1886  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

"Had you any inkling what they would do?" asked Lewis.

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 3 years ago

He looked at Lewis, despair in his eyes, "They would take the papers, analyze them and then act appropriately from there, if any course of action needed of be taken."

He shook his head, "I was still celebrating when they came to me with the news. Allison had figured it out. She figured out how to rip a whole between the worlds and create her own universe. And by her sketches and notes she was close to finishing a machine that would do it, too. But--but there was a problem. Somewhere along the way she had made a miscalculation--a misstep-- that would, if the machine was activated, would create an uncontrollable tear in the universe. It would expand, absorbing everything, obliterating everything into nothingness. It was going to destroy the world--the universe!"

"I never saw inside the shed, but, if her notes were any indication, we didn't have much time to prevent this disaster. I begged them to let me handle it as I knew her and that she was my operation. They relented, partially due to the fact that I brought this threat to light and partially from my persistence. They gave me two days and if the correction hadn't been made by then drastic measures were to be used."

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Jekyll1886  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

One doesn't do one's best work under duress, he reflected regarding Allison.

"And during those two days...what exactly did you do?" Or fail to do?

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 3 years ago

At first I watched her, waiting for the right time to approached. It was Wednesday...an-and she had just come out of the house for her afternoon errands...I had to make my move then. " He began to choke up.

"Disguised as a drunk, as to not give my identity away, I stumbled into her. I took hold of her body before she fell and hurt herself but...but.." He swallows his emotions and continues, "but she screamed out anyway. It was not a yell of fear or a shout of anger but a gut wrenching scream of pain. I steady her apologizing profusely and began to pick up her things...that's when I noticed it. Blood soaking through her sleeve. I tried to address it but she slapped me away. Her face was a rainbow: red of anger, green of fear, and...and purple, blacks and blues... Fresh bruising...and...and his signature was all over it.

I--I was shocked! I thought he had stopped! I thought she didn't need me anymore because there no more wounds for me to tend! I thought she was happy! I thought she was safe! I was right on the inconsequential details but not on the WHOLE BLOODY PICTURE!!" He shouted out in anger and despair.

Before I could help her she...she had changed. She was so... angry! She hit me, over and over again. She wasn't strong but her fists carried her unspoken hatred. I fell to the ground as she battered me. I-I don't know why I didn't fight back...maybe I finally realized what I did to her...that I betrayed her...or maybe...maybe I thought...I thought that she betrayed me...I don't know...All I know is that I laid there for what felt like eternity until an approaching carriage startled her. She hurriedly picked up her belongs, and fled the scene, leaving me on the cold ground."

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Jekyll1886  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

"You were in shock," realized Lewis. "And then mourning."

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 3 years ago

"I had one day left and no progress made. I gained broken bones and not a solution. I was beaten physically, mentally, emotionally. I couldn't sleep...not that I had been sleeping. I quit eating. All I could think about was her, my poor Allison. She was in so much pain...and had been. Why wasn't I there for her? Why did she push me away? So many thoughts crowded in my head! I just wanted to hold her! To make everything better like all those years ago!" The agony and suffering made his voice quiver but not falter as he continued. "I had one day left...one day and one chance to make everything right. I wasn't thinking straight...but I don't think I ever was. I made up my mind to confront her. No disguise. No lie. No organization. Just us."

"When night fell, I took up a position next to the shed, knowing she would come. I waited for hours. The house was dark, the street was dark...everything was dark, sleeping peacefully unaware of the danger on the horizon. Then, just as before, the house's door creaked open, the orange light of a lamp spilling forth and there she stood."

"As Allison started to unlock shed I stepped out of my shadows, addressing her in a whisper. Startled, she dropped the key with a small yelp. I...I thought my presence would calm her...allow her to open up but it didn't. Her fear turned to the fires of anger and then...it was smothered by her act. She started to mumble an excuse but I cut her off. "Why?" I asked her, "Why did you stop talking to me? Why did you stop coming to me? Why didn't you tell me Marcus was hurting you? Why did you let me help you?" Her act dropped. That proper woman was gone and there stood Allison...but she wasn't my Allison. Her face twisted with anger and in a livid whisper she told me...everything."

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Mz.Hyde Mod  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

What did she say?

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Mz.Hyde • 3 years ago

"The night of Marcus's 40th birthday party, he decided to treat himself...he decided to... partake of Allison. She tried to fight him off but...couldn't. And...she blamed me. She told me that I promised to be there for her but I wasn't! I wasn't there that night or the next! For a week he did this! For a week she fought! And then...when her spirit broke, he stopped for it wasn't a challenge any longer. He threw her to the side, but kept her as a trophy! While... while his violation had stopped, his beatings didn't. And she blamed me. She blamed me for giving her hope for making her promises that I couldn't follow through on. She blamed me for not being there to protect her. She blamed me for him. And I understand why...I really do. I wasn't there for two weeks when this all occurred. I was gone after I promised never to leave her and it's all my fault! She wouldn't talk to me because I would only hurt her again! And--And even when she didn't speak to me, I still hurt her! The night after I planted that seed of curiosity in his mind he followed Allison out to the shed and broke in and beat her and then stole her notes! I-I never intended for that! I never intended for any of this! I--" His voice broke off, restricted by emotion. It finally leaked back in after a while, barely above a whimper, "I...I just wanted to save her...I just wanted to save everyone....I just...wanted to save someone....anyone." The tears once again began to roll down his cheeks as he failed to control the emotion this time.

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Jekyll1886  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

He wasn't at all surprised by Marcus's behavior, though he felt for Allison. And her feelings toward Nicholas were understandable. She blamed him more for giving her false hope than Marcus for the beatings. But he couldn't help but see Spinks's point of view as well. After all, wasn't that what he himself was trying to do here...and at the Society? And the fellow was eaten up with guilt and remorse. Hardly a life at all, that.

"As do I."

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Mz.Hyde Mod  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

* Mz. Hyde once again fell silent, before speaking again.*

I...I know how you feel...

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Mz.Hyde • 3 years ago

Mz. Hyde's words fell on deaf ears as he continued, "A-After she finished telling me the truth, she hit me again. She hit me and then left me. I did not follow. I did not deserve to follow. I went there to stop her and instead...instead she stopped me. God! God! Why didn't I do my job!" He pressed his head to his hands, the top hat toppling off his head and rolling across the floor, "I went back to the organization empty handed. I couldn't get her to listen... I failed them. I failed her. I could not do one wretched thing right! My two days--my two chances were up and now...now the operation was handed off."

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Mz.Hyde Mod  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

I'm sorry sir, I know how you feel...I really do! But what was Allison working on that was going to destroy the world?!

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Mz.Hyde • 3 years ago

(Oh no! Did I miss a bit above? I though I covered this but I might have missed a step! DX )

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Mz.Hyde Mod  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

(No no my bad!!! Keep going!!! Imma delete that!!!)

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Mz.Hyde • 3 years ago

(Oh okay! Sorry! )

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Jekyll1886  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

A tragedy of errors, thought Lewis.

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 3 years ago • edited

"They quickly brought in a very important, very powerful member who took charge of the situation. I was to be his right hand man for I knew the case like no other..." He looked at the ground and muttered, "I just wish I knew Allison that well." before continuing, "I quickly brought him up to speed and he made the decision to initiate a drastic preventative action. Their plan risked exposing our agency, as it was something that could never be done discretely in such a short time frame and with so many operatives involved, but at this point any risk was worth preventing the destruction of the world. After gathering the necessary materials and personnel we began."

"It was sunset and there were dozens of us. We dressed in our typical uniform but this time we covered our faces with black scarves to keep our identities secret....I didn't want Allison to know I was involved with this, for if she knew she would loath the ground I walked upon, forever."

"As we entered the house, we drugged it's inhabitants with a serum that would not only knock them out but also affect their memory. They would be out of the way and in the morning the ordeal would feel like a vague nightmare at the most. We tossed the entire estate looking for Allison or any of her notes that might have been hid however neither were present. Gathering outside we knew there was only one place left, the shed. The leader of this operation pulled me aside and said "Do you know if she has any notes besides those in the shed?" I shook my head at this, "Alright then. We need to confirm this. You and I will go in and interrogate her and scare her into revealing any other places she might have stored them. I want you to follow my lead on this and, while I have her distracted, I want you to collect her papers, and pour the acid, we brought, on her machines. I'll drug her and then carry her away from the shed before we burn it to the ground." I nodded as it was a good plan but...I guess that's why he was the new leader of the operation."

"If all went well then Allison would be forced to start over and hopefully correct her mistakes in the process. The organization would have her research to study and determine the best way to prepare society for this world changing knowledge. While this achieved all the organization's goals, part of me just hoped that this would finally give her that new beginning she was looking for. A way to get out from under Marcus's thumb and to make something truly of herself. I know it was a silly idea but...but I was clinging on to any piece of hope I could get." He looked at the ground, ashamed.

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Mz.Hyde Mod  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

Go on...

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Jekyll1886  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

"A good plan, in theory," admitted Weir. "Though I wouldn't have gone with fear." Poor girl'd been through enough. 'Bet it was counterproductive at best, a catalyst for tragedy at worst. This organization seems wise in the ways of science, but not of people.

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 3 years ago • edited

(Last post for the night! I'm crashing and I hope I didn't type anything too bad as I'm super tired. See you guys tomorrow! :D )

He shakes his head, "As the other members encircled the shed, we entered. Allison was hiding under a bench, shaking with fear. What had I done to her?! But I could not back out now, I needed to follow through with this not just for the organization but for the world. The plan was in motion and nothing could stop it now."

"As I began to collect her papers, my superior questioned her, "Who have you told about your work?" he asked but Allison denied any knowledge of her research.

"Where is your work?" the boss repeated and again she had denied everything. She was so scared. How did we get there? She was happy--we were happy and now...now there was only hate and fear in this decrepit shed!

"Is it in here?" The boss looked over at me to see if I had discovered her work. I had found traces of it and nodded solemnly back. Allison kept denying everything, fear in her voice. Even as we ripped the place apart, collecting her work, destroying her machines; she kept denying everything. Under the floor boards, down in the dust, we found a complete collection of her work. I called out to the rest of the members, informing them of our discover...and that was when Allison dropped her act. That's what finally made her snap. Allison went into a rage, screaming--lunging herself at us. I had to restrain her until she calmed down--no not calmed down....until she accepted defeated.

"Now she admits to it." My superior joked and I laughed but it was not funny. No. I laughed this time because I could not scream. I could not let myself feel. I could not let my emotions loose...like Allison... I had to be better than that. I had to take the high road.

He continued to question her, "Who else knows of this? Do you have other notes?" But she kept denying everything even though the evidence was in our hands. Why did she keep lying? Her refusal for cooperation only made us doubt her words more. We had to be sure she was truthful, so we began to use harsher tactics.

"Answer our questions or we’ll kill you." He replied calmly. I knew he would never do this--I wouldn't let him--but it was the only way to protect her, protect the world. We thought that if she feared for her life enough then she would do anything to protect it.

It sickened my stomach but I had to help, "NO one will miss you." The harshness of my words--of my voice ...it was demonic! But if only Allison could see the pain in my eyes or hear my thoughts that I would miss her with all my heart, then she would know that I did not mean a word of it!

"Do you have any other notes?" He asked her again and her answer was not of denial but instead that they only existed on paper and in her head." He shook his head trying to refuse the reality of his next words,""Well then I guess we’ll have to destroy that too then." He replied and I laughed, for there was no alternative to express...this!" Scrunching his face up in pain, disgust, despair, and guilt he continued to trudge through his tale.

"As he injected her with the drug, I whispered an apology, but...but I don't believe she heard it." His voice cracked, his hat on the floor, and his face was wet but he had no dignity left to salvage as it had been absent for years.

"We finished collecting the work and destroying the machines. Finally, when we had finished, I carried her out of the shed and onto the grass, where I laid her down. And then...and then I walked away. I could hear the fire crackling behind me as the shed burned. I could feels the wind rushing past me as we all dispersed back into the shadows. I could smell corroding metal. But I couldn't see anything. I didn't want to. How did we get here? How did we get so far from where we stared?"

When he finally finished, his eyes were red and he seemed decades older. "That...that was the second time I've spoken of what happened. It doesn't help. Time doesn't make the pain better it only embeds it into the very fabric of your being. Speaking doesn't help either...it only reopens the old wound." He stared past Lewis and Mz. Hyde, his throat convulsing as it tried to contain an animal noise. He failed.

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Jekyll1886  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

"If that's the case..." asked Lewis after a long pause, "then when, pray tell, did she have a chance to ingest the Jekyll-and-Hyde potion?"

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 3 years ago

He was silent for a long time, the tears streaming down his pale cheeks. When he finally spoke, his voice was that of a whisper for anything louder was impossible, "I don't know."

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Mz.Hyde Mod  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

(FUCK! I meant Alice!!!)

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Mz.Hyde Mod  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago • edited

When did Alice first appear?

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Mz.Hyde • 3 years ago • edited

The internal storm grew and raged on until it could not long be held within his frail body and burst forth from his lips,"Damn it! I don't know! I don't know! I left Allison in the grass! I left her and walked away! She was not found in the morning! Three days later I found her again! I was returning home and I saw her! I called out to her but she did not answer. Fearing she was a figment of my grief stricken mind, I went up to her. My Allison! I thought she had returned from whatever dark corner of London she had retreated to and I tried to embrace her! But she pushed me away and swung at me! Again! I caught her arm this time but I also caught her eyes. They were terrified! They were in pain! They were not her eyes! I let go and that girl ran off down an alley."

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Jekyll1886  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

Then what the Hell did happen?... wondered Weir.

"I see," he said. "When did you encounter her next?"

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 3 years ago • edited

He shook his head, "From there it was on and off. No one knew what she was doing and we tried to keep an eye on her, the organization and I, but she was so hard to track. One minute she would appear in an old warehouse the next an abandoned factor on the other side of town. Over the years we started to piece together what she was doing..." His voice trailed off as his face grew green, "...but what she was doing was...disgusting."

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Mz.Hyde Mod  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

What was she doing?

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Jekyll1886  Mz.Hyde • 3 years ago

Lewis merely looked down and to the right, then left, then right again, before flicking his gaze back to Spinks as he began to speak.

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 3 years ago

"At first we thought she was rebuilding the machine but then..." He swallowed hard before uttering his next words, "...but then the bodies stared turning up. They were in the buildings, the streets, the river. They were often criminals but occasionally--occasionally they the homeless, the poor, the desperate. Whoever they were, the organization had great interest in them and I was charged with collecting them." His stomach lurched at the memories of picking up the carcasses, burned and tortured. "Please don't ask me to describe them. Please! I beg of you do not ask me! I do not know what was done to them and I do not know why the organization wanted them...or what was left of them. I did not ask and I did not care to know, for I have had enough of the truth!"

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Mz.Hyde Mod  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

Why?

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Jekyll1886  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago • edited

He'd suspected as much. A person didn't become an effective torturer without a stomach-churning amount of practice first, after all.

Hydes... So true to type.

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 3 years ago

(So last post for the night because I need to be fully awake for the bit I've got ...sort of planned... I'll see you guys in the morning and I hope you all have a great night! :D )

"I do not know! I do not want to know!" He screamed, burying his face in his hands.

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Jekyll1886  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago • edited

"I do," ventured Lewis. "But that's neither here nor there. The organization has obviously put you through far too much, and you have my sympathy; you couldn't have known what you were in for. Let me just ask you this: Did you come here on their behalf, your own, Allison's, or a combination thereof? Because I do want to help you--and Allison--but I don't know what their agenda is, what they'd do with...or to...her--and that's assuming they'd tell you the truth of their intentions."

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 3 years ago

He lifted his head in defeat, "I came here for them--the organization, as I did not know she was involved. They told me someone knew of us and I was sent to ensure their silence, through what ever means I deemed necessary. I have had no reason to doubt the organization. They've only tried to help. They've only tried to make the world a better place. They--"

"Lies." A small voice drifted out from behind Nicholas, it was weak but filled with emotion. Attached to that voice was a small girl, one which many had forgotten about in light of recent events. Alice. She had her back towards them, knees hugged to her chest, and eyes staring unwavering at the beige walls that make up the corner of her cell.

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Mz.Hyde • 3 years ago

(And I'm going to call it good there because 1. I need to get to sleep, 2. I need to finish writing the next bit, and 3. I think Lewis might want to speak. Anyways, I hope you all have pleasant dreams and we'll continue this tomorrow! :) )

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Jekyll1886  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

((Thank yoouuu!))

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 3 years ago

(No problem! :D )

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Mz.Hyde Mod  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

(YAAAAYYYYYYYY!!!!)

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