curriculum_fictae | [IC] Serpentine IC Contact

“Hullo, this is Martin K. Blackwood’s mobile. I’m not here at the - oh god what are you - Yuzu get that out of your mouth this instant - “

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curriculum_fictae

Knife: Yes sorry it likely looks a bit strange but it's my own only option given my eyes are sewn shut wait phone I didn't tell you to write that cancel message uh revise do you have a stupid name like Siri or Alexa or something what would even the snake version be sneery end message

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eyediot

[What to do when he's half frozen in the Lonely and half consumed by Need To Protect His Own.]

archivist: Sorry, one last question.
archivist: Are you currently at Finch?

From:

curriculum_fictae

Knife: Yes I am at bench I said bench please for the love of god just write bench it's a real word sneery

From:

eyediot

archivist: I'm on my way then.

[a little bit later knock knock KNOCK KNOCK]

From:

curriculum_fictae

[ A moment later, and the door awkwardly opens ...

Sure enough, Martin has a blindfold on. ]

Is that you, Jon?

From:

eyediot

Yes, it's me.

[But oh Martin... Buddy. He reaches to touch at his cheek but his hands are like ice right now.]

What an I do?

From:

curriculum_fictae

[ SO cold; Martin flinches a bit. ]

D'you think you can undo some stitches...?

From:

eyediot

...Sure. I can do that, yes. Let's get inside proper and I'll do what I can.

From:

curriculum_fictae

Right, um. Bedroom?

From:

eyediot

Of course, yes. Do you need me to lead?

[Of course he does, but Jon still wants to give the option here.]

From:

curriculum_fictae

Please, um. I keep banging into the stairs.

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eyediot

Right.

Just, ah.

I'm standing in front of you, just. Reach out and grip the back of my shirt, then? I don't- um. I don't want to hurt you right now.

From:

curriculum_fictae

You - you do seem terribly chilly. Is Sparrow all right?

[ He gently grips the back of Jonah's shirt. ]

From:

eyediot

[Starts leading him up the stairs carefully.]

It, um. Apparently I was the only one who wasn't there. We won, but everyone is... deeply upset and hurting.

From:

curriculum_fictae

Ah. That ... doesn't surprise me. One of the worst ones so far.

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eyediot

From what I was told, it does sound like it. Apparently there was a large argument. I still don't know the details but... We have. A lot of younger ones on our team that aren't taking 'there is no right answer' situation well.

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curriculum_fictae

... Ah. That sort of thing then. It takes a while to get used to that.

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eyediot

It does. This is likely the first time they've been in a situation with no right answer.

From:

curriculum_fictae

Versus us living through that daily in Archives, yeah?

From:

eyediot

[He gives a little huff of a laugh as he gets to Martin's door.]

Yeah. And trying to stop the end of the world. This one came pre-destroyed.

From:

curriculum_fictae

Also that. Yeah.

[ He feels his way up the stairs with the hand that isn’t clinging to Jon. ]

I do wonder sometimes. What power did it here. Or if it was simply “man is the most dangerous animal” after all.

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eyediot

Not sure.

[He'll get Martin's door open for him and gently lead him inside. Still... Looks like home, yep.]

Less eventful than ours, I can safely say.