Meeting Dr. Jackal and Sasha

Jp with Redsword, LaserSexPanther, Jaxx and Cindy

Paris
Elizabeth Ellington’s Estate
About 5:30 PM

After getting out of the carriage with Sasha, Dr. Jackal saw the very large home of his new employer. He was a bit nervous since he looking in bad shape and in dire need of major grooming. He was hoping to make himself presentable before his meeting. His stomach began to grumble again to reveal his lack of a proper diet. Perhaps he could get some bread and cheese to calm his hunger before his meeting as well. He then waited till he was directed to his next destination.

The door opened and standing there, in a black tails, a black bowtie and white gloves was a man, human, about 5'8" in his 30s with brownish hair and brown eyes. He was clearly the butler.

"You must be Miss Lagrave and Dr. Jackal. Lady Elizabeth and Mr. Sung have been waiting your arrival. Please come in." Once the two guests were through the door and into the front hallway, the man closes the front door behind you. "I am Harvey, the butler. Please follow me."

Dr. Jackal felt very out of place, since he looked like a homeless vagrant. He tried to be polite as he followed the butler. He was not sure where they were going, but the home looked very posh. He wondered if the new employer could afford to cover any expenses that might occur if he accidently transformed into his demon form. He looked at Sasha and wondered what she was thinking.

Sasha looked at the décor in the hallway, "Will my companion here be given a chance to clean up and make himself presentable before we meet with the Lady and Mr. Sung?" Sasha asked, "First impressions are everything after all."

"Of course, Miss." Harvey responded. He called over a younger man, who might have been 18, to take any bags the two needed carried. "Lady Elizabeth and Mr. Sung will meet you both after you've had a chance to settle in and get cleaned up."

Harvey then led them upstairs, the first was Sasha's room. Where Sasha was told to make herself comfortable and to let Harvey or one of the servants know if she needed anything.

Then Dr. Jackal was taken to his room. "There are clean towels and bath supplies in the bathing area. You will also find clothes and shoes, that should be of your size in the closet. Make yourself comfortable. If you need anything, let myself or one of the servants know." Harvey then left Dr. Jackal to get ready.

"Merci Harvey," Sasha said, then gave Dr. Jackal a nod. Retiring to her room, deciding to take a bath herself. Making sure the doors were locked first before removing her mask and letting out a sigh as she took off the protective gear around her chest.

After getting cleaned she redress in attire identical to her previous outfit, sitting on the edge of the bed waiting for a while, looking at the mask she held in her hands. Debating putting it back on.

After being seen off by Sasha and Harvey the butler, Dr. Jackal entered the room provided to him. The room looked amazing especially compared to the old ruins of the abbey he was hold up in. However he was afraid to soil anything with his dirty hands so he put his bag on the floor and the two books that Sasha loaned him on a nightstand before he made his way to the bathroom. There he almost cried as he was finally allowed to bathe in a proper bath. The hot water was intoxicating as he soaked for a while before he had to scrub away the layers of grime he accumulated over a long period. Sadly he had to clean the tub up several times to hide his filthy mess. Once he and the tub was clean, he made his way to the sink and began shaving slowly to avoid any cuts. Once he was clean shaved and his put in a ponytail he hung up the towels and checked out the fancy closet. It was impressive that they seemed to know his size and needs right away. He selected a gray suit with a top hat to look prim and proper for his new employer. Once he was ready he knocked on Sasha’s door and said, “I am ready when you are Ms. Lagrave.”

Sasha heard the knock "Une minute s'il vous plait." and with that Sasha slipped the cloth mask back over her face and put her hat back on her head, before answering the door, seeing the doctor clean was a drastic transformation. "You clean up quite well." Sasha gestured to the hall "Shall we Docteur?"

Dr. Jackal blushed a bit at the complement. It had been a long time since he had a compliment. He was a bit stunned for the words to reply as he nervously smirked. Then did his best to keep it modest and professional as he replied, "You are too kind. Any words of wisdom before we meet the Lady and Mr. Sung?"

Sasha waved off the mention of her being too kind, as they walked down the hall Sasha gave him the one piece of advice she knew she could give in good faith, "Mind your manners, the both of you." she said, "I know you can't promise for both of you but, trying is all I ask for." With that the two reached the door at the end of the hall and looked at the doctor with a 'be ready' expression as he pushed open the door. "Bonjour Lady Elizabeth, Bonjour Mr. Sung." Sasha said as she entered the room.

Dr. Jackal sheepishly entered behind Sasha as he gave a slight bow to his employer Lady Elizabeth and Mr. Sung. He managed to politely say, "Good day Lady Elizabeth and Mr. Sung." It had been a long time since he was in a room with some big wigs. In the past he holed himself up in his lab till he had to attend the Guild meetings. It was always awkward for him to socialize with others, especially those who didn't understand his work. Sometimes he got annoyed when the so called "experts" would act like they understood his work and were already looking forward to exploiting it for their own profit. However that was in the past and now he was a very different person and under a very different situation. He was very humbled now and very grateful for a new chance at life. He then softly said, "What duties would Lady Elizabeth have for one such as myself?"

Elizabeth was quite pleased that Lorem had decided to accept the job offer. After the gnomes had left the Eldren had gotten herself cleaned up and changed into a different outfit, one that wasn't messed up from the crash.

When Sasha and Dr. Jackall entered the room, Elizabeth did not seem surprised. Harold had announced their arrival, after he had escorted the guests to their rooms.

"Welcome, Miss Lagrave and Dr. Jackal. Please sit, if you choose." Elizabeth waited to see if they would sit, before responding to Dr. Jackal's question. "We need your expertise Doctor but there will be more on that later. At 7:00 tonight, I have asked all members of the team to be back here. We will have a meeting discussing the first case. Then dinner and a time to get aquanted with each other." The Eldren looked at the doctor. "Doctor, at the meeting, I will be asking you to tell the team about the formula. Most already are well aware of your - let's say - other side. There is no judgment here. I am asking you leave nothing out when you speak about the formula, it is best the team knows everything." She gave the man, who was clearly unsure of himself a warm and gentle smile. "This is your home now and while we are in Paris where the team is going to stay. I really just want you both to become familiar with the house and grounds, until the meeting. Now, do you have any questions for me?"

Dr. Jackal seemed relieved as he was treated kindly by his employer. Lady Elizabeth seemed very respectful and polite despite his not so proper position these days. He was aware they wanted to know the inner details of his research since it was needed to track down the thief who was using his work for nefarious gains. He then asked, "Other than informing your team of my research what other rules would you have me adhere to?"

"Rules." Elizabeth seemed to think for a moment. "When it comes to the house. I do not know of you drink but please refrain from getting inebriated or coming home in that state. Stay out of the kitchen when Greta, our cook, is working in the kitchen. She is a nice woman but hates when people get underfoot. If you need something feel free to ask thr servants." The Eldren paused again. "As for the team, I assume Sasha has filled you in on a great deal already. You will need to check in with the Technology and Science Guild tomorrow, after breakfast, and before starting your first assignment. They are aware of the pardons and you are in good standing with them." The woman then turned to Sung. "Mr. Sung do you have anything to add?"

Sasha nodded. "I informed him of what information I could provide, some details might still need fitting into place." Sasha then looked around. "Might I make a somewhat strange request?" she asked tentatively that was very unlike the Sasha that brought the doctor here. "I don't mean for it to be a bother or be to troublesome but would it be possible to take my dinner in my chambers?" she question. "I..." she hesitated "...don't like taking my mask off around people."

Elizabeth listened to the request, her father had mentioned something about having never seen Miss Lagrave without her mask. The young Eldern knew people had secrets, she assumed most team members would. With grace and not a hint that the request seemed strange, at all, Elizabeth responded. "I can have that arranged for you. Of course still be down here for the meeting and I would request you come back downstairs after dinner to get to know the team members better." Elizabeth then waited to see what Sung had to add.

Being quiet most of the time Sung did not have much to say and usually did not say anything. He thought about what had been said so far. " I will have more things to say My lady at our meeting. The meeting discussing the first case. I ask Dr. that you keep it simple. I know some biology stuff. I was around when My lady was being tutored. So I have you can say well educated, but not all of us are that educated. So think like primary education level." requested Sung respectfully with a slight bow.

"I would like to inform you both Lady Elizabeth's safety is my priority. If anything gets out of hand I will deal with it swiftly. I am not threating you. Just a friendly warning." said Sung with a warm smile.

Dr. Jackal nodded as he replied, "That's understandable..........all things considered. I count my blessings that I even have this much freedom, all things considered. As for my research I will need an inkwell, fountain pens and paper to make a list of the ingredients, their possible locations and other leads that may aid you in narrowing your search for Dr. Laurent Lemaire. If he is substituting ingredients since they will be hard to come by I will list those as well. Dr. Jackal seemed very humbled as he gave a slight bow.

Elizabeth nodded, "Of course, a pen and paper is no issue. You have a lab in the back area of the estate to work in, as well. It can be shown it to you after dinner. " Elizabeth got up and opened a desk drawer. She pulled out a ring box and a sealed letter with the seal of the crown of Paris. She handed the letter to Dr. Jackal. "You should not have any issues with the guild tomorrow but just in case, give them that letter."

The Eldern sat back down but a little away from everyone. "I was not sure when you would arrive, so I did not do this earlier."

Opening up the box, she pulled out a ring, similar to the rings Sasha, Elizabeth and Sung all wore. The ring was placed on the table in front of her.

Putting her hands over the ring Elizabeth spoke:

quod nos adstringit, nobiscum manet indissolubilis, dissolutio liquida solida

(that which binds us stays with us
unbreaking, unbending
liquid solid)

Saying those Latin words three times, the Eldren then removed her hands from the ring.

The glowing ring floated in midair for a moment before the glow stopped and with a clang, it fell back to the table.

"Yes, that should do." Elizabeth commented. She picked up the ring, walked towards the doctor and handed it to Dr. Jackal. "You will need to have respelled once a day but that should allow it to stretch, almost like a liquid, but stay on you. Just in case there are any - issues."

Dr. Jackal was a bit surprised as he watched the magical show. Once the ring was presented to him he accepted it and checked Elizabeth's hand to see which finger to use. He then put it on as he said, "Hopefully it won't break off when the other guy makes an appearance. I do apologize in advance since the other guy will be rather costly in everything he does."

"We are prepared for such things," Elizabeth responded. "Now, I will have a servant show you to the office. There is plenty of paper, pens and ink in there you may use. That's if you have nothing else you need, at the moment."

Dr. Jackal thanked Lady Elizabeth and Mr. Sung before he excused himself to the office so he could write down all his notes for the meeting. He wanted to include the ingredients he used, where they came from, how hard they were to acquire, what ingredients could be substituted, his prior mistakes in his research, the results he experienced along the way and the possible ways Dr. Laurent Lemaire could find large numbers of human and animal test subjects. This would aid them in tracing Dr. Laurent Lemaire.

Once the doctor went with the servant Elizabeth turned to Sasha, "I am planning on sending out groups of two each tomorrow. I want to ask you, not in front of Dr. Jackal, would you be willing to accompany him to the Exposition tomorrow. It is all right if you are not comfortable with that." It would have been excessively rude not to ask the woman if she was comfortable being with the doctor that could transform tomorrow. It would have also been rude to ask in front of the doctor or almost anyone else. Elizabeth already knew what the team members would be tasked with tomorrow and she figured the two had gotten to know each other a little on the trip, maybe best to start there.

Sasha nodded. "I am perfectly fine with accompanying the Docteur." Sasha responded. "And should he make is 'friend' known. What actions do you wish me to take? Follow or...?" she asked. Knowing very well it was highly unlikely that eliminating him would be the choice given he's the only one with enough inside information to stop this 'little' problem with Dr. Lemaire. "I will complete the task in the manner you request, given no outside interloping causes me to have to divert to a plan more ad libitum."

Elizabeth really needed a spell to keep Dr. Jackal's other side at bay but it was highly unlikely anything like that existed. Even if it did, they would need an Empirical Mage to pull it off. "Yes, if his other side shows, follow him. Try to contain him, if you can think of any way to do that. Above all be safe and try to make sure no one kills him. It is my understanding he will not stay that way, hopefully, for long." The Eldren responded. "If there's nothing else, feel free to make yourself at home."