# ‎ 𝐏𝑼𝑳𝑪𝑰𝑵𝑬𝑳𝑳𝑨.

⠀ . . . buon giorno, and welcome to the house of

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⠀
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀
𝑰𝑭 𝑶𝑵𝑳𝒀 𝑰 𝑪𝑶𝑼𝑳𝑫'𝑽𝑬
𝑺𝑨𝑽𝑬𝑫 𝑻𝑯𝑬𝑴 . . .
⠀ ⠀ ☕️ 🎶 . ⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀

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wasn't scolding, no, in fact
pulcinella genuinely sounded
just a little bit intrigued.

[# ‎ 𝐏𝑼𝑳𝑪𝑰𝑵𝑬𝑳𝑳𝑨. @VENIGNISPUPPET]

⠀ " 𝒐𝒉. well — then i
suppose chess isn't on
the table then. that's alright~ "

and once carlo continued,
he nodded along. listening
patiently until he finished.

" i somehow felt you weren't
as deadset to directly follow
in his footsteps. but . . . as a
stalker? " he +

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

⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ shoulders slowly rise
⠀⠀⠀ &͟ fall in time with a
⠀⠀⠀ deep inhale.̲.̲.̲ ⠀⠀then
⠀⠀⠀ steady exhale ．
⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘥 ．
⠀⠀⠀ being a listener tends
⠀⠀⠀ to have its pros &͟
⠀⠀⠀ cons ． ⠀⠀attempting

⠀↓ ༅

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⠀ " 𝒊 must say, neither do
i. . . but i could imagine the
intention was meant to be
educational. " oh pulcinella,
what a ray of sunshine.

too bad it's likely useless.
" hopefully you aren't too
awfully bored. i offer a game
of chess, if you're so inclined? "

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

⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ glass of juice in
⠀⠀⠀ hand、 ⠀⠀he loathes
⠀⠀⠀ the uppity company
⠀⠀⠀ surrounding ； their
⠀⠀⠀ hands cradling their
⠀⠀⠀ glasses of wine
⠀⠀⠀ close to their chests ．

⠀⠀⠀ this same clear
⠀⠀⠀ agitation doesn't

⠀↓ ༅

[# ‎ 𝐏𝑼𝑳𝑪𝑰𝑵𝑬𝑳𝑳𝑨. @VENIGNISPUPPET]

checking up on the young master @CRICKETMISCHIEF. geppetto and venigni have been talking for . . . 𝒉ours now —

[ً @MORTlSUMBRA]

⠀something ⠀𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 ⠀is ⠀happening ⠀inside ⠀of ⠀me ⠀and ⠀i ⠀donʹt ⠀know ⠀why. ⠀my ⠀nightly ⠀bloodlust ⠀has ⠀overflown ⠀into ⠀my ⠀days. ⠀i ⠀feel ⠀𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐥ˏ ⠀on ⠀the ⠀verge ⠀of ⠀𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐳𝐲.

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with it, but at the very
least much more relaxed
and used to his ego, now.

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⠀ " 𝒊 suppose then, i was . . .
correct when i saw you. you
are 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒆𝒅 than most
tend to be. " something that
actually seemed to fascinate
the puppet above anything.

and unlike others, he does
seem content with his state
of being. perhaps not 'happy' +

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

⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ nerves ever so easy
⠀⠀⠀ to frazzle、 ⠀⠀he bites
⠀⠀⠀ at his lower lip ．
⠀⠀⠀ the urge to snap &͟
⠀⠀⠀ insist the puppet
⠀⠀⠀ speak its mind、
⠀⠀⠀ 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘥𝘰、
⠀⠀⠀ rising ． ⠀⠀but by

⠀↓ ༅

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his 'cover' of being just
another ordinary puppet.

[# ‎ 𝐏𝑼𝑳𝑪𝑰𝑵𝑬𝑳𝑳𝑨. @VENIGNISPUPPET]

he ever so slightly moved
to wave back, approaching
the other and offering the
slightest of smiles as both
geppetto and venigni start
to slip away —

bowing first, and then
waiting to see what the
young 𝒎aster would say.

curious. curious enough
to quite nearly blow +

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

⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ he's here on account
⠀⠀⠀ of business ． ⠀a͟k͟a͟ ；
⠀⠀⠀ his father remembering
⠀⠀⠀ he exists to make him-
⠀⠀⠀ -self look good ．

⠀⠀⠀ being introduced to
⠀⠀⠀ lorenzini venigni has
⠀⠀⠀ never been more

⠀↓ ༅

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looking at @CRICKETMISCHIEF.
staring. for a very — very, long moment.

[# ‎ 𝐏𝑼𝑳𝑪𝑰𝑵𝑬𝑳𝑳𝑨. @VENIGNISPUPPET]

⠀ 𝒃ack to his cleaning —
and humming. plenty of that.

[# ‎ 𝐏𝑼𝑳𝑪𝑰𝑵𝑬𝑳𝑳𝑨. @VENIGNISPUPPET]

⠀ 𝒏o.
he doesn't have enough
hair to braid. pleasestoptrying.

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⠀ 𝒘-well. i very much
appreciate the sentiment
sir. very, very much . . .

i do my best.

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

⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ must you always
⠀⠀⠀ be the enigmatic
⠀⠀⠀ voice of reason ׅ𖤠

⠀⠀⠀ I can see why you're
⠀⠀⠀ loved as much as you
⠀⠀⠀ are、 ⠀⠀signore ．
⠀⠀⠀

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come to think of it,
he 𝒉as been away for
a little while now . . .

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⠀ oh . . . 𝒘ell —
that's alright.ᐟ

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

⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ that's.̲.̲.̲ ⠀⠀above my
⠀⠀⠀ non–existent pay
⠀⠀⠀ grade、 ⠀⠀I'm afraid ． 💦
⠀⠀⠀

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⠀ it seems not, no —
. . . could you 𝒆xplain?

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

⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ signore lorenzini
⠀⠀⠀ hasn't informed
⠀⠀⠀ you ׅ𖤠 ׅ𖤠
⠀⠀⠀

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⠀ 𝒑ride month?
what . . . is this ❓💧