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Rena laughed softly when poor Victor again asked if he ought to bring anything to the dinner party. A very kind polite man.
"Oh Henry has a full serving staff, so you don't need to bring anything. Not unless you have anything particularly interesting you'd like to share...As like me you appear to be a stranger in a strange land as it were, I would be surprised, but Henry and I are always open to the strange and unusual," she told him, still with a lightly amused expression. As she spoke, one hand trailed lightly across Henry's arm, trailing idly in looping lines over the fabric of his long coat.When he spoke of Henry being fortunate again the smile blossomed yet again.
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"Oh he fed my ego a lot. I wasn't overly feminine until him...I never considered the way I looked, or my manner of dress important until I realized how pretty he thought I was, then I suppose I was amenable to continuing to look pretty."
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Not until she finished speaking that truth did she realize she may have gone too far. What if that was a bit too strange for Henry to take in? She squeezed his arm again lightly, attempting to convey the continued feeding of whatever story they would use?for Victor. Though the way Henry looked at her even now it was likely still true for?that even to him perhaps.
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"My family tends to keep to themselves," she added in explanation.?"We are extremely wealthy, smarter than most people and honestly...we don't fit in so we can...keep to ourselves. I spent a lot of time with my uncle and great uncle during my free time?so dressed in trousers and loose fitting shirts as they were more comfortable...so dresses are rather a recent thing."
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She found herself drawing the cloak around herself more firmly, glad she had it to hide beneath at present and silently thanking Belina for insisting she wear the bloody thing against the winter chill earlier when she may not have. Showing up here...in Victorian society in her modern extremely short cute dress would so not have gone over well.
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"Oh my uncle is Felix and my great uncle is Freddy," she told Victor when he asked.
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"Have?you any family here yourself or are we both alone? Well I'm not alone now," she corrected herself hastily, smiling first at Henry, then Leti who was studying her with a baffled and thoughtful expression as the bar maid listened silently. Catching the look, however, she did smile back briefly.
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I cansee very much where it would, Victor replied when Rena spoke of inheriting her family's capacity for love. ?And there are so many ways to show love, he continued; not only in providing the necessities of life, but in one's very words, deeds and actions, Love is often conveyed. ?A distracted, far away look touched his expression, but only for the briefest of moments; and how, he asked himself, of all these many ways had he¡ Conveyed love? ? Perhaps it could be said that, in giving Frank such a high intelligence and learning capacity, his creator had shown love, but even Victor had to admit that, in the more basic aspects of showing love, of being a father and or teacher, he had been woefully lacking. ?Again he mentally shrugged the haunting thought away, knowing that the present time was not the time to think about such things. ?Instead, he thankfully turned his attention to Rena's ever glowing verbiage about Henry; I can see where the doctor's simply being himself¡ Could open one's eyes to new things. But then again, are we not all that way too¡ Someone, within the human race, simply by living each day and being ourselves? ?Do we not indeed see most clearly when we Open the eyes of another? ? Have we not meerly existed, until we have lit the torch of another's life with a spark from our own, until we have truly invested our lives in the betterment of another? ?He decisively ignored the thunder claps of condemnation within his own mind, which, had they been actual claps of thunder, would have strangely echoed the storm on that fateful night. ?He returned her warm smile as they spoke more about her family, and of being loving; oh, but I do not see you as overly loving, or overly emotional in any sort of unhealthy way, he complemented her. ?He was truly sincere, although he would not have been able to have spoken as sincerely on the matter mere moments ago; in only a short time, he had gone from believing her to be ill, to briefly considering her little more than a common lady of ill repute, to his present opinion of her. ?He had thought highly enough of her in the first moments, but her blatant actions toward Henry had caused him to briefly change his opinion of her, for he was not accustomed to seeing women behaving that way toward even their husbands in public places. ?But when she explained that they had indeed met before, that she knew him because of her parents, that made more sense to him, he found it more logical, and he could now understand, and appreciate the familiarity the two shared. ?You are much a woman to be admired for both pursuing, and obtaining your goal, his tone was warm and sincere as he complemented her yet again. ?And you, sir, he continued, looking up at Henry, are truly blessed of the fates to have drawn to yourself such excellent fortune. ?He would await a reply from Henry before looking once more at Reena and stating, I don't believe you mentioned the names of your uncle, or your great uncle. He hoped to himself that neither of these¡ Was named Frank. ?He saw her looking at him when he mentioned bringing something to the dinner party, and softly cleared his throat; what I mean is¡ Is there some contribution I can make? Oh, not that my skills in the kitchen are worthy of any boast, but is there anything I might purchase, or otherwise bring to the gathering? ?Unless specifically instructed, I am not one to appear as an empty handed guest.?? God loves you. |
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"Well later perhaps you can make me even less objective,"Rena murmured into Henry's ear with a soft chuckle before speaking in a normal tone once again.
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"I do understand your own character analysis and you are indeed correct as it stands now," she told him.
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"This is why you are indulging in certain...studies, though, those that no one or mostly no one is aware of...but those are of what I speak and later we can speak further on those, and I can explain myself in further detail do you wish it. Just know that to me you can be and say anything and I will always accept and adore you."
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"Perhaps I've done worse, after all," she added with a chuckle.
Surely he remembered her readiness to play when it came to the old man who had roused his anger, after all. He should know she was no delicate flower no matter how she looked.
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"Polite society...isn't so polite when its restrictions could kill a person," she said half to herself with a sigh, patting Henry's arm sympathetically.
She brightened with interest when Henry asked Victor?if he had rare plant monographs. It would indicate a bit of what Victor did to know what he worked with, after all.?She flashed Henry a warm smile. He was so brilliant.
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"Lady fortune?" She chuckled.
"You, Henry, can call me anything you like," she told him quite seriously.
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"I miss anything, then," she asked brightly, shooting a resentful look at the group of newcomers busily drinking and laughing.
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"I don't think so...But only...what do you think? Is one guarded even among good friends?"
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"Well...that depends on how good the friends are, ain' it?"
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"I suppose I may find most in formal education lacking. Primitive, bounded, not worthy entirely of granting so many employment opportunities to the naturally intelligent mind. Still, I suppose I know what you mean," Henry nodded at Leti's words, hos gaze traveling from her back to Rena.
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"I am not sure if you are completely objective right now, my dear when evaluating my talents, even if I do appreciate your?kind assessment. But I don't know if I view myself quite the same way as you described. You might be right when stipulating unrestrained freedom of expression, but in polite society we often purposefully exclude some unpleasant topics so as to maintain the modicum of civility. It is?almost impossible to be entirely candid outside of a confession booth, even among friends, even filled to the brink with alcohol.
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But yes, the more I think about it,?I aptly express myself through?the exploration and application of science. I can pour into my field all those things I cannot quite?convey through words. Admittedly, I may hold myself to standards?slightly more stringent than many, my very occupation requires those of me. Perhaps if things were different, I could be more eloquent, perhaps. But even at the best of circumstances I do not deem myself to be abundantly expressive..." Henry gently objected.
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"As for the party, well I would be surprised if you have the rare monographs on plant life I?could use. But that is too practically minded of me, I must apologize. What I really should have stated, and would have, if I weren't so filled with good old whisky, is that your company would of course suffice. If you are of a mind to entertain our new friend Leti in some way, well, I am sure she would be pleased whatever you choose to introduce to the party," Henry suggested smiling, wondering if he was too obvious in his match making effort.
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Rena laughed happily when Victor spoke of fortune coming quite literally into Henry's lap.
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"Oh indeed but it cuts both ways as they say...Henry has opened my eyes, mind and interests to so many things without even trying...simply by being himself it exposes me to much."
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"Wow...You know I t think you're right...I never thought of it before. My family always did call me a very loving child and my parents...well while they showed me love neither is, as a rule, overly comfortable with emotion. My mother especially, but again she was always good to me in her way.The same can be said of my uncle and great uncle...my grandmother is very shy and reserved but not so much when it comes to family. I don't know how comfortable she is showing love for great amounts of time?with anyone but my grandfather, but she always treated everyone fondly. Still if I am overly loving, I suppose it did come from him and the thought is very pleasing indeed so thank you for drawing my attention to it," she told Victor with a warm smile.
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Victor was brought fully back to reality when Rena stated that she was looking forward to their dinner party, and also when she spoke of Henry being brilliant and creative. ?He gave her a warm smile when she stated that men who pushed the boundaries and science were truly the groundbreakers; I must say I wholeheartedly agree with you, he replied. And yes, I also look forward to our dinner party with great anticipation, I will be most interested and appreciative to hear of Doctor Henry's work, as well as whatever interesting information that you, miss Rena, have to share. ?Seeing that Leti had gone to serve other customers, he softly stated, and¡ I must admit, it will also be great to be able to speak with Miss Leti, and to get to know her better, away¡ From the work environment. ?Now that he had actually come up with a workable¡ Last name for himself, still having the strange fear of saying his true last name, his plan was simple, he would strive and do his best to simply blend in at the dinner party, allowing the others to talk and share, interjecting only occasional comments here and there, allowing them¡ To be the honored ones, The stars, as it were. Oh sure, he would speak modestly of his work, but he would play down his own work, not making too much of a big deal over what he¡ Have been doing in the lab. ?Looking at Henry he asked, is there anything sir that you would like me to contribute? Two¡ To bring to the dinner party, as it were. God loves you. |
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Victor nodded with a smile when Rena told how she knew Henry; oh, I see, I thought as much, that the two of you had met on some previous occasion. ?Indeed she does, he agreed with Leti when she said that Reena was doing Henry some good. I think every fellow needs a lady of that sort, to help him forget the every day monotony of work and the more unpleasant things of life, he commented. ?It is evident that he means so much to you, the scientist replied when Rena commented that it meant a lot to her to make Henry happy. He ? ?nodded with understanding when she spoke of her grandfather; it appears you inherited your intelligence honestly then, and his heart as well. ?If his heart is anything at all like yours, then the world is a far richer place for knowing him, and would be all the more bankrupt, had it never known him. ?Victor's ?mind went back to what she had said her grandfather's name was, and again he wondered¡ The being smart, sounded the very way he had intended to make his¡ Frank, but the heart? Victor was not sure about that; he had not known his Frank¡ to have a heart as it were, not in the way Rena was speaking. ?His Frank¡ Was a monster, and experiment gone completely awry, both in his own mind, and to the world at large. But the distant memory of¡ Baby noises, on that faithful stormy night, gave him pause to wonder even now¡ What if he had¡ Given Frank more of a chance? Would he have turned out to be such a monster? He tried to push the thought away, for it was too late to think about it now. ?I should have used a babies body, he thought to himself; no, he would not have learned nearly as quickly, but perhaps he would have learned. And Shirley, such lack of restraint from a baby he could have expected, ? He could've prepared for it. He might well have gathered his little Frank up in his arms, embrace him, fed him¡ Taught him, showed him how to grow up into a respectable man, but one so big, containing so much life with so little restraint¡ It had all proven too much even for the well-trained, well bred scientist. ?But he wondered why it was that, every time Rena mentioned ?her¡ Grandfather, named Frank, his mind went back to his¡ Frank; had to be all coincidence, her grandfather could not be¡ He gave a mental shrug, decisively pushing the thought away as he had done many times before during that evening. ?Deciding to turn the topic completely away from grandfathers and people named Frank, he looked at Henry and stated, you are a most blessed fellow, Dr. Henry; and it would appear that for you, fortune has quite literally¡ Come into your lap.
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"Well it's a matter of education, Sir. I can't just walk into a university, and I hadn't the upbringin' for a private tutor. So work is limited," Leti told Henry, though her smile was gently amused, as she did see the honest compliment to her personal worth in his words.
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Annie, the other bar maid, was laden down with a heavy tray so the job of seeing to the new comers fell t o Leti. She found herself miffed at perhaps missing something interesting being said while away and didn't even give the latest customers her usual polite smile when she took their orders, rapidly committing all 7 to memory and hurrying into the back.
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Rena? felt her heart flying when Henry remained silent to her explanation, agreeing without correcting her. And he'd not changed his expression in the least when she spoke of loving him. He was hers. Her same Jekyll no matter what and even if he didn't know it yet. The insane seeming thought made her want to throw her arms exuberantly around his neck, but she was able to restrain herself. She, in fact, didn't move at all. She could hug? him as much as she liked on the carriage ride home.
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"You are quite articulate, actually, and very creatively so when saying exactly what you want," Rena murmured to Henry when he made his comment of not always being as well spoken as he may like.
Aloud she said,"Henry is one of the truly creative and brilliant men of this age and of science. He thinks and works beyond boundaries...Men like that are truly the groundbreakers who change the world."
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Damn having to speak...well not in her usual modern way did have her waxing poetic of honest, Rena thought, smiling to herself.
It wasn't half bad here. She allowed her gaze to wander the room, studying t he living patrons as though they were in some museum exhibit, which for her they may as well be.
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"It's one reason I so look forward to our dinner party, Victor. I look forward to see where you are in such pursuits of science. I will be willing to share some things of interest," she promised.
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Henry's face relaxed as Leti explained her position. He would normally try to flatter the woman. That was the thing to do, with more than one purpose in mind. Sometimes to distract a woman from thinking boring thoughts, sometimes from dangerous ones, sometimes to reassure a patient, and sometimes, simply to appear normal. Fortunately, not a single instance of flattery needed applying here. He did not have to be cruel, but he was not required to be complimentary either. He could simply be himself and not even need the alcohol excuse to explain his lack of manners.
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"I must say I am surprised a bit. I don't know what I assumed. I suppose it should be obvious that being a bar maid is not any kind of vocation, but it never occurred to me that you were limited in career choices.?It is not anything you said, I guess I have this image, of a limited person having to be ugly, or stupid, or possibly old and you strike me as none of these..." Hyde was going to apologize to Victor and explain that he meant no offense by his last remark and did not consider the German?<that> old but luckily realized the very apology might be construed instead as offensive and?managed to avoid it before it was too late.?
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Changing his words at the last moment to the kind of flattery he would normally direct at women, Henry assiduously nodded, realizing his head was beginning to bob like a marionette. "Most eloquently put, my good fellow. Well done indeed, You have the knack for putting into words what I am thinking myself but having a hard time articulating. I suppose that is one deficiency of scientific mind, I am more a man of action, reaction and results, than...verbal excellence, especially when so greatly inebriated," Henry declared with a smile that somehow felt forced to him, though for which reason he could not venture to guess.
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Rena gave Henry's arm a squeeze, hoping he would know to keep silent. She was going to tell Victor the truth because it was easier to keep track of than lies, even if it was a careful truth only stated in the vaguest of terms. She hoped for now, until she could fully explain things to him, that Henry would think she was saying these things to make him look better, make their strange connection look better. so she gave his arm a squeeze, knowing the gesture wouldn't be evident to the others as her hand was already on his arm.
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"I know Henry because of my parents," Rena said.
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"They have a strong interest in life science and Henry is a brilliant doctor. You can't know the half of it," Rena told Victor with a cheerful smile, the care required for he topic at hand sobering her at least a little so that she spoke more clearly.
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"I knew Henry was special...if I"d ever have an interest in a man, that it would be him...That he would be the one to...open my eyes to...well the fleshly matters," she said, then smiled and winked, truly trying not to laugh.
The expression turned her usually serious expression into something others would call cute. A word she cringed to hear.
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"Henry and I are compatible in all manner of ways. I have traveled a long way to reconnect with him, and yes, I do love him very much."
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she shifted ever so slightly on Henry's lap as she spoke, hoping the subtle shift would tantalize the necessary bits of his as they were intended to do. He was smart, but his focus being elsewhere wouldn't hurt either.
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"Yes, it's clear the 2 of you are a?solid item..." Leti said, nodding at the large glittering sapphire on Rena's hand.
"I hardly know you both, but I could hardly picture either of you with anyone else. Who else would be of good breedin' and still as smart and open minded and just interestin'," Leti said with a warm chuckle.
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"And if you've been away, I must say it does Mr. Enry good to have you back. I seen him come in ere a few times and he never smiles...never looks too happy but you do him good you do, Miss Rena."
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"They are very intelligent. We all inherited it from my grandfather...He is literally the smartest man in the world...and the best too. He has the best heart in the world."
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She missed her grandfather with a sudden pang, and though he was alive in this time, he was so far away from her in spite of that. She had no idea where he was, though the idea that where ever it was he was sad and alone and hurting tore her heart a little.
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Indeed, Victor replied with a nod when Reena stated that the most important thing of that day was that she had found Henry. ?It is clear that you bear a remarkable fondness toward him, perhaps even the rare sentiment of love, which leads me to believe that you must have met this fellow before, he commented. ?I had thought this was your first time meeting him, or else, that you were simply renewing a former acquaintance, he emphasized the word acquaintance, but I am curious, if I may be so bold as to inquire, where did you meet this Doctor? ?He did not think of this of course, but perhaps is more logical question should have been¡ When¡ Did you meet this Doctor. ?Of course, he continued, if it is not meant for me to be privy to such information, you may simply tell me as much, and I will leave the ?matter alone. ?He figured politeness and courtesy demanded as much, after all, they had at least for the moment, left him alone about his last name. ?When she complimented him on what he had said, Victor gave a soft smile, Shiley glanced away, then, looked back at her; please, do not take it as mere spoken sentiment, or the result of a moderately ?increased consumption of drink on this particular evening, I meant it with all my heart, and you may count on it. ?But he couldn't help wondering why, despite her obvious desire for Henry, he felt like he should be somehow, more than just a friend to her. ?He nodded and chuckled at Leti's assessment of wasting ones fortune. ?I grant that you speak most truly, he replied, but unfortunately, not everyone is blessed with your wisdom in this matter, which is perhaps another misfortune even among all their fortune. ?His expression showed admiration when Rena spoke of her grandfathers and uncle's investment; it would appear that your relatives possess much wisdom, especially in matters financial, which perhaps can be said to be the crown of all their fortune.? ? God loves you. |
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"Yes today was very disturbing for me, but I have found Henry, and that's the most important thing. I have a feeling there isn't anything we cant handle together," Rena told Victor with a slightly drowsy smile.
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She regarded him through heavy lids as the food seemed to cause the drink to hit her harder. One hand was still wrapped around the hard muscle of?Henry's upper arm and her head rested on his shoulder. So warm and solid and right. She realized?that her fears of?losing?him when he wasn't in the form she knew him as, when he wasn't green with claws and super human strength, he was still the same where it counted. He wasn't gone, just he looked different. More ordinary. Pre-potion him was still him. She had always been frightened of losing him if he looked as he once had. That he would be too different. He had always seemed annoyed by such, frustrated even yet never able to satisfy her concerns with actual explanations. She understood now, though and that made a lot of things alright in her current?drunken world. She felt this bit would at least still carry over until tomorrow, though. He was still hers. Always hers.
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"That is very nice of you to say and does mean a great deal," she added with a smile when Victor reminded her she had 3 friends here.
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"What of yourself...Do you have many friends here," she asked him curiously.
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"If someone were that stupid, I am sure he deserves what he gets. Had I such fortune I would be far more careful with it, that is for sure."
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"Yes," Rena said thoughtfully, snuggling sleepily into Henry's shoulder.
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When Henry had spoken of Leti not being as dull as she might've seemed, Victor nodded, people and circumstances are rarely what they seem, he commented casually, reflecting on the fact of how even he himself¡ Was practicing what might be considered a small, or perhaps a rather large amount of dishonesty in not giving his new friends his real last name. It wasn't exactly as if any of these good people actually knew Frank¡ Was it? ?The mere ?hint of the possibility hung in his thoughts like the stray threads of an abandoned spiderweb, brushing the edges of his mind with feathers softness and blade like precision. ?He pushed the persistently annoying thought away, knowing that he would likely never quite expel it from his mind, as he stated, I have always considered fortune and¡ Miss fortune as it were, to be at least somewhat relative, depending not only on one's birth and family, but upon situation and circumstances, sometimes very moment by moment. ?He took a quick sip of his drink and then continued, for example, One may be born of Noble or even royal heritage, but if he should squander all his fortune on frivolities, or, if he should lose it to fire, flood, war, or the like, he then finds himself at very least on an equal level with those who have nothing. ?Are they not then even a step more fortunate than he, for being familiar, and having experience in dealing with their misfortune on a daily basis? He paused to watch their expressions and await responses before continuing, or, perhaps there are two fellows, One having modest or even meager possessions, yet being so blessed as to still enjoy the wife of his youth, who loves him and cherishes him, and who's love he requites with equal affections, while the other, though having plenty, is cursed with the loss of the one destined to complete him, can this one truly be called the more fortunate? ?And you, miss Rena, though you have suffered great misfortune this day, are you not indeed most fortunate compared to how you would feel if you lost¡ Henry? ?He looked somewhat sad when Rena stated that she had no friends there; I must most Humbly beg to differ with you, he told her, for it appears that you already have three friends here, the good lady who is been most gracious in serving us our food and drinks, he looked at Lei with a smile, The doctor, who seems to you very much more than a friend, and¡ Myself, if you count me worthy to be called your friend¡??
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Klaus's eyes never left the doctor, though his attention did stray to the sides, spying this and that detail out of the corner of his periphery. He knew this man killed vampires for a living, or at least as part of one, so wasn't foolish enough to relax too much even in light of this...truce. He planned to keep his word but trust wasn't in his nature. It just wasn't. Time and time again he had learned that trust was a dangerous thing...He'd seen it in others, seen it end others...experienced the tendrils of it tripping him up a few times, had protected his own family from themselves too many times to count. So no, he would not trust a vampire hunter very far simply because the man was just that.
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When Henry said she wasn't entirely dull Leti laughed and moved forward to give his arm a light punch without thinking about it. Much in the way she may toward her own brother.
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"Get on with ya! I could say the same...and in fact I do."
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Her expression became more thoughtful as she blushed again.
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"I suppose...I'm not an unfortunate at that. Not in the sense you likely meant. I got a place to live. Not fancy but it has what I need. I just can't pick and choose my job lest it be worse. I mean I got no options and am lucky to have this one. I don't think I could handle workin' in a place worse'n this one. It's right nice enough if not specificly posh. I'd hate workin' somewheres worse and I could never take to the streets."
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She both pitied and was horrified by the whores,?the true unfortunates who had no home or had no respect left for their own bodies.
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Henry Hyde would have normally objected to?Rena's sentiment. But her touch, her lips, they made his objections slightly less important than only moments before. She soothed the savage beast inside of him in a way he himself might not always be able to do.
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Startled by Leti's addition to the conversation, Henry looked up and simply shrugged. "Well, yes, of course some have. You are right, I suppose. I merely never thought of you as an unfortunate. I don't truly know what I thought of you as. As bar maid previously, and now, possibly somebody who is not as dull as they may seem,?yes, and Victor is absolutely right," Henry breathed out, suddenly slightly uncomfortable with having to engage socially and not having the wits to do so. Lucky the German was there for him in this instance.
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Leti gave a chuckle to Victor's words concerning no misfortune befalling them and gratitude.
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"While this job may not be considered a fortune to some, it is better than workin' worse places," she said with a small shrug.
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"Theren' always better though I suppose. People like you folks, of high society, though, you can't know what it's like... To live as we do. To know you have to work this job as there is always worse and if you don't feel like goin' into work causin' you didn' sleep well, you got to go anyway. I suppose I can get in a tiff about that...I suppose I envy you lot."
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She forced a smile, and as she did mean it the expression touched her eyes.
"You're all better n' most. More interesting that's for sure and treatin' me like a person and invitin' me to your party."
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She gave Henry a shy look again, then dropped her gaze.
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"You don't deserve my gettin' annoyed. You can't help you?was born with more and others not."
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She shrugged again, and grinned at Henry and Rena.
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"And unlike so many stuffed shirts out there you sure know how to have fun and raise brows."
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She laughed.
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"It's quite a sight to see," the bar maid concluded admiringly.
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Rena who had put her head on Henry's shoulder, one small hand wrapped around his upper arm as if to anchor herself smiled at Leti in return.
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"You're a good person. I like you. I have no friends here so I am hoping we can be friends. In fact I have no lady friends at all in the entire world," she admitted almost dreamily as she felt?the drink really hitting home now.
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Leti brightened, blushing again as she nodded quickly.
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"Well if you really think you'd have something to say to the likes of me, of course, Miss Rena!"
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OOC, LOL I had a trial with spell check not correcting Leti's speech.
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Victor nodded to Letties comment; he had been doing his best not to watch the interaction between Rena and Henry. ?They must¡ Have met on a previous occasion, he told himself, she seems far too familiar with him for anything else; otherwise, she's behaving herself like a common¡ ?lady of ill repute, he was careful of course to keep this to himself, and found that he was slightly amused at the irony of his most recent thought, lady¡ Of ill repute, how could he have even thought to combine the two? ?The words seemed to combine to form their own mental monster within him; then again, things seemed to be combining almost in excess these days, some by his own act of his will, others¡ Just as his words had done. ?The scientist had looked decisively away from Rena, deciding that he did not wish to watch anymore of her obviously primitive social behavior; this was after all, a public establishment, or had she so quickly forgotten? It seemed to him that this doctor¡ Had some sort of spell or charm on her, if he believed in that sort of thing. ?Known each other before¡ The phrase played at the very fringes of the edges of his mind, echoing in his mental ears, like some long forgotten musical strain or melody. ?His eyes casually strayed toward the old man at the table, it seemed he had fallen asleep, with his head almost on the table now; good enough, Victor thought to himself, thinking that perhaps now he could dare to forget him entirely, as he watched the other goings-on in the bar. ?But Leti drew his attention back when she began speaking of unfortunates; he nodded to her, giving her a soft smile. ? I rather think that no one wishes to be an unfortunate¡ In any circumstance, he stated; The very thought of it is enough to disturb the delicate fabric of our existence. ?He wasn't even completely sure of what he was saying now, but at least it made sense in his own mind, far more sense than what Reno was doing, poor¡ Misguided girl, he thought to himself, as his gaze meandered back in her direction. ?He reasoned that¡ She had chosen well enough in choosing the doctor, but he did not for the life of him understand why he, being the older and obviously more sensible of the two, did not simply suggest that they leave this place, in favor of a more secluded area in which to satisfy their obvious needs. ?Looking back at Leti, he stated, sometimes however, our greatest fortune in any moment is the fact that no recent misfortunes have befallen. ?He was speaking of coarse, of himself, Letty, and perhaps even Henry, certainly not¡ Of Rena, who had so recently lost everything she had.??
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Rena turned to Henry with a smile, running one small forefinger across his bottom lip in a sensual gesture as her gaze met his.
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"Those you strongly dislike...well?there may not be that many, but you only allow them to register as annoyances or?minor?grudges because were you to do otherwise, to acknowledge a deeper feeling or need for action,?such would press upon you too deeply when you feel unable to carry out the desired punishment. It is too difficult."
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She leaned forward to softly brush her lips across his before settling back. Oh did she ever want to deepen that brief brushing of lips and allow it to swiftly become so very much more as could so easily happen with them, but she knew that it was not possible here. She was already pushing the boundaries of what was socially proper, but she could not control herself when it came to him. Ironically she'd learned this sort of behavior, the need to do what she wanted without hesitation, and now it may complicate things for both of them in such a time...and then of course her mind returned to how in the hell she was here in the first place, and this had her wanting another drink.
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Her own explanation to Henry, about himself, had her truly understanding aspects about him she had never deeply considered for long and it caused her to give him a look of true sympathy. It had to be very hard, not to mention very suppressed to live as Henry must. While she was here with him she would do all she could to ease that...and she tried to let as much show with her hungry gaze sweeping over that beautiful muscular body once again.
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"I think this night has shown that we are similar, though, " she murmured to him with an understanding smile.
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When he spoke of the unfortunates, Leti found herself unable to refrain from giving the doctor a glare. He hadn't been unkind and he'd spoken the truth but she just couldn't help being offended by the term true though it was or perhaps angry at hearing a fortunate as it were, speaking the word.
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"Well," she said a little more tartly than intended,"I believe the fortunates died from the black plague just as? easily as our lot back then. And if another illness sweeps the world, they will join us again."
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She felt sorry for her crossed arms and hardened look as soon as the words left her mouth. This man was allowing her into his home. He was using proper terms?and he, even though an obviously dangerous sort,( Leti was no fool, and hadn't forgotten the interaction with the old man,) had been nothing but kind to her. He treated her like anyone else and she cast down her gaze in shame.
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"I'm sorry,?DR. Enry... It is...merely...being an unfortunate as it were, not a pleasant thought."
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She shrugged, expression still apologetic as her cheeks heated.
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