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With everything moving along and her new housemate, Chillingham finally had time to look into something that had popped up as a notice. Another magical, awesome person, and if she was reading things right, they were from the same place as Blarney was!

The only thing she was worried about was whether Isaiah would be rude to this new person. The disgruntled mad scientist had been moodier and moodier as she had cleaned things up and had added a personal touch to things in the old Victorian mansion.

Pacing around the fountain that they were supposed to meet up at, she triple checked her list of things against what she had in the duffle bag over her shoulder to make sure she had enough supplies for cleaning, as well as some other audiobook CDs to pop into the little setup she had going there in the lab. The battery pack she had on her was charged enough that he could probably make his way through one or two of the books while she cleaned around. But she did have half a mind to leave it running while she wasn't there and put on one of those icky romance novels her mum sometimes bought.

It was while she was on that thought, while making a face, that she noticed someone approaching. And for a moment, she thought that maybe they were a princess and found herself staring in wonder.

Looking down, Chillingham bounced excitedly over the fact that not only did they look like a princess, they had magically glowing symbols, and that was the most magical thing she'd seen that wasn't an angry snake in the sky.

Shaking their hand, with more energy than firmness in her grip, she couldn't help but laugh at the words that came next. "Aw, cripes, I'm honored. You've got to tell me about how that," pointing at the glowing mark on their hand as politely as she could," works! It's so pretty!"

Then, focusing back on the question, she shifted the duffel. "Oh, this, you don't havta. I leave stuff there each time and bring trash back. I uh... apologize in advance for the bugger there... Maybe he might be nice seeing someone so regal looking though!" At least she could hope; otherwise, she definitely was going to leave the most obnoxious book she could find running for the next break between visits.

"Let me know if you're ready," she said excitedly while holding out her hand again to Joy. She figured it would work like it did when she brought Freddy last time, but she always wanted to make sure they knew what was up in case she really knackered it somehow.

Chillingam's eyes widened slightly in understanding before cracking up a little. "Oi, so it's not just him that has a tizzy." While she couldn't deny that being stuck looking at a mess for that long of a time might justify the man's mood, she still felt like he could be less of a wanker to her when she was trying to clean up and fix things.

With another excited little nod, she held the other's hand and focused on that saying in her mind again. That excited energy of hers evened out as her lips half moved while she thought through it. Part of her was still sort of embarrassed at how serious it sounded, so she was glad she could go there without having to shout it out to everyone in the area.



Looking up, she stared at the haunted sort of manor or well now that she'd spoken to Blarney; she was sure it must have been part of a castle before. There was so much downed stone around the sides, but that was something to deal with later. Her first goal was to scan the field of dead grass to see if Isiah was poking about, but so far it seemed like he was probably moping around the lab again.

Looking back at Joy, she smiled again. "Welcome to Chillingham! It's not mighty nice right now, but at least I got the path fixed so you don't havta step on the dirt." Carefully leaving out the fact that there were apparently graves all under the soil, unmarked, of course, thanks to the mad scientist inside.

With a little frown at the idea of stepping into something gross, Chillingham then nodded.

"Well, at least I got all the glass up... I think."

Moving on ahead, going slow enough to keep an eye out in case the mad scientist decided to pop through a wall or something again. It wasn't always intentional, she thought, maybe when there had been more to the building before it crumbled, but she was neither an architect nor a history buff, so her guess was only as good as what he had said so far, which wasn't much outside of complaining.

"Well, so far I worked on the lab, got all the glass up, then got most of the shelves and tables that weren't too broken back together. I know there are holes in some of the upper floors that you can see through, but... Bambi probably won't let me try figuring that out without help or supervision."

Pouting at that, she adjusted the bag on her shoulder before pushing the wooden door open and cringing at the whine of the metal hinges, which was still something she needed to fix, but the problem was she couldn't reach the top hinge to oil it.

The main hall was still as dark as can be, though this time she knew the cobwebs were gone, so there wouldn't be anything surprising to walk through for her guest.

"Isaiah!!!!! Don't be a shite!" she called out into the darkness, and at first she could only hear a mild grumble that sounded like it came from the lab or maybe that room she'd blocked off with a bookshelf. The last thing she needed was for Freddy to happen upon the skeleton that was pinned to the desk in that office.

"This was some sort of main hall, there's metal stuff on the walls for lanterns, I think, but Bambi might be right in me not bringing kerosene here or starting fires. I haven't the foggiest what kinda chemicals he had in the lab, and even with the glass gone, something still smells."

Since it hadn't left her lightheaded, it was probably fine, but she wasn't a scientist, and the one here wasn't giving her any straight or understandable answers.

Kicking lightly at some of the small stone fragments on the floor, some of that brightness of hers dimmed. It was a bit complicated, given that the things he said made no sense to her when he did say things. But with the mention of him being broken, she froze and looked back up.

"He's... strange. A right madman, I think, but... not sure if that's how he's always been or something new?"

Given the skeletons and things she'd seen, she figured that he'd always been like this, but the more she thought about it, the more she wondered if that was the norm here after meeting Des.

"If he wants to be fixed, he wants me to start parting together creatures..." Sticking her tongue out at the grossness of the notion, she shook her head and listened as Joy called out in a much different manner than she had.

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While the lab had been cleaned, the new additions were frustratingly out of place in his opinion. All his "pets" had been taken from him and buried outside and out of his reach now. Pacing as he mumbled to himself, he grumbled as he heard the familiar and grating voice of the child who was in charge of things now.

Having half a mind just to wander somewhere else while she went on changing more and more of this space, he paused at the sound of another voice. The guest sounded older and had an accent he couldn't even remotely place, but what caught his attention was the interest in his research.

Stepping through the door and still remaining in rubble, he narrowed his eyes as he towered over the pink-haired relative of his and their questionable regal-looking guest. It was odd to see someone from another group here, considering his work, but he offered a slight incline of his head in a bow.

His face was still sour, almost permanently so at this point, as he rubbed at his chin and took this new person in.

"Isaiah, given the nature of my research and how it is distinctly separate now from what my protege has an interest in."

Stepping around the pair, seeing the bag full of who knew what, he sighed slightly before returning to stand before them. Another woman, no doubt having no actual interest in his work. Just the thought made him tired. Were there any actual scientists in this day and age?

"Have you come to bury the rest of them?" he said sharply.