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that is for me to worry about, not 𝘆𝗼𝘂. dolores, i beg of you——this experiment is incredibly important to me. i cannot put an end to it.
( he does not 𝒘𝐚𝐧𝐭 to put an end to it? so many shameful desires——how ( … )
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weeks are not what i am worried about— * months, years... the long term. i... i am aware you obviously do not enjoy me badgering you, but do you not want * someone worried for your wellbeing?
[ they almost seem irritated, huffing a little laugh. ]
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tossing a couple coins down on the table, hyde grabs his cane ﹠̲ hat ﹠̲ gestures for victor to follow, leading him down a bystreet.
❝ you know he won’t return unless i want him to, ❞ hyde hums, ( … )
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"If you wish to go outside, fine. I'm following you until Dr. Jekyll's good side returns." He finishes off his water, wishing desperately it was whiskey or wine, and stands up while adjusting his jacket.
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a shrug. ❝ fair enough. careful, now——we wouldn’t want to start a fight. ❞
wildly, hyde laughs, gulping down the rest of his drink, wiping his lips with his sleeve.
❝ perhaps some more fresh air might do you ( … )
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"You." He decides very quickly. Victor may have less morals than the average man, but he at least has morals. "I will not be compared to the literal embodiment of Jekyll's inner darkness."
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( jekyll sighs. this is not the first time dolores has brought this up. )
for the last time, 𝐝𝗼𝗲, i am perfectly fine. it’s been weeks since i first drank the serum, ﹠̲ i am still completely healthy.
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[ dolores giggles, trying to take his word for it. it's ironic, the mass murderer of men would even flinch at the idea of death. more so fear it. ]
that does not mean i would be too happy on being ill, either way. but no one ever is. i worry... +
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https://t.co/Lw02I2mX46 retaining the believe that jekyll / hyde’s blood would not taste good to anyone who might want to eat them / drink their blood. the potion’s essentially poisoned ﹠̲ completely altered their biology
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it’s only fate that our paths have 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥, then. i have not heard of you either … 𝓵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁. but you’re lucky to have stumbled upon me in one of my 𝐁𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑 moods, believe me.
shall i show you around?
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❝ don’t tempt me with a good time. ❞
a wink, ﹠̲ he takes another sip from his glass, slamming it back down upon the table.
❝ ﹠̲ please, don’t try to hold your moral compass above mine. who’s the 𝒉𝐲𝐩𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 then? ❞
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"You disgust me." Victor wishes to walk out of here, but who knows what Hyde may do if left alone?
And so, Victor stays grumpily by his side.
"Don't get into any fights with me around. I don't wish to have to pry you off someone."