#lantern-lost

[phantomcurtaincall]

"... Mghh. It might be... efficient. But must that thing be so loud?..."

"Would you like to tell The Monkey to be quiet? As long as he stays out of the theater while a film is playing, he's fine," Julian pet's The Monkey's head and gives it a little scratch.

"Or I could help you lose your hearing. It isn't all bad, you get used to it after a while."

[diaryofawallfly]

❛ ... you look like you could use a hand with that. ❜ (bearer of marks verse)

"With...? Ah...," he looked down at the latté in his hand; caramel ribbon crunch with an extra shot of espresso, almond milk, and additional caramel syrup.

Then he looked at his other hand, dragging a tarp with a not-yet-corpse in tow.

"Ah."

He looked back at the man. He didn't... seem perturbed at his finding: a stranger kidnapping an individual in the middle of the night. Maybe that was worse. Well, he'd soon find out.

"Actually, if you don't mind? Could you hold my coffee while I wrap this up?"

[phantomcurtaincall]

"... Mmh. This isn't right."

He would be looking up at Adaru if he could.

He gracefully slips of his gloves and offers the god of Fear a slow clap.

What an astute observation.

[phantomcurtaincall]

"He arrives... Welcome to the beginning of your end; our work isn't finished yet. But you will bow to your Fear."