For Victoria.

[modern_morpheus]

He's been away a long time, far too long a time, really. First it was merely supposed to be a quick trip to Amsterdam to see the Professor, and then he wound up getting dragged along to Paris, which wasn't part of his original plan but was, at least, better than the time he'd gotten dragged to Iceland for one of Van Helsing's infamous "research"

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[ladywotton]

*she would follow any instructions from Seward, be they enigmatic, hasty, scribbled, or anything else, and so she is here; and as she's sitting down and smoothing her skirts, she can't help beaming, the candlelight making her face round and happy* Oh, darling.

[modern_morpheus]

(pretending this isn't several weeks late...)

*he grins, a little sheepishly, as he produces a red rose for her* Let's hope a little of Paris' romance has made it back with me, along with the chocolate truffles I brought.

[ladywotton]

*and she looks absolutely delighted* When have you ever been lacking in romance? It's beautiful.

[modern_morpheus]

Well, I believe there was a time in my years studying medicine when I was too busy being nauseated to be very romantic. *he sits across from her as he sets the box of truffles open on the table* But what have you been up to?