<img style="max-width:25%;float:right;margin:0 0 18px 18px;" src="http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag76/danixiewrites/Alaric_Reynolds-1_zpssrztspdl.png" style="Alrec Reynolds]Alrec's trousers pressed in around his ankles. It wasn't a repellent touch, but trouble was, as with most of the ghosts in the house, leaving a behavior unchecked for over-long--and some had dramatically shorter grace periods than others--was the equivalent of giving permission. He had no desire to suddenly be hanging from his toes from the ceiling, though hearing the ghost's voice he realized that wasn't the danger here. "Whooooa no," Alrec said, and jolted out of his miserable pose. His glasses tumbled to the floor with a clatter loud enough to induce a wince. "Ambrose, what have I said about sneaking up behind me?"
It could have been worse. He could have given in to the urge to slump over the desk.
Alrec sighed at the sad tone of Ambrose's words. The frustration from the hall leached out of him in a breath, leaving only defeat. "We all have our burdens." The doctor took a slow step backward and around his glasses to attempt retrieval. Eying the pale, writhing glow the entire way, the misty appearance sharpening dramatically once he'd resettled the glasses on his nose. He leaned his hip against the desk and crossed his arms. "Not the smallest of which is..." He cut himself off and shrugged a shoulder. "I'm sure you know today did not go as well as I'd hoped."
Cocking a serious look at the other, he continued, "I gave cues today. Cues! And none of your peers seems to have the inclination to follow through with any offer of assistance. Why? What is there for me to do differently?"
He sighed again. For all the trouble Ambrose could potentially cause on one of the tours, he seemed a gentle spirit. Quite willing to assist. If said assistance wouldn't be a lawsuit in the making, Alrec wouldn't have put up very firm boundaries against his 'helping' during a tour. Still, at the least he was easy to talk to, once one got accustomed to the...smoke. "You're right, though. It's not...you know. I haven't been sleeping either, but I can't blame it all on them. Won't." He tugged on his hair for a moment, trying to shake his down mood. "I refuse to give up. Not yet. On any of my woes, nor on any that belong to this Manor."
Which meant he--and with some coaxing on the part of Lavenza's occupants, they--had to find another way through. It meant shedding his exhaustion for just a little longer, focusing on anything but himself until he collapsed. So the dreams wouldn't come. Briefly, he wondered how long he'd be able to continue on like this, then drowned out that thought by thinking aloud on the tour situation.
"Solutions, Ambrose. That's what we need. The tour is through that small portion of the house, all neat and tidy; I'm simply telling stories that don't feel like they hold weight when there's no chills or rattling or dramatics. Atmosphere. Lavenza has it in spades, but somehow it feels like it's, I don't know. Missing. Missing, perhaps, when I lead a group through. I could...I'd feel like a charlatan if I set things up like a dinner theater. Even knowing what I know about you lot--Who am I kidding? If I set things up, they wouldn't work either, would they?" His volume rose on the last question and he glared past Ambrose toward the library door. Then he lowered his chin and tested a smile he was afraid came out skewed and bitter more than wry. "What do you think about letting some cobwebs stick around?"
It could have been worse. He could have given in to the urge to slump over the desk.
Alrec sighed at the sad tone of Ambrose's words. The frustration from the hall leached out of him in a breath, leaving only defeat. "We all have our burdens." The doctor took a slow step backward and around his glasses to attempt retrieval. Eying the pale, writhing glow the entire way, the misty appearance sharpening dramatically once he'd resettled the glasses on his nose. He leaned his hip against the desk and crossed his arms. "Not the smallest of which is..." He cut himself off and shrugged a shoulder. "I'm sure you know today did not go as well as I'd hoped."
Cocking a serious look at the other, he continued, "I gave cues today. Cues! And none of your peers seems to have the inclination to follow through with any offer of assistance. Why? What is there for me to do differently?"
He sighed again. For all the trouble Ambrose could potentially cause on one of the tours, he seemed a gentle spirit. Quite willing to assist. If said assistance wouldn't be a lawsuit in the making, Alrec wouldn't have put up very firm boundaries against his 'helping' during a tour. Still, at the least he was easy to talk to, once one got accustomed to the...smoke. "You're right, though. It's not...you know. I haven't been sleeping either, but I can't blame it all on them. Won't." He tugged on his hair for a moment, trying to shake his down mood. "I refuse to give up. Not yet. On any of my woes, nor on any that belong to this Manor."
Which meant he--and with some coaxing on the part of Lavenza's occupants, they--had to find another way through. It meant shedding his exhaustion for just a little longer, focusing on anything but himself until he collapsed. So the dreams wouldn't come. Briefly, he wondered how long he'd be able to continue on like this, then drowned out that thought by thinking aloud on the tour situation.
"Solutions, Ambrose. That's what we need. The tour is through that small portion of the house, all neat and tidy; I'm simply telling stories that don't feel like they hold weight when there's no chills or rattling or dramatics. Atmosphere. Lavenza has it in spades, but somehow it feels like it's, I don't know. Missing. Missing, perhaps, when I lead a group through. I could...I'd feel like a charlatan if I set things up like a dinner theater. Even knowing what I know about you lot--Who am I kidding? If I set things up, they wouldn't work either, would they?" His volume rose on the last question and he glared past Ambrose toward the library door. Then he lowered his chin and tested a smile he was afraid came out skewed and bitter more than wry. "What do you think about letting some cobwebs stick around?"
Dreams come in a size too big so we can grow into them.
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