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@disqus_NnFUI30kih 2 years ago

This weekend I went to my high school's production of "Young Frankenstein". It's so weird watching a show with a lot of your friends in it, but you aren't in it with them.

Oh....and the guy who was Jekyll was Fredrick!!

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SHANA MARIA VERGHIS • 2 years ago • edited

Was it weird because your friends are weird?

You could have played the staircase or something.

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Mz.Hyde Mod  SHANA MARIA VERGHIS • 2 years ago

I graduated last year.

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SHANA MARIA VERGHIS  Mz.Hyde • 2 years ago

You poor thing. I feel your pain. :D

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Mz.Hyde Mod  SHANA MARIA VERGHIS • 2 years ago

Poor? I'm enjoying college! I didn't say I WANTED to go back to highschool, I was just saying how weird it was to not be apart of a theater production there!

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SHANA MARIA VERGHIS  Mz.Hyde • 2 years ago

LOL!

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Tairais • 2 years ago

Hey! Coincidence of a sort! Thursday through Saturday was the running of our highschool's production of Beauty and the Beast!

I got to play some villagers and also Monsieur D'Arque. I loved played him. I got to be super evil and look dashing as hell according to my girlfriend/tired and ghastly as hell according to me.

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chatterghosts  Tairais • 2 years ago

I think you pulled off the villain look. :P

Our school's production this year is Bye Bye Birdie, but our shows aren't until late April. There's a lot of hype for it, which is weird, because the theatre program is totally dying. (I think people are excited that the music is catchy. We've been doing really boring musicals for like, years. Cough cough, Oklahoma. People who don't know what the musical is even about hum along in the halls to "We Love You, Conrad".)

But also, the guy who plays the male lead has a flawless impression of Dick van Dyke, and that makes for...interesting practices.

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Elaina Hyde • 2 years ago

Catt Hatter

"Sure! I'm always happy to cheer up a friend. Just one thing though," Catt asked. "Where is Alicia's room?"

Ms Elaina Hyde

(Oh, it's.... uh....) *the narrator giggled* (I dunno...)

Catt Hatter

"Oh. That's a bit of a problem then, isn't it?"

((Then the response))

(Um... yeah, I guess... I think it's somewhere around Elaina's room?)

((Can someone tag Catt for me or something?))

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Jekyll1886  Elaina Hyde • 2 years ago

((Catt Hatter Here ya go!))

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Elaina Hyde  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

(Thanks!)

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Catt Hatter  Elaina Hyde • 2 years ago

"Cool, I'll go look then!' Catt stood up and went over to the sink to wash her plate.

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Elaina Hyde  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago

(Oh, okay, cool!) *the girl sat awkwardly at the table.* (uh, bye, then...?)

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Catt Hatter  Elaina Hyde • 2 years ago

"Oh, are you not coming?"

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Elaina Hyde  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago

(Oh. I can come?)

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Catt Hatter  Elaina Hyde • 2 years ago

"Sure!" Catt exclaimed, drying and putting away her now clean plate. "That way we can both learn where her room is!"

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Elaina Hyde  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago

* she laughed and stood* (okay!)

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Catt Hatter  Elaina Hyde • 2 years ago

"Awesome." The two girls left the kitchen and set off in search of the mysteriously elusive room.

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Elaina Hyde  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago

* she started humming "The Little Einstiens" theme song.*

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Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

((Catt Hatter Hyde without a Jekyll Would you like to continue here? I believe it's HJ's/Alice's turn.))

Catt Hatter Hyde without a Jekyll • a day ago

(Hate to break it to you Lewis,) Author said, feeling rather awkward now. (But altering the balance is exactly what would need to happen to bring Allison back. I don't know if you've noticed, but Alice's hair isn't as two-type as it used to be.)

(Also Alice?) Author pulled out some battered notes. (Are you still in constant pain from the half-transformation, and is there anything you'd like me to change about that? Since we're on the subject and all.)

Jekyll1886 Catt Hatter • a day ago

Weir shrugged.

"Ultimately, it is Alice's decision to make..." he admitted. It was her life, her choice. And she wasn't his affair. At least Author was being reasonable about it. He'd been given the chance to voice his concerns, and both Author and Alice had heard him. The rest...was up to them.

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

Alice had made her decision. She had made it the moment she proposed the idea. Though she had tried to move on with her life and tried to ignore the constant ache in her heart, it still hadn't change the fact that she still wanted Allison back.

Allison was still in there, somewhere, that much was for sure. But for how much longer? It scared Alice to think Allison might be gone forever, no chance at redemption, no chance to say goodbye. If this was a opportunity to see Allison again then there was no possible reason for her not to take it.

"Pain?" Alice asked confused by what Author meant. While yes, Alice was in pain it had become a constant companion of hers. She had learned to live with it and had forgotten about it like a faulty door or creaky floor board. "I just want Allison back."

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Catt Hatter  Hyde without a Jekyll • 2 years ago

(Well then,) Author said, taking more notes. (If it's all the same to you, I'll have it so the transformation is painless, as well as eliminating that background pain. Also, How does astral projection sound? Lewis would be able to teach you and Allison how to use it and stuff. Though I would recommend that the both of you don't leave at the same time, as long as one of you is "in" then the other would be able to find their way back. Plus just leaving your things lying around unattended is just asking for trouble.)

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Jekyll1886  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago

"Actually, Author," stated Lewis, "Jekylls and Hydes aren't two different souls. Merely the same soul in two different forms. As far as astral projection is concerned, it would be impossible for Alice to go while Allison stayed, or vice-versa. It's one soul."

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Catt Hatter  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

Author thought a moment. (What if it were sort of segmented, and the two parts were connected by, like, a bungee cord. Would that work? Or, would that be a bad idea?)

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Jekyll1886  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago

"I honestly have no idea if that would work, Author," stated Lewis. "Frankly, I've never met anyone with your capacity to attempt it."

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited

Alice had quietly listened to the two's back and forth. The depth-less pond of possibilities had tempted them for a ride upon it's glistening surface. Astral projection? Bungee cords? (What even were those?) How had they gotten this far away from the shore, so quickly--so, so quickly?

"Just--," Alice piped up interjecting the unfolding conversation, "Just as long as Allison comes back..."

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Catt Hatter  Hyde without a Jekyll • 2 years ago

(Yes, I'll make sure I get that bit. Though since we don't know how she'll react, I would recommend tempering your expectations.

You had wanted to see her face to face, right? Hug and stuff? I can arrange a shared dream-state before full consciousness for you two if you want. And the astral projection bungee cord idea would mean you'd be able to see each other more often! After some practice of course. How's that sound?) They turned to Lewis, (Sound reasonable?)

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Jekyll1886  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago

"Author...I hate to have to ask this, but...what the hell is a 'bungee cord'? You've mentioned that term twice now."

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited

Alice nodded at Lewis's question, happy that someone had voiced her confusion on one of the many technical terms Author was throwing around as though child's play, "And what's astral projection?"

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Catt Hatter  Hyde without a Jekyll • 2 years ago

(Oh, right. Victorian era.) Said Author feeling rather stupid. (Sorry. A bungee cord is an elastic or a stretchy material that is able to withstand the weight of a person. People use it to experience the sensation of free-falling without having to actually land on something hard. As to astral projection, Alice, I think it would be best if Lewis explained. He's more of an expert than I.)

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Jekyll1886  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago

"Ah," said Lewis, as to the bungee cord. Couldn't they just use a parachute? he wondered. He was about to start speaking of astral projection to Alice when something occurred to him. "Actually, Author," he said, "perhaps it would be better if you did. Hadn't you best understand astral projection at least well enough to explain it to a layman if you plan to tinker with it?"

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Catt Hatter  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

(Oh, okay. I mean I only plan on enabling it as a possibility, but sure.) Author turned to Alice. (Your soul basically goes for a walk, like a dog on a leash, with your body holding the leash.)

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago • edited

Alice blinked a few times at the onslaught of definitions and (slightly unpleasant sounding) new concepts. "But what does this have to do with getting Allison back?" she asked still perplexed by it all.

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Jekyll1886  Hyde without a Jekyll • 2 years ago

"That's a very good question," agreed Lewis.

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Catt Hatter  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

(Uh, you had wanted to be able to see her face to face. Since you're not getting separate bodies, I figured this would be the next best thing.) Suddenly things had gotten awkward.

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago • edited

"Separate bodies?" Her brown knitted, compressed by the growing confusion. Sure Lewis said it wasn't a good idea but he also said not to mess with it at all.

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Jekyll1886  Hyde without a Jekyll • 2 years ago • edited

Lewis decided to finish what little of his stew was left before it went completely cold. Author and Alice would sort it out. He'd step in if needed.

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Catt Hatter  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

(Never mind.) Author sighed, suddenly tired. They leaned forward on one hand and rubbed their temples. Why were they suddenly exaughsted?

(If that's all, I guess just say when?)

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago

Alice's confusion quickly turned to concern by the sudden change in demeanor, "Are you feeling okay...Author?" She still was getting used to the new name on her tongue.

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Jekyll1886  Hyde without a Jekyll • 2 years ago

Lewis finished his stew; he looked up when he heard Alice's question. Concern made small furrows in his brow as he shifted his gaze to Author.

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Catt Hatter  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

(I ought to be.) Author grumbled. (I guess I've just been at this for a long while, and, everything. We'd best get Allison back, you ready?) They asked with a yawn.

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago

"As I'll ever be." Alice replied not entirely sure what to do to even get 'ready'.

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Jekyll1886  Hyde without a Jekyll • 2 years ago

Many questions tumbled through Lewis's mind with regard to Author. He hadn't thought such a being capable of tiring. And what did a godling have to grumble about? They hadn't been at this that long; he'd only just finished his stew, after all. What was such a span of time in comparison to the countless eons for which Author surely must have existed?

Then Alice signaled her readiness, and Weir's pondering ceased. His breath went still as he looked from Author to the girl--Alice, who awaited the demigod's touch.

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Catt Hatter  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

Author internally rolled their eyes at Lewis' thoughts as they stood and made their way around the table. (Time is exceedingly relative Lewis.) They thought in a tired voice in his head.

To Alice they said, (Let's give that handshake a second try, shall we?) and held out their hand.

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago

Alice grinned at Author, then at the extended hand, and then back at the demi-god's shaded face. After all this time, it was as easy as a handshake. Who could have known?

With that, Alice grasped the out stretched hand.

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Catt Hatter  Hyde without a Jekyll • 2 years ago

She felt a slight tingle run up her arm and down her spine. Weather it was from the excitement, or the demi-god's power, she didn't know.

Then there was another sensation, it felt like a bubble forming at the back of her mind. Or was it her in her skull?

The not unpleasant, but nonetheless bizarre sensation expanded and rose, sending tingles across her scalp. She shut her eyes as the pressure crashed over her forehead, the bubble finally breaking the surface.

When she next opened her eyes, she found herself standing in Allison's old shack-laboratory, and Allison was there.

To onlookers, though, Alice and Author appeared to have merely gone into some sort of trance. No ethereal lights, no fanfare. Just two people, holding hands.

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Jekyll1886  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago

Lewis made certain not to disturb the two, for fear of things going awry.

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited

Returning to something old while being something new, the fear it accompanied with it. Through nostalgia of the dreaded and panic of the nightmares that flow from a child’s time, that does not exempt a soul from the timid longing for that of a childhood. Or an adulthood. While the grass is always greener on the other side, if there is no fence then there is but the blue of the sky for comparison. And who can compare green and blue, for while one makes up the other, the other remains independent. It connects the land no matter how divided it becomes. Intangible, ungraspable, undefinable, unlimited objects can be like that.

The new desire for childhood and adulthood, life and death, joy and sorrow, and every shade in-between all connected by a new form. Desire for more. A greed instilled within the narcissistic populace and a longing to fill the void that is the cavity of our body. This need quickly over comes all other forms of caution. Worry, fear, hesitation, and the option of safety all shoved to the side in pursuit to feel more…

Complete.

But with completion comes its own set of experiences, emotion, and memories.

Depthless Joy.

Endless Fear.

Nurturing Comfort.

Disgusting Pain.

Boundless Determination.

Bold Rage.

Disorienting Confusion.

Powerful Inspiration.

Quiet Sorrow.

Glistening Desire

Acceptance.

Both smothered and overtly expressed.

However, tis never to last as the hands of fate demands change and it morphs from a crippled butterfly back into healthy Caterpillar. Time moves backwards. Ideas are compartmentalized. Lives are packed up inside a box. The world moves on.

Yet even with the conclusions drawn, that terrifyingly beautiful state and place calls the young sailor to travel towards it again. It plays it’s sirens song and the heart shall never learn what’s best, for the mind cannot comprehend. With a promise the traveler swears to return to the newly discovered land, yet, shall they be lost at sea with all the other wandering soles? Will they find new ground with golden wheat to fill their mouths and bellies, too fat to wander wayward? Or shall it all just be a dream to which they open their eyes and stare at the darken sky knowing it was never to be unless they succumb to the waves.

Mere moments had passed for Lewis and Author yet time is relative. Though just a dream it could best be comprehended that Alice stood outside the shed, just as she had in times past, looking up at the sky for something and nothing.

“Author!” she called up to the lifeless dream, “Can you do it now? Please?” But how far would begging travel in this un-world?

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Catt Hatter  Hyde without a Jekyll • 2 years ago • edited

(It's already done Alice. You had wanted to see her face to face.) Author's voice echoed from the sky. (I can't keep this up forever. If you want to see her, give her a hug, or say anything, you're going to have to go inside.)

In the kitchen, Author had spoken aloud.

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Jekyll1886  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago • edited

"Author...she wishes you to bring forth Allison. To the physical world." They've already done all the rest. And more besides.

...

At least they had one shining moment in there. For what it's worth.

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited

Disorienting Confusion.

Glistening Desire.

"But I did see her." the puzzlement in her voice was evident, "I saw her and we hugged. You put me in the shed remember? Please, bring her back."

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Catt Hatter  Hyde without a Jekyll • 2 years ago

(Oh, you did? Okay. Both of you brace yourselves!)

The dream went dark and Alice felt the sensation of hurtling upwards through water, through the blackness of thought.

When her head finally broke the surface, she was back in the kitchen, and there was someone else in her head.

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Jekyll1886  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago

Lewis stared, his eyes widening.

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

Their eyes opened...but something wasn't right. This wasn't right. This wasn't what they had asked for! This was was wrong! This was betrayal!

This ...hurt.

The physical shift over time had been so subtle that it wasn't until the girl in the kitchen was violently jerked back to her appearance that she held when first arriving at the Society, that Lewis and author realize how much the girl had changed.

Her form went limp and she collapsed to the ground, knees pulled to chest. The handshake was no longer mutual as Author now grasped the trembling hand. Her entire form trembled and shook as waves of agony washed over. It wasn't physical but mental agony--emotional agony. Author could not hear their thoughts for there was nothing to hear put the sound of pure chaos and war.

Tears streamed from the whimpering figure, now a crumpled pile of clothes on the floor, their eyes wide yet unseeing.

It was too crowded. It was too loud. It was wrong.

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Catt Hatter  Hyde without a Jekyll • 2 years ago

Author fell along with her, laying next to her on the floor utterly drained.

(I'm sorry...) They whispered hoarseley, and passed out.

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Jekyll1886  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago • edited

Oh no. Oh nononono...

Lewis rushed to Alice's--Allison's?--Alice's?--side, but the energy he felt forced him back. This was--this had all gone so terribly wrong, so very quickly.

Breathing heavily, he staggered backward, unthinkingly put weight on his bad foot, and fell. He tried his best to shut out the sensations ringing out from Alice--the raw hurt and emotional agony and crippling sense of betrayal and claustrophobia--lest they overwhelm him entirely.

Think. Think. Take a moment.

He concentrated on his body, on his breathing, on the pain his fall had bequeathed him. For just a moment, he felt...off. But it passed, as such moments did.

He looked about the kitchen, took in its colors and textures and smells. The feel of the floor, cold beneath him. The fabric of his shirt against his skin. The press of his waistband.

Alright.

All right?

All right.

He beheld Alice and Author. Author...passed out?

All so very wrong.

He glanced about, saw his cane, scrabbled for and grabbed it, then scrambled to think of what to do.

He patted his waistcoat pockets.

This?

No.

That?

No.

What about--

Hell no!

Fine. Then maybe...

Hm.

He reached into one of the pockets and pulled out its contents.

These.

Yes. Maybe so. Might work.

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Jekyll1886  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

Rather than going to the trouble of standing up, only to kneel down, Lewis simply crawled over to where Author's limp form lay on the floor. He took the contents of his pocket--smelling salts--and placed them directly under Author's nose.

At least it's only eyes they're missing. Don't know what I'd do if they lacked nostrils.

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Catt Hatter  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

Author grumbled a bit before suddenly sitting bolt upright, accidentally slamming their face into Lewis' forehead in the process.

(Ngha! Ow! What the hey?!) Author gingerly felt their sore nose with their free hand. (Lewis? Are you okay!? Where's Alice?! How long was I out??) They asked urgently.

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Jekyll1886  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago • edited

Lewis, however, was in no condition to answer. So mighty was the sudden impact from the demigod that it sent him reeling backward. The smelling salts tumbled from his hand. He cracked his head on the hard floor and was out cold.

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Catt Hatter  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

An expletive lept out of their mouth before they could stop it. (L-Lewis? Alice? Oh g- Alice I'm so sorry! This wasn't how it was supposed to happen!) Author's chest hurt, and it was hard to breathe. They raised their hands up to their head and grasped fistfulls of brown hair.

Th-this shouldn't have happened, it's all wrong! THISSHOULDN'THAVEHAPPENED!! In a panic, they crawled under the table, curled into a ball, and started crying.

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago

Where was Author going?

Where was Lewis?

It didn't matter, just insignificant facts in contrast to the much larger problem at hand.

They were completely oblivious to the world around them as their inner being attempted to find some semblance again. Attempted and failed. There was too much happening at once. Too many arguments. Too many opinions. Too many people. Too, too much of everything and just not enough space.

The whimpering caught in their throat and became a spluttered gagging. Their face turned red as they tried to reject the emotion out--the other side out. Their chest heaved with convulsions as though the body couldn't decide whether to inhale or exhale. Beads of sweat popped to the surface of their skin and mixed with the salty streams on their cheeks. The crimson blood that rushed to their face like a doctor sprinting to a dying patient, seeped into the unblinking, unseeing whites of their eyes.

The body now shivered in the once dry clothing that now clung to it. The mass of hair flattened under the weight of flesh and bone wiggling to be free.

This was wrong.

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Catt Hatter  Hyde without a Jekyll • 2 years ago • edited

(EVERYTHING IS WRONG!) Author snapped angrily from under the table. (This is all horrible and I don't know how to fix it, so I might as well muck it up worse! You two are getting your own rooms!)

And just like that, Alice found her mind her own again, and someone else laying next to her. Unconscious and in the same clothes as she was.

(And Lewis, you wake up!) Author snapped their fingers to bring him back to the waking world.

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Jekyll1886  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago

Lewis awoke instantly.

"How--? What--?"

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited

Two girls now laid on the floor.

The left: short, brown wild hair. A small frame and thick in meat. Their blue eyes darted about wildly in their plump, child-ish face. Their clothing, even larger than usual, made a sea of fabric around them.

The right: long, blond orderly hair. Their lengthy frame was slender with bone. If one were to guess, orange eyes laid behind those closed lids. Their clothing seemed small as their limbs protruded out, showing skin.

Alice seemed twitchy, disoriented by her new circumstances.

Allison, though unconscious, seemed as stiff as a board except for the steady shallow breathing.

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Catt Hatter  Hyde without a Jekyll • 2 years ago • edited

Author just clutched their knees to their and tried to cry as silently as possible. The effort made their throat hurt, but Alice was in need of Lewis' help and they didn't want to be a distraction.

They'd messed up enough.

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Jekyll1886  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago

Lewis scanned the room, bombarded by blasts of emotion and struggling to sort out their sources.

Here, Author. Sadness and chagrin. Frustration and fear.

There, Alice. Confusion. Terror. Extreme disorientation.

Disorientation, she and he had in common.

And, there...Allison.

Allison, it dawned on him.

Separate from Alice.

Separate bodies.

And the soul?

Against his better judgment, he let his senses expand, let the waves of emotion roil over him, searching out the nuances, perceiving and checking and rechecking.

You've split the soul as well.

"You've split the soul!" he cried out, anger and worry shot through his voice. He got up shakily, his nerves threatening mutiny, not ready to be called to work so soon. "Author!"

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited

The jagged edge to Lewis's sharp voice caused Alice to flinch with a yelp.

What had happened?

Where was she?

Who's crying?

Where did that livid noise come from?

Her mind still swam in the sea of oranges and noises. It scared her to no end which only confused her more. Why confused? She didn't know and that only made it worse. A downward spiral.

Alice tried to sit up and scramble away to a corner to hide, yet the spinning world force her head back to the floor. Pulling her arms in, she opted to attempt to hide from that overbearing universe inside the overly large outfit.

Even with the excessive stimulation, there was a feeling of something missing.

-

Allison didn't move.

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Catt Hatter  Hyde without a Jekyll • 2 years ago

Lewis could sense the fear in Author expanding, along with guilt. They just looked at him and bawled, hot tears tracing red lines down their cheeks.

(It's all wrong!) They cried.

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Jekyll1886  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago

"Yes, Author. It is," said Weir through gritted teeth. "Now get up, you useless reject godling, and clean up your damn mess."

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

A whimper escaped Alice's lips as Lewis's voice, metal twisted by rage and warped by concern, cut through the fluidity of the air leaving a rippling wake that crashed into her ear drums.

Why was Lewis shouting? Why was Author crying? There was someone next to her? What was going on?

The confusion began to clear at a snails pace.

The warm hues of orange that surrounded the quartet began to slow their dance forming familiar shapes. The, now, deadly stagnant air carried a familiar smell.

Stew.

Alice was in the kitchen.

Yet this brought up many more questions. How did she get here? Wasn't she supposed to be in the shed or...was it her room? Why was the world spinning? Why were the colors blurring? Why was Lewis yelling at Author?

She didn't know an Author...did she? Oh! It was too much!

Alice once again attempted to escape. The dark, stimulus cupboard looked inviting enough but the first thought of moment brought another wave of nausea to her already aching head and she opted to remain curled up on the cold, hard floor.

Tears rolled down her face and though try as she might to close her eyes and block out the light the dark world behind her eyes only spun worse.

Even with the bright, confusing world surrounding her holding everything she could possibly desire, something was missing.

Allison didn't stir.

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Catt Hatter  Hyde without a Jekyll • 2 years ago

(How!?) Author begged, (Just tell me how and I'll fix it! I'm sorry Alice!)

Their tear streaked skin began to burn from the heat.

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Jekyll1886  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago • edited

"I told you not to alter the balance! But you did! I told you not to make separate bodies! But you did!" exclaimed Lewis, gesticulating wildly. "I have no idea how to solve this mess, because I would never have made it in the first place! Can ya never just leave well enough alone?!" He looked over at Alice, and Allison. "And now she's the one suffering for it..." he said, his voice cracking.

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

So many pointed words, but pointing to what? What had happened? Why were they yelling? What needed to be fixed?

Was she broken?

They were both so loud. Everything was so bright. The stew smelled of rot. The floor was hard and cold. Her mouth tasted of metal.

Alice closed her eyes and felt the spinning of the Earth on it's axis. Shutting out one sense only made the remaining more pungent. Why couldn't everything just stop?

The floor was now damp from the continues tears that fell from her open eyes. The brown hair and clothing stuck to her flesh from the sweat. A slight shiver came over Alice's now drenched form, as freezing, putrid air wrapped itself around her.

She wanted to scream but couldn't bring her vocal cords to obey, as they only let out weak moans. Licking her lips she tried again.

Tried and failed.

The only indicator of her efforts was the bright red sheen on her lips.

She wanted to do so much in this world of possibility but nothing seemed obtainable, something was missing.

Allison didn't wake.

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Catt Hatter  Hyde without a Jekyll • 2 years ago

(I know!) Author cried in response to the chastisement. (Things weren't supposed to go this way! I don't know what went wrong!) At Alice's moaning they turned to look at the suffering girl. She looked as though she were melting inside her tent of an outfit. (Hang in there Alice, we're working on it! Should I rewind her to before the thing? Do you think that would work?)

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Jekyll1886  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago • edited

Lewis made his way to Alice and Allison, knelt down, and clasped each girl's hand.

He closed his eyes and took a moment. A long one.

When he opened them, he looked directly at Author.

"Re-merge the soul. Return it to one body. Put the balance between the two facets back the way it was, if you can. Do all that, and you might fix this. Or you might not. But it's better than mucking with time."

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Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

((Wizardblizzard From last week's page:))

Jekyll1886 Wizardblizzard • 2 days ago

"Oh," said Lewis. He hadn't seen that one coming. "I see." While he was surprised, he didn't seem at all upset by this new knowledge. "Is your father part of some organization, or simply a concerned citizen? Because, in point of fact, I do think the Society's in trouble. And would like to help in any way I can. I simply need to know what I'm dealing with."

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Wizardblizzard  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited

((Isabella rejoices. Something Lewis hasn't seen coming.

Sorry for walls of convolutedly-worded explanation, by the way; I've just had too long to think about this. Hopefully things should start to move a bit more straightforwardly again once the explanations are off my chest.

Whatever's going on with Catt Hatter Narrator, by the way? No wonder poor Lewis is hot and bothered :-D ))

Isabella seemed to find this question amusing for some reason. "No, 'we' is just my family, on my father's side, that is; they're not an organisation, they just think they are. You'd understand if you'd met my aunt Ruth." Now she'd started talking she seemed to find it hard to stop. "You see, they've been the local magicians since the year dot. So in the old days they were always the ones who stepped in to deal with anything, any supernatural problems that happened, and they were all brought up on that idea. And old traditions die hard, I suppose - so when Father found out about this, that's why he immediately thought it was our responsibility to try and do something. I've been feeling a bit like the last soldier left to hold the pass."

Her tone became more businesslike. "If it came to needing reinforcements, if that's what you're thinking of, if I sent a telegram home they might be able to come up with something, but I can't promise that."

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Jekyll1886  Wizardblizzard • 2 years ago • edited

((Oh, no worries! It made perfect sense, and it's a nice bit of backstory, to boot!

He's been dealing with all that for some time now. I'd be lying if I said it wasn't taking a toll...))

Lewis looked positively elated.

"That's fantastic, Isabella! Thank God--or...nature spirits, or what-have-you," he corrected himself, not wishing to offend. "The point is, neither of us is alone in this at the Society any longer. What has your father been concerned about here, specifically? You and I could certainly coordinate to address it."

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Wizardblizzard  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited

"Thank God will do just fine." Isabella's eyes were shining too. "I know now how silly it was for any one person to try to be the guardian angel of the entire Society, of course. Your mission seems more possible" - she laughed - "at least Dr Lanyon is only one man, and they all say he's indestructible, anyway! I can only do what I can along with everyone else. But until just now I've been feeling that if I were to write home I'd be hard pressed to say I'd even been doing that."

She looked more doubtful at Lewis's question. "I wish I knew." She thought for a moment, and decided she might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb. "The fact is - I said just now that different magicians are best at different things. My father is by way of being the family clairvoyant. The things I'm worrying about are all a lot of hints and odd glimpses, and, after all this time, I still don't have an explanation for what half of them are. Before I came here, we naturally assumed that it was all about one problem. Now I know that it's not just one trouble, it's a whole lot of separate ones, most of whom don't want interference."

She thought for a moment. "For a start, who's the prisoner? In the room with the locks on the outside?"

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Jekyll1886  Wizardblizzard • 2 years ago • edited

"If you like, feel free to tell me about the signs your father's seen. Perhaps we can work to piece together what his glimpses reference.

"As to the room...that's a bit of a long story, but the short of it is, I've a patient in there. A dangerous one. I can tell you more, but only if you promise it won't leave these walls, or go beyond your family, at most."

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Wizardblizzard  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

"Oh, a matter of patients, is it." Isabella nodded in immediate understanding. "You have my word, so does she. Though I suspect I already know some of it."

A thought seems to strike her. "Is this anything to do with the 'Hydes'?"

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Jekyll1886  Wizardblizzard • 2 years ago

"Yes," Weir confirmed. "It is."

A pause, as he considered how to phrase what came next.

"My field of study is transcendental metaphysics. But my area of expertise within that field is what's known as the 'Jekyll-and-Hyde' phenomenon. It's a particular permutation of the human soul or psyche, wherein the soul itself is capable of taking on another form, and the body follows suit. Same person, same soul, if we're technical, but different manifestation. Different mindset. The unconscious moves to consciousness, and vice-versa.

"The patient behind that door is Dr. Helen Jekyll. Her other self...is Hela Hyde."

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Wizardblizzard  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited

Isabella's first reaction was a kind of snort of dismayed laughter. "So that's why I could never find out what had become of Dr Helen! Well, t' poor devil. That certainly explains a lot." Not for the first time, the joke was on her.

She continued more slowly. "What you say makes a lot more sense. I only found out about this recently - Dreamer Jekyll told me the day before she left. But her explanation didn't make a lot of sense. This seems to add up more. The body changes as well? The same as if it were a werewolf, almost, not that I've ever personally met a werewolf but you know what I mean? So that's it..."

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Jekyll1886  Wizardblizzard • 2 years ago

"Yes," affirmed Lewis. "The new form might be larger or smaller than the original, might have more or less body hair, or a different skin tone, different eye color, different build -- you name it." He chuckled. "I hadn't thought to compare it to a werewolf, but the analogy's not inaccurate."

A pause.

"In any case, I'm doing my best to treat Hela, but it's rather slow going, I'm afraid. Too many lodgers have been enabling her bad behavior for too long. I've only recently gotten them to stop, so I'm hopeful we might actually make a bit of progress now."

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Wizardblizzard  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

Isabella frowned. "Is that possible? I thought they were that way because that was the nature of how they were made?"

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Jekyll1886  Wizardblizzard • 2 years ago

"They're a bit like children, actually. Unruly children, at that." He considered a moment. "Adolescents, I suppose. Granted, often with violent tendencies, but that's to be expected. The Hyde is typically whatever the Jekyll has suppressed, and very few societies condone casual violence."

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Wizardblizzard  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

"Brr." Isabella shivered. "But if you say the nature of a Hyde is to let out whatever the - Jekyll? - has suppressed, then would they be capable of learning to suppress it themselves? Is that just how they start out, or...?"

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Jekyll1886  Wizardblizzard • 2 years ago

"Ultimately, the goal is to gradually modify the behavior of both the Jekyll and the Hyde to the point that they merge and become indistinguishable. A happy medium, as it were. That's what I'm trying to accomplish with Helen and Hela. Left to their own devices, with no intervention nor guidance, Hydes and Jekylls tend to end up dead--be it via execution at the hands of the law, picking a fight with the wrong person, or a desperate act of suicide. What's more, they often hurt or even kill any number of people before they perish. I'll do my best to help Helen and Hela, but if I can't, I want to at least stymie the potential fallout."

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Wizardblizzard  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

Isabella shook her head her expression rather grim. "Yes, let's hope it doesn't come to that. But that does sound reasonable, if it can be done. By the way, just to check... tallish lady with dark hair? At least in one form - or possibly both?"

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Jekyll1886  Wizardblizzard • 2 years ago

"Yes," confirmed Lewis. "Hela's form is tall--about 5' 10", I'd say. Just a couple of inches shorter than I. I've never actually weighed her--don't know if anyone has--but she has a lean look about her. Sharp features. Light-blue eyes like ice. Hair's dark brown, nearly black--much like mine, actually," he reflected, and indicated his own, "though it's obviously much longer, coming just past her shoulders." There was the barest hint of a wry smile as he reflected who else had hair that length.

"Now, unfortunately, Hela currently has far more control than Helen does, to the point she can actually wear the doctor's form for a little while. In point of fact, I've seen Helen as herself only twice. Equal to the number of times I've seen Hela wear that body. Therefore, if you should happen to see 'Helen', it's wiser to presume it's actually Hela. Better safe than sorry. Helen's form is significantly shorter than Hela's: about 5'4". Hair and eyes are somewhere between amber and brown, is the best way I can think to describe it. Oval face, hair just slightly shorter than Hela's, proportionally speaking."

A thought occurred to him.

"Have you a Vibralert Coin?" he asked. "Small, silver-colored disc about the size of a penny?"

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Wizardblizzard  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

"No, I haven't. Some kind of arrangement of yours?"

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Jekyll1886  Wizardblizzard • 2 years ago

"Yes. Made with the help of a materials scientist. Here," he took one from his waistcoat pocket and held it out to Isabella. "Keep this on your person. It'll vibrate more and more frequently the closer you and Hela are to each other--even if she's wearing Helen's form."

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Background Scientist #37 • 2 years ago

((Mz.Hyde ))

Mz.Hyde

We can hit her!! With a rock!!

(response)

Thats a great idea! If it worked that is...

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Mz.Hyde Mod  Background Scientist #37 • 2 years ago • edited

Of course it will work! Unless you want to use a potato, of course.

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Background Scientist #37  Mz.Hyde • 2 years ago

"Well I have more potatoes."

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Mz.Hyde Mod  Background Scientist #37 • 2 years ago

We can use those!

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Background Scientist #37  Mz.Hyde • 2 years ago

"Okay!" Gemma opened up a cupboard and a huge bag of potatoes fell out.

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Mz.Hyde Mod  Background Scientist #37 • 2 years ago

HEHEHEEHEHEHEHEHEHHHHHHHHHEEEE!

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Background Scientist #37  Mz.Hyde • 2 years ago

"As I said, I have more potatoes..." Gemma's face shifted into a grin.

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Mz.Hyde Mod  Background Scientist #37 • 2 years ago

Excellent!~ Let's go get her!

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Background Scientist #37  Mz.Hyde • 2 years ago

"Away we go!" Gemma paused. "Where are we going?"

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Mz.Hyde Mod  Background Scientist #37 • 2 years ago

I.....Don't know.

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Helen Jekyll  Mz.Hyde • 2 years ago • edited

((XDDDDDDDDD

Oh my god. XD

This is amazing.

Good luck you two!))

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Background Scientist #37  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago

((Thanks! I'm guessing we'll need it.))

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Background Scientist #37  Mz.Hyde • 2 years ago

"Well I guess we can go search, see if anyone has any ideas?" Gemma shrugged.

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Mz.Hyde Mod  Background Scientist #37 • 2 years ago

Good idea! This is exactly why we hired you, you have good ideas!

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Background Scientist #37 • 2 years ago

((Hyde without a Jekyll ))

((Also sorry for delay!))

Hyde without a Jekyll Dr. H. Griffin • 8 days ago

Alice elected to ignore Griffin's comment instead addressing Gemma, "I made several! Making sure to tried all the jams, and the vegetables and all the other delicious things out there!" she gestured to the buffet table before continuing, "Which one did you like best?"

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Background Scientist #37 Hyde without a Jekyll • 7 days ago

"I like the blueberry's the best. Take a wild guess why," she gestured to her head, a hint of a smile on her face. )

"Completely going out on a limb here," Alice giggled with sarcasm, "but is it because your favorite color is blue?"

"Yep!" Gemma grinned.

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Background Scientist #37 • 2 years ago

((That's okay! XD It happens!))

Alice laughed at this, taking in the mass of vibrant blue hair, "I must say the blueberries were amazing today! You guys always cook the most delicious things! "

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Background Scientist #37  Hyde without a Jekyll • 2 years ago

"Thanks! I'm glad you enjoy it! Any ideas for tommorow?"

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Background Scientist #37 • 2 years ago

"Hmmm...." Alice thought for a moment trying to think of what would be delicious after Pancake Day, "Chicken?"

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Background Scientist #37  Hyde without a Jekyll • 2 years ago

"That sounds delicious! I think I still have some too. Thanks!"

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Background Scientist #37 • 2 years ago

Her face lit up in a huge grin. "Any time!"

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Background Scientist #37 • 2 years ago

((Response to HeneyRoseQuartz in "A Blue Bird Sings Alone"))

Background Scientist #37 • 4 days ago

"Sure!" nonononotwhatImeanttosaynononono "I mean if its not too much trouble that is."

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HenryRoseQuartz • 4 days ago

( Although his mouth is carved into a pleasant smile, he holds Gemma's gaze almost pleadingly, concern visibly written across his features. )

It would be no trouble at all! cooking is an excellent grounding exercise and it pulls the mind away from toxic thought. It's even more fun with help!

(response)

"Ok! Thank you." Thank you. "I've just got to grab some more flour."

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HenryRoseQuartz  Background Scientist #37 • 2 years ago

Right! then let's get the flour! how big a batch are you intending to make?

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Background Scientist #37  HenryRoseQuartz • 2 years ago

"A smaller one probably. I don't know if anyone will eat too many. I make pancakes a lot."

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HenryRoseQuartz  Background Scientist #37 • 2 years ago

Do you now? That's wonderful! What kinds of things do you like to put on them?

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Background Scientist #37  HenryRoseQuartz • 2 years ago

"Blueberries, and chocolate, and strawberries, and..."she continued listing ingerdients, while walking towards the storeroom upstairs to grab a bag of flour.

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HenryRoseQuartz  Background Scientist #37 • 2 years ago

( He follows and takes a small one himself, relief flooding through his nerves. )

What a delightful sounding array! It sounds like you really love these pancakes! ( He leans in, his voice barely a whisper )

Do you have a secret ingredient or two that you like to add to the batter? I'm a therapist so I'm bound by oath to keep your secrets.

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Background Scientist #37  HenryRoseQuartz • 2 years ago

"Well I usually end up adding potatoes to everything... Its a bit strange but I guess it reminds me of my family. We had potatoes for just about everything." She smiled, a bittersweet expression. "Bout all we had for a while..." she turned out of the storeroom, still holding the flour.

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HenryRoseQuartz  Background Scientist #37 • 2 years ago

You know, I hear they call potato pancakes "latkes" Very much a part of Jewish tradition and Hanukkah celebrations everywhere!

( He takes a bag of flour and closes the door behind her )

Your plight sounds not unlike a story I've heard.

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Background Scientist #37  HenryRoseQuartz • 2 years ago

"A story?" Gemma asked curiously, she wondered what type of story he had heard. She began collecting other ingredients for pancakes.

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HenryRoseQuartz  Background Scientist #37 • 2 years ago

( As he works beside her, he continues. )

The story goes that once upon a time, there was a fertile land full of crops. The people who lived there were poor and lived in windowless mud cabins, a large number of these were decedents of wealthy estate owners who had been stripped of their inheritance by the Protestants. For a time the poor farmers managed, reaping the benefits of their agricultural efforts. One year, however, things took a sudden turn for the worst when the land became crowded and the new landlords greedier. They turned to potatoes for food, earning the nickname "The Potato Famine"

Did you know that their poor were healthier than ours here in London?

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Background Scientist #37  HenryRoseQuartz • 2 years ago

"I don't believe I did, but I don't find it hard to believe," Gemma replied. She removed a bowl from a cupboard.

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HenryRoseQuartz  Background Scientist #37 • 2 years ago

They use buttermilk in their diet, so it provides more nutrients

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Hyde without a Jekyll • 2 years ago

((Oh that's such a great show!!! :DDDD And the same guy playing Jekyll and Fredrick!! YESSSSSSSS!!! xDDDDD ))

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Hyde without a Jekyll • 2 years ago

((RBDECEPTICON17 Over here! [sorry wouldn't let me tag you. XP ] I'm so sorry for the delay on this one!))

"This by far has been by best sale today!" He grinned, pocketing the money and potion, "Do you want the cage too?" He asked before leaning in and lowering his voice, "They really don't need it seeing that as how they're domesticated. But it's to keep the vagabonds out rather than the birds in."

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Hyde without a Jekyll • 2 years ago

(RBDECEPTICON17 I'm down here! XD )

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RBDECEPTICON17  Hyde without a Jekyll • 2 years ago

Rose pondered over the question for less than a second...and then nodded her head.

"I'll take the cage as well." She answered.

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Hyde without a Jekyll  RBDECEPTICON17 • 2 years ago

"Cage is 10 pounds," the man replied, a small twinkle of excitement in his eye as to what the peculiar young lady was to do next.

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RBDECEPTICON17  Hyde without a Jekyll • 2 years ago

The blonde quickly opened up her wallet, looking deep into the wallet, until she spotted the money she needed...the last bit of money she would get for quite some time.

But it would all be worth it in the end...she just knew it would.

The sexologist quickly fished the ten pounds out, and then handed it to the man, before she turned to look at the beautiful bird she had chosen.

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Hyde without a Jekyll  RBDECEPTICON17 • 2 years ago

He happily pocketed the money, "It has truly been a pleasure doing business with you, miss!"

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RBDECEPTICON17  Hyde without a Jekyll • 2 years ago

"Your welcome, sir." The sexologist retorted wth a soft smile, as she stepped over and carefully grabbed the handle of the cage, carefully lifting it up as she looked the beautiful creature over again.

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Hyde without a Jekyll  RBDECEPTICON17 • 2 years ago • edited

Seeing that Rose now held the bird, smiling, Alice approached her with a grin of her own, "Were you able to get it?" Though she knew the answer just by Rose's body language it was still best to confirm.

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RBDECEPTICON17  Hyde without a Jekyll • 2 years ago • edited

"Your damn right I did! Now all I need to do is get some chocolates and flowers! And then i'm set for tonight!" Rose exclaimed quite loudly...grabbing quite a lot of peoples' attention.

(It's your turn, HJ! X3)

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Hyde without a Jekyll  RBDECEPTICON17 • 2 years ago

"Excellent!", Alice laughed at Rose's infectious enthusiasm, "Are you planning on getting them here or the market place?"

(So sorry for the delay! What else are you wanting to do for this RP so I can make sure respond in a way that'll help?)

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Miss-Dreamerkat • 2 years ago

Nice!

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Wizardblizzard • 2 years ago • edited

((quick last reply to Miss-Dreamerkat on the Birds Leaving the Nest part 2 thread:))

"We need to finish packing, '' Dreamer said.

"I'll let you get on with it then." Isabella was blinking rather hard herself. "Merry meet, merry part. And all that. Bye Dreamer. Bye Lizzy. Good luck to you." She smiled and left the room. Lot to think about.

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Wizardblizzard • 2 years ago

They continued packing and soon were finished and ready to leave.

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Setae • 2 years ago

Pretty neat for the guy, getting to play the two best mad scientists :)

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Wizardblizzard • 2 years ago • edited

(( Miss-Dreamerkat Continuation of Birds Leaving the Nest thread part 3 and last. I've just been waiting until we knew what Dreamer and Isabella had actually said to each other in part 2!))

It must be from Dreamer and Lizzy, Isabella realised. She smiled as she

opened the letter, that was a nice surprise. She opened the letter and began to

read.

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Wizardblizzard • 2 years ago

'Dear Isabella

Truly it has been a interesting journey. Your curiosity is understandable, but I must advise you, don't press the subject of Jekyll and Hyde. I can assure you you will not find anything through conventional research. Dark secrets are hidden in the Society, don't go looking for them. Stay where you are, for as they say, ignorance is bliss. And i would prefer to be ignorant then deal with the pain I must deal with and the suffering others are in.

Isabella you have a bright future ahead of you, I hope you do well with your research. And if you would like to know about magic Lizzy left you something, it should be in the envelope. She still had left over enchanted envelopes. Now I wish you the best.

-Dreamer

Dear Isabella,

Dreamer has to write for me since my writings horrible! But I left you my crystal ball in the envelope, I have the other one! Just say my name and we will be able to appear. So that way you can have some information needed for your research. Good luck with it!

-Lizzy

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Wizardblizzard  Miss-Dreamerkat • 2 years ago • edited

((And stay away from the castle on the hill. :-) Well done trying, Dreamer!))

Isabella was angry for a moment, then she smiled wryly.

That's good advice, if I didn't have another reason for being here. It's not as simple as you think. I have a duty.

But Dreamer was right, still, she thought. She didn't have to spend her whole time thinking about that. There was certainly nothing she could do about it just yet, and in the meantime, there were other things around to be thought about. Amazing things. Something else in the envelope? Isabella fished about in the envelope, grasped something and pulled it out... and was lost for words. Seeing a crystal ball coming out of a flat envelope is impossible to get your head around, even if you're used to such things yourself.

"Also," she added aloud, "I'm going to find out how you do that!"

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Wizardblizzard • 2 years ago • edited

The Crystal ball swirled white and misty as if begging to be used.

(Your right she tried)

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Wizardblizzard  Miss-Dreamerkat • 2 years ago

"...is this doing something?" Isabella turned the crystal ball round in her hand. Frankly any excuse would have done to try it out! "Lizzy?"

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Wizardblizzard • 2 years ago

The crystal ball showed Lizzy unpacking her trunk humming to herself.

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Wizardblizzard  Miss-Dreamerkat • 2 years ago

"Boo" said Isabella smiling. "Couldn't resist checking that it worked! That was an amazing trick with the envelope!"

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Wizardblizzard • 2 years ago

Lizzy jumped half the objects in the room flying up but then returning down gently. "Oh! Isabella! Thanks I luckily had a few left in my trunk," She said.

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Wizardblizzard  Miss-Dreamerkat • 2 years ago • edited

((Are we finished for the moment or was there something else you wanted to say? Enjoyed that!))

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Wizardblizzard • 2 years ago

(I'd say so)

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Wizardblizzard  Miss-Dreamerkat • 2 years ago

smiles. "good luck!" she says before disappearing.

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RBDECEPTICON17 • 2 years ago

(Hyde without a Jekyll We've almost finished the roleplay, HJ! I think we can get it done in this one! Then we'll be on to the finale of the arc this weekend! X3)

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Hyde without a Jekyll  RBDECEPTICON17 • 2 years ago

(Awesome! I've posted a thing below and tagged you on it. :D )

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Catt Hatter • 2 years ago

(Tairais I'm so sorry dude! I've overbooked myself this week and I don't think I'll have the time or brain space to do the scene with the toothed crow! I haven't forgotten though!

Do you mind if we do it some other time?)

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Tairais  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago

(( Totally fine! I'm madly busy myself, so it's probably for the best XD Fortunately for us, we've several weeks that particular scene can take place. ))

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Catt Hatter  Tairais • 2 years ago

(Yay! I look forward to when we can get that done!)

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Tairais  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago

(( Likewise! ))

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Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

((Helen Jekyll Elaina Hyde Continued from The Door:))

Jekyll1886 Helen Jekyll 2 days ago

"I was never welcome to begin with, Hela. You've made that abundantly clear. Yet here I am. And here you are. And the dishes can wait. Or break them, if it suits your fancy. It won't change a thing. You refuse the life preserver. Time and time again. Are you really so dead-set on drowning? I thought you wanted to live."

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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

Hela grumbled under her breath as she grabbed one of the plates. "I am not drowning, I'm no damsel in distress, and I don't need your life preserver. So why don't you stop wasting both of our energy and find someone else to talk to."

She brushed the crumbs from the plates surface onto the tray and considered throwing it at Lewis's head.

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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago • edited

"You can't see it, but you're headed down a fatal path. If you saw Leo headed for the edge of a cliff, wouldn't you do your best to stop him? Wouldn't you be remiss if you didn't? That's where I am with you, Hela. So I'm staying right here." A pause. "If you're shy about changing in front of me, I'll close my eyes. Though yours wouldn't be the first transformation I've witnessed..."

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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

"I am not shy!" Hela protested, her body stiffening at his remark. "I'd just prefer not to die of a heartattack, that's all." She set the plate back down and shut her eyes, exhaling slowly. "You're not exactly helping matters."

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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago

"And I'd prefer not to have to be such a martinet with you." Smacks too much of my own upbringing. He let out a heavy breath. "But I cannot, in good conscience, let others keep coddling you; they've been sowing the seeds of your ruin. You may hate me for it, and, if that's the case, so be it. Someone has to care enough about you to step in. You can ascribe whatever motive to me you like, but there it is. That's the size of it."

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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

"Coddling me?" Hela questioned sharply. "I've spent days locked away in here, stuck with only the worst of company, and you think that I'm being spoiled?"

With her back still turned, she cast a sullen look at the empty dishes before her. She hadn't even gotten any fruit.

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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago

"Yes, Hela. Days. Not weeks. Not months. Not years. And you only had to miss one meal after burning the buffet. And that was after Catt brought you food she shouldn't have. Coddling. Shielding you from the consequences of your own actions. You even have a magic bracelet so you don't have to deal with the consequences of having a deservedly negative reputation among the lodgers, whom you've attacked. That, my dear, is coddling. Spoiling. Indulging your bratty desires and catering to your childish whims.

"No more of that. It's time to grow up, Hela. If I can't reach you, the hangman will."

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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited

"I have spent five years locked away, doctor. I don't-" Here her voice wavered and she sucked in a sharp breath before continuing. "I don't want to be locked away again. I won't allow myself to be." Her voice dropped a few degrees, laced with venom. "And if you plan on keeping me trapped in here, you will regret it."

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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago

"Elaborate," he instructed. "On both accounts--the five years and the regret."

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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

"I-" She pivoted to face him, her eyes narrowing to slits. "I don't think I will."

A hand wandered to her waistline, grasping for her absent blade.

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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago

Lewis sighed.

"Alright, then. Don't. I can't force you. I just don't see why this has to be like pulling teeth." He shook his head.

He sat down on the chair, cane across his lap but still to hand.

"Can you not see that I'm doing this in your best interest, Hela?" he asked, looking her directly in the eye. "It's logical. I'd think you'd maybe do it out of self-interest, if nothing else. What do you think will happen if you follow my suggestions? What's the bad scenario down the road? It costs you nothing."

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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

Hela exhaled in a soft chuckle, a bitter sound. "It would cost me a Hell of a lot more than nothing. You're asking me to be completely honest with you, to remain in here, to let Helen retake her body, to behave, to trust you... The list goes on for ages. And then, what happens when payment time comes? You didn't want money from the doctor, so what will you take instead? My freedom? Or perhaps you want to be friends with me."

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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago

Now it was Lewis's turn to chuckle.

"I never said we'd be friends. And I don't want to take your freedom--I want you to be trustworthy enough to enjoy it without my supervision. As for Helen, I can understand the reluctance. But you don't know what Jekylls are capable of. I'm trying to save you trouble down the road. Though," he had to admit, "I can understand not trusting easily. I don't really do that myself, to be honest. Is part of your reluctance also that you don't want to owe me anything? Do you think there are strings attached?"

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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

"Why wouldn't there be strings attached? Aren't there always?" Hela asked simply with a scowl, tilting her chin upwards.

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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago

"The only string is that you don't die. Even Hastie's no string: If you're going to kill him, you will. And then I'll react as I will. That's no string, it's Newton's Law: For every action, an equal and opposite reaction. That's it. Just don't die. And that includes letting your Jekyll kill you."

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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

She scoffed. "You're asking me to sign a contract that I haven't had the chance to read. Just from what I've heard so far, you'll be tying my hands and expecting me to do as you command, supposedly to prevent my death from some unknown threat."

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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago

"I'm not asking you to sign anything. You have free will; you can always choose not to cooperate, as you are now. And I've a feeling that, even if I told you the threats, you wouldn't believe me. You'd counter-argue or say I was trying to manipulate you or flat-out making them up. Maybe you can't see that I'm here for you as well as me because you'd not be here for me as well as yourself. But that's the truth of it. Believe it or don't. Cooperate or don't. Your death'll be on your head, not mine."

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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

"Wonderful." Hela breathed, a faint, genuine smile lightening her features. "And if it's on my head, then you can leave in perfectly good conscience because you won't be changing my mind. I'm not interested in your 'help', I will never be, and therefore, you can save your breath. After all, I'll die without it, and won't be able to harm your precious Hastie in the afterlife."

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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago

"As you wish." Weir rose, and gave a shrug. "I'll have Jasper bring you your meals from now on. And collect the dishes. You'll have no help from me. In any matter."

He made his way to the door, unlocked and opened it, went out, and had nearly closed it when he peeked his head in briefly, a look of profound pity upon his face, as if he were watching pallbearers lower her into the ground.

"Best of luck, Hela. You'll need it."

With that, he shut and locked the door. And was gone.

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Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago

((Hey Catt Hatter, sorry for the delay!

Catt Hatter

"It's not silly, but I would say that any change ever made irrevocably alters the dimension in question. That's kinda the nature of time, life, and humanity, wouldn't you say?"

Reply;

(Oh, well, that's true... I think I'd just rather not cause massive damage to the dimension, then. It's sorta the reason why I don' get out much.) They fidgeted and raised their eyes to meet Catt's. (That's, um... about all I've got for the interview.)

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Catt Hatter  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago

"Really? Okay. Wanna play cards, or something?" Catt asked, not wanting to limit the visit to questions.

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Helen Jekyll  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago

(I'd hate to keep you from your book...) They mumbled, their cheeks growing warm beneath the scales. (I don't think it'd be fair either, for me to play against you.)

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Catt Hatter  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago

"Oh yeah, I was in the middle of a book, wasn't I?" Catt pondered. "How would it not be fair, if you played fairly?"

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Helen Jekyll  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago

(I don't think I'd be able to stop myself from knowing your every move... or at least, hearing your thoughts. I'm sorry...)

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Catt Hatter  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago

"I guess I'd have to be careful of how I thought then." she retorted with a smile. "You sure you don't want to play? I don't mind losing."

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Helen Jekyll  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago

They returned the smile and shook their head. (I think I'm sure. It was a pleasure meeting you, though!)

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Catt Hatter  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago

"You as well." Catt nodded to the dragon, smiling. "Hope you have a nice day with whatever you're doing."

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Hastie Lanyon • 2 years ago

( Helen Jekyll as you see, I'm not quite back. There will still be lots of absence, I'm afraid. But it's good to be back-ish! )

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Helen Jekyll  Hastie Lanyon • 2 years ago

(Well, it's great to have you back-ish then! ^-^

I've missed the sass you always provide.)

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Hastie Lanyon • 2 years ago

( Mz.Hyde Apologies for making you wait.)

* Hastie stood outside Mz. Hydes room and knocked on the door.*

Mz. Hyde, are you in there?

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Mz.Hyde Mod  Hastie Lanyon • 2 years ago

* She opens the door.*

What Lanyon?

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Hastie Lanyon  Mz.Hyde • 2 years ago

Good day to you too. May I come in? I have a... delicate matter to discuss.

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Mz.Hyde Mod  Hastie Lanyon • 2 years ago

Um, sure.

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Hastie Lanyon  Mz.Hyde • 2 years ago

Thank you. *Hastie walked into the room and closed the door behind him. He took a second to look around before turning his attention back to Mz. Hyde.*

Alright, I'll cut to the chase. I need you to help me get my hands on opium. A substantial amount.

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Mz.Hyde Mod  Hastie Lanyon • 2 years ago

8l Excuse me, what did you just say? I could've sworn you just said.....

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Hastie Lanyon  Mz.Hyde • 2 years ago

You heard correctly. I was hoping you would have contacts we could make use of, as it would be rather unbecoming of me to be seen with the stuff in public. I... would appreciate your help.

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Mz.Hyde Mod  Hastie Lanyon • 2 years ago • edited

Listen, Robert...

* She puts her arm around him.*

Let me just give you some advice. There's kind of....a RIGHT way to be a drug addict, it's like a system, an art to it, so too speak. You can't just drive straight into the hard stuff, you have to start small, build up your immunity to the point that doesn't work, and move on to the next level. Repeat this as your mind and body slowly rots away while you push all your friends and family away. Then when we're all gathered around your casket, we will all think back and feel ashamed that we didn't​ notice your silent cries for help. Anyways, I recommend you start with weed and go from there, ok?

* She gives him a hard pat on the back.*

Ok!

* She smiles a big toothy grin.*

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Hastie Lanyon  Mz.Hyde • 2 years ago

Wha- no. While I appreciate your concern, it is not for my consumption. It's... an experiment.

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Helen Jekyll  Hastie Lanyon • 2 years ago • edited

((I see this is going well. XD))

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Hastie Lanyon  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago

(Incredibly well x) )

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Helen Jekyll  Hastie Lanyon • 2 years ago

(I appreciate Hastie keeping the real reason for the drugs a secret. It's nice to know he's considerate. ^-^)

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Mz.Hyde Mod  Hastie Lanyon • 2 years ago

That's what they ALL say!

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ATasteForVintages • 2 years ago

Concept:

Jekyll and Lanyon are having fun times.

Instead of screaming his name, Jekyll will scream "CURSE YOU HYDE"

Lanyon honestly just thinks that Jekyll has sexual anxiety because of his Anglican upbringing, but it is really Hyde punching himself in the stomach.

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Elaina Hyde  ATasteForVintages • 2 years ago

Stop that. XDDD

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ATasteForVintages  Elaina Hyde • 2 years ago

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Hastie Lanyon  ATasteForVintages • 2 years ago

Good god

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RBDECEPTICON17  ATasteForVintages • 2 years ago

May I write that cracky sexy deliciousness? X3

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Alicia Ghast • 2 years ago

(RBD I suddenly really want Rose and Ali to interact can we make them interact I love Rose so much and I think Ali will like her.)

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Alicia Ghast • 2 years ago

RBDECEPTICON17

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Alicia Ghast  Hyde without a Jekyll • 2 years ago

(Thank you!!!! <3)

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RBDECEPTICON17  Alicia Ghast • 2 years ago

(-Speeds into the room-

You called us, Alicia?! :3)

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Alicia Ghast  RBDECEPTICON17 • 2 years ago

(Yes, I did!! Yaaaay!!!)

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RBDECEPTICON17  Alicia Ghast • 2 years ago

(So what would you like to do? Cause next week, me and Rose are going to be doing a genuine roleplaying post for everyone. X3)

(Though someone will have to tag Triman on that post for me. X3)

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Alicia Ghast  RBDECEPTICON17 • 2 years ago

(I dunno, I just kind of want Alicia to meet Rose.)

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RBDECEPTICON17  Alicia Ghast • 2 years ago

(I have a starter! X3)

The blonde sexologist had enjoyed Catt's party, along with the shopping trip she had gone through with Alice. Both had been a little bit of fresh air for Rose.

Now Rose was packing up the items she had bought, while the bird chirped beautifully on her desk, the bird still safe within it's cage.

Until suddenly...someone knocked upon her door.

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Alicia Ghast  RBDECEPTICON17 • 2 years ago

(Is Alicia the one knocking?)

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