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[doctor_seward]

This is the Diary of Dr. John Seward, taken by Phonograph.

Should I be unavailable to attend to your needs please leave what message you will via recording and I shall respond promptly.


Should recording by phonograph fail to please, or in the case of urgency, hold over telegram immediately.

Comments

[discretion]

This Franz d'Epinay.

I am very sorry, but I'm afraid that message transmitted a virus to your NV.

[doctor_seward]

Oh. Then the above message was not sent intentionally...

[Men..and meat.]

Mister D'Epinay. I do not believe I've had the pleasure. This is Doctor John Seward. Might you describe the nature of this virus?

[Something to er..take attention away from the awkward.]

[discretion]

I got hit with a weird text too. Once you open it, it goes into your NV, and sends out 5 texts. And it just goes on and on like that.

Dr. Seward, was it? I think Daedalus has mentioned you once or twice. You've been in Siren's Port for quite some time, haven't you?

[Yes, strike up a pleasant conversation with the person you just texted with an accidentally obscene message. Totally normal.]

[doctor_seward]

Well, that is unfortunate business but it cannot be helped. I hope this...viral message gets contained somehow.

Yes. Has he?

Indeed I have. A year and two months, thus far.

[Well, thankfully that meant Franz hadn't seen the...Midnight broadcasts some time ago. Or at least no one would make mention of that in a first time conversation, would they?]

I've heard of you, as well...I believe you know a Mister Walter Dornez, correct? He said he worked for the Lion's Gate, some time ago.

[A terribly "inverted" text at that.]

[discretion]

Right, we still keep in touch. He's a good kid. You're living together, right? Did you get through the bad weather safely?

[doctor_seward]

[He didn't wish to be rude by asking him if he was Doctor Yumeno's beau...That would've been even more terribly awkward.]

Indeed. He lives with me at the manor, along with my Professor and several other recent additions to our quaint household.

We managed well enough. Thank you for the concern. The manor is old and sturdy, I think. The renovations we did helped to fortify it, at the very least.

But, ah you work for the Lion's Gate for Mister Creed, do you not?

[discretion]

I am Monsieur Creed's personal assistant, yes. However, I am more focused on the NPP than the paperwork and scheduling at Lion's Gate. In fact I am looking for a replacement to help him with the latter, so I can devote myself more fully to the party.

[doctor_seward]

I wasn't fully aware of that.

You've a high-minded goal in the realm of politics then.

[discretion]

Perhaps. Back in Paris, I was a Baron and studying to become a diplomat. If these skills can be of use to the newcomers here, it's my duty to use them.