𝑪𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐎𝐓𝐓𝐄.

⠀⠀⠀i choose the doctor to

[𝑪𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐎𝐓𝐓𝐄. @VIYRANSPLOY]

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀

⠀𝑹𝑰𝑮𝑯𝑻 𝑶𝑹 𝑾𝑹𝑶𝑵𝑮.
𝑾𝑯𝑨𝑻𝑬𝑽𝑬𝑹 𝑯𝑨𝑷𝑷𝑬𝑵𝑺 𝑻𝑶
𝑪𝑯𝑨𝑹𝑳𝑬𝒀 𝑷𝑶𝑳𝑳𝑨𝑹𝑫 —
⠀
ㅤ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀* .ㅤ⛓️☄️ .

[𝑪𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐎𝐓𝐓𝐄. @VIYRANSPLOY]

she's decided on a green dress today. less of the 'helpless little alice' look, she supposes . . .

[𝑪𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐎𝐓𝐓𝐄. @VIYRANSPLOY]

⠀settling in for the night.
. . . quietly leaning in with
@WILTEDROME. nothing
to come of it, but maybe an
arm around him. exhausted.

[‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 𝑱𝑶.ᐟ @pictaleporis]

⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀
💙🔬 . ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀

[* 𝓀𝘪𝗇𝑔᭡ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ ᥆𝒻ˑ ᅠᅠ 𝖕⤸𝘶𝜌𝜌𝜀𝓉𝓈 ᅠᅠ ⸝͟⸝͟ @WILTEDROME]

⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⋮ ⌗ ┆PETALS ⸝⸝

⠀⠀⠀ okay、 ⠀⠀let's try
⠀⠀⠀ this again ⎯ ☝️
⠀⠀⠀

[𝑪𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐎𝐓𝐓𝐄. @VIYRANSPLOY]

⠀ half asleep —
she's slumped over.

[𝑪𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐎𝐓𝐓𝐄. @VIYRANSPLOY]

⠀ " first of all — 𝒓ude.
second of all. . . where i
come from, we don't do
the class system like this.
no stalkers, no alchemists. "

should she reveal that? no,
but at the current time, what
harm is it really going to do
for carlo to know a hint of
the truth?

[* ˢⁱʳ 𝓬𝐚𝐫𝐥𝓸᭡ˑ ᅠᅠ 𝑔． ᅠᅠ ⸝͟⸝͟ @CRICKETMISCHIEF]

⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ he considers another
⠀⠀⠀ snarky remark but
⠀⠀⠀ chooses to simply
⠀⠀⠀ nod instead ． ⠀⠀with
⠀⠀⠀ a name like his own、
⠀⠀⠀ it's practically expected
⠀⠀⠀ for him to be impressive ．

⠀⠀⠀ incredibly high standards

⠀↓ ༅

[* ˢⁱʳ 𝓬𝐚𝐫𝐥𝓸᭡ˑ ᅠᅠ 𝑔． ᅠᅠ ⸝͟⸝͟ @CRICKETMISCHIEF]

⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⋮ ⌗ ┆PETALS ⸝⸝

⠀⠀⠀ anywho、 ⠀⠀in the
⠀⠀⠀ meantime to gage
⠀⠀⠀ interest &͟ not look
⠀⠀⠀ like an idiot 🫪🌀
⠀⠀⠀

[𝑪𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐎𝐓𝐓𝐄. @VIYRANSPLOY]

than a polite little grin.

[𝑪𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐎𝐓𝐓𝐄. @VIYRANSPLOY]

⠀ " i don't doubt it'll put
you leagues ahead of all
the rest. i'm not really too—
knowledgable on this, but
the work it seems like you've
put into that . . . "

easily impressed? not really,
as it so happens. no. she's
normally trickier to get to
crack more +

[* ˢⁱʳ 𝓬𝐚𝐫𝐥𝓸᭡ˑ ᅠᅠ 𝑔． ᅠᅠ ⸝͟⸝͟ @CRICKETMISCHIEF]

⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ ⸝⸝⠀⠀putting my
⠀⠀⠀ education to good
⠀⠀⠀ use、⠀⠀anyone with
⠀⠀⠀ a brain would think
⠀⠀⠀ that wise、 ⠀⠀would
⠀⠀⠀ they not ׅ𖤠 ⠀ ⸝⸝

⠀⠀⠀ another of his
⠀⠀⠀ endless rhetorical
⠀⠀⠀ questions ． ⠀⠀the

⠀↓ ༅

[𝑪𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐎𝐓𝐓𝐄. @VIYRANSPLOY]

is it a 𝒔ecret sort of thing, "
only teasing to lighten up
the mood. really, she just
doesn't want to wander off
and end up in a worse spot.

[𝑪𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐎𝐓𝐓𝐄. @VIYRANSPLOY]

" very much appreciated,
i wouldn't want to get him
into trouble. — more than
he already finds himself in. "

she's not here for anything . .
. . unsavory, if that's the idea.

⠀ " care to fill me in on
whatever you're crafting? or +

[* ˢⁱʳ 𝓬𝐚𝐫𝐥𝓸᭡ˑ ᅠᅠ 𝑔． ᅠᅠ ⸝͟⸝͟ @CRICKETMISCHIEF]

⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ piece of tech lifted
⠀⠀⠀ once more、 ⠀⠀he
⠀⠀⠀ turns it over in his
⠀⠀⠀ hold once、 ⠀⠀then
⠀⠀⠀ twice.̲.̲.̲ ⠀⠀debating
⠀⠀⠀ on continuing to
⠀⠀⠀ tinker with the other
⠀⠀⠀ still looming over
⠀⠀⠀ his shoulder ．

⠀↓ ༅

[𝑪𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐎𝐓𝐓𝐄. @VIYRANSPLOY]

anyways, moving on.
" i 𝒘as looking for him, yes.
didn't think i'd manage to get
as turned around . . . "

[𝑪𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐎𝐓𝐓𝐄. @VIYRANSPLOY]

" 𝒇𝒖𝒄𝒌. okay, well i knew
i was in the estate obviously,
just not. . . the boys dorm.
that was a mistake— "

not the worst place she's
ever found herself a bit lost
in, that's for sure. try the
basement of a cultists
church, for starters. mid
sacrifice no less.ᐟ but, +

[* ˢⁱʳ 𝓬𝐚𝐫𝐥𝓸᭡ˑ ᅠᅠ 𝑔． ᅠᅠ ⸝͟⸝͟ @CRICKETMISCHIEF]

⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ eyebrows arch
⠀⠀⠀ upward as he
⠀⠀⠀ stares at her
⠀⠀⠀ in stunned
⠀⠀⠀ silence ． ⠀though
⠀⠀⠀ the question itself
⠀⠀⠀ is rather peculiar
⠀⠀⠀ &͟ leads the brunet
⠀⠀⠀ to consider the
⠀⠀⠀ mental state this

⠀↓ ༅

[𝑪𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐎𝐓𝐓𝐄. @VIYRANSPLOY]

⠀ " yeah, yeah, sorry— bit
of curiosity took hold. . . "

and a hint of further
fascination with his work,
not that she'd say so.

" i'm not meant to be
here, i know already, but
if you tell me 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 in
particular i've wandered
off into, that'd be lovely. "

[* ˢⁱʳ 𝓬𝐚𝐫𝐥𝓸᭡ˑ ᅠᅠ 𝑔． ᅠᅠ ⸝͟⸝͟ @CRICKETMISCHIEF]

⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ dark eyes dart to
⠀⠀⠀ their ⠀⠀ corners、
⠀⠀⠀ staring at the blonde
⠀⠀⠀ from over his shoulder ．

⠀⠀⠀ ⸝⸝⠀⠀funny、 ⠀⸝⸝
⠀⠀⠀ yet the tone he
⠀⠀⠀ speaks in alludes
⠀⠀⠀ that his words will

⠀↓ ༅

[𝑪𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐎𝐓𝐓𝐄. @VIYRANSPLOY]

glancing over @CRICKETMISCHIEF's shoulder.

nosy . . .
as she always is, really.

[𝑪𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐎𝐓𝐓𝐄. @VIYRANSPLOY]

⠀ aaand —
she's back to wearing
gloves again. long sleeves.
all of that. bad memories.