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itsjustabaddream) wrote in ph_logs2024-10-01 07:02 pm
[Ocularum] Know that if you hide, it doesn't go away.
Who: Dr. Neil West (itsjustabaddream) & YOU!
What: Ocularum meeting, post-gala
When: Late September, shortly after Dahlia's birthday
Where: West Dream Analytics
Warning(s): None, unless marked in specific tags!
The morning before the meeting, Neil has his office hours closed for the day, his "waiting room" set up for entertaining instead. He's made a lovely brunch that includes mimosas and has all sorts of literature set out about demons and magic, including a great deal of his own notes. Nothing quite like an academic brunch with a new friend to get one's spirits up! And Neil has, admittedly, been a bit lonely.
Once everyone has gathered and the appointed time chimes, Neil will lead everyone past the threshold of his catty-cornered desks and open door frame, past his treatment office and living space, down into his basement.
Red wallpaper lines the walls and dark hardwood paves the way. The walls of the room are full of arcane artifacts and scientific or magical equipment, as well as shelves and shelves of books on the occult. In the center of the room, there is a table with an array of chairs all around. Neil takes a seat at the head, expecting everyone to gather 'round. "Alright, so let's lay out what we know."
[ Any information under this prompt becomes publicly available to all Ocularum members. You can make an OTA/mingle type thing but please limit these because I get all those notifications to Neil's inbox which can quickly evolve into a clusterfuck because I start getting confused on which ones are actually for Neil. Basically Neil is just giving everyone a chance to talk, is how this works. ]
As the meeting adjourns, and people are filing out, Neil pulls Jon aside. "Oh, Jon, before you leave--- I needed to ask you something."
Neil is always available privately during office hours, phone call, or sending stone. Feel free to follow up with him.
itsjustabaddream) & YOU!What: Ocularum meeting, post-gala
When: Late September, shortly after Dahlia's birthday
Where: West Dream Analytics
Warning(s): None, unless marked in specific tags!
Find me standing all alone.
[ Before the meeting, closed to Felix Gaeta. ]The morning before the meeting, Neil has his office hours closed for the day, his "waiting room" set up for entertaining instead. He's made a lovely brunch that includes mimosas and has all sorts of literature set out about demons and magic, including a great deal of his own notes. Nothing quite like an academic brunch with a new friend to get one's spirits up! And Neil has, admittedly, been a bit lonely.
Open-Eyed.
[ Meeting. ]Once everyone has gathered and the appointed time chimes, Neil will lead everyone past the threshold of his catty-cornered desks and open door frame, past his treatment office and living space, down into his basement.
Red wallpaper lines the walls and dark hardwood paves the way. The walls of the room are full of arcane artifacts and scientific or magical equipment, as well as shelves and shelves of books on the occult. In the center of the room, there is a table with an array of chairs all around. Neil takes a seat at the head, expecting everyone to gather 'round. "Alright, so let's lay out what we know."
[ Any information under this prompt becomes publicly available to all Ocularum members. You can make an OTA/mingle type thing but please limit these because I get all those notifications to Neil's inbox which can quickly evolve into a clusterfuck because I start getting confused on which ones are actually for Neil. Basically Neil is just giving everyone a chance to talk, is how this works. ]
Burn the page.
[ End of meeting, closed to Jon Sims. ]As the meeting adjourns, and people are filing out, Neil pulls Jon aside. "Oh, Jon, before you leave--- I needed to ask you something."
My little dark age.
[ Post-Meeting Wildcard ]Neil is always available privately during office hours, phone call, or sending stone. Feel free to follow up with him.
Re: find me standing all alone
It certainly has nothing to do with the fact that he's been incredibly lonely since Jon broke up with him. No one comes around just to spend time with him these days.
"I assume you're Felix! It's lovely to put a face to a name."
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He takes in the full view of the brunch spread, the literature, and the waiting room. Gaeta being Gaeta, his eyes gravitate toward the densest-looking books almost immediately.
no subject
Sitting, Neil sets a cup in front of his little enchanted "tea puppy," an animated, dog-like teapot which pours him a cup of tea. He grabs two sugar cubes and stirs them in, grabbing some notes of his from the counter.
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"Considering all the rumors about what happened at the gala," he says, a touch wry, "I should probably say demonology. But... if there's time before everyone else arrives, I'd really like the magic-and-science lecture."
And continuing the theme of being an open book, even on his best days: the hopeful light in his eyes as he mentions magic and science gives away what he'd really prefer to learn first.