Page 56 – No Girls, No Angles
‘British Wild Flowers’
Jane Webb Loudon (1807-1858)
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The yellow flower Lewis is attacking is St. John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum), a plant used to treat depression, typically in adolescents.
The real Jane Webb, the namesake of our protagonist and author of the first steampunk mummy adventure, was a famous botanist in her day. Jane popularized flower gardening. The image on the right is one of her drawings from her many books on the subject.
Original Script
LEWIS Frowning while absentmindedly playing with her knife. There are no ‘girls’ ‘round here. Not for long. Better to be a boy. And carry a blade. JANE Snatches her knife away in one swift move. And pickpocket. LEWIS Sure. If it were important to ‘em they would protect it better. JANE YOU swiped my necklace?! LEWIS Heh. Simza employed me to lift it. She saw your bauble on the news and had a flush buyer lined up. JANE Holding out a blistered hand to hand the knife back. I require that trinket to live. It’s a kind of curse. LEWIS So, you’re no angel then? JANE Harriet the bird lands on Jane’s shoulder and she absentmindedly pets it. No. Not an angel. Pulls out some of her own hair and holds it out. A monster.
I doubt that “Lewis'” hat will afford Jane much solar protection. O.o
Speaking of “Lewis”, she should have been impressed by Jane’s grasping the knife by it’s very sharp blade, and I’m wondering how she will react to Jane’s assertion, “…Not an angel. A monster.”
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Lewis plays it cool, but I’m sure she’s impressed (and thinking about what this means). Lewis has got a bit of Peter Pan and Artful Dodger in her makeup (except I haven’t read Oliver Twist in a very long time, but that’s the idea).
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I really hope “Lewis” was throwing that knife in a playful manner (if there is such a thing as playful knife throwing).
I again love the looks of Jane in this page.
Perhaps she took the knife away? Lewis seemed a bit surprised.
Jane swiped the knife right out of Lewis’ hand, by the blade. A little showing off on her part to prove she means business. 🙂
Given my own experiences with St. John’s Wort and its acting SFA ingredients (Sweet, F***, and All), I have a bizarre personal appreciation for seeing the plants chopped to nothing.
Glad to be of service. 🙂
Ah, man. She’s burning up fast. Clearer and clearer that this whole plan was pretty flawed from the get-go. I love the thought you put into these things by the way, Andy. And you have the best possible source material.
Jane’s impulsiveness tends to land her in trouble. 🙂 Like that time she skipped school and went grave robbing in the catacombs. Ah, such innocent times.
New ally…? Looks like it may be possible–which is good, because she has been pretty awesome so far, what with the merciless wit and apparent knife skills.
Merciless wit is sign of strong moral fiber.