Even with her seemingly hesitant disapproval of the poison Angel’s smile remained. What he did with poison was less like a hobby and more of an obsession. Or he thought of it more as his profession. It had all started with the mysterious poisoning of a household maid that had piqued his interest, and now he had an encyclopedia worth of knowledge. He wasn’t the least a bit ashamed of it either. Like Colette he was proud to be a Marcellinus, a name that practically meant scandal. They were known for being attractive, cunning, ambitious, and charming. That’s what made them dangerous. They knew what they wanted , how to get it, and, literally sometimes, get away with murder. Even at Colette’s and Angel’s young ages they were no exceptions.
Angel simply shrugged his shoulders and relaxed more into the chair. “I suppose it is, but aconitine isn’t so innocent either.” His eyebrow quirked up with a smirk at her, “ I wouldn’t be doing justice to what I do if I stuck to irritants. You know that’s to safe for me. It’s not like its going to be tested on someone of consequence.” Angel said without remorse to that people that had been involuntary test subjects. He had an in at a few prisons around the neighboring cities where prisoners sentenced to life would unexplainably die of some type of food or drink poisoning. Experimentation was the best way to gather results, rather then trusting what the books say.
“Besides I think I’m getting close to what was given to that maid. According to what the others say the symptoms are close to carbolic acid, but quicker and no burning.” Angel fell into thought as ran through lists of poisons that had the same symptoms. Ever since he ventured into the lethal poisons he’s tried to figure out what was used on the maid that he was kept from interacting with. With suddenly becoming distracted with his thoughts he hadn’t even noticed that Colette hadn’t answered his question. Even if he had noticed it wouldn’t have been odd to him, they had conversations plenty of times before about poisons.
Nicolette watched her dearest brother's smirk with a little bit of apprehension bubbling in her stomach. It isn't as if it is going to be tested on someone of consequence. He did not know that for sure. After all, the thoughts that had been churning in her mind were not the thoughts of a loving and innocent wife. She could not allow Jean to marry that Japonaise.Marie would have no chance of marrying. Legally, Marie would pass to either that overstuffed cousin of Jean's or to Angel, and it was very unlikely that a fop such as that, recently finding himself in possession of a title, would want to be stuck with a child. Angel would have Marie. Angel could be trusted with Nicole's secret, and to facilitate frequent visitation, in the case that Gerard survived.
Oh, how she adored her brother! She would go far and do much for him. She had nearly poisoned one of his flings when the chit let slip a nasty -- and potentially debilitating -- comment about his occupation to a friend. That had been the beginning of the nickname, "Duke of Poison". She could tell that he enjoyed the title. Although Angel's knowledge and mastery of poison was far superior to her own, Nicolette sometimes wondered if she herself had not used poisons for her own gain more than he had. She had poisoned her chief rival for Jean's hand. She had attempted poisoning her step-mother. Now she was considering... oh, she didn't really want to put it into words. But either way, it could not be her. She would not be on this earth to do the deed.
"Yes. What you say is true. I was merely speaking of discretion, if it ever were."
Time to go on to deeper subjects. She lifted her chin, reaffirming her resolve.
"I have a little package set aside, by the way; it should probably arrive at your home in a month or so. Would you mind opening it up for me when you receive it and gifting it to Marie, if I am engaged elsewhere? It is almost her birthday, you know."
Re: Visitation (Angel) « Reply #17 on Oct 31, 2009, 10:00pm »
Angel’s eyes, focused on a random spot on the wall, blurred over with the tell-tale sign that he had fallen into his thoughts. They wandered from the specific poisons they we’re talking about to current projects he was working on. He thought about what ingredients he still needed to add and what part that ingredient might have in the reaction to the other ones and specific effects it would have on the body. Angel was more into the mechanics of poison rather than the use of it. He never really had any reason to use for them other then to study, except one time he was mugged in the street and he smashed a powerful; almost unstable, one in the attackers face, who was severely burned.
He knew of Colette’s use of them, in fact they came from his collection, but he never thought worse of her. He was shocked though at her attempt to poison their step-mother, probably only because of his odd-sort-of mother complex. Angel always just thought of it as her taking her life in her own hands and making it the way she wanted it to be. Angel got his life handed to him and a platter and he was content with it, Colette had to work for her ambitions.
It took the slight movement of Colette lifting her chin for him to break out of his thoughts and pay attention to what she was saying. He cocked an eyebrow wondering if Colette was thinking that he might forget and be sending it so he had something to give Marie. Not once had he forgotten it before! He prided himself on being a good uncle, least her thought he was. “…if I am engaged elsewhere?” This made his brows furrow in confusion. “Of coarse I will. But why in the world might you be engaged elsewhere on her birthday? It would have to be something important I guess for you to do that.”
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