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[cagedinflesh]

lockets, compasses or action! or whatever else really

fun roulette, which personality will it be, you just can't know
unless you do know who you want, then say so

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[depicted]

[Almost bored:] Hand off your cock, Hyde, you're going to have to wait for me to hurt you.

[Bored, but maybe a little amused. He knows exactly what kind of person Hyde is.]

She will be. It takes more than you to stop her. I still will be demanding my own satisfaction from you.

[cagedinflesh]

You know I don't need to bother with that, although things might be made easier if you would pay me a visit? For both of our purposes, of course.

[Dorian can come curse him as long as he gets off too.]

[depicted]

Edward. There's a war on.

Besides, I need time to prepare my retribution. You wouldn't want me to offer you a sloppy punishment, would you?

[cagedinflesh]

I see no reason the war should make any difference other than to be discreet. Although you are correct of course, if you must take revenge for her, be sure it's prepared just so.

[depicted]

It will be.

[Never second best for the bae.]

May I have a word with Henry?

[cagedinflesh]

As much as I would like to allow it for you, I'm sure you understand I have my reservations, at the moment?

[depicted]

Edward. [Dorian is sulking.] I haven't spoken to him in months.

[cagedinflesh]

[Don't you try to guilt trip him.]

...Fine - only for a short time.

[Can't have Jekyll running off to give that shard back.]

[depicted]

[Brightens up like a chandelier!]

Thank you, Edward!

[cagedinflesh]

[Okay, well, maybe he's a little glad to get that thanks, anyway. dtf now????

and then there was Jekyll, very excited to hear from Dorian again finally, hopeful of some acceptance.]

Dorian? How are you?

[depicted]

[dtf later, Edward. Later. When he can write on your eyeballs without hurting you.

His expression softens into a frown.]

Henry. Are you all right?

[NOT THAT HE'S WORRIED OR ANYTHING BUT



HE MAY BE A LITTLE BIT WORRIED.]

[cagedinflesh]

[Oh. It's going to be focused more on himself, is it. His excitement sobers, but he still smiles, if only a bit, for the chance to talk with Dorian.]

I've been better, honestly. As you might guess.

[depicted]

Is he suppressing you all the time?

[cagedinflesh]

Yes, to keep me from returning what he stole, I suppose.

[Which is wise on Hyde's part really, because he definitely would be doing just that.]

I would be taking that opportunity now, only I know it would be useless.

[depicted]

And any clever attempt you devise will be known by him before it starts.

I'm sorry, Henry. But I will get to him.

[cagedinflesh]

You needn't be sorry, at least not for me, perhaps to Paloma, but then, in either case it remains myself who should be sorry.

If there is any way you can help her at all, I would be eternally grateful.

[depicted]

Of course. I'm doing what I can.

Perhaps there's a difference worth marking, Henry. Have you ever wondered? Between what you think to do and what you really do. And if it isn't worth making a difference between a good thing done from kindness and one from vanity.

[cagedinflesh]

...I think you may be right, only, what do you mean, exactly?

[depicted]

I tried to be good a long time ago. I was, oh, 29? Something like that. I'd gone into the countryside, wooed another pretty girl, could have had her if I wished it—but I decided not to. I would leave her as flowerlike as I had found her.

[A little bitterness in his voice? Perhaps.]

I told the tale to perhaps my most constant friend. Another Henry, as it happens. And he said, "I should think the novelty of the emotion must have given you a thrill of real pleasure."

[He becomes quiet.] Vanity, curiosity, hypocrisy. The core thought of my good deed. The portrait said as much.

Is that so terrible? If we only do what is good out of our moral weaknesses? I don't know if the hypocrisy makes it worse than what corruption we succumb to or if at least the effect of goodness has a worthiness to it, if not the cause.