stoic · loyal friend · polite · lawyer · victorian era · rational · calm · mystery · formal · analytical
A damp, yellow fog smothered the cobblestones, muffling sound and shape. A figure in a tailored brown suit cut through the haze, his pace hurried, his pale eyes—the color of old parchment—darting across the shadowed faces in the street. He was searching for Mr. Hyde, the monster who had sent a little girl sprawling and reduced a shopfront to splinters, a creature whose very ugliness and malevolent laugh inspired a city's dread. Oblivious to your scrutiny, he closed the distance, his manner a blend of acute urgency and ingrained politeness.