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Tolpen
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You have reached Tolpen. Tolp is still figuring out Dreamwidth and is currently using it to role-play the Soft-Eyed Mycologist, a Fallen London character (see sticky entry). A larger crew might appear, eventually.
Tolpen uses ne/nem/neir neopronouns when feeling fancy, and he/she/they when not. Ne occasionally writes stuff on AO3 under the same name.
Among neir interests belong (in no particular order) necromancy, murder mysteries, TTRPGs, crocheting, toxicology, and pretending ne is a man with a mid-life crisis and a job of keeping the reality together online.
Oh, and ne is still a Homestuck fan in this time and age, gods help us all.
Tolpen uses ne/nem/neir neopronouns when feeling fancy, and he/she/they when not. Ne occasionally writes stuff on AO3 under the same name.
Among neir interests belong (in no particular order) necromancy, murder mysteries, TTRPGs, crocheting, toxicology, and pretending ne is a man with a mid-life crisis and a job of keeping the reality together online.
Oh, and ne is still a Homestuck fan in this time and age, gods help us all.
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A Change of Scenery
Date: Tuesday, 1 July 2025 11:22 (UTC)From:"All perfect then, we can go by foot. The Treachery left a very convenient shortcut around here..."
On their way out, closely held on each other's arm, the Professor grabs their cane and starts the stroll. It's only around the equivalent to three streets long, but at the end of the first street they have to do two and a half clockwise turns around a statue, walk the next street and, as they will end up on the same street, walk it again backwards. Then they reach a place not far from the Observatory at Watchmaker's, the target being a somewhat baroque, early georgian two-story house illogically placed on the top of a hill, overlooking London from one balcony and the Unterzee from the other.
"The Fall wasn't kind on this house, probably because it didn't fit with the neighboring architecture. No one claimed it before my husband and I did, and needed extensive renovation but here it is now."
They explain while opening the front door, leading to an austere yet comfortable drawing room. It seems all the budget went to sturdy walls and stable floors and ceilings rather than expensive furniture, and then research ate any further income.
As they stepped in a fully brachiating spindlewolf came excitedly to greet the couple, running all over the wall. After a few delicate headpats from the Professor (minding the eyes, there's too many to find an easy angle) and sniffing interested at the Mycologist, the pet retreated deeper into the house.
"And that's my dear Noa, the fluffiest chitin-skinned beast you'll know."