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Post by Dr. Whale/Victor Frankenstein on Feb 1, 2013 0:57:30 GMT -5
Whale looked up from the book he had before him as the pile was set down. He glanced up at her.
"Oh... we know each other, Belle, remember?" He said. "From the hospital? I'm Dr. Whale." The girl HAD been under a lot of trauma and stress when she had arrived...perhaps she just couldn't retain the memory of his face in her head.
"But in any case, thank you." He pulled the stack in closer towards himself, despite all the other books already cluttering up the entire table surface.
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Post by Red Riding Hood/ Ruby on Feb 1, 2013 11:06:59 GMT -5
He was in here, she could tell, The library... Well, he probably wasn't in any immediate trouble then. Ruby, still holding the crossbow, shoved open the old doors to the library.
She probably looked like a mess, her hair was all over the place and her make-up definitely needed some touch ups. The door slammed open making far more noise than she had intended
"Whale?" Hearing her voice on the echoey library made her realize just how out of breath she was, and how long a day it had been. She surveyed the room and found Whale sitting with a stack of books that Belle had apparently found for him,"Whale, What the hell are you doing here?!"
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Post by Dr. Whale/Victor Frankenstein on Feb 1, 2013 11:25:54 GMT -5
Whale nearly jumped out of his seat when he heard someone yell his name, knocking over a few books in the process. It was Ruby. He straightend up, feeling happy to see her face again... until he saw that her face didn't look very happy to see him.
...and was that a crossbow in her hands???
She demanded to know what he was doing at the library. "Uh... hi, there Ruby... I thought you didn't get off of work until later." She stared at him. "Well... I just..." Didn't want to be alone. "...thought I would have better luck with the research here." Where he wouldn't be alone. "I really can be a book jocky if I put my mind to it." Liar; he would rather read a medical journal more than some fictional frivolity.
"But I swear I was going to be back at the apartment in about an hour or two..." not a COMPLETE lie. "...BEFORE you got off work. I'm sorry if I worried you..."
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Post by Red Riding Hood/ Ruby on Feb 1, 2013 12:00:41 GMT -5
Red groaned and ran her fingers through her hair,"yeah great,awesome...."
She couldn't really be mad with him could she, it's not like she could tell a grown where to go- granted circumstances were different- but he clearly kept out of trouble... She made her way over to him and slumped into the chair next to him, leaving the crossbow on the table beside her
She glanced at some of the titles of the books then realized Belle was standing there looking rather startled by her sudden entrance,"I-I'm sorry Belle.... It's just been kind of a rough day.... " she sighed and turned to Whale,"Snow came by your apartment and you weren't there and I wasn't there so she called David and he called me... Now I gotta call him back"
She buried her face in her hands, oy...
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Post by Dr. Whale/Victor Frankenstein on Feb 1, 2013 21:07:16 GMT -5
Whale's jaw tightened... but he sat back in his chair. "...I'm sorry Ruby... I just wasn't very keen on taking orders from a Fake Prince/Fake Deputy." The young doctor then sighed, admitting: "He told me to stay put... and I purposely didn't. I never dreamed it would get YOU in ill standing with him... I might have tried to suppress the urge had I known that it would..." But not very hard, probably.
He looked up at her with his blue eyes. "I'm sorry, Ruby... that I made you worry again..." He gave a weak smile.
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Post by Red Riding Hood/ Ruby on Feb 1, 2013 21:21:08 GMT -5
She blinked and looked away, her cheeks were burning for sure,"It's okay.... I just... I just panicked a little there," She looked at him and smiled weakly," I didn't want to see you get hurt or anything.... that's all"
She looked over at the books as she pulled out her cellphone," So... did you find anything good?"
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Post by Dr. Whale/Victor Frankenstein on Feb 1, 2013 21:44:56 GMT -5
Now it was his turn, yet once again, for his cheeks to burn. He was starting to learn that his new friend Ruby cared about him... but deeply enough to burst into a library with a crossbow blazing, ready to defend him to the death? He didn't know how to react to such loyalty... and from someone as attractively unique as Ruby.
"Well... there's not an extensive amount of resources here..." He said, sifting through the books and articles before him. "But enough of what I have overlaps to where I can pull out certain things as being truth... like the whole stake through the heart made of holy wood, holy water, and sunlight... though I wouldn't rely too much on that last one with this vampire...." Ruby looked at him as if he should explain, but he didn't notice, his eyes glued down to the pages before him. Darwin, he felt tired. This day had felt like an ETERNITY.
"Oh, but here's a nice reassuring little factoid: a vampire CANNOT enter a dwelling place without PERMISSION...that's good to know." But then Whale slightly frowned. "...Although vampire hypnotized ghouls CAN..." He suddenly looked up at Ruby. "Did David happen to say anything about Mr. Brown? Did they find him?... I should examine him... see if the effects of the entrancement are permanent..." He rubbed his eyes with fatigue before grabbing the next book, trying to renew his vigor for the research session.
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Post by Red Riding Hood/ Ruby on Feb 1, 2013 21:53:10 GMT -5
Ruby glanced up at him a moment then back to the books, she started dialing the Sheriffs number," I don't think so, no, but I can ask him once I get a hold of him...."
She watched him, she couldn't help but feel a little sorry for the guy, he looked nearly as tired as she was...
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Post by Charming/David Noland on Feb 1, 2013 22:28:02 GMT -5
"Please tell me you have good news..." David said, almost pleading, as he picked up the phone.
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Post by Red Riding Hood/ Ruby on Feb 1, 2013 22:34:02 GMT -5
"He was just at the library," Ruby said," Wanted to find some more resources on Vampires," She smiled a bit," So in other words, he's fine- we'll go home and I'll spend the night at his place- you know, um, make sure Mr Brown doesn't show up again.... speaking of which did you ever find him?"
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Post by Charming/David Noland on Feb 2, 2013 9:08:48 GMT -5
A beat passed before the Prince answered.
"Yeah... along with a high schooler named Gina Starr. They're both dead." Deaths were very rare in this town... David always thought it would stay that way. But with this new threat on the horizon...
"We searched the entire warehouse... we didn't find anyone else..."
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Post by Red Riding Hood/ Ruby on Feb 2, 2013 10:30:34 GMT -5
Red put her hand over her mouth and closed her eyes a moment.... She knew Gina from the Diner..... She came by with her parents and friends every so often...
"that's... That's awful.... " she took a breath,"Well.... One thing Whale brought up... You know of we find them, maybe it wouldn't be a bad idea to examine them, and I think he should too- even if they're dead- he might be able to find out more about what the vampire does and the effects...."
Ruby bit her lip, this was dark buisness and David probably wouldn't like it; but really this information could be helpful when they run into this thing again.
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Post by Dr. Whale/Victor Frankenstein on Feb 3, 2013 12:43:49 GMT -5
Whale was looking down at the literature in front of him, straining to hear her... ready to grab the phone and tell the Fake Prince off if need be... but he looked up when Ruby mentioned that the bodies should be examined... 'even if they're dead'.
He knew that the young woman had been dead when he saw her at the warehouse. But had Dracula so easily discarded Mr. Brown as well? Angry with his failure? Although having the farmer ALIVE would have been more ideal for examination process... Ruby was right... any information they could glean from the body may help them. Whale closed the book in front of him, getting ready to leave.
He did snatch up one book from the table... a book that had nothing to do with vampires. He tucked it in his shoulder and stood up, ready to leave.
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Post by Charming/David Noland on Feb 3, 2013 12:49:45 GMT -5
David didn't respond right away. That was kindof dark, coming from Ruby... but she may be on to something.
"If he think that he CAN find something that will help us...then the two bodies should be arriving at the morgue by the time you two get out there. I'll bring the cloak."
He knew that Ruby said she had control of the situation... but it was better to be safe then sorry...
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Post by Red Riding Hood/ Ruby on Feb 3, 2013 12:54:36 GMT -5
"Alright...." Wait, tonight? She wondered if maybe Whale would want to wait till morning to look over CORPSES. Wasn't he suppose to be taking it easy? She'd have to ask, but she figured if things changed she just call Charming back and say they couldn't do it tonight and bring the cloak to the apartment....
"Okay, Thanks James," She hung up the phone and looked over at Whale, he still looked completely exhausted.
"They found him... well him and the girl...."
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