12th Contract - [video]

[conesoldstober]

If anyone is looking for a room, we seem to be rather more full of vacancies than usual. It's impossible to keep a flatmate in this place.

[He pauses, perhaps about to say something else but he changes his mind and shuts off the video.]







[ooc: Howl's bff brofrand 5eva went home. He will be sulking in his room under a mountain of blankets if anyone cares to excavate him. Just beware of green slime.]

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audio: ex-husband she is not cleaning your slime.

[charring]

Howl? I can't provide a new room-mate. But if you need anything, let me know.

audio; that's what the new-wife is for anyway

[conesoldstober]

I believe I shall survive this.

audio; WOW RUDE that's it pavel is on an all sugar diet.

[charring]

Okay. You know how to get in contact with me if you do need anything. I'm sorry Peter is gone.

[She checked the Hall when she hadn't seen him in a few days.]

audio; /cries

[conesoldstober]

I'm glad at least a few people are.

audio;i love them.

[charring]

Maybe you'll see him during one of the visitor weekends.

[conesoldstober]

It's not the same, though.

[mrsnose]

[Oh but to make the mistake of going into his room without slippers. THANKFULLY Sophie knows better, and here she is. Valiantly going where no-one as gone before.]

Hello. I didn't know what to bring you, so I made this for everyone. It's supposed to be hot chocolate, although who knows. I might've slipped a bit of whatever was in his bottles into yours.

[conesoldstober]

[It is rather green-tinged.]

I hate this city.

[mrsnose]

Yes, I know...[Or she imagines. She's not a grand fan of it, either, but she understand that people will grumble.

Either way, she sorts through the slime and sets the cup on his night table.] You need a bath...

[conesoldstober]

What's the point? I'll just stay here until I die instead.

[mrsnose]

The point is that I would like to sleep next to somebody that won't slime me until I drown.

[conesoldstober]

This was hardly anything! Just move it over.

[mrsnose]

I won't move over.

[conesoldstober]

[Then excuse him as he buries further under his comforter.]

[mrsnose]

[Desperate times, desperate measures.]

Blue or violet?

[conesoldstober]

You would never.

[mrsnose]

Not intentionally, of course, but if I were to drag you to the bathroom myself, one can't expect me to pick the right bottle...

[conesoldstober]

Then you should just leave me here and that will solve every problem.

[mrsnose]

No, it would not. [And that's enough lenience for you, mister wizard. She isn't dressed to handle slime right now, but it'll have to do. In she goes! Grabbing the blanket and pulling it off him.]

Others are still living in this house, and I know you'll miss him, I know, despite how terrible he could get sometimes I think even I had a bit of affection for the man, but you need to be a little mindful of the ones left!

[conesoldstober]

What is a man supposed to do to wallow in self-pity for a few hours uninterrupted? I ask of so little.

[mrsnose]

What could a man possibly have to feel self-pity over?

[conesoldstober]

Lots of things.

[mrsnose]

Such as?

[conesoldstober]

Such as the fact that I will clearly be friendless until I die.

[mrsnose]

...[Crosses her arms.] Really. What about Pavel and I? What about Calcifer?

[conesoldstober]

You lot are different.

[mrsnose]

How are we lot different? Because we're here and therefore not giving you reason to bemoan your fate?

[conesoldstober]

Something like that.

[mrsnose]

[Oh but the hkdghdjk that comes out of her mouth.] Are you even listening to yourself?

[conesoldstober]

No, but it seems like you're doing enough of that for the both of us.

Just leave me be, would you Sophie.

[mrsnose]

Fine! [Time to venture through the slime again she is sleeping in her room tonight, you ass.]

We can talk again when you realise you've got people here who care about you enough to want to make you happy, but oh the fools of us, to interrupt the wizard's melodrama!

[And one last trip and stumble in the stupid slime before she slams the door behind her.]

[audio]

[candothat]

Howl, are you going to come out today?

[audio]

[conesoldstober]

No.

[audio]

[candothat]

Please? I would rather not lose two friends.

[audio]

[conesoldstober]

I'm going to die, Pavel.

[audio]

[candothat]

You're being ridiculous.

[audio]

[conesoldstober]

I am being no such thing.

[audio]

[candothat]

You're sulking in your room and I am afraid that your blanket pile will crush you to death. That is being ridiculous.

[audio]

[conesoldstober]

Why is everyone insisting on snapping me out of this? I'm allowed to wallow if I want to.

[audio]

[candothat]

You do not need to snap out of it, Howl. Just come out.

I will make tea.

[audio]

[conesoldstober]

I may be British, but I don't happen to share in the believe that tea can cure all problems.

[audio]

[candothat]

What if I put liberal amounts of alcohol in that tea?

enabler

[conesoldstober]

That would be an improvement.

yes, well

[candothat]

You would need to come out to get it.