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Victor Frankenstein has the soul of a poet. ([info]anewprometheus) wrote in [info]valarnet,
@ 2015-06-08 22:41:00

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Entry tags:ethan chandler, jonathan harker, victor frankenstein

With my residency swiftly approaching, I've been attempting to finally organize my apartment and make sure I have everything I'll need. My chosen profession in pathology seems a bit more poignant these days.

Mostly, I wanted to share that, as I was going through my books, I found a copy of an old penny dreadful tucked away from there. Varney The Vampire. The sight of it makes me feel a bit sad, truth be told. If anyone happens to be curious, Project Gutenberg has it in their archive. Or at least some of it. I certainly know what I'll be doing with my night.


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[info]businesslike
2015-06-09 11:55 am UTC (link)
Sad for what reason?

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[info]anewprometheus
2015-06-09 05:45 pm UTC (link)
I was just very fond of the old man who gave it to me.

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[info]businesslike
2015-06-09 05:58 pm UTC (link)
That is understandable, then. But is it a penny dreadful you also saw in your dreams? I find them interesting anyway, from a historical standpoint.

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[info]anewprometheus
2015-06-09 06:04 pm UTC (link)
It is. I find it sort of ridiculously fitting, really, given the nature of my dreams.

Oh, by the way, I spoke to my friend Vanessa about our dreams. Apparently, the Mina Murray we're looking for was, in fact, engaged to a Jonathan Harker.

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[info]businesslike
2015-06-09 06:09 pm UTC (link)
Very fitting. Strikes a chord.

What-- So there's a version of me where you are too? That's so odd. And Mina is-- Is she safe from- Is Mina alright?

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[info]anewprometheus
2015-06-09 06:11 pm UTC (link)
Apparently there is. Though I've not met him, and no one's ever brought him up. So far, the hunt continues. One of our companions keeps getting visions about where she might be, though.

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[info]businesslike
2015-06-09 06:24 pm UTC (link)
That can never be a good sign, to be invisible. And now I'm going to worry about your Mina too.

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[info]anewprometheus
2015-06-09 06:26 pm UTC (link)
It certainly doesn't look well for her.

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[info]businesslike
2015-06-09 06:34 pm UTC (link)
I know she's not my Mina but still. I want her to not be all in...that.

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[info]anewprometheus
2015-06-09 06:35 pm UTC (link)
I understand. Regretfully, no one in my dreams, ever, at all, gets to be momentarily happy. It's all one tragedy built upon another. If by chance she does get rescued, I'll be certain to let you know.

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[info]businesslike
2015-06-09 06:45 pm UTC (link)
Tragedy befalls us all, I think. But thank you, I appreciate that.

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[info]anewprometheus
2015-06-09 06:46 pm UTC (link)
Are things still quite tragic for you?

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[info]businesslike
2015-06-09 06:55 pm UTC (link)
Quite.

They're just at a bad spot. It'll pass, as the story progresses.

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[info]anewprometheus
2015-06-09 06:56 pm UTC (link)
Or it'll get worse.

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[info]businesslike
2015-06-09 07:00 pm UTC (link)
Oh, they'll definitely get worse. I've no delusions about that. But I'm hoping I can function better in them rather than be in the state I am now.

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[info]anewprometheus
2015-06-09 07:01 pm UTC (link)
I'll keep my fingers crossed, but you'll forgive me if I lack optimism.

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[info]businesslike
2015-06-09 07:02 pm UTC (link)
I don't go to you for optimism anyway. I go to you for...weird advice.

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[info]anewprometheus
2015-06-09 07:03 pm UTC (link)
I suppose I'll be flattered. Does it work?

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[info]businesslike
2015-06-09 07:04 pm UTC (link)
It actually sort of does, believe it or not.

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[info]anewprometheus
2015-06-09 07:05 pm UTC (link)
Really? So you've sorted all that out, then.

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[info]businesslike
2015-06-09 07:07 pm UTC (link)
For the most part.

I'll wait for you to sort yours out next.

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[info]anewprometheus
2015-06-09 07:08 pm UTC (link)
That's better than nothing.

I've absolutely nothing to sort out.

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[info]somenightwork
2015-06-29 04:21 am UTC (link)
Now what in the hell kind of vampire name is Varney?

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[info]anewprometheus
2015-06-29 04:43 am UTC (link)
Really, Ethan.

Varney is the title character's surname, as it happens.

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[info]somenightwork
2015-06-29 04:47 am UTC (link)
Oh what? I can't be judgmental about vampire names now? God knows I dreamed enough of them.

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[info]anewprometheus
2015-06-29 04:49 am UTC (link)
I'm just saying that I wasn't aware vampires had to fall under a certain category of names.

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[info]somenightwork
2015-06-29 07:21 am UTC (link)
Well they should have intimidating names shouldn't they?

Varney sounds like a rodeo clown I worked with.

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[info]anewprometheus
2015-06-29 07:25 am UTC (link)
Ethan isn't particularly a winning name.

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[info]somenightwork
2015-06-29 07:29 am UTC (link)
Well hey now, that ain't fair. Ethan's a perfectly fine name. It means solid and enduring.

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[info]anewprometheus
2015-06-29 07:32 am UTC (link)
I'm not proud to say this, but I looked that up to make sure you weren't just being obnoxious.

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[info]somenightwork
2015-06-29 07:34 am UTC (link)
Now why would I ever tell you something just to be obnoxious, doc?

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[info]anewprometheus
2015-06-29 07:36 am UTC (link)
Because I've come to learn that you enjoy frustrating me.

How have you been feeling, by the way, since your last bout of illness?

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[info]somenightwork
2015-06-29 07:40 am UTC (link)
Fit as a fiddle, more or less. It keeps hitting me that damn first week of the month, and I can't figure out why.

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[info]anewprometheus
2015-06-29 07:43 am UTC (link)
It's not entirely out of the norm, I suppose. Some illnesses have been known to reoccur. I think it might be beneficial to have a proper medical test done. Much as I enjoy our monthly house calls.

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[info]somenightwork
2015-06-29 07:54 am UTC (link)
But a flu that shows up like clockwork once a month?

Contrary to what you believe, I'm not so fond of doctors.

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[info]anewprometheus
2015-06-29 07:57 am UTC (link)
Precisely. It can't simply be a flu, which is why you need to get proper medical attention.

Don't put up a fuss.

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