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The Horrors of Coventry - Concluded

Ah sorry for being so late! Moving's been a pain >>. Posting today!
Also sorry Morose, I'm gonna have to pass on the pirate RP, as morose as it makes me feel. Eh? Ehhhh?

The Horrors of Coventry - Concluded

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Eudora Esmeralda Erebus

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Location: Coventry Hotel
Interacting With: Fairfax and Folly

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Eudora widened her eyes at the scribbles on the pages, struggling to hold back a gasp or/and an accusatory bark towards Fairfax. She silently snapped the book shut and tucked it secretly between the folds of her dress and shawl as she turned to look at Fairfax. Something about him, his posture, his reply, his tone, it all felt so very earnest, so pure and well intentioned. It wasn't fair to him to suddenly jab him with a thousand and one questions about some silly scribbles on a page, everyone had a right to keep a secret. Eudora would be in the wrong if she were to try to squeeze the information out of him. Eudora flicked her eyes from Fairfax's face and to the ground, thoughts brewing in her mind.

Perhaps, it wouldn't be as wrong to simply tease the information out of Fairfax, Eudora needed to know everything, especially in a time as dire as this.

"Let's go then," Eudora said in a tone that didn't betray her intentions of later secretly probing Fairfax with a myriad of questions.

Eudora calmly stepped through the portal, now adjusted to the sudden drop sensation she felt whenever going through the wardrobe. But somehow, this trip felt a bit... different. Eudora couldn't quite put her finger on it but it just felt more intense. Words couldn't properly describe. No matter, she shook her head and tried to forget about the matter, focusing instead on surveying the area around her.

It was the hotel again, and by the looks of it, they were back in the 1930s. With every breath, she felt another layer of dust settling in her lungs, has no one here heard of a duster? Eudora sighed as was ready to jump straight back into the portal again, willing to jump through and fro until they landed somewhere new. Had it not been for the small girl in the loose purple dress, Eudora would've jumped back by now.

"Folly!" Eudora exclaimed in a mix of both relief and shock, her hand flying to her mouth as Folly started to drag Fairfax away. "What on Earth are you doing here? I thought you ran away into the forest!" she said, a bit sterner this time like a nanny scolding a child for sneaking out past bedtime. However, that tone soon vanished as something Folly said reminded Eudora of what she needed to do.

"John?" she said, not a hint of deception or malice in her voice, "I thought you were named Jack! My third eye must be getting weak," she mumbled innocently while tapping the space right above the middle of her eyes. "Do you know a Jack though? Perhaps a close friend, a buddy, a brother?"

Eudora swirled her knowing eyes towards Fairfax, part of her trying to trick Fairfax into making him believe that she knew more than she actually knew, hoping it would cause him to spill some truths.

And another part of her felt bad for thinking that she needed to trick Fairfax.

The Horrors of Coventry - Concluded

Posting today!

(Also def gonna check out that new RP)

The Horrors of Coventry - Concluded

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Eudora Esmeralda Erebus

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Location: Circus Tent
Interacting With: Fairfax

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"Ah well," Eudora muttered as she walked past Fairfax to individually examine all the memorials, "Doesn't matter too much, we could always just wander around till we find an exit," she looked at the wardrobe, muttering something about a lion to herself before continuing, "I doubt we have much time to look around, if we want to save that man, we have to act quick. That is, do you even want to save this person?" Eudora asked before looking back at the dusty clown costume she was slowly feeling, the dust lay so thick on it, it felt like sand paper. Eudora was sure Fairfax was noble, but the confirmation would help.

She continued to stride past all the throwing knives, and bullet-riddled card decks, and costumes before stopping next to a book. Her curiosity forced her to switch her attention towards the book, after all, books did usually hold many bits of knowledge, if they were lucky, they might even find a clue. She picked it up daintily before blowing on it, scattering the dust into a fine mist that quickly dissipated. Her gaze flicked over the name on the book before she snapped it open and skimmed through looking for anything interesting.

And with her nose still deep within the book's pages, Eudora spoke up again. "Y'know," she begun, taking slow strides towards the wardrobe again, "I wouldn't blame if you didn't want to come with. You barely know this person, you shouldn't feel like you have to come along," Eudora flicked open the wardrobe's doors once more, praying to whatever higher energies that there may be to grant her some luck on her quest to find Liam. She lifted herself up and prepared to enter the swirling and mystic vortex but paused mid-step, "But if you do really want to come, the invitation is always open,"

She looked back at Fairfax, searching his youthful face for an answer.

The Horrors of Coventry - Concluded

Posting tomorrow!

The Horrors of Coventry - Concluded

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Eudora Esmeralda Erebus

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Location: The Circus Tent
Interacting With: Fairfax @Morose

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"Nothing is ever easy, is it?" Eudora muttered with a smidge of too much agitation as she got up and brushed off the dust that hung around the hem of her skirt. She looked around the tent, calling out for Liam as she did. She paused every so often, straining to hear a reply, but so far, nothing. And as she tried to not choke on the thick air, Eudora just hoped Liam didn't somehow get transported into some hellish dimension for all eternity. But now that she thought about it, she started to feel unsure why exactly she cared for this near random person so much. Auras she guessed in her head. Of course, there always was the possibility that she cared too much, or maybe she saw potential in Liam or a seemingly infinite number of maybes. Eudora shrugged off the many questions and turned back to Fairfax who was now gazing mystified at the photos.

"Why, is that not Amiyra's mother?"

Eudora skirted closer to Fairfax, peering at the photo over his shoulder. "I'll assume you haven't visited the future before. But have you visited this tent before? Because it'd be really handy if you knew a way out."

Eudora drifted her gaze back to the object that lay at the woman’s picture, studying them and trying to figure out what connection they had to her. Perhaps it’d be another clue! Her eyes slowly followed the trail of pictures and items, searching for anything that stood out.

The Horrors of Coventry - Concluded

Posting tomorrow!

The Horrors of Coventry - Concluded

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Eudora Esmeralda Erebus

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Location: Coventry
Interacting With: Fairfax @Morose

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Eudora was still deep in thought as Fairfax mumbled on, her fingers already have grazed every splinter and groove but still, she searched for a sign. "A fire?" Eudora cooed curiously while she peered at the firm wooden doors, "You'll have to tell me more about it sometime." She reached out a hand and toyed with the knob and opened it only slightly, the fear of suddenly being sucked in still leeched at her mind.

Eudora turned to Fairfax, waiting for an answer to her possible suicide mission request.

"I thought you'd never ask, miss."

Eudora was silent for a bit, jaw loose and threatening to hang open. It's not that Eudora expected him to, for lack of a better term, chicken out. But accepting so readily and with such enthusiasm? Eudora couldn't help but feel a little surprised. "You've got guts, I like it! Now come on" Eudora said as she took a hold of Fairfax's arm, (gently) yanking him towards the cupboard, "We've got a prophet to save."

Letting go of his arm, Eudora snapped open the door with a flick of her wrist and without thinking jumped in. Now would be a bad time for Fairfax to chicken out.

The Horrors of Coventry - Concluded

Ooo an Xmen RP, been a while since I joined any of those.
alao, posting today!

The Horrors of Coventry - Concluded

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Eudora Esmeralda Erebus

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Location: Coventry Hotel (Past)
Interacting With: Fairfax (@Morose)

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Eudora huffed and stood back to peer at the mysterious cupboard with a mix of frustration and immense curiosity. "I don't have the slightest idea how this is meant to work," she sighed and continued to glare at the chipped doors as if waiting for the answer to materialise on the wood. "It is such a marvel though, whoever made this must've had a reason for doing so. Or perhaps there was no reason," Saying those words made Eudora feel almost uncomfortable, the words felt heavy and unnatural on her tongue. She always was a huge believer that everything, no matter how small, had a reason for existing. But it was entirely possible this magical box that transcended space and time was just a side project of a mad magician or the result of a sorcerer's boredom that somehow got wrapped up in all of this. However, the person (or possibly thing) that made this must've been proud of it, side project or not, it was incredibly built. There must've been something on it that identified the maker and their pride. An emblem perhaps? Company name? Guidebook? Something, anything.

And so Eudora began to search it, walking circles around it, bending over slightly to get a better look, feeling every groove for an initial, she hadn't lost hope yet. And as she toured around the cupboard, she attempted to clear her mind, trying to recall any fables or myths about time travelling boxes. There must be something, but all she was able to come up with on the spot was Dr Who.

And on her quest to find the mystery maker through luck alone, her fingers brushed past the doors again. She could almost hear the sound of the swirling vortex that sucked Liam in as an idea suddenly struck her. "Fairfax," she called out to him, her voice slightly muffled as the random plan in her mind brewed, "If I were to open the doors and jump in after Liam, would you follow me? I know it sounds crazy but Liam is," Eudora paused for a moment, the word "friend" was rising in the back of her throat. For a brief second, she wondered if she truly considered him a friend. "Liam is- is a good person who doesn't deserve to be trapped in whatever world he was thrust into."

Eudora hoped there was a side of Fairfax that was as brave as he was adorably sheepish.