Organized Chaos inside My Mind

My name is Basil, I have been known as a great detective back home and still a detective in this new town of Grimmsvale. (part of a rp "rise of oswald")

[fromtheshoreofthesea]

Act Of Kindness | open

Morgana couldn’t help but smile as she looked around and observed the gloomy weather. The dim lighting from the sun as it was hidden by dark clouds, the smell in the air from the rain that fell. Why was it that rain seemed to make everything smell more crisp? Morgana reached her hand out from the protection of her umbrella to feel the rain pour down and hit her palm.  What she wouldn’t give to just close her shop for the day and spend the day on the beach in this weather. It would have been just like she was home again.  She got to the corner where she had to wait to cross the street. It took her a minute to notice someone else was there. They looked cold and didn’t seem to have any protection from the rain.  “You look like you could use this.” She murmured extending her umbrella over towards the other person.  “You can take it if you want, the rain doesn’t bother me.” Actually if she had her way she would have left her umbrella at home, but she’d been convinced by a feathered friend to bring it with her.

[basilgmd]

Basil had his umbrella this morning, but thanks to one of the officer's two left feet he had somehow broke it while it was hanging on his coat rack away from him. So now heading home and wet from the down pour. He was just glad that he had his coat at least. 

Though it will probably rain tomorrow.....I better go get another one while I'm still out here.......

He turned himself around and hadn't thought about it as he stopped at the cross street next to someone. Not until she saw something kind of shaking and saw the young woman holding her umbrella over his head, He heard her and although he probably should have, he would have wanted to return it to her and still doesn't take care of the problem the next time it rains.

"It's quite alright Miss. I'll be just fine myself......but if you don't mind me asking, if you didn't want it, why bring it?"

[basilgmd]

Busy Time After A Night of Frolic

[alicexdowntherabbithole-blog]

"That’s true. Still it is rather odd." She meant odd in a good sort of way. Kind of like a weird habit or something. She nodded as he spoke. "Never really been a big coffee drinker. I’m rather English I’m afraid and very much prefer coffee. The bakery though I would definitely frequent." Great now she was going to be thinking about pastries for the rest of the day. Well she probably had to go back out to the store anyway and it wasn’t too out of the way. She could probably pop in and grab something really quick.    

[basilgmd]

Basil raised his eyebrow for a moment if he heard right, but he was sure he knew what she meant. "Well they also serve a lovely array of teas and if you go across the street and three stores away is a little grocery shop that has many teas from England herself......It's all rather convenient, which I think you would enjoy"  Basil certainly did at the least.

[basilgmd]

Busy Time After A Night of Frolic

[alicexdowntherabbithole-blog]

"I suppose it is good to know the businesses of the town. They are kind of the heart of it don’t you think." Each one of them was unique in it’s own little way. She tried to stifle a laugh. "Do you always have random business cards on your person." She said jokingly. Accepting it from him, she scanned it then placed it in her purse. "I suppose I should be thankful though. Now i least know this shop exists and where it is. I hope it’s as nice as you paint it out to be. It’ll be nice to have somewhere to escape to besides the park."

[basilgmd]

"Well, it never hurts to have them in case....." Basil listened as they made it to a cross section."It is. It's also near by a coffee shop as well as a bakery just further down. So it's rather convenient."  Basil did like this area that he lives near by and made a mental note that he would also have to stop by the little grocery shop for dinner that night.

[greciansongbird]

First Night | Megara and Basil

[greciansongbird]

Meg’s shoulders pulled up in a shrug at his question. “Not sure. Tonight’s my first night working here, but I would imagine that it is fairly busy here.”

[basilgmd]

"I see....." Drat!.....i may not get much information then...... Basil pondered for a second before he turned back to the young woman. "First night then......what made you apply for here, if you don't mind me asking."

[basilgmd]

Busy Time After A Night of Frolic

[alicexdowntherabbithole-blog]

She looked up at him slightly surprised. “Really, you remember it. It was so cozy and familiar. It was always one of my favorite places to go especially in the winter.”  A bright smile lit up her face. “Is there. I’ve never been, didn’t even know it existed. Even if it’s not exactly the same it’ll be nice to have a place to go when I need a little cheering up or comfort. I’ll have to go check it out sometime. What’s the name of the shop?” Maybe that shop could give her a little piece of home. If it was cozy and quaint like he said then it was worth looking into.  

[basilgmd]

"Oh yes, it's hard to forget a place like that." Basil didn't go to it often, but nonetheless he liked it. He nodded as he heard her question. "Yes, I didn't at first, but I sometimes like to go into stores I hadn't been to yet, just to know where certains ones are, what they sell and if they are any good or not and I happened to step into this book store one day. I enjoy it quite a bit.......oh you know what, I have a spare business card of there's i'll give to you so you can check and see whenever you want." Basil goes into his wallet real quick and pulls it out and hands it to her. "Here you go Miss Alice"

[greciansongbird]

First Night | Open

"And I complained about the dresses I have to wear at Dragon." Meg commented under her breath as she looked at her new uniform in the mirror. It was a little tighter that she would have liked well at least until it got to the skirt, it fanned out enough for it to be playful. She wished it would have been longer since it only went to her midthigh. Pinning her hat to her hair was the finishing touch. She looked like a pin up girl. That probably was the point of it if she was honest. So while she didn’t agree with it she could understand Stromboli’s thinking there. Grabbing her tray she put the strap around her neck and slipped on her gloves and headed out of the dressingroom. Out to the main floor where there were club members and companions alike mingling and having a good time. She spotted someone all alone at the bar. It was a rule that none of the employees could let a member be alone for too long, and while they weren’t obligated to carry on conversation, they had to at least make sure everyone was having a good time. She approached them and leaning against the bar she pulled a cigar off of her tray and held it up as if to offer it. “Care for a cigar?”

[basilgmd]

Basil had been watching the place for an hour already and hadn't seen anything. The owner had came into the station about his patrons getting pick-pocketed during business hours and didn't know whether it was his employees or if it was another patron doing it.  He had informed the owner not to speak of it to any of his employees in case it was one of them that had been doing it.  He had been watching some of the regular patrons as well along with new comers when one of the female employees came up to him, offering a cigar.

"No thank you young lady......tell me is it always this busy here?"

[basilgmd]

Busy Time After A Night of Frolic

[alicexdowntherabbithole-blog]

"You’re the second person I’ve met who was from London here in town. There is at least a few of us." She pushed a few stray hairs out of her face and nodded. What did she miss about London? Now that was quite a question. "The charm of it. London has this strange sort of magic to it. It’s old and undesirable, but it’s there if you look hard enough." Her voice became slightly distant as she began to succumb to her memories. "I remember there was this little shop, tucked away in a small corner of the city. It was a cafe mixed with a bookshop. My sister and I stumbled upon it by chance once. We always use to go in and simply spend time together. Most of the time we would be the only ones in there."

She smiled as she thought back on those memories. That shop was probably the one thing she missed the most out of everything. A small pang went through her heart and she longed to be in the cozy confines of that place, with her sister laughing at some inane thing. “That has to be what I miss the most.”  

[basilgmd]

Basil thought about it for a moment as she described it and finally he remembered. "Oh yes, i believe i've been in there a couple of times when i was in the area. There is a place similar to it here......doesn't have the same comfortable atmosphere as that little shop did, but it has it's own quaint comfort to it. It's actually three blocks from the station, have you been there?"   From the look of longing she appeared to have, possibly suggesting that there's a similar place to it might make things a little better he thought as they walked.

[basilgmd]

Busy Time After A Night of Frolic

[alicexdowntherabbithole-blog]

Her face lit up. “You’re from London. That’s where I’m from as well. Quite the coincidence isn’t it.” There was always a strange connection that she felt with people from England, more so with those from London. It was the thought of knowing someone from your home. They walked the same streets and saw the beauty of it. “London will always be home to me, no matter what. Grimmsvale is a close second though.”  

[basilgmd]

"Yes, that is a coincidence.....Nice to see more people from London though." It was in honesty nice to know there's another person here from London Basil thought.  He nodded though in agreement. "Yes, if there is ever a chance, I would gladly go home.....but this place is better then most places that i've read about so it's not a bad place to call home as well."  He was curious....since she's from London......

"So what things about London do you miss that this place doesn't have.....if you don't mind me asking?"

[basilgmd]

Busy Time After A Night of Frolic

[alicexdowntherabbithole-blog]

A small smile crossed her face. “It’s a pleasure to meet you as well Mr. Basil.” She simply nodded and they made their way back to her apartment. She thought for a moment about his question, realizing she wasn’t exactly sure. “I don’t really know exactly. I never really kept track of the time. I’ve been here for a while though. Long enough to consider Grimmsvale a second home of sorts.” When she first got here she considered it a temporary situation. The time she spent here didn’t matter as much because she expected to find a way home. Yet still she remained to this day. 

[basilgmd]

"I see....."  Basil thought for a moment as she seemed to be pondering as well. "Well......as long as it feels like home to you, that's all that matters........for me it's not London.......but I am getting used to this place."

Basil did indeed miss home sometimes along with his flat, his friend Watson and Mrs. Judson......as well as his sister.....and maybe his brother sometimes.....

[elsaofgrimmsvale-blog]

"It’s quite all right," she reassured him, accepting the bill and placing it in the cash register, pulling out the correct change before handing it to him with a smile.

"Definitely," Elsa nodded, chewing on her lip nervously. "How about you? What did you do before here?"

[basilgmd]

"Thank you." takes the change and puts it into his wallet. He smiled a little when he heard her question. " A detective.....only difference is that I was a private detective back home where as here I work at the police station as a detective......it has it's pros and cons.......but at least I don't have people banging on my door at all hours of the night, asking me to take their case....."

Although I do miss actually getting cases unlike here, I end up working mostly on cold cases to keep my occupied and to get the unsolved cases filed away.

[elsaofgrimmsvale-blog]

"Ah," she said with a small smile. He certainly fit the detective ideal, she thought. But then again, her last encounter with the local law enforcement hadn’t left a pleasant taste in her mouth. But he seemed nice enough. "Oh, four dollars even.

At his question, she couldn’t help freezing up slightly, although she recovered quickly. ‘Oh I was the queen of a country, would you like anything else?’ didn’t exactly trip off the tongue. “I-I don’t mind,” she said, realising how long she’d paused. “I was actually involved with lawmaking and policies,” she summed it up, quite pleased with her little cover-up.

[basilgmd]

"Alright then.....sorry I don't have any small bills then this....." Basil hands Elsa the twenty as he thinks about the answer she gave him and thought it was interesting to say the least. He wouldn't have thought that she was some kind of politician of some sort.......but sometimes you just never know people........

"I see, well then this must be a little more relaxing here then being a lawmaker and such.......less stress  i can imagine."

[elsaofgrimmsvale-blog]

"Oh? What do you do, if you don’t mind my asking?" She curiously pressed, shoveling one more scoop into the container before leveling it off and sealing it, placing it on the counter top.

"I do," Elsa smiled. "It’s been lovely, a fresh start."

[basilgmd]

"I don't mind....I'm a detective at the police station." Basil takes out his wallet, getting ready to pay as he waited. "Yes, this town is a nice place to come to for a new start and such......oh before I forget, how much does it come down to?"

He didn't think it would cost too much and a twenty should more then likely cover it, but he liked knowing just in case as a thought came to him. "if you don't mind me asking, what did you do before you came here?"

[basilgmd]

Busy Time After A Night of Frolic

[alicexdowntherabbithole-blog]

She tilted her head to the side and gazed at her bags for a moment. “Well I suppose I can’t say no to that.” Him buying her groceries was one thing that she felt she couldn’t accept, no matter the circumstances. Him walking her home, now that was fine. She could always use someone to talk to. Standing up she gather both of her bags. “I was just headed back to my apartment. It’s just down the street a ways.” She nodded her head in the direction of home. She shifted her bags into one hand and held out the other to him. “I’m Alice, by the way.”  

[basilgmd]

Basil took her hand and helped her back up and then shook as she introduced herself. "Pleasure to meet you Miss Alice, my name's Basil.....If you are ready, we'll go ahead and get going then."  They started on their walk and because of his need for information he decided to ask as to pass the time.

"So Miss Alice, how long have you been here?"

[basilgmd]

Busy Time After A Night of Frolic

[alicexdowntherabbithole-blog]

She looked up and waved him off. “It’s alright, you don’t need to do that.” Replacing everything wasn’t that big of a deal. Inconvenient, but not any trouble. “It’s was just a jar of honey, which wouldn’t be bad if it hadn’t gotten all over either thing.” She retracted her hand out of the bag, her fingers now coated in honey. She preceded to lick it off of them without a second thought.    

[basilgmd]

Basil simply shrugged as he stood back up onto his feet. He did mean it when he said he'd replace it, it was his fault she dropped it and it broke. He waited till she was done cleaning her fingers of the substance before he continued on. "I know I don't have to Miss, but it wouldn't have gotten broken if I hadn't bumped into you.....so if any case, I can at least walk you to your next destination. It's really not a problem at all."

[basilgmd]

Busy Time After A Night of Frolic

[alicexdowntherabbithole-blog]

Alice was on her way home after picking up whatever groceries she needed. Enough to make dinner for a few nights and some other essentials to hold her over for the week. The young blonde expertly dodged people on the streets as she made her way home. As she passed in front of the police station someone bumped into her. She made a small sound of surprise and one of the bags fell from her hand. The sound of breaking glass made her heart drop. Why. Why did these things always seem to happen to her. “I’m fine.” She said to the man who bumped into her, not really paying attention to him. The girl knelt down, examining her groceries. “Oh this just lovely.” It had to be the jar of honey. It was all over everything. She shifted through the bag, trying to see what was salvageable.  

[basilgmd]

Basil had heard glass shatter and figured that whatever it was that broke, it probably wasn't cheap. He knelt down to see if she would need help. "I am sorry about this. Whatever broke, I'll replace it......if you don't mind me asking, what broke?"

[elsaofgrimmsvale-blog]

She looked up from the glass counter, smiling in recognition of his introduction. “Nice to meet you as well. Oh, I don’t mind. I’ve been here a few months,” Elsa paused for a moment, her brow furrowing in concentration as she attempted to recall how long it was. Shaking her head with a shrug, she turned back to the task. “How about you?”

[basilgmd]

"Four or five months now. I tend to work most of the time so i don't always go out and check the stores out."

Which was true. He's always busy at the station. Going through cold cases, taking cases and walking around town to see if anyone needed anything and usually by the time he was done with work he was ready for go home.  "So how do you like this place so far then?"

[elsaofgrimmsvale-blog]

"Coming right up," Elsa returned his smile, turning to get a scooper out of the cleansing water and doing as he’d requested. "I’m Elsa," she offered her name, not liking the way that ‘madam’ set with her. Too formal, even ‘your highness’ wasn’t as stuffy.

[basilgmd]

He watched as she was prepping the pint. He smiled as she introduced herself. "Pleasure to meet you Elsa.....my Name is Basil......if you don't mind me asking, have you been in this town long?" Basil of course was curious since this is the first time meeting her and as always he's wanting to know more.