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Another continuation of the "Party because can!" discussions, perhaps the last.

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MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

(Yes, best title)

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Jekyll1886  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

((Thanks for the suggestion!))

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Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited

((Dr. H. Griffin MillieGriffin A continuation [perhaps the last] of our roleplay.))

Dr. H. Griffin Jekyll1886 • 17 hours ago

"Squeeze into mouth when injured." Ariadne remarked as she left out of sight.

MillieGriffin Dr. H. Griffin • 10 hours ago

Millie looked down at the now crushed watch thinking it might be repaired before Griffin kicked it away. She glared back up a him, " Wow, rude..." she said and crossed her arms, "Well I suppose we'll be going home now?" She asked expectedly.

Griffin was silent for a moment, therewas no way they could go back to what was waiting for him back home, "...No..." he said flatly.

"What? Why not? Do you not have the equations we need to leave?" She asked.

"No, I do have them, I just... what's the rush...? We don't have to go home right this second, now do we?" He said trying to be nonchalantly about it.

Millie looked at him in confusion for a moment then nerrowed her eyes at him suspicious, "What did you do?"

"Nothing." He denied quickly.

"You did something!" She accused, "There's no way you would be in a different dimension away from your precious technology!" She thought for a second. "You didn't kill the Queen, did you?" She asked hesitantly.

"No!" He snapped. "I... I didn't do anything!"

"Griffin, you know I can tell when you're lying!"There was a long moment of one glaring at each other. "You know you can tell me what happened." She assured him.

Her uncle huffed in frustration, "Can't you tell I don't want to talk about it!? When I feel like telling you I will, but for right now, Drop It!"he demanded ending that topic, Millie sigh heavily in response, putting her fingers on her timple again. "Well then," he started up again satisfied, "you live in this building, right? Witch room are we staying in?"

Millie felt her hearts sink as she remembered that Moran's chard corps was probably still in her room, she struggled to get a full sentence out "Well... you see... my room... it's kind of..."

"It's kind of what?" He interjected, Millie took him to her room to show him what happened.

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"Mm," Lewis nodded in understanding.

Remarkable.

He took the device to the infirmary for the time being, thinking Hen might like to look it over and make use of it. Perhaps Hen and Dr. Radcliffe could collaborate on something for the exhibition. It was rather revolutionary medical technology.

As Weir walked back from the infirmary, he chanced to catch a glimpse of himself in a hallway mirror. He slowed, then backed up a couple of steps to stand in front of the glass and get a proper look.

What the bloody Hell?!

His face was covered in Millie's drawings.

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MillieGriffin  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

(Pffft XD, I wish I could see the look on Weir's face it must be hilarious.)

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Jekyll1886  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago • edited

((It could best be described as "Buhwhatywhat????" with a touch of "I am incensed!"))

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Dr. H. Griffin  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

Griffin returned to his room, seeing the charred remains of Millie's office down the corridor. Damn it, Moran...

He went back into his quarters, and collapsed in bed.

Ariadne walked along the long corridors to her own room, passing drunk party goers along the way. Catching sight of her nameplate, Ariadne felt a wave of relief.

Weir, Millie, Griffin; what a negative triad.

((That's it from me; and goodnight!))

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Jekyll1886  Dr. H. Griffin • 2 years ago

((MillieGriffin ))

((Goodnight!))

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MillieGriffin  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited

Millie open the singed door to her room wide enough for her uncle to see. The entire room was scorched, all the books and furniture was destroyed and in the center of the room near the blackened fire place lay the burnt corpse of Moran. Millie's stomach dropped as actually looked at the damage for the first time, it's wasn't so much the room that bothered her,every thing in it could be replaced one way or another, all her animals and plants were thankfully in another part of the society, and she was wearing all of her personal belongings, but that body on the floor was almost too much to bear.

"Christ!" Said Griffin surprised but otherwise unfazed by the sight, "Who was that?"

"Sebastian Moran... Moriarty's planning something and he was trying to steal the other Griffin's formula for invisiblity... I caught Moran and left him with the other you..."

Griffin looked at her, and her right leg, then back at the body, "Aheheh, well the basturd can't bloody well shoot anybody now." He smirked with a vendicktive tone in his voice. "Millie, pen and paper..." he ordered. Millie took out a note pad and a pencil, though she was a bit confused as to why, and gave them to him. Griffin immediately jotted down a list of chemicals and handed the list to her. " I need as much of these chemicals as you can find, along with some sharp knives, a saw, a shovel, the largest sacks in this building, and a tub that nobody would mind throwing away." He started quickly.

With that Millie emeadietly understood she took her hunting knife from her boot and gave it to him, "I'll be back with the rest." She limped off to get the items Griffin ordered, she believed there might be a surgical saw in the infirmary.

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Jekyll1886  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

After his initial shock, Lewis headed back to the infirmary to wash up.

I wonder if "smeg" is a misspelling of "smegma"...? he idly wondered, as he scrubbed at his face.

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Jekyll1886  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

After his initial shock, Lewis headed back to the infirmary to wash up.

I wonder if someone simply forgot the "ma" on the end of "smeg"... he idly mused, as he scrubbed at his face.

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MillieGriffin  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

Millie entered the infirmary looking for a saw to find Lewis scrubbing at Millie's work of art on his face.

Now I kind of feel bad for using magic marker...

"Lewis...?" She piped up nervously, " Are you going to be okay?"

(Do I still have to tag you even though it's just us now? )

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Jekyll1886  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

((No.))

Lewis rinsed the soap off and passed a towel over his face, then turned to Millie. The marks she'd drawn were gone, carbolic soap being rather effective at removing them, if a little hard on the skin.

"Oh, Millie," he said, "good to see you. I meant to thank you, for what you did. And to apologize for...earlier."

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MillieGriffin  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

A small smile started to play on Millie's face, "Aheh, I don't care about that! Are you okay?" She limped forward a few steps towards him.

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Jekyll1886  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago • edited

"Fit as a fiddle, oddly enough."

He noticed her limping, and handed her his walking stick.

"The question is: Are you? We can get that treated here, if you like," he offered, with a glance about the infirmary. "I'm an old hand at tending bullet wounds."

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MillieGriffin  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited

Referring to his answer: "Good..." She sighed in relief.

She refused the walking stick, "My wond will be healed after a night's rest, but now I've come to find a saw for bones, is there one here?"

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Jekyll1886  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

"Yes..." said Lewis, looking at her with a touch of confusion and concern. "I can show you where, but...whatever do you need it for, Millie?"

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MillieGriffin  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

She hesitated a moment, there were a few reasons she didn't want to tell him, fear of him getting involved and hurt further, of him and her uncle not getting along, of what he'd think of her with a chard dead man in her room, ". . . We... I-I just need one is all." She said nervously.

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Jekyll1886  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago • edited

"Very well," said Lewis with a shrug. He got the feeling that the less he knew, the better off he'd be. "Just bring it back before morning, eh? In like condition." He pulled open a drawer and drew out the bone saw.

"Say, Millie..." he asked, saw in hand, "what happened to me, while I was unconscious? I couldn't get a straight answer out of Hawley nor Radcliffe." Though I have my hypothesis...

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MillieGriffin  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited

Millie was silent again, unsure of how much she should tell him or just to lie outright, " Well . . . There was a fire and I..." She trailed off as she fumbled with her own hands, then let out a sigh and looked down at her feet, " I tried to wake you again... I didn't realize the damage I was causing until it was almost too late... I...I" her voice broke off as her body to started quiver again. It wasn't a hundred percent lie, but it wasn't the whole truth eather. Though what he would think of her now add another dash of dred in the emotional cauldron along with some more guilt for this hole mess with lieing to him on top. She turned away from him and limped towards the door thinking she could find another saw as she murmured,"I understand if you don't want to be near me anymore I'll just leave..."

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Jekyll1886  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago • edited

"Millie, I've said nothing of the kind," Lewis reassured her. "You see, intent counts for much with me. Say a man breaks my arm accidentally. Say another stomps on my foot intentionally. I'd be angry at the second man. Merely inconvenienced by the first.

"On that note...what, if anything, did Hawley Griffin do to me? He was lying, as he often does, when he claimed I simply fell of my chair; I wasn't even sitting on a chair. Millie, please, please tell me what actually happened. The truth of it. All of it. Everyone's been lying to me since the moment I woke up, and I hate it! It's absolutely vital I know everyone's intent--yours, Hawley's, the chemist's. I don't want to misattribute motive and take the wrong actions. Millie, you're the only one I can trust; I am absolutely depending on you to give it to me straight. I can take it. I'm not some delicate flower that'll wilt at the facts. I just need to know them!" he pleaded. Being in the dark made him feel disoriented and powerless.

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MillieGriffin  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

( Okay all edit it)

Millie froze up, the fact that he trust her and is depending on her made her want to tell him everything, but she was still afraid of what might happen to Griffin if she did tell him, even if it wasn't her Griffin. She did want to lose his trust but at the same time she didn't want to be a snitch, and was still halfway convenienced that she could handle all this herself. Both sides of her mind were screaming conflicting thoughts at her while a third part kept trying to hurry her to get those things back to her uncle. on the outside she couldn't move besides shivering, she couldn't even open her mouth to get a word out, she was stuck.

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Jekyll1886  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago • edited

((Thanks!))

He noticed Millie's silence.

"Without word from you," he explained, picking up a towel, "I'm left to my own hypothesis."

He wiped his fingerprints from the saw as he spoke.

"I have to assume Hawley tried to kill me. And only the presence of witnesses and your administration of that miracle treatment kept him from succeeding.

"And that he set whatever fire occurred; I can still smell smoke."

He held the towel-wrapped saw out to her.

"Am I wrong in any way, Millie?"

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MillieGriffin  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

Millie stopped shaking and took the saw, she was surprised how close his hypothesis was to Millie's, she finally started to speak up still looking at her feet, hiding her eyes behind her hair, "No . . ." She finally answered and then confessed in sentence fragments, "this is all my fault...I caught Moran... let Griffin interrogate him in my room while I followed Moriarty... came back when I smelled the smoke... tried to wake you... didn't work... left to find Cheshire... came back to see you dieing... I-I'm so sorry..." her eyes were watering up again, "b-but 'sorry' can't fix this..." She coldly reminded herself out loud clinchingthe saw she started to trimble again.

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Jekyll1886  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

"It might not fix this, but you did fix me. That's no small thing. In my eyes, understandably," he clarified. "Heh."

"In any case, Moran knew the risks when he signed up with Moriarty. Working for the 'Napoleon of crime' is not exactly a government job with pension and benefits. I can't imagine he'd have lived to see old age, even if he'd never met you.

"And there's no way you could've known what Hawley would do; he hardly makes sense at the best of times. Too fond of guns and bombs and fire.

"Though, I do need to ask you a question..."

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MillieGriffin  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

Millie wiped her eyes feeling a little bit better but not much, she did know what Hawley was capable of she just didn't care at the time, "What is it?" She asked.

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Jekyll1886  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

"Is Hawley important to you?"

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MillieGriffin  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

Millie didn't really know how to answer that question, dispite her uncle now being here hasn't changed the way she felt about him but at the same time she knew he still wasn't her uncle and would probably never care about her, she still wasn't even sure if her Griffin really cared about her but that doesn't prevent her loyalty towards him. "Ye... Nn... it's complicated..." she let out a sigh, " I guess no matter how hard I tried I couldn't stop myself from associating him with my Griffin."

maybe I'll get over it now that my uncle's here... She thought.

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Jekyll1886  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

"Alright, let's put it this way," said Lewis, thinking of an example. "If, hypothetically, he decided to board a ship for Shanghai and live out the rest of his life there, would you miss him, Millie?"

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MillieGriffin  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

"Hawley or my Griffin?" She specified

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Jekyll1886  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

"Hawley."

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MillieGriffin  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

She looked at him blankly then downwards thoughtfully ,"Hmm..."

that's a tough one.

Then looked at the saw, " um... if we're going to have this conversation right now, can I get the rest of this stuff while we talk?" She asked taking out the folded up list Griffin gave her.

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Jekyll1886  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

"By all means," said Lewis, wiping the handle of the drawer from which he'd pulled the saw. "I can direct you to whatever you need."

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MillieGriffin  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

"Good." She said stashing the saw in her coat. "I guess now that you know about Moran I can show you this." And handed him the list, the chemicals written down in Griffin's handwriting were the real heavy duty super corrosive stuff like quicklime and sulfuric acid along with others of that ilk, in large proportions, also the tools Griffin asked for and some cleaning solutions. At the bottom said "Don't tell anyone you don't trust, G."

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Jekyll1886  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

Lewis looked at, but did not touch, the list. The chemicals in question were familiar to him. The message at the bottom wasn't lost on him, either.

"The chemicals will be in the storeroom adjacent to the upstairs laboratory. Come."

He led the way into the lab. The door to the storeroom was at the far end.

"How are you at picking locks?" he asked.

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MillieGriffin  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

"Aheheh," she took out a high grade professional lock picking kit out of her coat, "I dabble." She said with false modisty.

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Dr. H. Griffin  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago • edited

Ariadne still couldn't sleep. Moreover, it was becoming increasingly hard to shut her eyes every night. Stress of the job, she told herself.

Thinking it best to grab a tea or coffee or anything related to warmth, Ariadne dressed herself in a gown and peered through her door. Empty.

She strolled along, making her way around the corner; leading to the corridor that contained the lab.

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Jekyll1886  Dr. H. Griffin • 2 years ago • edited

((Actually, they're already in the lab before Lewis even asks Millie about lockpicking. Millie is therefore not carrying a "bag of lockpicking tools" as she passes Ariadne's door. Moreover, the tools are in Millie's pockets (presumably not visibly sticking out of them or anything, as such would be very foolish). All this is stated in the two posts above. It would be perfectly plausible, however, for Ariadne to simply follow them to the lab, if she's so inclined. Please be cognizant that Lewis, able to sense souls, would be aware of her approach before she arrived at the door to the lab.))

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Dr. H. Griffin  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

((Edited.))

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Jekyll1886  Dr. H. Griffin • 2 years ago

((Thank you.))

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Jekyll1886  Dr. H. Griffin • 2 years ago

Lewis gave a soft chuckle.

"I dare say you do more than that..."

His smile faded, however, as he noticed a presence approaching.

"Sh\*t. Someone's coming," he whispered to Millie. "I'll try to distract them; be ready to hide."

He slipped out of the lab, shutting the door behind him, and turned as if he were going to walk down the hall. Yet he suddenly stopped upon seeing the newcomer.

"Doctor Radcliffe?" he asked, a surprised look on his face. "I thought you'd gone to bed."

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MillieGriffin  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited

Millie could hear their conversation from where she was, she used the time Lewis was buying her to pick the lock, it was much easier than the 21st century locks she had to get use to and the door was unlocked in no time.

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Jekyll1886  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

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MillieGriffin  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

(Thanks)

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Dr. H. Griffin  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago • edited

"Had difficulty sleeping. I was just going to the kitchen for something warm." she replayed the memory of Weir going out of the lab.

"What were you doing in the lab?" Ariadne asked offhandedly, trying not to be too suspicious.

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Jekyll1886  Dr. H. Griffin • 2 years ago

"Looking for Mz. Hyde," replied Lewis, leaning on his cane. "I've already checked her room, the kitchen, the main hall, and the infirmary. I'm really quite at a loss. Have you seen her, by any chance?" he asked.

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MillieGriffin  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited

Millie stuffed her kit back in her coat, and turned the nob as noiselessly as possible, then slowly started opening the door slowly, after a couple of inch it let out a loud creaking noise. She stopped and just squeezed through the door crak quickly and quietly closing the door behind her. She found a hidding spots sure that they heard her.

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MillieGriffin  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

( I don't understand why my tags arn't working for Hawleymod I'm not doing anything different)

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MillieGriffin  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited

Millie stuffed her kit back in her coat, and turned the knob as noiselessly as possible, then slowly started opening the door, but after a couple inches it let out a loud creaking noise. She stopped and just squeezed through the door crack shutting it behind her as quickly and quietly as she could. Then found a hidding spot, sure that they heard her.

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Jekyll1886  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

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Dr. H. Griffin  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago • edited

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Despite the shut door, it was surprising how the echoes in a large room could carry through to the others. The creak reached Ariadne's ears, and she knew what it meant. Either Weir's lying that he's looking for... whoever that was; and he has someone trying to get into the storeroom despite it being under lock and key. Or he is just as oblivious as I am.

She sighed.

"You know," she started, calmly; as she reached for something at her neck. "You could've just asked for the key."

Removing it from her neck, Ariadne dangled a small silver key on a black ribbon.

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Jekyll1886  Dr. H. Griffin • 2 years ago

Lewis started at the noise, reflexively turning his head to look in its direction, although there was a door in the way.

He refocused his attention on Radcliffe as she spoke.

"I appreciate the offer," said Lewis, patently surprised, "and I'm flattered, truly--you're a comely woman--but...we've only just met. Are you certain you wish me to have the key to your room?"

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MillieGriffin  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

Inside the store room Millie could still hear them as she slinked about reading the chemicals labels in the dark and setting out the ones on the list, she wouldn't dare put them in her coat because the jars were too big and she already knows how acid burns feel, while she was collecting the items and wishing she had her wagon with her she was also keeping her ears open incase she needs to hide on a moments notice

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Dr. H. Griffin  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

Ariadne laughed, but it wasn't smug. She tended to defer that tone. It was more pitiful.

"Not to my room, Dr. Weir. To the storeroom, which someone is trying to get in to. I don't exactly appreciate someone lying to me. I've had quite enough of that during my early years."

She spoke quicker now, her eyes flashing lilac again.

"Now, as you said, you were trying to find Mz. Hyde; and looking in the laboratory is highly doubtful to me. If she were indeed in there, I have no idea as to what purpose it would serve. She's not a chemist, physicist or biologist; is she? I mean, she can't exactly bake muffins; so performing experiments in there is highly doubtful. So, if someone is trying to get into the storeroom, then you're attempting to cover for them. If you're covering for them, then it implies malicious intent; or more specifically: stealing."

She gripped the key.

"Now, before you say another word; no, I won't report this. I'm tolerant. I see the good in others; but I regard the bad to some degree. This is a warning, Weir." She changed her mind. "No, not a warning; just a precaution. Just... ask, next time."

Ariadne strolled past him, opened the lab door and disappeared through it.

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Jekyll1886  Dr. H. Griffin • 2 years ago • edited

Lewis slipped past her, preempting her approach to the storeroom door. In point of fact, he stood in front of it, hand on the handle, holding it shut.

"Dr. Radcliffe, I'm not a mind-reader. How was I to know that's the storeroom key? Particularly when no one but the managers or founders typically possesses it. You are neither. Yet you had it about your neck as if it were precious to you, as if you even wear it when you sleep. That, to me, is suspicious, doctor. For all I know, you stole that key.

"Now, I apologize for my presumption of what I took to be your offer, thinking it your room key. It was an honest mistake; I had no intent to offend your sensibilities in that regard.

"Yet you mistake your own place if you seek to judge me. Letting me off with a warning, or precaution, or whatever you choose to call it. The fact is, I shouldn't have to ask you for the storeroom key. I shouldn't have to fear your verdict. I had rather you 'report this' than be beholden to you. I'll take it to Jekyll or Lanyon myself if need be.

"And I do seek Mz. Hyde, by the by, even if I'm taking my time about it. Anything else which I may have elucidated for you or omitted from my end of our conversation, is for your protection as well as mine, Dr. Radcliffe. You don't have to trust me on that, nor do I expect you to. But it is the truth of the matter."

"Lastly, if you find me overly harsh, even paranoid, I apologize for that, too. I'm afraid my recent dealings with Hawley have made me so. I had rather be safe than sorry."

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MillieGriffin  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited

As soon as Millie heard them start to quarrel she quickly hid in a spot that was impossible for a normal human to hide in.

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Dr. H. Griffin  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

"Don't think of me as a thief; because I, unlike the person in there right now, am not one. If you must know, I was given this key by one of the founders. They were impressed with my research and the many medicinal advancements I have made in the form of gas. They entrusted me with this key because they trust me as I trust them with the safety this Society brings. I may be new here, Lewis, but that does not make me untrustworthy."

"Now, I didn't say you had to ask me, I didn't specify a pronoun. True, it was slightly vague; but you could've just asked someone who regulated the storeroom's contents; instead of stealing from it in the middle of the night-time. Manners makyth man. You may not fear me, Lewis; but you can fear this."

Ariadne took a small jar from her gown pocket. Inside, there was a blueish vapour; and the lid had a small tube with a switch at it's side. "The key isn't the only thing I keep on me at all times."

"You may not trust me, Lewis; we met just this evening. But you can at least listen to me. The contents of this jar has an anesthetic gas inside of my own making, which will render the breather unconscious as soon as they inhale it. No long or short term side effects; you'll be asleep for as long as twenty minutes at the most."

She paused, allowing Weir to take in the information.

"You'll probably thinking as to how I won't also inhale it; and true, I will. But when you can't have human test subjects you have to do things yourself. One fault with this compound is that repeated exposure to it makes yourself more immune to it. That reminds me, I need to fix that."

She smiled, not apprehensively or negatively.

"As I said, you don't trust me; but I trust you. And I'm trusting you to do the right thing: stand aside, and we can sort this out calmly and efficiently."

"You needn't worry, whichever way this goes. The person in there won't be reported. I'm just going to ask them what they need, what they are going to use it for and for how long they need it for. Simple answer to a simple problem."

She raised her voice for a moment, then settle back into her calm demeanor.

"So, please just move away from the door. I don't want to use this, I have never wanted to hurt anyone; but if you continue to be antagonistic or uncompromising toward me, then I shall be forced to. You seem like a nice man, Lewis, and I don't want to break my trust of you; just to stop you from breaking the rules."

Her eyes flashed lilac again, but she didn't move the device anywhere near Weir. It's your choice, she mouthed.

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Jekyll1886  Dr. H. Griffin • 2 years ago • edited

"If one of the founders gave you the key, that changes things immensely," stated Lewis with a look of relief. Must've been Jekyll himself. "Again, I apologize for my paranoia." Can't be too careful, these days, particularly with anything Hawley has a hand in.

"As for asking someone who regulates the storeroom, I did mention I'm looking for Mz. Hyde, the night manager and acting day manager. She's such a one. But, since you are as well, and you have the key legitimately, that does solve that problem.

"As for what's going on, we're once again attempting to clean up Hawley's mess. You advised me to 'resolve it or imprison it', but the fact is, neither option is tenable. I've tried to resolve my issues with Hawley; I've bent over so far backward for him that I can kiss my own posterior. But he still isn't satisfied, and thinks I'm in the wrong. I'll not bend forward so he can screw me again, pardon my language.

"As to imprisonment, I'd happily do just that, save that it would reflect poorly on the Society and its founders if it became public knowledge one of our members is, in fact, a murderer. You said Hawley may have killed in his goals. Not only has he, he just did so again. He restrained a man in Millie's room and set him and the building on fire. The chemicals in the storeroom are to cover Hawley's tracks. I may not like him, but I do care for the Society and its reputation."

"That's what's going on, Dr. Radcliffe. I'm sorry you're now caught up in this mess; it's a dreadful business." He shook his head, pity and regret patent on his face. "You have my apologies."

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MillieGriffin  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited

Millie was still in her hidding spot, she glared at where she could hear Weir.

dammit Weir! It's obvious that you're just too trusting, I don't care what she says or if her heart rate and breathing are normal that could just mean she's an excellent lier, I can't afford not to be too paranoid especially now under these circumstances! She thought very stubbornly to herself. She was not going to get out of her hiding spot.

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Dr. H. Griffin  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

Ariadne smiled. But she wasn't smiling mentally. Griffin killed? Who? Why? Calm, calm. All in good time.

"Apology accepted. Griffin better have a bloody good explanation. Now, back to ventures. You might want to open the door; whoever is in there might be worried sick they can't get out."

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Jekyll1886  Dr. H. Griffin • 2 years ago

Lewis pushed the door open slightly, never having completely closed it, and released his hold on the knob.

He stood aside.

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MillieGriffin  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

Aside from the acids and chemicals set out the room seemed untouched and empty. Millie was in the air vent wich would be too small for a normal child her size let alone an adult, she quietly slithered further in and came out into the hall just outside the lab the othertwo where in and peek in through the lab door. "What's all this then?" She asked curiously feigning innocently. (I know Lewis can scene soles but she doesn't, besides this trick was more to fool Ariadne)

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Dr. H. Griffin  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

Ariadne turned round, looking at the new appearance. It was that girl that had woken Weir up. Millie.

"Nothing of your concern." she replied, both stiffly yet calmly.

((You don't really need to fool her, she knows of the situation now.))

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Jekyll1886  Dr. H. Griffin • 2 years ago

"Millie, Dr. Radcliffe," Lewis began the introductions...then belatedly realized the two had run into each other before, back in the main hall.

"Sorry," he said. "Forgot you're not strangers. I'm still having a bit of trouble--"

He shook his head as if to clear it.

"Never mind.

"Dr. Radcliffe, Millie is the one whose room was...violated, so to speak."

He turned to Millie.

"Have you spoken to Mz. Hyde about temporary lodgings, by any chance?" I can't imagine she'd want to sleep in her room after...what happened.

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MillieGriffin  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

"No, I haven't..." She answered plainly, " I've been a bit... busy."

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Dr. H. Griffin  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

"In the storeroom, stealing chemicals?" Ariadne guessed, before opening the door and revealing the person-free storeroom. After looking around at any available hiding spots; Ariadne assumed that Millie must've used the air vent to escape. She turned back to Weir.

"Right, which chemicals do you need?"

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Jekyll1886  Dr. H. Griffin • 2 years ago

Lewis looked past Ariadne and into the storeroom. The particular chemicals Millie had set out before vacating were just where she'd left them.

"Those," he said simply.

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MillieGriffin  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

Millie came up beside Lewis, "Those bottles are pretty big," she said looking at the chemicals, "I can get a wagon." she suggested.

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Dr. H. Griffin  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

Ariadne entered the storeroom and examined the chemicals. They were indeed large; far too large for someone such as Millie to hide effectively. And I thought it was an actual thief, she jokingly thought.

((Jekyll1886 What are the actual chemicals?))

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Jekyll1886  Dr. H. Griffin • 2 years ago • edited

"That would probably be best," Lewis answered Millie. "Please bring a sheet, too, if you would.

"The founders will have gone home by now, but please do see if you can find Mz. Hyde," he requested. "I trust her, and...she really ought to know about this."

((Millie had a list of chemicals she showed Lewis, which included "the real heavy duty super corrosive stuff like quicklime and sulfuric acid along with others of that ilk, in large proportions...and some cleaning solutions." That's all I know; perhaps Milliemod could give more specifics?

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MillieGriffin  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited

Millie hadn't really met Mz. Hyde since the first night she ever came to the society and she was unconscious so she doesn't really know her. She imagined how her uncle would react when she comes back in the company of three other people who he's never met before. "Um... sure." She went off to find a wagon with no intention to find Mz. Hyde.

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Dr. H. Griffin  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

((I'll continue, if she's not on yet.))

"Right, let's see what we have here..." muttered Ariadne as she knelt down to examine the large bottles and decanters. "Lye, chlorine, sulfuric acid... calcium oxide..."

She whistled.

"Hm, well it must've been quite a blaze if we need all this." she looked over to Weir as she stood up. "Now, where did Maijabi say he put it?"

She scanned the shelves, trying to find a bottle, even a tiny vial of it. At last, a beer-bottle sized container with an amber-brown liquid inside. She tossed it to Weir.

"Vinegar. It'll help dissolve all the calcium deposits from the body. Speaking of, who was the victim? You didn't divulge that piece."

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Jekyll1886  Dr. H. Griffin • 2 years ago

Lewis caught the container by reflex.

"Thank you."

He quickly wiped it with the towel he'd brought and set it aside.

"Have you ever heard of one Professor James Moriarty?" asked Lewis.

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MillieGriffin  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

While Millie was getting her wagon she found some nice big burlapsacks that she had slung over her shoulder. She got her wagon out of a utility closet close to the garden and set the bags in it. She started heading back to the others.

I'll just say I couldn't find Mz.Hyde She thought as she pulled the wagon behind her.

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Mz.Hyde Mod  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

\*As she pulled the wagon, Millie heard a strange sound. But even though it was muffled, she could tell it was in the wagon.\*

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MillieGriffin  Mz.Hyde • 2 years ago

(???)

(If Mz.Hyde has been in that wagon or the bags Millie would have scened her presence earlier, also sorry I took too long my dad and I had to replace the front end on the car)

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MillieGriffin  Mz.Hyde • 2 years ago

Millie turned and looked at the wagon, she could suddenly scence there was a human like living organism in the wagon under the sacks, " That wasn't there before..." she said to herself curiously and removed some of the bags to see what or who it was.

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Dr. H. Griffin  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago • edited

The name rang a bell. Not exactly an uncommon Christian name. Maybe Hobbimer met him? He had a few professor friends...

"Can't say I have." Ariadne replied, not sure if she told the truth or lied; and turned back to the chemicals. That wagon of Millie's better be sturdy. If these chemicals mix together... "He another lodger?"

((Jekyll1886 MillieGriffin Mz.Hyde is this the order?))

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MillieGriffin  Dr. H. Griffin • 2 years ago

( I have no idea now)

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Jekyll1886  Dr. H. Griffin • 2 years ago • edited

((Sounds good to me.))

"He's a crimelord who's after Hawley's invisibility formula," Lewis stated outright. "Can't imagine that will end well."

He shrugged.

"In any case, Hawley interrogated one of his men, a sniper who in point of fact shot Millie. That gunman, Dr. Radcliffe, is the 'victim' in question. A man who'd use a child for target practice.

"I may not be fond of Hawley," he reflected, "but I really wouldn't blame him for killing someone like that."

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Mz.Hyde Mod  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

\*When the bags were off, Mz. Hyde sat up in the wagon, gasping for air.\*

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MillieGriffin  Mz.Hyde • 2 years ago

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Jekyll1886  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

((Actually, both Hawleymod and I have replied down below. Seems turns are out of order once again...

https://disqus.com/home/cha...

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MillieGriffin  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

( so I guess it's my turn again?)

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MillieGriffin  Mz.Hyde • 2 years ago

Millie was very confused by this woman's sudden appearance if she was already in the wagon she'd have scened it earlier and she would have definitely heard hef coming if she just randomly hopped in it, " Did you just teleport into this wagon? Because I know there was nothing in it earlier and the bags were definitely empty, how did you get here without me scenting you.?" She asked dubiously.

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Mz.Hyde Mod  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

I was in here underneath this little blanket, I've been playing hy-I mean find and seek with Eddie, so​ I hid here. Maybe you have a stuffy nose?

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Dr. H. Griffin  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago • edited

((I already did a response earlier! I'm getting confused. The order is supposed to go from here: me, Jekyll1886, then MillieGriffin then Mz.Hyde and then back to me? I'll pick it up from 86's response that he made and should've been responded to. I'm guessing Mz. Hyde missed it because she wasn't tagged; I don't know.

"He's a crimelord who's after Hawley's invisibility formula," Lewis stated outright. "Can't imagine that will end well."

He shrugged.

"In any case, Hawley interrogated one of his men, a sniper who in point of fact shot Millie. That gunman, Dr. Radcliffe, is the 'victim' in question. A man who'd use a child for target practice.

"I may not be fond of Hawley," he reflected, "but I really wouldn't blame him for killing someone like that."))

Ariadne had to process this revelation for a minute. A crimelord who wants Griffin's invisibility formula; Griffin interrogated and eventually killed one of his men, who shot Millie? She didn't look like she was shot at all...

"Hm." Ariadne simply replied. Reaching for a pile of papers on a clipboard; she began scribbling away. Cleaning chemicals for body clean-up. She showed it to Weir as she strolled to the door, putting it in his hands; as well as her key. "You have permission to use these chemicals; under authority of Dr. Ariadne Jeanne Inés Radcliffe. Now, if you'll excuse her, she's got to go and talk with Dr. Hawley George Griffin. Leave the key in her room."

Before he could get a chance to ask, she had already left the lab, her eyes glowing lilac.

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MillieGriffin  Dr. H. Griffin • 2 years ago

( I'm really confused too! I don't think Jekyll1886 has gone yet though I think Mz.Hyde took their spot...? I don't know.)

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Jekyll1886  Dr. H. Griffin • 2 years ago

Well now, thought Weir, that's an interesting turn of events...

Lewis shrugged, put away the piece of paper she'd handed him, and placed the key in his pocket.

He poked his head out the door, looking for Millie.

((MillieGriffin It's your turn now, just after me. After you will be Mz. Hyde. After her will be Hawleymod, then back to me.))

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MillieGriffin  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

( Okay )

Millie's eye started to twitch in frustration, " I wouldn't have just smelled you! I would have heard your heartbeat and breath! and seen your bodyheat! And, and...!" She was starting to shake again and she let out a groan, "You know what, never mind! you're Mz. Hyde, are you not? Lewis wants to speak with you. So sit tight and I'll just wheel you to him." She continued on pulling the wagon.

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Mz.Hyde Mod  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

Okay, thank you!~

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Jekyll1886  Mz.Hyde • 2 years ago

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Dr. H. Griffin  Mz.Hyde • 2 years ago

As soon as the door shut, she ran for Griffin's room. Now she remembered where she heard him before. Hobbimer was being recruited. That explains why we moved around so much.

After a few minutes, she reached Griffin's room. Beside it, Ariadne noticed the charred remains of Millie's room. There weren't lying at least. To further surprise, Ariadne found that the door to Griffin's room was open ajar. It looked as if it had been forced open.

Entering, she turned on the gas lamps; and found the room completely deserted. There were signs of a struggle.

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Jekyll1886  Dr. H. Griffin • 2 years ago

"Ah, there you are," said Lewis as he caught sight of Millie and the wagon. "You're blessedly fast, I must say.

"I see you found Mz. Hyde," he observed.

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MillieGriffin  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

Millie arived back at the lab with the bags hanging over her shoulder as she pulled the wagon with Mz.Hyde in it. She stopped infront of Weir with a rather unamused ecspretion on her face, she cut Mz.Hyde a suspicions glance and looked back at Lewis, "....Yeah...", was all she had to say. Then she turned to Mz.Hyde, "Alright ducky, ride's over, you've reached your destination." She stated gestureing for her to get out of the wagon.

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Mz.Hyde Mod  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

Aw! Well, it was fun! Thanks​ for the ride!

\*She hope out of the wagon.\*

Hello everyone!

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Jekyll1886  Mz.Hyde • 2 years ago

((@dDr. H. Griffin ))

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Dr. H. Griffin  Mz.Hyde • 2 years ago

The bed was empty, the covers strewn across the floor. Some of the books from the shelves had fallen down. Most of the chemistry equipment was ransacked; taking vials, bottle, almost all of the liquid apparatus possible.

The desk had the worst of it. Toppled over on it's top side, the papers had been scattered along the floor; there were a few drops of blood on them.

"Griffin's gone." she told nobody. About to leave, she noticed a small note on the back of the door.

((Jekyll1886 MillieGriffin))

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Mz.Hyde Mod  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

I've been hiding here under this tarp. I'm playing hy- I mean find and seek with Eddie. Anyways, maybe you're nose is a little stuffy?

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MillieGriffin  Dr. H. Griffin • 2 years ago

(Stuff like Hydroflouric acid quicklime and other stuff that can destroy a body)

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Dr. H. Griffin  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

((Why not just bury it? This is set in Victorian times, forensic evidence wasn't exactly refined back there.))

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MillieGriffin  Dr. H. Griffin • 2 years ago • edited

( It's become a habit of my Griffin to completely destroy the corpes wich he picked up from his time during the prohibition age in America, I'll explain that further in his questionnaire.)

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Dr. H. Griffin  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

((Okay, we'll it's your turn.))

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MillieGriffin  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited

( are you getting my updates they keep disappearing on me when the "Hold on, this is waiting to be approved by The Role-playing Scientists." Thing pops up and I don't know why I'm not using any bad language (Mz.Hyde )

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Jekyll1886  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

((No, I'm not getting them, aside from this one I'm replying to and the one where you mentioned the difficulty tagging Hawleymod.

If you're getting that "pending approval" message from Disqus, chances are there's a "questionable" word in the body of the text you're trying to post. Disqus can be really odd about what it finds "questionable"/inappropriate, to be fair.))

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Dr. H. Griffin  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited

(( MillieGriffin , when tagging, if it doesn't work:

Use their @ title on their profile page, not their actual name. For instance, @milliegriffin(:disqus) or @jekyll1886(:disqus).

As for why your comments aren't coming up; swear words or other expletive words will force Disqus to not put your comment on.))

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MillieGriffin  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

(It's just Millie trying to sneak through the door and it's being loud, I think disqus is just being weird)

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Jekyll1886  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

((If that's the case, try tagging Mz. Hyde (if you can) to let her know there's a problem; she can override the hold Disqus puts on any particular post.))

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Jekyll1886  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

((Milliemod! I spoke with Mz. Hyde. She says to be sure to spell a certain word "knob"--with a "k"--because the "k"-less spelling is on the "inappropriate words" list.))

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MillieGriffin  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

( in my defense, I didn't know)

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Jekyll1886  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago • edited

((Neither did I.

I also tagged Hawleymod for you.))

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Wizardblizzard  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited

((Well that's particularly daft becaue when I've occasionally seen that used as a rude word, it's always been WITH a "k"! As in the ancient and honourable Discworld song, "A Wizard's Staff has a Knob on the End"... yep, Discworlders are always this respectful of their wizards :-D Without a "k", it's usually a joky term for a posh person. Disqus has evidently got mixed again.))

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Mz.Hyde Mod  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

(Yes you did. You said n\*d.)

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Mz.Hyde Mod  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

(I mean n\*b. You kiss your mother with that mouth?!)

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MillieGriffin  Mz.Hyde • 2 years ago

( Pffft XD oh my god I'm sorry, I hate it when I forget how to spell things, now I'm embarrassed)

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Mz.Hyde Mod  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

(Hahaha I didn't even know what it meant until I looked it up in urban dictionary!XD)

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MillieGriffin  Mz.Hyde • 2 years ago

( lol, thanks though)

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Mz.Hyde Mod  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

(No problem, and we all learned a new way to say p\*nis, so it's worth it!)

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MillieGriffin  Mz.Hyde • 2 years ago

( yes it's always rewarding to learn new swares)

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Mz.Hyde Mod  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

(Oh Millie, you n\*b!)

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MillieGriffin  Mz.Hyde • 2 years ago

( XD )

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MillieGriffin  Dr. H. Griffin • 2 years ago

( Thank you, that was so much fun!)

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Wizardblizzard  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited

(( MillieGriffin OH - charred corpse - I get it :-D I was genuinely puzzled at first, your spellchecker or whatever had made it into a squad of rhubarb... which didn't seem entirely impossible around here... :-D ))

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MillieGriffin  Wizardblizzard • 2 years ago

( Oh shoot, I'm just having all kinds of spellchecker problems, if I'm not accidentally saying another word for a squad of rhubarb, it's another word for p\*nis. Sorry)

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Wizardblizzard  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

((I saw that one, hilarious forum filter is hilarious! You don't have to be having spellchecker problems to fall foul of that, I've done it myself (with a thing that was spelt perfectly fine) and it took some time to work out what it was fussing about!

Now I want to draw the Chard Corps ;-) ))

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MillieGriffin  Wizardblizzard • 2 years ago • edited

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Wizardblizzard  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago

((Eek, what's that?

Dare accepted! But it may not be immediately, my life's a bit unpredicatble. I've not forgotten.

By the way, I believe I can solve the mystery of why you aren't managing to tag Griffin. For the tags, you have to use the SECOND username - the one that appears in smaller, grey letters on the profile page. It took me a minute to work out what the difference was in Griffin's case, but his second username is DrHGriffin WITHOUT punctuation. Instead of "@Dr. H. Griffin", you need to type "@DrHGriffin". Alternatively, if you type a bit of the name, a menu should appre undrneath your posting listing possible people (only choosing from people already in the thread plus people you're Following, though). I'm told that doesn't work on phones, though.

Incidentally, will it allow "knob" with a "k"? Sorry, couldn't resist experimenting with it, it's so batty :-D))

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MillieGriffin  Wizardblizzard • 2 years ago

( Ah, the whole thing, just...

Also thanks for telling me about the "@DrHGriffin" it took me a while to figure that out too. I can hardly wait to see that art :) )

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Hastie Lanyon • 2 years ago

(Apologies for disappearing on you again, Jekyll1886 , I must be just about the worst RP mate ever... anyway, tech week is over and I'll be moving out tomorrow, so from now on it should be smooth sailing.)

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Jekyll1886  Hastie Lanyon • 2 years ago

((Oh! Congrats on getting through tech week, and I hope to RP with you soon! :-) I believe Hastie and Lewis had been dancing, when last we left them.))

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Hastie Lanyon  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

(Yes, Lewis was "beaming" if I remember correctly.)

\*Hastie grinned at the sight of him. He had never seen Lewis this happy, now that he thought about it. For a moment they were in perfect bliss, until an unfortunately timed spin and an ungodly amount of alcohol ripped Hastie out of it. With a small gasp he stumbled over his own feet, knees unwilling to keep him up any longer. He would've keeled over if not for Lewis' strong grip keeping him on his feet.\*

Ah, apologies doctor. I... might've gone a little overboard tonight. \*Hastie tried to get back into position, but his legs seemingly didn't agree. Comfortably numbed by the alcohol, Hastie kept trying nonetheless - something he would regret come morning.\*

(Poor idiot can't even dance without getting hurt.\*

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Jekyll1886  Hastie Lanyon • 2 years ago • edited

"Whoops!," exclaimed Weir, when Lanyon nearly slipped. "I have you."

Hastie apologized, and attempted to continue dancing.

"What's a party for?" shrugged Lewis with a smile.

Nevertheless, he could see this wouldn't last much longer.

As the performers finished their song, he gently guided Lanyon to a seat.

"Well, that was something! Can't remember the last time I danced."

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Hastie Lanyon  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

(You know, Eurovision is probably the most beautiful thing Europe has ever created.)

Hm, now that you mention it, neither can I... Well, not the last time when the dance mattered, anyway. Looks like we'll have to remedy that!

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Jekyll1886  Hastie Lanyon • 2 years ago

"Indeed so!" agreed Lewis with a grin.

"Say, I'm a wee bit thirsty; may I get you some water while I'm up?" he offered.

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Hastie Lanyon  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

That would be most kind, doctor. \*Hastie slumped back in his chair while Lewis was gone.\*

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Jekyll1886  Hastie Lanyon • 2 years ago

Weir returned with a glass of cool water.

"Here you are," he said, placing it in front of Hastie.

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Hastie Lanyon  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

\*Hastie accepted the glass with a hum of appreciation. He swirled the water around as they sat there in silence. Eventually he spoke up.\*

Do you... do you think we're going to be alright, Lewis?

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Jekyll1886  Hastie Lanyon • 2 years ago

"Do you...mean the Society, Hastie?"

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Hastie Lanyon  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited

\*Hastie stopped fiddling with his glass.\*

Ah, yes... yes of course, the Society... What do you think?

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Jekyll1886  Hastie Lanyon • 2 years ago

((Did he mean something else? Sorry; I'm sometimes not good at inferring meaning via text.))

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Hastie Lanyon  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

( Ah, sorry about that. He did originally have something else in mind, but now he's playing along. He was thinking more of himself and Lewis personally.)

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Jekyll1886  Hastie Lanyon • 2 years ago • edited

((Ah. Thank you. Lewis would certainly be able to tell at least as well as I would in person.))

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Jekyll1886  Hastie Lanyon • 2 years ago • edited

It was patent Hastie hadn't meant the Society, based on that response; Lewis kicked himself for the missed opportunity. But he, too, went with the changing course of the conversation.

"I think...despite its powder keg nature, it will survive. In one form or another. Though I don't doubt there will be challenges ahead."

In truth, he couldn't shake the feeling something awful was in the offing.

All the more reason to enjoy occasions like these, he reminded himself.

After a small silence, he continued:

"I do want you to know, whatever happens...I'll be alright. And I'll do my utmost to ensure you are, as well." I can't promise nothing will happen--Fate is a fickle mistress--but I can do my personal best.

"Though...may I ask you a favor?" he ventured, somewhat embarrassed by the need to do so.

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Hastie Lanyon  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

\*Hastie looked up at Lewis, surprised by the question.\*

That depends on the favour.

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Jekyll1886  Hastie Lanyon • 2 years ago

"May I just...come...talk with you, sometimes? Even if I've no official business to discuss."

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Hastie Lanyon  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

\*Hastie looked at him with an amused expression. Casual conversation in the 19th century? What a scandal.\*

My, my, you truly did come from another dimension. \*He laughed at the puzzled look on Lewis' face.\*

Of course! It would be my pleasure.

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Jekyll1886  Hastie Lanyon • 2 years ago

In truth, the look had been not so much puzzled as afraid he might've overstepped his bounds but trying to cover it...while inebriated.

At Lanyon's words, however, Weir let out a sigh of relief.

"Thank you, Hastie," said Lewis, breaking into a smile. "I am so glad to hear it."

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Hastie Lanyon  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

Of course you are, I'm a delight to be around! \*He downed his water and stood, less unstable than before.\* Now, I best be off to my chambers. Are you staying?

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Jekyll1886  Hastie Lanyon • 2 years ago

Lewis laughed.

"Naturally."

To Hastie's query, he replied:

"I suppose I ought to, hadn't I? Wouldn't do to wander home drunk..."

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Hastie Lanyon  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

Not alone, it wouldn't. \*Hastie winked at him before turning around and started walking.\*

I'll see you tomorrow, Lewis.

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Jekyll1886  Hastie Lanyon • 2 years ago

"Tomorrow, Hastie," returned Lewis with a smile.

After Lanyon had retired for the evening, Weir returned to his duties as host.

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Hastie Lanyon  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

(Looks like we actually finished something! It was nice RPing with you again, 86!)

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Jekyll1886  Hastie Lanyon • 2 years ago

((We did indeed! And, likewise!))

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Mz.Hyde Mod  Hastie Lanyon • 2 years ago

(Yes, yes you are Hastie. But we all still love you. Happy to hear your schedule is clearing up, maybe now we can finish some of our old ones!)

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Hastie Lanyon  Mz.Hyde • 2 years ago

(Mwaha, thanks you for the sentiment! Yes, after tomorrow I should be mostly free until the beginning of July.)

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Mz.Hyde Mod  Hastie Lanyon • 2 years ago

(Yayyyyy!)

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Hastie Lanyon  Mz.Hyde • 2 years ago

(I hear you've finished school as well, for now. Any plans for the summer?)

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Mz.Hyde Mod  Hastie Lanyon • 2 years ago

(Sleep. Read. Finish my summer astronomy class. Try to learn how to drive. Sell some shit for a little extra money. Other than keeping up with everyone on here, that's really it.)

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Hastie Lanyon  Mz.Hyde • 2 years ago

(Summer astronomy class? Sounds pretty cool!)

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Mz.Hyde Mod  Hastie Lanyon • 2 years ago

(Thanks, I'm also in my cousin's wedding next Saturday! What are you up to Lazy Hastie?)

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Hastie Lanyon  Mz.Hyde • 2 years ago

(Let's see... moving out tomorrow, I'll go to a live performance of Russell Howard in June, house party that I'll have to fly to probably a week or so after that, and then I'll go back to the Netherlands in the middle of July. Congratulations on your cousin getting married!)

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Mz.Hyde Mod  Hastie Lanyon • 2 years ago

(Thank you I'll let the happy couple know they have warm wishes from the Netherlands!)

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Mz.Hyde Mod  Hastie Lanyon • 2 years ago

(But wow, that sounds like a lot of fun!)

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Hastie Lanyon  Mz.Hyde • 2 years ago

(It will be! Except for the moving part, but you can't have everything, I suppose.)

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