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[ so when the feed first comes on, it's mostly of the ceiling and possibly the top half of a very messy head of hair. black hair, ruffled around a little more than necessary, but hey. what'cha gonna do when there aren't any brooms to get on? I mean really.

the audio picks up what sounds like the ends of a conversation-- ]

I'm going-- of course it's a good idea, Moony! Why wouldn't-- oh, whoops.

[ and then the camera moves around a little, shifting and changing until eventually it's picking up the face of one (1) james potter. he looks quite similar to a certain harry, if you've met the boy, but a little younger. a little less war-scarred. more specifically lacking one certain forehead scar. ]

Guess I turned this on. [ have a sheepish little grin here, tranquility. ] This muggle techy-nology still confuses me. [ and then his eyes move over the camera, where a different voice can be heard. though not really loud enough to be made out, and james just laughs. ] No, I still-- I'm not going to send everyone a ruddy smile, Pads.

[ and then he's back. ]

Anyway, 'ello Tranquility. Name's James Potter. I'm not really new - came on last month - but we had a few... difficulties. [ pirates, learning you’re going to die in three years, meeting your son, etc etc etc. ] Couldn't properly introduce myself.

Though that isn’t the only reason for this message, as delightful as I might--

James, watch it--!

[and that’s Sirius, from somewhere off-screen, and the camera is really in for it now, because Sirius throws himself forward, knocking James flat with a yelp--there’s this weird garbled growling sound; they have just dodged some sort of flying object. like maybe someone has enchanted a very heavy ball-shaped something to try to kill them. badly enchanted.

more shaking, more movement--really no one should be worried because they’re laughing, or at least James and Sirius are--but after a few moments, the picture (and James) straightens back out. in another corner of the room. ]

Right! As I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted, I’ve figured out what the problem is with this ship. [ dramatic pause. ] We’re all bloody bored. Out of our minds.

Back home we have this sport - called it Quidditch. Granted, it requires a few supplies; balls, hoops, brooms and the like, but it is brilliant. Requires strategy, skill, everything you could think of.

Now, most non-wizarding folk probably don’t know about Quidditch. Which is fine, really, it’s not too difficult to teach. Just so happens I’m a great teacher when it comes to these things, so you lot are in luck. [ have another grin, tranquility. just because. ] Won’t be for everyone, also, but if anyone’s interested we could try and set something up. We’ll have to change the rules around a bit - we’re severely lacking brooms, for one - but I’m sure we can figure something out.

Let me know! You can just...message me. On this? Yeah? [ and he’s looking up again, as if he’s checking with someone else in the room. ] Okay. Yes-- no, I know how to, Sirius I swear if you--

[ the device is dropped. or set down very quickly, either way it's recording the ceiling while there is more commotion and more laughter in the background until someone in the room has the decency to pick it back up again. ]

Right, excuse me--

[As James and Sirius bicker, Remus grabs the communicator.]

Before you all go clamoring to join, let me tell you all that Quidditch is extremely dangerous. And considering we don’t have-- we don’t have magical ways to heal, you two, now stop fussing-- I think a warning should be issued.

Quidditch consists of, among other things, two balls magically flying and doing their best to break every bone in your body. You won’t be flying, thank god, but broken arms, skulls, jaws, etc, have been known to occur. People have lost bones and had to regrow them. People have-- well, died. Frankly.

That being said: James, nor Sirius, nor I, will be actively trying to hurt you. Obviously. And I’ll be standing by, ready to help anyone who gets hurt. But you really need to be quite tough to play this game-- and don’t take that as some macho challenge, please, just-- be careful. It would be better if no one played at all, to be frank, it would be better if we found some other game to play--

[ more wrestling of the feed goes here, and james once again returns triumphant. ]

Also! Before I forget, could Miss Raven-- [ there’s a pause, where james realizes he doesn’t know her last name and just shakes his head. ] You know who you are! You’re the one dating my mate over here. Anyways, it has come to my attention that we have not yet been acquainted. Which, and I’m not sure about you, but I find this to be a travesty. That should be fixed. As soon as possible, really.

So let me know when you’d like to meet, yeah?

[ and there goes the feed. ]

[ ooc: and fair warning, your message may be answered by any of our three marauders here: James, Sirius and/or Remus. though your chances of it being all three are also very high. who knows, you might get lucky. ]

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I'd imagine they'd cut out the middle bits just to speed it up. A faster descent into madness is much more gripping.

[He says it so flippantly because if he stops to acknowledge just how close to the truth the thought of descending into madness is around here--well, then it gets really depressing really quickly, to say the very least.]

Or maybe we've just not hit the heroism bit of the film yet.

[He's quiet a moment, then says - ]

It seems like if we were to hit it, it wouldn't be with anyone from the current cast. We're not precisely flush with heroic types.

[He snorts.]

Untrue. It's just that this film is deft with its heroes. And here I'd think you of all people would be able to appreciate a bit of subtlety!

[All right, that does make him smile just a touch. Just to himself.]

This goes beyond subtle, though, into a full bait-and-switch, as it were.

What's the bait?

[seriously you can't use terms like that]

I, ah - Sorry?

The bait, that you're switching--actually, now that I'm thinking of it, that doesn't make any sense at all. What's the trap?

No, you seem to - It's a figure of speech.

[A beat.]

What?

A saying. An idiom.

[The pause is a little uncomfortable this time.]

Oh. Meaning-- what, exactly. Plainly, please.

[There's a surprised pause - and then a little laugh. Not an unkind one by any stretch of the imagination.]

My God - at long last. I'm not the one left fumbling in the dark while people use terms I don't understand; I get to do it to someone else.

It means to be promised one thing but have another delivered.

Well, it's-- oi, shut it, would you, don't laugh at me.

[But he sounds more sniffy than actually offended, so exaggerated even Miles "Poor Interpreter of Social Cues" Edgweorth ought to understand.]

We don't have all the same idiom-thingers. So, all right, thank you for speaking plainly, and now that I understand what you mean-- I don't even remember what the point was. Merlin.

You're welcome for speaking plainly, Mr. Black, and now you are not allowed to snicker at me the next time you bring up sniggle-snaggle or some such thing and I don't know that it's secretly an exploding magical bon-bon; you are obligated to explain it in a reasonable, civilized fashion.

[He says that with good humor, though he remembers what they were talking about and his mood darkens just a bit - ]

And we were discussing the lack of heroism to be found.

No one is ever going to be civil to you ever again if you continue to mock the sacred sniggle-snaggle. Fair warning.

[Oh right yes serious things lack of heroism... he takes a little beat for posterity's sake as he considers the angle from which to approach this...]

Y'know, I actually think it's sort of unfair to be dismal about that.

[A little amused scoff at sacred sniggle-snaggle, but - ]

And why's that?

Because people have done all right, haven't they? In general. We've had bastards on board this ship, loads of 'em, bloodthirsty and all, but there's been good that's gone on as well.

I mean, we've got kids on board this ship. If there really weren't any heroes at all, all those kids would be dead, but everyone knows heroes save the women and children first, and they have.

[He says that with an air of finality. Conclusive evidence right there!]

[Edgeworth frowns.]

That's a blatantly post hoc ergo propter hoc -

[And then he stops short, because: right.]

That is to say - an argument that proposes that because one thing came after another, it must by necessity be caused by the other. A good captain would keep the ship from crashing into a nearby planet; nevertheless, the fact that we've not yet crashed into a nearby planet doesn't mean the captain is good.

[Yes it's a good thing he stops there because Sirius knows some Latin but what did we just say about the sniggle-snaggle]

It's an exaggeration, actually, not meant to be taken entirely seriously--because heroes don't just go for the women and children, do they. But all right, if you want to be very real about it--I still think it's not exactly fair to say. For starters, real heroes wouldn't go on the network bragging about how heroic they've just been. Right?

Of course they wouldn't. Real heroes are unconcerned with how they are perceived.

Precisely. So that just means there's more of them than you think, even here.

Quite. Name one.

Well, you, for starters. James. Uh-- Remus, me-- some of those medieval blokes, probably, they're all about codes of honour and things--

Wait -

[He's already starting to choke that after you.]

I'm not - hold - hold on, I'm not anything of the sort, I - I protest already. The others, maybe, but -

What? Oh, keep your hair on-- of course I'm including you in this list. You punched a fucking manticore. That means you get to be on this list.

All right? Can we move on?

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