The Clent Love-Philtre Assignment

The Portable Door

This thread follows Paul and Sophie’s coerced assignment, their intervention to prevent a predatory marriage scheme, and the ethical cost of tampering with love.

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An Unethical Assignment An Unethical Assignment from "The Portable Door". An Unethical Assignment A Commercial Product John Wells assigns Paul Carpenter and Sophie Pettingell to use JWW Valentine Express Love Philtre on a wealthy…

An Unethical Assignment from "The Portable Door". An Unethical Assignment A Commercial Product John Wells assigns Paul Carpenter and Sophie Pettingell to use JWW Valentine Express Love Philtre on a wealthy…

An Unethical Assignment A Commercial Product John Wells assigns Paul Carpenter and Sophie Pettingell to use JWW Valentine Express Love Philtre on a wealthy film star. Permanent Consequences The potion guarantees lasting love, making the job more than a routine delivery. Sophie objects to the harm built into the plan.

The Briefing Demon The Briefing Demon from "The Portable Door". The Briefing Demon Instructions in a File A tiny demon named Vox emerges from the assignment file and gives the pair their travel and operational instructions.

The Briefing Demon from "The Portable Door". The Briefing Demon Instructions in a File A tiny demon named Vox emerges from the assignment file and gives the pair their travel and operational instructions.

The Briefing Demon Instructions in a File A tiny demon named Vox emerges from the assignment file and gives the pair their travel and operational instructions. Resistance Contained Vox repeatedly appears to stop them evading the assignment. Their objections reveal how little freedom their contracts leave them.

The Target and the Scheme The Target and the Scheme from "The Portable Door". The Target and the Scheme A Famous Customer Vox identifies Ashford Clent as the target and explains that the client hopes to marry him and profit from a later…

The Target and the Scheme from "The Portable Door". The Target and the Scheme A Famous Customer Vox identifies Ashford Clent as the target and explains that the client hopes to marry him and profit from a later…

The Target and the Scheme A Famous Customer Vox identifies Ashford Clent as the target and explains that the client hopes to marry him and profit from a later divorce. A Built-In Victim The philtre would make Clent love the client permanently. Sophie sees the cruelty concealed by the firm’s commercial language.

A Successful Delivery A Successful Delivery from "The Portable Door". A Successful Delivery The Potion Administered Sophie Pettingell slips the philtre into Ashford Clent’s beer, and he falls asleep before the client arrives.

A Successful Delivery from "The Portable Door". A Successful Delivery The Potion Administered Sophie Pettingell slips the philtre into Ashford Clent’s beer, and he falls asleep before the client arrives.

A Successful Delivery The Potion Administered Sophie Pettingell slips the philtre into Ashford Clent’s beer, and he falls asleep before the client arrives. A Scheme Set in Motion The assigned operation works exactly as planned. Its success leaves Paul and Sophie responsible for the coercion they have enabled.

A Different Match A Different Match from "The Portable Door". A Different Match Paul and Sophie Intervene Paul Carpenter and Sophie Pettingell use the remaining potion to make the client fall in love with Ashford Clent…

A Different Match from "The Portable Door". A Different Match Paul and Sophie Intervene Paul Carpenter and Sophie Pettingell use the remaining potion to make the client fall in love with Ashford Clent…

A Different Match Paul and Sophie Intervene Paul Carpenter and Sophie Pettingell use the remaining potion to make the client fall in love with Ashford Clent before his engagement to her. A Moral Compromise Their intervention prevents the planned exploitation but still relies on magical coercion. Paul later questions whether a happier result makes the means acceptable.

The first independent assignment from John Wells

Before the train journey north

At the Bunch of Grapes pub in Cudsey

The evening of the assignment

Later that evening in Cudsey