Drink Me

[OOC] Final Stats

2009-05-05T21:57:12Z

Apped: July 29, 2007

Dropped: April 14, 2009

Total Comments: 6,057

[IC] Drop Post

2009-04-14T18:02:54Z

[There are several envelopes addressed in slightly archaic cursive left around camp where their recipients will be sure to see them.]

Raphael,

Your presence has truly made my time in camp more enjoyable. I thank you for that. I think, perhaps, that you are a better man than you give yourself credit for (and wonder exactly what sort of face you are making presently as you read this; it must be rather amusing). We may not have always seen eye to eye, but in my mind, that only served to make things more... exciting.

I do not know whether we shall meet again, but stranger things have happened, wouldn't you say?

Sincerely,
Cain

Dear Miss Seth,

It's rather rude of me to depart so suddenly, leaving my sentiments only in written form. Unfortunately, I have never been skilled at goodbyes. It is my sincere hope that you realize that for all our dalliances involved playacting, my affections for you are not false. Indeed, I have always appreciated our times together.

I may not know the true shape of the puzzle formed by your many facets, but I am certain of one thing above all else: you are a remarkable lady. It was truly a pleasure to make your acquaintance.

Yours sincerely,
Cain C. Hargreaves

P.S. I hope I do not presume too much in asking if you would check in on Merryweather every so often?

Darling Merryweather,

Words cannot express how happy I am to have been able to spend this time with you. I am truly sorry that I cannot return with you, but some things are not meant to be. I know that I leave you in good hands, both here at Camp and back in London, so do not fret. In turn, I shall give your regards to Lord Ciel.

My dear, know above all else that I love you, and that Riff and I will be thinking of you always.

Forever your loving brother,
Cain

[IC] A Letter

2009-01-01T01:49:54Z

[The paper is folded small and tied hastily with a length of ribbon. Once unwrapped, a little ring falls out: not expensive, by any means, and it looks as though it has been well-loved. At some point -- who can say when? -- the entire tiny package was slipped into one of Ciel's pockets.]

Ciel,

I expect that you will be home by the time you find this. Do not ask how I knew -- suffice to say it was clear enough, if one knew where to look for the signs. I wonder if perhaps I should be insulted that you chose not to say goodbye, but I shall choose not to be. After all, this will not be the last time we meet.

For reasons that will go unmentioned -- I wonder if you ever realized?-- I think it would be best if Riff and I did not return home to our own London. As such, I find myself in something of a quandary as to where I should depart to when my own stay in camp draws to a close.

Perhaps I will drop by your manor house one day for a spot of tea.

Yours,

Cain C. Hargreaves

P.S. The ring belonged to my cousin. She was rather attached to it, and I find myself entertaining similar feelings about the thing. Do keep it safe, won't you?

[AU] CFUW October Aftermath

2008-10-06T00:33:00Z

[Cain flings his jacket haphazardly over the foot of his bed as he enters his room.]

... yet who would have thought-- well, any of them-- to have so much blood in them, hm? I think my shirt is ruined.

[CFUW October] Locked to Team Problem Solvers

2008-10-03T03:27:38Z

Shall we talk? As there is a 50% chance you will not survive this round, I would find it interesting to hear whatever you find pertinent to discuss.

[CFUW October] Locked to Team Pineapple

2008-10-03T03:27:20Z

Shall we talk? As there is a 50% chance you will not survive this round, I would find it interesting to hear whatever you find pertinent to discuss.

[CFUW October] Locked to Riff

2008-10-01T05:41:15Z

... well, then!

[IC/locked to Riff] Oh I was a-walking in the woods one day~

2008-10-01T04:43:17Z

[Once upon a time, there was an attractive earl who, despite being extremely intelligent, was unfortunately sometimes also very stupid. This is one of those times. Enter Cain, pursued by a... well, it looks a bit like a Deku Baba. The mobile kind. And knowing Cain, it's probably poisonous. He swears, turning around to gauge its progress and stumbling over a tree root.]

[OOC] Purity Test

2008-09-14T06:27:32Z

Your Ultimate Purity Test 2.0 Score Is...
	Your Score:	Average For All Users	Average For All ( total)
Dating	30.77%	34.18%	Dated seriously
Self-Lovin'	60.61%	60.79%	Master of your domain
Shamelessness	72.58%	77.33%	It takes a couple of drinks
Sex Drive	42.86%	75.02%	I got needs, baby, you gotta unnastan'!
Straightness	16.67%	39.2%	Knows the other body type like a map
Gayness	11.11%	77.95%	Makes Dr. Frank-n-Furter look tame
Dominant	85%	86.59%	Afraid to cross at "Don't Walk" signs
Submissive	79.37%	86.92%	Submits to no one... almost
Fucking Sick	79.59%	89.77%	Refreshingly normal
Total Score	58.17%	73.65%
Take The Ultimate Purity Test 2.0 and see how you match up! (By The Ferrett)

[OOC] Mystery Solved?!

2008-03-25T20:32:16Z

Well, I knew that apparently Kaori Yuki had mentioned what the "C" in "Cain C. Hargreaves" stood for in one issue of Hana to Yume. But it turns out she mentioned it somewhere else, too.

ONLY EXPLANATION: they let Neil choose the middle name, thus explaining why it's actually normal.

[IC] Victorian cabin; bathroom

2008-03-05T02:39:46Z

...

Riff.

Perhaps you can explain why there is a... a seal in the bathtub?

[OOC] ID Card

2008-01-26T03:59:24Z

[OOC] IT'S LIKE IT'S (ALMOST) PSYCHIC.

2008-01-18T19:14:15Z

Cain
adj. overly fond of drug paraphernalia.
"I need a Cain police car, and I need it now, dawg."

[OOC] Cookies

2008-01-11T20:29:54Z

Enclosed in a cookie tin, along with cookies and a note that "I don't know why the sprinkles turned red when I mixed the dough. They were white when I stared. Really. :)"

Dearest brother and occasional sister,

I send the fondest of greetings, belated though they may be, to my family - yes, my family, dysfunctional though we may be. Oh, and if your bastard of a butler is reading this, please relay this message, straight from me to him: "I AM WATCHING YOU ♥" He will know what it means. Along with this letter I do send a care package of delectable treats for your enjoyment. Please do take great pleasure in them. ♥

Yours in body and soul,
Jizabel

IN OTHER WORDS, RIFF AND CAIN LOEV JIZ ♥

The cookies are indeed delicious ♥

[OOC] ...8D

2008-01-10T22:53:47Z

They don't throw their garbage away. They make it into Jizabel.

Which movie was this quote from?

[OOC] I Am An Arteest.

2008-01-09T03:41:11Z

Slightly NSFW? Maybe?

[IC] m-more journalposting

2008-01-02T05:51:23Z

[Cain is down in his room in the dungeons, sitting at the table. Though to a casual observer it may seem that he is reading the thick book open in front of him, in reality he has been staring at the same page for about ten minutes.]

[IC] bathtime

2007-12-31T00:57:58Z

Is the water ready, Riff?

[IC] An Unsent Letter

2007-12-28T19:16:29Z

[There is a crumpled piece of paper lying on the floor of Cain's bedroom, half under the bed. If one were particularly nosy and decided to, say, smooth it out and attempt to read it, they would find the following, in neat handwriting:

"My dearest Emmeline, though you would no doubt protest to being addressed as such,

You are likely wondering why I am even writing this. Perhaps I am wishing for your advice. After all, you would be the one most likely to be completely honest in your advising, which would probably entail yelling at me and calling me a fool. Especially if you knew the nature of my quandary, which is as follows.

The man ultimately responsible for your demise, and yes, that of Meridianna as well (though perhaps you wish to stop reading this letter right now, after seeing me mention her name?), has arrived at this establishment. Though you never knew it, he is my half-brother, and despite his many crimes and his hatred of my very being, he has helped me on numerous occasions. Were he anyone else, I might consider myself in his debt. Knowing what I do now of his past and the cruelties that have befallen him at the hands of my father, I find myself with no small measure of pity for the man. After all, we have endured Father's madness in much the same way, he and I.

But he remains the mastermind behind your death, as well as the murders of many other unfortunate souls, both of my acquaintance and otherwise. And his hatred of me remains. I wonder what you would think of me if I were to confess that part of me wishes there were some way to make peace with the man? Would you slap me across the face with one of your lovely hands? (If not for my sentiment regarding the Doctor, then certainly for the preceding sentence.) Though we did not truly know each other for any great length of time, I find myself missing your frank opinions. Sometimes I fear my mind is too hopelessly convoluted to be of any great use to me.

I suppose I am proving every sharp-edged word you ever spoke about me true by only writing this when I find myself in a situation that, by its very nature, does your memory a disservice. It is a bit of a humbling thing to realize. Forgive me, won't you? I remain

Selfishly Yours,
Cain"

A large X has been scrawled through the entire page before it was crumpled up and discarded.]

[OOC] Family Tree

2007-12-26T06:01:10Z

I am spamming this journal tonight.

Notes:
1) There is an intentional inaccuracy on this tree, as to avoid spoilers.
2) ??? means no canon name has been given for the character.
3) = indicates marriage. A dotted line indicates... um. ... cloning.
4) Alexis is a whore.
5) Try and count how many of the people on this tree were murdered by another member of the family. It's kind of hilarious.

[OOC] Dear Kaori Yuki: Stop That

2007-12-26T03:30:55Z

So there_be_two and the rest of the cast likes to tease me about the fact that Cain has the tendency to become, um, attached to young boys in canon. SEE: Ariel (Forgotten Juliet), Eric (The Hanged Man), John (Who Killed Cock Robin?), Dirk (Kafka), Emile (Butterfly Bones), and Leroy (Castrato). By "attached" I mean bonding conversations at the very least, and often some serious touching of the hugging variety.

What makes this all the more hilarious is this note Kaori Yuki included in the Bibi the Branded, the second story in the series.

"Actually, there was one story before this, in which Cain and Ariel from the first story end up living with each other."

In which Cain and Ariel from the first story end up living with each other.

End up living with each other.

Living with each other.

UM. KY. UM.

[OOC] ... what no.

2007-12-26T02:52:06Z

[OOC] Christmas Present List

2007-12-23T07:38:50Z

Blah blah blah will try to give these out ICly but will PROBABLY FAIL, so they're here for reference. ♥

Ciel: A copy of A Study In Scarlet, the first of the Sherlock Holmes books. As threatened, also included is a new eyepatch.
Merry: ... a lot of stuff, including: two new dresses, a lovely frilled parasol, assorted candies, a book on fortune-telling across the world throughout the ages, several stuffed animals (none of which are bears this time)... etc.
Raph: A silver pocket watch was intricate design work around the edges.
Riff: A nice new set of cufflinks.
Seth: Jade earrings and a bracelet to match her eyes.

...Jizabel gets ~~coal~~ what is possibly the one photograph their father in existence that Cain has had access to that has not been burned or otherwise mutilated in some way. However, it is rather creased, dog-eared, and yellowed.

[IC]

2007-12-20T22:21:17Z

[There is a sleepy earl curled up in his bed.]

[IC] thread continuation

2007-12-03T01:39:05Z

You don't...?