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Post by Edward Hyde on Feb 12, 2008 23:16:34 GMT -5
*Jekyll adjusted the tray awkwardly.*
"Er... Well... Where would you prefer?"
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Post by Lucy Harris on Feb 12, 2008 23:57:20 GMT -5
*It finally registered in her mind that perhaps it would be considered improper to eat while in your bedclothes*
"Er...my room?"
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Post by Edward Hyde on Feb 13, 2008 9:59:41 GMT -5
*There was an awkward pause.*
"Should I come back?"
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Post by Lucy Harris on Feb 13, 2008 14:14:11 GMT -5
*Yep, not proper*
"Oh, uh, sorry! I should change into somethin', huh?"
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Post by Edward Hyde on Feb 13, 2008 14:21:49 GMT -5
*Jekyll smiled gently. The truth was, he needed to tell her something, and soon. And... Well, yes, perhaps the nightdress was a bit distracting. What with the lack of corset and the scooping neckline.*
"I only want you to be comfortable, Miss Lucy," *he said.*
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Post by Lucy Harris on Feb 13, 2008 19:29:56 GMT -5
Heaving bosoms will do that to you
"Yeah, I better switch out. I'll jus' duck back in 'ere real quick like."
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Post by Edward Hyde on Feb 14, 2008 11:00:28 GMT -5
*Jekyll smiled with relief.*
"Very well, then. I'll be... here."
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Post by Lucy Harris on Feb 14, 2008 14:45:30 GMT -5
*Nodding, she carefully eased the door shut and quickly zoomed around, throwing clothes hither and yon as she rejected outfit after outfit. It didn't matter that he'd seen in her in little more than underclothes before (work was work, eh?) but for some reason she felt compelled to do her utmost to wear something impressive. Something ladylike...
...something she didn't own. She cursed under breath*
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Post by Edward Hyde on Feb 14, 2008 17:26:40 GMT -5
*Jekyll waited in the hall. And waited. He frowned. Breakfast would get cold. And his nerve was failing. He knocked again.*
"Are you quite all right?"
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Post by Lucy Harris on Feb 14, 2008 19:01:18 GMT -5
*Oh, no! She'd taken too long!*
"I, er, can't find something...respectable!"
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Post by Edward Hyde on Feb 15, 2008 0:39:38 GMT -5
*Jekyll smiled despite himself and the fact no one could see him.*
"Miss Lucy... I'll control my refined sensibilities if you'll forgive me them. Let's have breakfast."
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Post by Lucy Harris on Feb 15, 2008 13:32:34 GMT -5
"Allright, be there in a moment."
*She threw on the most respectable thing she owned, a black with gray pinstriped, simple dress that wasn't too revealing but also wasn't all that impressive. She sighed. It would have to do.
She pulled the door open, smiling*
"Done!"
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Post by Edward Hyde on Feb 16, 2008 11:20:55 GMT -5
*Jekyll smiled tightly.*
"You look lovely," *he said. She did, even if it wasn't her habitual attire. He set the tray down on the table, pulled out a chair for her, and sat down once she had. He knew this was terribly improper, and potentially ruinous.
But what more did he have to lose?*
"Miss Lucy," *he began once they'd started eating,* "I must insist that you take precautions to lock your room at night."
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Post by Lucy Harris on Feb 16, 2008 11:36:12 GMT -5
*She was rather enjoying the pleasantness of having a meal with someone she cared about. It was rare indeed when somebody actually did sit down with her for something that wasn't business-related. The only other one had been Nellie, and Nellie had in the main mostly been a lecturer.
She gave him a curious look at his comment*
"Lock my door? Could'a sworn I do. 'less I forgot. I do that too much."
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Post by Edward Hyde on Feb 16, 2008 14:26:58 GMT -5
*Jekyll flushed.*
"I think... that is, I could foresee a situation in which, should I leave my rooms, or become absentminded, someone might enter yours through mine."
*He stared at the plate of eggs before him.*
"I would not have anything happen to you."
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