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driftfleet2015-12-09 10:07 pm
theshabbiestofmen) wrote in driftfleet2015-12-09 10:07 pm
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the one with werewolves
Who: Remus & James; Remus & the crew of the Paisley
Broadcast:
Action: on the Paisley
When: Last week of November!
closed to James;
[They've done this . . . god, he's lost count how many times. Since around fifth year, once a month every month, no matter how many protests Remus has voiced. The routine is always the same-- Remus on his own at first, stripping off his clothes and hanging around awkwardly with his boxers on, waiting for the others. The actual transformation has around a half-hour's time frame, always starting with an ache, always ending with screams.
Even after they graduated, they did it-- not in the Shrieking Shack, and not every month, not with everyone scattered to the wind on Order missions-- but often enough.
So now Remus waits in his room, clad only in shorts, fingers twisted in the blankets nervously. It won't be long now.]
on the Paisley; open to all crew
[The poor crew; what must they have heard? Well, all of it, frankly, which means: at 2300 and 0500 hours, there are screams coming from Remus' room. The door is locked, sealed physically and magically both, no matter what anyone tries to do. They're most definitely painful screams, and if you listen closely you can hear awful sounds-- bones snapping, sobs, Remus whimpering in pain. Fortunately, it only lasts five minutes each time-- and between, there's only silence. Perhaps an occasional whine or the click of dog nails on a hard floor-- but beyond that, nothing.
After all is said and done, Remus seeks out each of the crew the next day. This is a conversation he'd prefer not to have with any of them-- but there's no way everyone on their ship hadn't heard him screaming. Might as well get this over with. He approaches them all one by one, his expression determined, his body held so tensely he's nearly shaking.]
I'd like to talk to you about last night. The noises you must have heard, the-- the screams and the like. This is a conversation I suppose I ought to have brought up before, but-- regardless.
closed to Mal;
[The morning after, and Remus is still reeling over the revelations of the night before. The ability to be able to exert control over Moony-- even if it isn't absolute, even if it's only a fraction of a fraction of what James and the others can do-- is astonishing. The ability not to tear his friends to shreds once a month, to not put everyone's lives at risk, to say no and have it actually stick-- he still can't quite believe it. It seems a dream; it's only because James has assured him that he knows it wasn't.
An unconventional transformation. It makes sense, then, that the next day would be unconventional as well. Remus hesitates for quite a while before heading over to Mal's ship. He brings some coffee as well, more to have an excuse than because he thinks Mal won't accept his company. James is splendid, of course, he couldn't ask for a better friend-- but it would be nice, for once, to be around someone who understands.]
Action: on the Paisley
When: Last week of November!
closed to James;
[They've done this . . . god, he's lost count how many times. Since around fifth year, once a month every month, no matter how many protests Remus has voiced. The routine is always the same-- Remus on his own at first, stripping off his clothes and hanging around awkwardly with his boxers on, waiting for the others. The actual transformation has around a half-hour's time frame, always starting with an ache, always ending with screams.
Even after they graduated, they did it-- not in the Shrieking Shack, and not every month, not with everyone scattered to the wind on Order missions-- but often enough.
So now Remus waits in his room, clad only in shorts, fingers twisted in the blankets nervously. It won't be long now.]
on the Paisley; open to all crew
[The poor crew; what must they have heard? Well, all of it, frankly, which means: at 2300 and 0500 hours, there are screams coming from Remus' room. The door is locked, sealed physically and magically both, no matter what anyone tries to do. They're most definitely painful screams, and if you listen closely you can hear awful sounds-- bones snapping, sobs, Remus whimpering in pain. Fortunately, it only lasts five minutes each time-- and between, there's only silence. Perhaps an occasional whine or the click of dog nails on a hard floor-- but beyond that, nothing.
After all is said and done, Remus seeks out each of the crew the next day. This is a conversation he'd prefer not to have with any of them-- but there's no way everyone on their ship hadn't heard him screaming. Might as well get this over with. He approaches them all one by one, his expression determined, his body held so tensely he's nearly shaking.]
I'd like to talk to you about last night. The noises you must have heard, the-- the screams and the like. This is a conversation I suppose I ought to have brought up before, but-- regardless.
closed to Mal;
[The morning after, and Remus is still reeling over the revelations of the night before. The ability to be able to exert control over Moony-- even if it isn't absolute, even if it's only a fraction of a fraction of what James and the others can do-- is astonishing. The ability not to tear his friends to shreds once a month, to not put everyone's lives at risk, to say no and have it actually stick-- he still can't quite believe it. It seems a dream; it's only because James has assured him that he knows it wasn't.
An unconventional transformation. It makes sense, then, that the next day would be unconventional as well. Remus hesitates for quite a while before heading over to Mal's ship. He brings some coffee as well, more to have an excuse than because he thinks Mal won't accept his company. James is splendid, of course, he couldn't ask for a better friend-- but it would be nice, for once, to be around someone who understands.]
[open to paisley via broadcast!!]
M'fine, thanks for asking.
[ jackasses ]
Moony's harmless, don't let him be dramatic.
[ he, of course, is not harmless, but he's perfectly fine so long as he's contained. which he has been. so neener neener pumpkin eater. ]
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Pull the other one, it has bells on.
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[ mildly enough. ]
Shame.
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It's an admirable lie, really. But you might want to aim a little lower if you wish it to be convincing. Not harmless, but rather, in hand. Under control. Not going to break free and feast on all the soft, little, pink humans while they're sleeping peacefully in their beds.
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You've got one hell of an overactive imagination.
[ admirably. ]
Not a dog person? And I thought we had something.
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A cat person, as a matter of fact.
Dogs and wolves are two very different things. Less tail wagging and more considering how nice you might taste.
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{ dryly, and james runs his fingers through his hair, in an effort to get out of his eyes.
but in all seriousness -- ]
Have we got a problem, or no?
[ because remus isn't going anywhere, and james (while good natured and super laid back about all of this) won't tolerate any torment of his friend for something he can't necessarily control. ]
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I don't particularly care. He's no danger to me. Though I'm amused you think it such a dire secret. I wager most of the people in this fleet would be falling over themselves to be understanding.
The best defense any monster has is a pretty face.
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[ it's said evenly, with no hesitation. ]
And it's not so welcome in our world, and I'm not going to risk chances with his safety over idiots who think he's running about ripping out throats when he isn't. And hasn't.
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It also isn't much of a secret, considering it's no doubt been captured on camera from all sorts of interesting angles and broadcast. I wonder how many fans he's picked up. What are they called... furries?
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Werewolves aren't popular in our universe.
[ finally ]
So portraying him as a monster, when he isn't, isn't going to help the population get over their bias.
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It all depends upon how one defines a monster.
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[ curtly. it's natural, to be suspicious and defensive, when all you've heard in your universe is monster and so on and so forth. ]
And I don't define someone forced into something they can't choose as a monster.
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[He bares his teeth in an almost audible grin.]
The sharpness of one's teeth and the heat of one's appetite are still fact, whether a burden accepted by choice or no.
[As a fellow monster, he does like needling people just for the fun of it.]
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I know a hell of a lot more human beings that'd count as monsters over Remus.
[ like idk voldemort and his pack of psychopaths ]
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[ really, at the end, prejudice is stronger than anything james could say ]
But that's not going to change what's true. He isn't a monster. Classifying him like that when he's never hurt a soul isn't going to do him, or people like him, any favors.
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Though as a concept, it can be so conveniently forgotten as well.
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[ but james' view is not wholly popular within his wizarding circles. sirius' family is the worst example, but many wizarding families hold, at the very least, a mild disdain for werewolves. ]
Why should you be labelled something so negative when you haven't done anything to deserve it?
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[Except completely not.]
Another human phrase springs to mind. Blood tells.
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[ curtly ]
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[Just testing that one out for fun.]
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Yeah, well, I wanted to give him something special for his birthday, like 'not being treated horrifically for a medical condition', but perhaps I stretched too high.
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[ dryly ]
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