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Post by Dr. Whale/Victor Frankenstein on Feb 3, 2013 13:05:31 GMT -5
"Yes... yes I heard." Whale said, still numb to the fact that the man was actually dead. It never did truly hit the doctor until the corpse was underneath his examining hands. "They're probably on their way to the city morgue."
He made his way to the check-out counter, placing the leather-bound book on it's surface: the title read 'Frankenstein'. Darwin, was it the SAME one that the vampire had taunted him with earlier this day??? Whale leaned against the counter in exhaustion with the remembrance that it was only earlier TODAY that he had been imprisoned...
Whale looked at Ruby, weak smile on his face. "Maybe you should go back to Granny's..." He offered. "...Morgue business, at it's best is... grizzly work." He didn't want to subject her to that, even if he wanted to stay in her presence. "I'll handle Noland..."
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Post by Red Riding Hood/ Ruby on Feb 3, 2013 13:14:47 GMT -5
"No, If you're really going to the morgue I'm coming with you... I've seen my fair-share of dead bodies... inside and out, I'll be okay," Ruby followed him over to the Library desk," Besides, if there's one thing I've learned today is that I can't leave you alone for five minutes without something going horribly wrong" It was purely meant as a joke- but she could see that neither of them were really in the right frame of mind...
She smiled a bit and leaned in on the counter so she could see the book.... Frankenstein...."....but Victor, really, if you're too tired and you just want to go home.... no one will think less of you, it's been a long day. I can call David back and tell him that you'll look into it tomorrow and that's that"
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Post by Count Dracula/Vlad Lugosi on Feb 3, 2013 13:43:12 GMT -5
Dracula laid in his bed, perfectly spread out, hands folded on his chest... meditating. The accursed sun, which still lingered this late in the afternoon, had done great damage to him... but the receptionist at the studio had helped replenish him somewhat.
Even now the woman laid on the floor beside his bed, tossed aside once he had taken what she could spare of her blood. She muttered and whimpered incoherently... soon she wouldn't remember any of this.
He could not afford to be greedy, as he had been with the Gina girl. Ah Gina... such a talented pupil. She would be missed.
The Dark Prince stared up at his cracked ceiling. Focusing... his Victor was still at the library... with the werewolf. Oh... about to head over to the MORGUE would they? Perhaps not...
Dracula lightly placed the fingertips of one hand against the other. 'You are feeling VERY tired... Victor...' he spoke to the young doctor's mind. 'Sleep.... Victor'
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Post by Dr. Whale/Victor Frankenstein on Feb 3, 2013 13:53:09 GMT -5
"As tempting as that sounds, Ruby," Whale disputed, weakly. "...I wouldn't be able to live with myself if we MISSED something because the window of opportunity passed. With a regular corpse, examination is needed IMMEDIATELY, in case any clues or symptom-like evidences fade away from the decomposition." He explained. "I don't know if cold storage is going to be enough to hold on to any clues of Vampire-like proportions..."
He pressed the bell on the counter. Where WAS Bellel???
"Besides... " he continued. "I think I would get a better night's sleep if I could... could...just..." why was it suddenly such an effort to speak? Or merely stand up?
Sleep...Victor.
Whale collapsed to the ground with obedience...
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Post by Red Riding Hood/ Ruby on Feb 3, 2013 14:02:14 GMT -5
Red quickly knelt over him, cursing herself for not being quicker.
"Victor?!" She stroked his cheek gently ,"Please be okay, please..."
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Post by Dr. Whale/Victor Frankenstein on Feb 22, 2013 9:56:23 GMT -5
When Whale awoke, he was staring up at a very unfamiliar looking ceiling. He turned his head to the side and noticed feminine surroundings. Was... was he in Ruby's bedroom???
His question was answered when Ruby came in through the door. She looked instantly relieved to see him awake. How long had he been out?
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Post by Red Riding Hood/ Ruby on Feb 22, 2013 10:58:12 GMT -5
"Hey handsome," Ruby greeted as she made her way over to her bed. Her demeanour was more relieved than flirtatious as it generally had been,".... How are you feeling?"
She sat down next to him and smiled, Victor had been out for several hours- Red with Belles help had managed to get him to her room at the inn(a loft She was residing in till she could get enough money to get her own place). They had thought about calling for an ambulance but given that it was the Doctor who needed assistance they weren't sure how much good it.
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Post by Dr. Whale/Victor Frankenstein on Feb 22, 2013 15:07:35 GMT -5
He clutched his head, slowly sitting up. Apparently he had hit his head when he passed out. He didn't even remember going down; he was simply talking to Ruby one second, and in the next... nothing.
"What happened?" Whale rubbed the sore spot. He saw his book with a reciept sticking out of it placed on a desk a little distance away. Either Belle had checked it out for him anyways, or Ruby had. "The bodies... I was going to examine the bodies..." He remembered suddenly, but moving too quickly was too taxing. He expected too much of his body, considering all that it had been through in the past 24 hours.
"I'm sorry for being such a burden..." He said, a slight frown on his face.
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Post by Red Riding Hood/ Ruby on Feb 22, 2013 16:21:45 GMT -5
"No, Victor your not a burden," Red started as she scooched toward him a little,"but.... I think before you do anything else you should take it easy..."
She met his eyes a moment and paused,"...I... I know you've got a lot on your mind, but I'm afraid if you don't slow down... well, I mean you passed out in the library and you of all people should know what stress does to people for too long" a twinge of worried echoed in her voice
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Post by Dr. Whale/Victor Frankenstein on Feb 23, 2013 0:08:36 GMT -5
Someone CONCERNED for the doctor for a change...
Whale eased back into the pillows piled on her bed. "Perhaps you're right..." He then looked around, playfully grinning, boyish dimple revealing on his face. "So... this is the inner sanctum of Ruby Lucas. "He shook his head, laughing to himself. "You know, about a month ago I NEVER would have thought I would see the inside of your bedroom." It was a little over the line, but Ruby had proven in the past that she was up to his brand of banter.
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Post by Red Riding Hood/ Ruby on Feb 23, 2013 13:14:31 GMT -5
Red laughed and laid down beside him with a smirk.
"Well, a month ago I wouldn't have thought a lot of things, and this probably ranks somewhere near the top of the list," she turned her side and looked him over playfully,"but you know, what's weirder is I wouldn't have thought I would enjoy this as much as I have. I... I dunno, I've really enjoyed getting to know you better..... It's just a shame it's been over vampire bites and overly demanding calls from Prince Charming"
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Post by Dr. Whale/Victor Frankenstein on Feb 23, 2013 14:05:32 GMT -5
Victor smiled, meeting her gaze back. "Perhaps we'll have to change that..."
Her gaze was fixated on his. He slowly moved toward her, cupping the side of her face with one hand, looking at her lips. He brushed his against hers before finally planting a kiss. This was not a quick, flirty, peck that they had grown used to in the past few days... it was a kiss that signified wanting... MORE. He pulled away slightly, to read her expression.
She moved in for more with another kiss, deepening it.
Whale's heart was beginning to pound. He was in Ruby's room... on her bed... making out with her like a crushing teenager. Victor's inner perverted Whale was doing the macarena.
Then the phone in room rang. Victor pulled away completely. Lest Karma decided to drop a safe on his head next.
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Post by Red Riding Hood/ Ruby on Feb 23, 2013 14:21:50 GMT -5
She was so close to him, everything about this reminded Ruby Lucas about high school- and had this been anything like her curse-fabricated-high-school memories, any moment Granny would bust through the door up in arms but definitely not surprised.
The difference, as Red was quickly realizing more and more, was she genuinely cared for Victor.
The phone rang interrupting their 'moment'. Ruby sat up," I'd better get that...." As she stood she noticed how flushed she was at the moment.
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Post by Dr. Whale/Victor Frankenstein on Feb 23, 2013 14:42:28 GMT -5
Whale rolled his eyes at the sound of Charming's voice lecturing Ruby over the receiver. Apparently the Prince couldn't find either of them so he left the cloak with Granny. Whale slowly got up, looking around the room, at various nick-nacks and pictures, grinning to himself. He then saw outside of her window. it was getting dark; the afternoon sun was finally disappearing behind the horizon.
Unexpectedly, panic started to seize at him. Vampires couldn't come into a dwelling place without permission... but they could roam the streets as they pleased. How had one lived here for so long, undetected, in little Storybrooke?
There was no way he could make it back to his place before dark. He took out his wallet, pulling out his credit card. Looked like he was going to rent a room at the inn tonight.
Ruby hung up the phone, looking flustered.
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Post by Red Riding Hood/ Ruby on Feb 23, 2013 15:12:10 GMT -5
"If I get another call from him I swear to god..." Red huffed,he was only doing his job- but did everything have to sound like an emergency? Dear god, he was like one of those little chihuahuas that barked at everything all the time.
Victor looked a little frenzied himself, she glanced out the window and got a decent gage of the time... Pretty soon it would be dark. Red put the pieces together pretty quick,"Victor, if you want you can just stay here with me," it just kind of came out," I mean, yeah, with me in the room- Not with me per say.... I'd just feel bad if you actually had to pay for a room tonight.... Um, I-I have a couch... You could take the bed and I'd unfold the hide-a-bed"
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