therotwielder

[therotwielder]

I'm gonna pop the kettle on but, it's been alright I suppose? Typical archive stuff, although a lot more worms to clean up.

[Robbie is in the kitchen a room over, speaking loudly as to be heard. He doesn't know how to address Basras state without making them uncomfortable, so instead he just rambles.]

Jon keeps talking about some "Jane Prentiss", and... I think I know her? Like, proper know. I think he used to work together a while back but I haven't told the crew yet. The spooky stuff is not my calibre, so I try to keep divorced from the institutes business. Now,

[He comes back in with a mug and hands it to Basra]

do you want talk about what happened? 's alright if you don't, I'm just a bit worried.

[it’s late evening when Robbie hears a knock on his door. It’s… strange. And unexpected, it’s not like Robbie invited anyone over, and most people tend to at least give some forewarning.

As he looks through the peephole, he can see a very frazzled and tired looking Basra. Opening up the door he can see how… off they look. Their face looks gaunt and they clearly have a few injuries everywhere. They don’t seem to have fully registered the door opening until they see Robbie, at which point they blink at him, before greeting him quietly.]

“hi..! I’m back…”

[their voice sounds hoarse and strained, like it’s either been unused for a while, or like they’re very dehydrated] - @basra-of-the-crows

Jesus—Bas, are you alright?! Come in, come in.

[He ushers them in and to a sofa in his living room. The room is cramped but Robbie attention is squarely focused on the deteriorated individual before him. They sit down and he asks;]

Do you want a cuppa? You sound like you need one bad.

[therotwielder]

[it’s late evening when Robbie hears a knock on his door. It’s… strange. And unexpected, it’s not like Robbie invited anyone over, and most people tend to at least give some forewarning.

As he looks through the peephole, he can see a very frazzled and tired looking Basra. Opening up the door he can see how… off they look. Their face looks gaunt and they clearly have a few injuries everywhere. They don’t seem to have fully registered the door opening until they see Robbie, at which point they blink at him, before greeting him quietly.]

“hi..! I’m back…”

[their voice sounds hoarse and strained, like it’s either been unused for a while, or like they’re very dehydrated] - @basra-of-the-crows

Jesus—Bas, are you alright?! Come in, come in.

[He ushers them in and to a sofa in his living room. The room is cramped but Robbie attention is squarely focused on the deteriorated individual before him. They sit down and he asks;]

Do you want a cuppa? You sound like you need one bad.

[therotwielder]

Yeah, theres only really the one—Jon, whose head archivist. Is that weird? Never much cared for academia so I don't really get how this place is meant to be run outside of "give us your spook stories".

[Robbie looks down to the folder the guy is holding.]

I'd either give the folders to Jon or Sasha, and I think Jons doing a statement right now so I'd recommend not interruptin' him—he doesn't take it very well. Sasha just in the break room though, so I'd hand it off to her.

While Robbie is cleaning, there's a young man that looks barely out of his teens who pauses at the edge of where he's mopped. It looks like he's mentally buffering for a second.

"Oh. Uh. Am I allowed to walk over this for a bit?"

I mean... at least he's asking permission, but that's a really weird question to ask.

@holdenassistant

[Robbie squints at him, scanning him up and down.]

I mean, I just mopped it. Be a bit rude if you did. Do you have a statement? I can grab one of the staff if you do.

[He scoffs.]

Otherwise, you shouldn't even be here in the first place—the archives isn't really for kids mate.

[therotwielder]

[This threw him for a loop. He isn't really familiar with the institute staff outside of the archives so this guy could actually be telling the truth, but he still aired on the suspicious.]

Oh, researcher, right, uhm... do you need to see the archivist? I think Jons in his office if you need him. Between you and me though he isn't really the friendliest...

While Robbie is cleaning, there's a young man that looks barely out of his teens who pauses at the edge of where he's mopped. It looks like he's mentally buffering for a second.

"Oh. Uh. Am I allowed to walk over this for a bit?"

I mean... at least he's asking permission, but that's a really weird question to ask.

@holdenassistant

[Robbie squints at him, scanning him up and down.]

I mean, I just mopped it. Be a bit rude if you did. Do you have a statement? I can grab one of the staff if you do.

[He scoffs.]

Otherwise, you shouldn't even be here in the first place—the archives isn't really for kids mate.

[therotwielder]

While Robbie is cleaning, there's a young man that looks barely out of his teens who pauses at the edge of where he's mopped. It looks like he's mentally buffering for a second.

"Oh. Uh. Am I allowed to walk over this for a bit?"

I mean... at least he's asking permission, but that's a really weird question to ask.

@holdenassistant

[Robbie squints at him, scanning him up and down.]

I mean, I just mopped it. Be a bit rude if you did. Do you have a statement? I can grab one of the staff if you do.

[He scoffs.]

Otherwise, you shouldn't even be here in the first place—the archives isn't really for kids mate.

[therotwielder]

Major lack of scars, but they'd got the hair down pretty accurate. Only button up they have is buttoned the whole way up so I just used my usual out of work outfit.

I love the planets—never got fully into astrology but have had friends who were all over the stuff. If we're counting dwarf planets I'm partial to Pluto but otherwise I'd say Uranus.

//tagging: @martblackwood @speyeralling-down-thy-majesty :]

Also WHIOOOOOAA BASRA DESIGN!!! sick as hell with the braids as well as the long hair

Wooo! Looky there a cool picrew! By @potato-lord-but-not Anyways make yourself tag someone and tell me what your favorite planet is. Mine's Saturn because it's pretty and I am superficial.

@jonahmagnus-research @little-watcher @clara-von-closen @j-sims-tmi (i want to see those secret eyes pop out) @vapor-web @ren-cormander-archival-intern @soren-gravestone-baltimore & anybody else who wants to join!

[therotwielder]

exam doodles

[therotwielder]

Ew. Yuck. Have you told your landlord yet? Surely they can hook you up with some cleaning stuff.

there's these weird worm things appearing outside my door, but they're all dead. I can't get a good photo for some reason either- I have a very bad feeling about this. I really shouldn't have broken into that house...

[therotwielder]

Been there before mate. Just make sure to shower n' scrub and it should be gone in no time!

I went to investigate a statement at the end of the day today, and thing did NOT go like normal... I saw this weird... woman? she looked sick. not just sick. she looked... decayed, or infested. I don't know what was wrong with her. she started to approach me, but then stopped. I wasn't going to stick around, so I left as fast as I could. embarrassingly I dropped my phone, but strangely enough I found it on my bedside table just an hour ago? I genuinely have no clue how it got there, because I distinctly remember dropping it as I was leaving out the window... this whole thing is so weird I really hope she didn't follow me or anything aurghh

[therotwielder]

Christ, are you okay!? She didn't, like, hurt you or anythin', right?

I went to investigate a statement at the end of the day today, and thing did NOT go like normal... I saw this weird... woman? she looked sick. not just sick. she looked... decayed, or infested. I don't know what was wrong with her. she started to approach me, but then stopped. I wasn't going to stick around, so I left as fast as I could. embarrassingly I dropped my phone, but strangely enough I found it on my bedside table just an hour ago? I genuinely have no clue how it got there, because I distinctly remember dropping it as I was leaving out the window... this whole thing is so weird I really hope she didn't follow me or anything aurghh

[therotwielder]

[His mind feels back on track—or at least a smidge better. The electrolytes help and his eyes almost don't hurt. His chest ached but knowing everything was going to be fine made it fade gradually, bit by bit. It's taking time, but it's working.]

I— I think I'm... mostly back. Thanks Basra, I knew you'd help. Christ I need a lie down.

[He looked up at her from the chair he was sat in and felt a deep admiration. His second choice for health-emergency caller was going to be Martin but he's glad he stuck with them. That would have resulted in two heart attacks.]

I think in a bit I'll head back to my place. I... I'll pop by the chemist and grab some of those coal things then call out of work tomorrow. Jon will not be happy.

[He chuckles, delirious but still sincere.]

And I'll lay off the tripple brew. For a bit.

[Robbie is keeled over. His button up is soaked through with sweat.]

BASRA. THE COF FEE HAS H IT AND I T HUR TS .HELP

- @therotwielder

ROBBIE??? HOW MUCH DID YOU DRINK???

[Basra all but drags Robbie over to a chair, where they had him an activated charcoal tablet at a glass of water, before dialing poison control and trying to explain what exactly happened]

“Can you drink that? It might help soak up some of the caffeine… BUT DUDE A SHOT’S WORTH INTO A LARGE WATER BOTTLE WOULD BE ENOUGH TO MAKE A VERY CONCENTRATED CUP OF COFFEE WHAT WERE YOU THINKING???”

[therotwielder]

[Robbie brings the glass to his mouth with two shakey hands and takes a few gulps. He's not completely sure what the tablet was—he's not completely sure of anything right now—but he trusts them. His head is pounding, his heart is thudding out of his chest and he speaks in short breaks;]

I—I think... shot wise? Maybe like... four? Five?? God.. that stuff was... brewed to kill, huh?

I tried it because I... I wanted to get my kitchen clean in o–one go, but—[huff]—I only got like 12 minutes in before I.. I threw up and ran here.

[Robbie is keeled over. His button up is soaked through with sweat.]

BASRA. THE COF FEE HAS H IT AND I T HUR TS .HELP

- @therotwielder

ROBBIE??? HOW MUCH DID YOU DRINK???

[Basra all but drags Robbie over to a chair, where they had him an activated charcoal tablet at a glass of water, before dialing poison control and trying to explain what exactly happened]

“Can you drink that? It might help soak up some of the caffeine… BUT DUDE A SHOT’S WORTH INTO A LARGE WATER BOTTLE WOULD BE ENOUGH TO MAKE A VERY CONCENTRATED CUP OF COFFEE WHAT WERE YOU THINKING???”

[therotwielder]

This is just what I needed Basra, thank you. If the caffeine doesn't make me borderline suicidal then it isn't strong enough.

Oh god, how do you do the triple distilled coffee thingy, I feel I need this in my life

 ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT. 

SIT DOWN CHILDREN AND LEARN HOW TO BREW FUCKING ROCKET FUEL. This is going to be long as hell so I’ll put the goods after the cut. 

Note that this evolved from doing my best to figure out how to approximate Funranium Lab’s Black Blood of the Earth brew. I’d read the glowing reviews online, but being naturally cheap, couldn’t quite bring myself to drop the $$$. 

And then my eyes wandered to my shelf of virgin labware equipment and I went “Hey…I bet I can just make my own.”

Based on Herr Direktor’s notes on the Funranium labs website, I tinkered and fooled about and eventually came up with my own brew that, if not Black Blood of the Earth, will punch you in the face and leave you smelling colors. 

Let’s do this. 

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[therotwielder]

I made entirely too much soup. Like to the point in which I’m questioning where I got the materials to make this much from. Do you want some? - @basra-of-the-crows (they found some weird magical thing that perpetuates whatever is put into it. In this case: soup)

I mean, sure I'll have some, but... do you know what type it is? The colours all off and it's almost overflowin'—I mean, I'm not one to critique someones cookin' but this is real weird.

[He frowns, pondering how hungry he is after his shift. He shrugs.]

I'll still have it though.

[therotwielder]

Might be stretchin' here but... maybe they want you to feed them? Not sure what you'd give em' though...

I've given up on cooking for the past couple of days, because it's been very stressful trying to avoid the spiders... the only place they haven't totally taken over is my bed. maybe I'll try again tonight?

[therotwielder]

👏, 🩸

👏 - How are their hands like? (Are they cold or hot? Are they dry or sweaty? Do they have scars of them? Why?)

Robbie has cronically dry and itchy hands due to his scarring and has to use lots of moisturiser. It's not to the point of constant pain, but it is an irritation if they go without care for a few days.

Scarring wise, they came about from the triatoma incident when he was young, that coupled with the scars from the Prentiss attack make them a sight to see.

🩸 - Has your muse ever killed or harmed someone?

Robbie hasn't hurt a fly—well, actually he has hurt many flies. Only insects really. He has sized people up and tried to intimidate people before but it rarely helps.

Later on (timeline-wise) he does kind of attack Jon when him and Martin come across Robbies domain during the Eyepocalypse, but Martin puts a quick (and lonely) stop to it.

[therotwielder]

It was proper scary.

Don't know what Tim was thinkin', I mean, I get that he does pranks a lot, but givin' a man tooth rot just to see him plastered is a bit far fetched.

Got any favorite/funny memories from working in the archives ??

I had to think on this one- probably the craziest memory from working in the archives is when tim hatched this elaborate plan to see jon 'high'. it was only a few weeks after jon got promoted too. tim said it wouldn't be right to drug him, so we'd just have to keep giving him sweets until his teeth rotted and he'd need laughing gas to get them pulled. having no close friends or relatives jon would be certain to choose tim to go with him, naturally...

the plan didn't get very far, because we soon learned that jon has a blackberry allergy and had to be rushed to the hospital. the blackberry was inside the biscuit, so jon couldn't see it when he ate it. tim still feels bad about the whole thing, and now asks people's allergies before handing them anything. it was honestly very stressful at the time, but it's a bit funny looking back on it simply because of how absurd it was.