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#puzlprof ; ind. priv. sel. hershel layton from the professor layton franchise. penned by nova. they/them. gmt+5. 21. 18+ only. entire series spoilers inbound.
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✧˖°🌊°˖✧ 𝐂𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐀𝐋𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐑𝐔𝐈𝐍 ✧˖°🌊°˖✧ ··· a collection of wild hearts, divine violence, drowning in devotion & dancing with ghosts roleplay sentence starters inspired by FLORENCE + THE MACHINE. genre: gothic romance, mythic yearning, destructive love, spiritual hunger.
• I've been raising hell just to get your attention. • You're the only thing I've ever worshipped, and look where it got me. • I can feel it in my bones — something's coming, something big. • Every demon wants his pound of flesh, and I think I'm ready to pay. • Tell me, what does it feel like to be loved gently? • I would've followed you into the dark. I did follow you into the dark. • The saints can't help me now; I've already made my choice. • I've got too much blood on my hands to hold yours. • You keep asking me to be softer, but I was born with a storm in my chest. • I don't pray anymore, except when I'm thinking of you. • What kind of goddess would accept a sacrifice like me? • The violence inside me has a name now — it's yours. • You say you want honesty? I'm a holy fool and a shipwreck all at once. • I can't tell if this is love or just another way to destroy myself. • The birds are circling. That's never a good sign. • I danced with the devil and he gave me your name. • I've been digging my own grave since the day we met. • There's a drumming in my chest, and it's not my heartbeat. • How much of my soul did I sell to have this one night with you? • The water's rising and I'm not sure I want to swim anymore. • You can't save me. I don't even think I want you to try. • I've been screaming your name into the void. Did you hear me? • They say love is patient, but mine has teeth. • I was born in a thunderstorm, and I'll die in one too. • You touched me and I swear I saw god for a second. • I'm not afraid of the fall. I'm afraid of how much I want it. • The hunger in me doesn't have a cure, does it? • Every chain I break just wraps around my throat in a different way. • I would burn the whole world down if it meant keeping you warm. • You say my name like it's a prayer. I say yours like it's a curse. • I'm shaking the bells and calling the hounds — are you coming or not? • There's something ritualistic about the way we ruin each other. • I've been baptized in regret so many times I've lost count. • The violence of the divine — that's what this feels like. • I can't tell where I end and you begin anymore. • You wanted a lover, but I came armed for war. • I've been howling at the moon, hoping you'd hear me from wherever you are. • The ghosts of everyone I used to be are watching us right now. • I need you to understand: I am not delicate. I am not soft. • The reckoning is coming. I can taste it in the air. • You look at me like I'm salvation. I look at you like you're the end. • There's a ceremony in this chaos — can you feel it?
🖤 from spamton !
attractiveness:
repulsive / hideous / ugly / not attractive / unappealing / not unattractive / meh / no preference / ok / mildly attractive / nice looking / cute / adorable / attractive / pleasant on the eyes / good looking / hot / sexy / beautiful / gorgeous / hot damn / would tap that / perfect / godlike / holy fuck there are no words.
personality:
grating / irritating / frustrating / boring / confusing at best / awkward / unreasonable / psychotic / disturbing / interesting / engaging / affectionate / aggressive / ambitious / anxious / artistic / bad tempered / bossy / charismatic / appealing / unappealing / creative / courageous / dependable / unreliable / unpredictable / predictable / devious / dim / extroverted / introverted / egotistical / gregarious / fabulous / impulsive / intelligent / sympathetic / talkative / up beat / peaceful / calming / badass / flexible.
how likely they would have sex with them:
not if they were the last person on earth and the world was ending / fuck no! / never / no way / not likely / not sure / indifferent / I’m asexual / maybe / probably / it depends / fairly likely / likely / yeah sure / yes / would tap that / hell yes / fuck yes! / wishing that could happen right now / as many times as possible / we are already having sex.
level of friendship:
never in a million years / worst of enemies / enemies / rivals / indifferent / neutral / acquaintance / friendly toward each other / casual friends / friends / good friends / best friends / fuck buddies / bosom buddies / practically the same person / would die for them / true friends / my only friend.
first impression of them:
i hate them so much / i don’t like them / i don’t trust them / they annoy me / they’re weird / I’m indifferent / meh / they seem alright / they’re growing on me / truce / I think I like them / I like them / I’m not sure if I trust them / I trust them / they’re cool / they’re genuine / I think we’re going to get along / I really like them / I think I’m in love / oh fuck they’re hot / I love them.
current impression of them:
i hate them so much / i don’t like them / i don’t trust them / they annoy me / they’re weird / I’m indifferent / meh / they seem alright / they’re growing on me / truce / I think I like them / I like them / I’m not sure if I trust them / I trust them / they’re cool / they’re genuine / I think we’re going to get along / I really like them / I think I’m in love / oh fuck they’re hot / I love them.
⋆ · 𖤓 · ⋆ 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐈 𝐒𝐀𝐈𝐃 𝐈𝐓 𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐋𝐎𝐔𝐃 ··· a collection of first loves and found family, the quiet courage of being seen, learning to take up space in a world that asked you to make yourself small. genre: romance, hurt and comfort, self discovery, queer joy.
I've been practicing saying it in the mirror for three weeks. It still doesn't sound real.
You're the first person I've told. I need you to understand what that means.
Don't make it a big deal. Also — it's the biggest deal of my life.
I knew when I was seven. I just didn't have the word for it yet.
You looked at her the same way I look at her. I think that's when I knew I wasn't alone.
Say it with me. You don't have to say it to anyone else. Just say it with me first.
My family doesn't know. I need tonight to just be about us knowing.
I came out twice today. Once on accident.
You held my hand in public and I forgot how to breathe for a second.
I spent so long pretending. I don't really know who I am without the pretending yet.
This is the first pride I've been to as myself. Bear with me if I cry a little.
I kept waiting to feel different after I said it. I just felt relieved.
Nobody gets to tell you what your identity means. Not even me.
You're allowed to still be figuring it out. The label can wait. The feeling doesn't have to.
I'm not asking you to announce anything. I'm asking you to stop hiding from me.
You looked so free today. I don't think I've ever seen you look that free.
Love is not a phase. I need you to say that back to me like you mean it.
I've loved you in every version of myself. That has to count for something.
My mother cried. I don't know yet if they were good tears or bad ones.
You didn't flinch. When I told you, you didn't flinch. Do you know what that meant to me?
I used to pray to be different. Now I think I was praying wrong.
Hold my hand. Not for anyone else. Just because I want you to.
I found the community before I found the word. That's how I knew I was home.
You are not too much. You have never been too much.
I spent years shrinking myself into something easier to love. I'm done doing that.
She smiled at me and I forgot every lie I ever told myself.
The world is loud today. Can we just be quiet together for a minute.
I'm not brave. I'm just tired of being afraid.
You loved me before I knew how to love myself. I don't know how to thank you for that.
Stop apologizing for existing so loudly. That's the whole point.
I kept the letter for two years before I sent it. I'm glad I finally sent it.
You're the first person who ever made me feel like this was something to celebrate.
I don't need anyone's permission. I just needed my own.
I'm not confused. I have never been less confused in my life.
You came. After everything, you came. That's all I needed to know.
There are so many of us. I keep forgetting how many of us there are until days like today.
I wrote it down before I could say it. Here. Read it. Take your time.
You make being this feel like the most natural thing in the world.
I hid it for so long it became a habit. Breaking habits is hard. You make it easier.
We don't have to call it anything. We just have to be honest.
I used to think the love I wanted was too much to ask for. Then I met you.
My chosen family showed up today. My blood family didn't. I know which one counts.
You kissed me in front of everyone and I think my whole life changed in that second.
I have never felt more like myself than I do standing here with you.
Loving you is the easiest thing I've ever done. Everything else was the hard part.
You told me it gets better and I didn't believe you. I'm starting to believe you.
I don't want to be tolerated. I want to be celebrated. Is that too much to ask.
We made it. Look around. We actually made it here, together, and we're okay.
❝ be a doll and get me a mineral water, okay .ᐣ ❞
Layton considered himself to be a lucky individual to have the opportunity to speak with Tiffany one-on-one. It gave him the chance to learn about a topic that was very important in Hell, but not so well known to a man who lived in the middle of the twentieth century. Well... that, and someone who didn't indulge in sex so much outside of determined partners. There was so much time in Hell for Layton to learn about things such as sex work to not go out of his way to be educated on them. A top star in the business would surely have the input and insight he was looking for.
"Right away, miss," he nodded, pivoting from their path down the street of Pentagram City to walk into a corner-side store while she waited outside. She'd just gotten out of working for the day, so she surely needed the hydration. From his... prior experiences, sex was generally a physically demanding activity. How long had she had to do that for? He didn't want to think about it; he had no right to. For now, the sinner searched for a mineral water with additional electrolytes so that Tiffany's energy could surge back into her. It was more expensive, but that wasn't a problem to Layton. So long as she was feeling healthier and, hopefully, happier. "Here you are," Layton spoke as he held the bottle of water out to her once he'd walked outside with it. His free hand rose to rub the brim of his hat between his thumb and index as he bashfully went, "I hope you don't mind my inquiry, but how was your day today?"
#warpstardreamers ; ind. priv. sel. kirby multimuse. penned by nova. they/them. gmt+5. 21. 18+ only. entire series spoilers inbound.
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and we were supposed to not bat an eye towards this and be like yeah this is normal
𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑝𝑠𝑦𝑐ℎ𝑜 ( 𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑚 ) sentence starters .
♡ inspired by the 2000 film directed by mary harron . add context & change gendered language to your needs . content warning for strong & violent language . happy writing .ᐟ
❝ god, i hate this place. ❞
❝ they don’t have a good bathroom to do coke in. ❞
❝ you’re the voice of reason. the boy next door. ❞
❝ you’re a fucking ugly bitch. ❞
❝ there is an idea of [ name ], but there is no ‘real me.’ ❞
❝ be a doll and get me a mineral water, okay .ᐣ ❞
❝ don’t wear that outfit again. ❞
❝ come on. you’re prettier than that. ❞
❝ we should do it. get married, have a wedding. ❞
❝ no. i can’t take the time off work. ❞
❝ i hate that job. i don’t see why you just don’t quit. ❞
❝ i want to fit in. ❞
❝ do you think [ place ] is becoming too … commercial .ᐣ ❞
❝ if you don’t shut your fucking mouth, i will kill you. ❞
❝ can you talk to these people, or something .ᐣ i’m not getting anywhere. ❞
❝ you’re dating him, he’s out of town, and you’re fucking me and we haven’t made plans. ❞
❝ pumpkin, you’re dating an asshole. ❞
❝ you’re dating the biggest dickweed in [ city name ]. ❞
❝ stop calling me ‘pumpkin,’ okay .ᐣ ❞
❝ dinner. tonight. wear something fabulous. ❞
❝ you should take some more lithium, or have a diet coke. some caffeine might get you out of this slump. ❞
❝ i just want a child. ❞
❝ how’d a nitwit like you get so tasteful .ᐣ ❞
❝ something wrong .ᐣ you’re sweating … ❞
❝ you gotta tell me what to do. you gotta help me. ❞
❝ i don’t have anything in common with you. ❞
❝ something horrible is happening inside of me, and i don’t know why. ❞
❝ i think my mask of sanity is about to slip. ❞
❝ i’ve been here the entire time. you just didn’t see me. ❞
❝ stop scowling, [ name ], you’re such a grinch. ❞
❝ hey, i’m a child of divorce. give me a break. ❞
❝ i like to dissect people. did you know i’m utterly insane .ᐣ ❞
❝ i think for one, he was a closeted homosexual who did a lot of cocaine. ❞
❝ i hope i’m not being cross - examined here. ❞
❝ i don’t want you to get drunk, but that’s a very fine chardonnay you’re not drinking. ❞
❝ if they have a good personality and they’re not great looking, then who fucking cares .ᐣ ❞
❝ there are no girls with good personalities. ❞
❝ keep touching me like that, and you’ll draw back a stump. ❞
❝ i’ve seen you looking at me. i’ve noticed your … hot body. ❞
❝ don’t be shy. you can’t imagine how long i’ve wanted this. ❞
❝ i want you .ᐟ i want you, too .ᐟ ❞
❝ i never knew you smoked. ❞
❝ can you keep it down .ᐣ i’m trying to do drugs. ❞
❝ i’m into murders and executions, mostly. ❞
❝ you think i’m dumb, don’t you .ᐣ ❞
❝ there’s something sweet about you. ❞
❝ let’s not think about what i want. how about we go anywhere you want .ᐣ ❞
❝ it’s so elegant. what a wonderful view. ❞
❝ you can always be thinner, look better. ❞
❝ i’m at a point in my life where there seems to be so many possibilities, but, i don’t know. i’m just so unsure. ❞
❝ i guess you could say i just want to have a meaningful relationship with someone special. ❞
❝ i don’t think i can control myself. ❞
❝ i have a tendency to get involved with unavailable men. ❞
❝ i think if you stay, something bad will happen. i think i might hurt you. ❞
❝ you don’t want to get hurt, do you .ᐣ ❞
❝ i’m not so sure about this. i had to go to the emergency room after last time. ❞
❝ let’s not get lewd. i am in no mood for a lewd conversation. ❞
❝ are you telling me you’ve never gotten it on with a girl .ᐣ ❞
❝ since it’s impossible in this world we live in to empathize with others, we can always empathize with ourselves. ❞
❝ not the face .ᐟ you bitch, not the fucking face .ᐟ ❞
❝ i’m fucking serious. it’s fucking over. us. ❞
❝ i know that your friends are my friends, and i’ve thought about that. you can have them. ❞
❝ you’re inhuman. ❞
❝ you’re not terribly important to me. ❞
❝ if you really want to do something for me, then stop making this scene right now. ❞
❝ i have to return some videotapes. ❞
❝ i guess i’ve killed maybe twenty people. maybe forty. ❞
❝ i’m not sure i’m gonna get away with it this time. ❞
❝ i mean, i guess i’m a pretty sick guy. ❞
❝ stop sounding so fucking sad .ᐟ ❞
❝ some guys are just born cool, i guess. ❞
❝ i don’t hope for a better world for anyone. ❞
❝ this confession has meant nothing. ❞
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attractiveness:
repulsive / hideous / ugly / not attractive / unappealing / not unattractive / meh / no preference / ok / mildly attractive / nice looking / cute / adorable / attractive / pleasant on the eyes / good looking / hot / sexy / beautiful / gorgeous / hot damn / would tap that / perfect / godlike / holy fuck there are no words.
personality:
grating / irritating / frustrating / boring / confusing at best / awkward / unreasonable / psychotic / disturbing / interesting / engaging / affectionate / aggressive / ambitious / anxious / artistic / bad tempered / bossy / charismatic / appealing / unappealing / creative / courageous / dependable / unreliable / unpredictable / predictable / devious / dim / extroverted / introverted / egotistical / gregarious / fabulous / impulsive / intelligent / sympathetic / talkative / up beat / peaceful / calming / badass / flexible.
how likely they would have sex with them:
not if they were the last person on earth and the world was ending / fuck no! / never / no way / not likely / not sure / indifferent / I’m asexual / maybe / probably / it depends / fairly likely / likely / yeah sure / yes / would tap that / hell yes / fuck yes! / wishing that could happen right now / as many times as possible / we are already having sex.
level of friendship:
never in a million years / worst of enemies / enemies / rivals / indifferent / neutral / acquaintance / friendly toward each other / casual friends / friends / good friends / best friends / fuck buddies / bosom buddies / practically the same person / would die for them / true friends / my only friend.
first impression of them:
i hate them so much / i don’t like them / i don’t trust them / they annoy me / they’re weird / I’m indifferent / meh / they seem alright / they’re growing on me / truce / I think I like them / I like them / I’m not sure if I trust them / I trust them / they’re cool / they’re genuine / I think we’re going to get along / I really like them / I think I’m in love / oh fuck they’re hot / I love them.
current impression of them:
i hate them so much / i don’t like them / i don’t trust them / they annoy me / they’re weird / I’m indifferent / meh / they seem alright / they’re growing on me / truce / I think I like them / I like them / I’m not sure if I trust them / I trust them / they’re cool / they’re genuine / I think we’re going to get along / I really like them / I think I’m in love / oh fuck they’re hot / I love them.
i want someone to interact with hershel and is close enough to him for him to say with a smile on his face that hershel layton doesn’t exist
✱˚｡⋆ ↪ THE 𝐒TAGES OF 𝐈NTIMACY. a collection of various action prompts centered around the varying stages of intimacy. feel free to adjust as desired. heavily mature content, dni with this post if you are under 18, & DO NOT use these prompts for non-con scenarios. )
SETTINGS.
[01.] finding privacy in a cramped dressing room.
[02.] cramming into the backseat of a car together.
[03.] slipping into the lonesome alleyway behind the bar for "time alone".
[04.] pulling them away from a party after hours of relentless teasing.
[05.] getting handsy under the table at a fancy dining establishment.
[06.] taking the long way home and pulling over on a dark stretch of road.
[07.] staying behind at the venue after everyone else has left.
[08.] the hotel room door barely clicks shut before hands are on them.
[09.] a tent in the middle of nowhere where no one can hear anything.
NEW TERRITORY.
[10.] finding yourself staring at their mouth and getting caught.
[11.] pulling back from a kiss to look at them, then immediately going back in.
[12.] memorizing the shape of them for the first time with your palms.
[13.] that exploratory first kiss, reserved and shy.
[14.] a gentle first kiss that morphs into intense want.
[15.] feeling the shape of their body through their clothes.
[16.] asking for permission to remove one of their garments.
[17.] finally succumbing to the thick tension & colliding feverishly.
[18.] fumbling with buttons or zippers because your hands won't stop shaking.
[19.] admitting out loud that you've been thinking about this for a while.
HEATING UP.
[20.] pulling them into your lap in the midst of a heated kiss.
[21.] discovering that they're wearing [ GEAR / LINGERIE ] under their clothes.
[22.] kissing away from their lips, down the length of their neck.
[23.] desperately grinding on them through layers of clothing.
[24.] dirty talking directly into their ear to turn them on even further.
[25.] pushing them onto a piece of furniture before straddling them.
[26.] lifting them onto the countertop while making out.
[27.] tugging their hair to expose more of their throat to your mouth.
[28.] the wrecked way they say your name for the first time.
[29.] fabric tearing because neither of you has the patience for buttons.
[30.] removing an obstacle of clothing with your teeth.
UNRAVELING.
[31.] biting down on their shoulder to muffle how good it feels.
[32.] the sound they make when you find the spot that undoes them.
[33.] begging without any trace of pride left and meaning every word.
[34.] their composure cracking for the first time, they finally stop holding back.
[35.] repeating "don't stop" like it's the only language left in their mouth.
[36.] leaving possessive marks in places only they'll see.
[37.] whispering "look at me" right before you take them apart.
[38.] trying to be quiet and failing, so they clamp a hand over your mouth.
[39.] flipping positions so fast neither of you remembers who initiated it.
[40.] their nails dragging down your back hard enough to sting later.
[41.] being told to open your mouth and doing it before the sentence is finished.
[42.] having your hands pinned above your head.
[43.] the desperate scramble to get closer when there is no closer to get.
COMING DOWN.
[44.] fingers lazily tracing the marks they just left on your skin.
[45.] pulling the blanket over both of you without being asked.
[46.] that silent, dazed smile when they catch your eye across the pillow.
[47.] the shaky laugh when neither of you can remember where your shirt is.
[48.] going to get water and bringing a glass back for them without asking.
[49.] lying chest to chest, feeling their heartbeat slow back down against yours.
[50.] the quiet "hey" that means something completely different now.
[51.] "come here" said softly — not urgently. just wanting them close again.
[52.] the reluctant moment of untangling.
Questioning Sentences, Vol. 59
(Questioning sentences from various sources to ask all kinds of muses. Adjust phrasing where needed)
"Do you ever feel like your life is not your own?"
"Don't you think you're getting a little obsessive?"
"Did it never occur to you that you're the problem, not the solution?"
"What's Latin for 'losing the will to live'?"
"Is there a reason you're not answering your phone?"
"What? Are we not going to kill him?"
"What's up with you? Are you sulking?"
"It's starting again, isn't it?"
"Who teaches us to be normal when we're one of a kind?"
"Why did I have to love you?"
"What did you just do?"
"How do we make him stay dead?"
"What do you leave here for me that you don't dare bring me directly?"
"Do you remember everything you see?"
"You're not using everyone to further another end, are you?"
"I'm sure you're aware of the consequences of divulging confidential information?"
"How am I supposed to write in this state?"
"Do you remember the fairytale?"
"Does it hurt? The truth you keep hidden?"
"You weren't leaving, were you?"
"You're letting me live. Why?"
"Why do you hold all your hate for me?"
"What colour underwear do you think I'm wearing?"
"Is this a poem?"
"Do you always sit in complete silence?"
"I assume you're here to apologise?"
"Come on! When was the last time you had fun?"
"Are you asking me to help you kill him?"
"What was it that gave me away?"
"How do I know you're actually you?"
"Is there any chance you'll find who really did it?"
"What are you looking at me like that for?"
"Do you ever wonder if all of this is just a dream?"
"What defines a nice bum, anyway?"
"Don't you want to be saved?"
"Have you ever known me to lose a fight?"
"Do you really think that running away will do you any good?"
general smoking consensus is that i do not care for it
layton will still smoke from his pipe on occasion. please chainsmoke with him
muy birthday… now i can finally drink fancy red wine like layton :)
sinner layton would never make the attempt to be redeemed because he doesnt want to be redeemed. he would think of there being “too much to do” if he were to be redeemed and go to heaven and would rather stay with the other sinners and hellborn to help them so that maybe They can improve their quality of life or maybe be redeemed themselves
can i ask for more moots and more dynamics and more plotting for my birthday
' we haven't met yet, have we? '
Things started off as they typically did for the professor. Even though he was now fallen, and his time in Hell had mostly been met with distrust and disdain, some sinners appeared from the woodwork to ask him for his assistance with something. It could be just about anything, so long as his intellect could handle it. He had the means to get himself out of situations that landed on the more physical side of things, but he wouldn't approach those firsthand. Layton -- the name he retained from his life as a human -- was an enigma compared to his fellow sinners and demons. Where most gave up and gave into the pure, unfiltered energy in their cores, Layton did not. He would always be a pacifist, or some sort of it. Fortunately for him, Layton wasn't requested for anything that seemed dubious. Someone in the Entertainment District of Pentagram City called upon him to help them figure out where part of their paycheck had gone. A dispute over money; he was well familiar with those. They'd told him that the amount simply wasn't there for them like it should've been based on their math. It led the two of them mulling through their previous paychecks, and then finally to the base hiring agreement from their employer: VoxTek. Unfortunately, neither one of them had the full details of the contract to determine what it could be that was taking these funds out of their paycheck. It ultimately led Layton to the main lobby of V Tower. He offered to go in their stead due to their supposed fear of trying to ask for it themself. It concerned the professor that they were so frightened over something that very well could have been a mistake. Alas, they were all still in Hell, and it could've simply been a line that said that money could be withheld or even taken from an employee's earnings at any time. He had gone to the front desk and made himself clear on what he was asking for. He was curious about the fine print on the finite contract that employees had to sign in order to work at VoxTek. Layton was first denied, but he was insistent while keeping his tone firm yet soft. Eventually, the secretary clicked a button, and in just a minute's time, Vox appeared in the lobby in front of Layton. Vox's introduction had rung true for them both. Vox was simply someone everyone knew, no matter how far removed from public knowledge they were. Like any Overlord, he was someone to be feared and not taken lightly. Every word that passed through his electronic mouth could be critical. Layton stood his ground, however. He didn't flinch; his body, actually, relaxed. Speaking with the CEO might garner him faster results than having to wait through any kind of time on hold. No matter what, Layton had to be careful. He fully faced him and poised his introduction.
"We have not, sir, which must also come as a surprise seeing I am requesting the fine print of your contract. To give it a second look over, second analysis. Everything your employees agree to must be on there, yes? No matter how long your documents are, being permitted to view them would be crucial for me." Layton didn't want to waste the time of someone as busy -- or deemed important -- as Vox. Still, he had no idea who he was. He would change that now. "For formality's sake, my name is Layton, Hershel Layton." The professor held out a hand to Vox. "And before you make any assumptions, sir, I am no lawyer, and one will not be coming here." And if one did, it would be out of his hands.
