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Solve et Coagula II: owls and RP (Ravenclaw common room, and anyone likely to knock on its door)

Feb 22, 2006 18:40

Identical owls from Dr Stephen Maturin to the Lady Door, Miss Susan Sto Helit, and Miss Ivanova:

( To avoid overtaxing the owls )

river tam, lady door, rp, stephen maturin, susan sto helit

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catremistrae February 23 2006, 01:02:40 UTC

((BPAL love!))

estebanmd February 23 2006, 01:29:33 UTC

(( *grin* Shameless, aren't we? ))

catremistrae February 23 2006, 01:30:29 UTC

((Just a tad. I'm more of a Lushie myself, but where could I throw that in?))

estebanmd February 23 2006, 01:36:34 UTC

(( Hee! yeah ... it would be harder to invent a pretext for ordering Lush than it was for Stephen to end up with BPAL. ))

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sensiblesusan February 23 2006, 02:55:58 UTC

It had been an eventful day and Susan was dragging as she passed through the Ravenclaw common room. The sight of Dr Maturin reminded her of the owl, and she stopped to speak with him.

"Dr Maturin, good evening. I understand the delivery has arrived?"

estebanmd February 23 2006, 03:01:56 UTC

Stephen looked up from his reading. "Why, yes, it has," and he indicated the small package, which had been slit open (surely he wasn't using his surgical instruments for this kind of thing?) and neatly reclosed. "There's a good deal of stuff in it. Have at it, my dear." He had, of course, removed his bottles of Bastet and Laudanum; they were upstairs in the dorm, hidden away with the real laudanum. He considered telling her about the chat he'd had with Teatime the other day in the library after she left, but decided against it. If she didn't already know Teatime was dangerous, she'd be a creature with a good deal less sense than he knew she had.

sensiblesusan February 23 2006, 05:10:25 UTC

Susan claimed the bottle of Embalming Fluid happily, and rummaged through the tiny sample vials. By chance she picked up the sample labeled "Szepasszony" and sniffed it. It was unlike any perfume she'd ever tried: cold, crisp, faintly floral, and it reminded her instantly of fresh air high in flight. Even more than the Embalming Fluid perfume, it smelled like her. "May I take this one as well? I'm not entirely sure how to pronounce it, but I love it."

estebanmd February 23 2006, 06:18:59 UTC

"Oh? You may have whichever you like, as many as you like," replied Stephen pleasantly, without looking up from his reading. "I think it good that they please you. Myself, I have no need for any of them, you know."

(( Because he's already found his signature scent! ))

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the_lady_door February 23 2006, 06:29:26 UTC

"I got your owl." Door smiled hesitantly. "You mentioned a catalog...?"

estebanmd February 23 2006, 06:31:18 UTC

Stephen smiled as he returned to his chair. "It is the great beastly thing that Miss Sto Helit is reading through. I have seen medical texts less thick."

the_lady_door February 23 2006, 06:36:11 UTC

"That is thick." Door blinked. "I didn't realize there were so many different ways to smell."

sensiblesusan February 23 2006, 13:58:27 UTC

"Hello," Susan said. "Here it is, if you like, and there's another one as well. I don't think I can wrap my head around it all just now, to be honest." She handed the main catalogue to Door and turned her attention to the Twilight Alchemy listing. Her initial reaction was one of skepticism, but she knew quite well what belief in a thing could do, and decided simply that it was probably just as well that these things had not made it to the Disc. The reaction of the wizards, for one thing, would be something else altogether.

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ivanova_is_god February 23 2006, 17:42:01 UTC

Katya got to the door to the Ravenclaw common room and paused. How was she going to let Stephen know she was outside. Since she was so new she had no idea what the correct protocol is situations like this. She didn't want to offend anyone. Great. NOW what do I do? I think it a little extreme to send an owl to let Stephen know I'm standing out side the door to the common room

perfect_company February 23 2006, 18:18:49 UTC

"Forgive my intrusion," Inara says as she steps into the common room. "I was looking for Simon or River, but this room smells heavenly. What are you doing in here?"

r_tam February 24 2006, 03:38:41 UTC

River picked up on Inara's presence in the common room--- hearing with both mind and ears--- and came out into the common room. "Inara--- hello!" She stopped and sniffed. "Mmmm... it does smell wonderful!"

estebanmd February 24 2006, 06:19:55 UTC

Stephen hears unfamiliar voices and looks up from his Transfiguration reading. "Hello," he says a little awkwardly, fearing a repeat of the embarrassing events in the library. "The scents are from some alchemists, and these ladies and myself had been interested in their work. I am not sure you have met: they are Miss Susan Sto Helit and the Lady Door. I am Stephen Maturin, a Ravenclaw."

r_tam February 24 2006, 06:30:23 UTC

River came over to the table. She was sometimes cautious around new people, but all three of these read as... safe. Safe like Serenity had become safe for her. "Hello," she said shyly to all of them. "I'm River--- my brother Simon and I are Ravenclaws." She looked at Maturin. "My brother's a doctor, too." She didn't realized that he hadn't introduced himself as such; it was just something she knew about him, immutable. She looked around at the other two strangers. "I know Inara from Serenity," she volunteered.

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