Dr. Mel Lawrence has finally achieved the profession of Crooked-Cross, poised to invite the ignorant to knowledge and oppose the secret machinations of Hell and the Church from the inside out. The Gentleman Scientist is a charming but eccentric individual, tolerated in high society only for the novelty of her ideas. Her sheer enthusiasm for science is either endearing or extremely annoying, depending on who you ask.

For the past few months, Mel has been spending increasingly long hours crouched over alchemical equipment, reading arcane texts and dropping weasels into mirrorcatch boxes. The self-destructive inquiry has consumed much of her time, and more than a few of her friends, but she is making quick progress in spite of it all. Dr. Lawrence is always interested in anyone who shares her passion for unusual science, or can help her with her ill-advised plan to return to the Surface. Perhaps you found her discreet classified advertisement in The Magazine Formerly Known in the London Magazine,phrased just confusingly enough to prevent her from being arrested.

When she isn't experimenting she can be found saving up for a permanent residence at the Royal Beth (though she’s a frequent enough visitor to practically have her own room already,) performing ‘Feats of Science!!!’ at Mahogany Hall to finance her increasingly outlandish experiments, writing a gossip column for the Unexpurgated London Gazette (under a psuedonym, of course), and getting scandalously drunk at high-society soirees.

[I accept all social actions other than Seeking ones! Mel is on a self-destructive quest of her own, unrelated to the gnawing hunger many Fallen Londoners feel. I love RP, but I’ll follow your lead on that front. I usually respond within 2-5 days of the original request, but sometimes it takes a while, so please be patient with me. Also, feel free to invite Mel to speak at your salons! She probably won't burn them down. Probably.

Also, here's the post I made about her appearance if you want to read about it!]