first full moon ☾

[werewolfoflondon]

[phone - open]



That's not precisely how I expected to wake up yesterday, but all things considered, it could be worse.

Well then, introductions, I suppose. Best as I can manage, at least. My name is Remus, and I assure you that I am a completely uninteresting human being. So uninteresting, I can't rightly think how to introduce myself, apparently.

[sigh] I always was crap at this.

I'm still-- still trying to work everything out here, so if someone would be so kind as to entertain a few questions? I realize we're all relatively in the dark here, but...

Ah, never mind.

Comments

[bespell]

It's no worse than balancing on a broom [never mind Lily is just horrid on a broom.] Once you get the hang of it, you never forget.

[werewolfoflondon]

I'll take your word for it. And hope that I don't maim myself too horribly in the process. James absolute;y mangled his trousers on the way here yesterday. I imagine, by his account, the bicycle is a devil-machine.

[bespell]

That he did. [There is a smile twitching at the corner of Lily's lips. It's amusing, a bi reassuring, really, to see the perfect Potter fail at least at one thing.] Don't worry. I'll make sure that it doesn't happen to you.

[werewolfoflondon]

You have my thanks. [Remus bows his head slightly and motions her out of the room with a flourish.] Ladies first.

...and honestly, if you ever want to borrow a pair of my trousers instead of those awful skirts, my closet is welcome to you.

[bespell]

Why, thank you! [Lily pokes her head out. From the smell in the kitchen, it sounds like their fake mother is busy preparing dinner.] I'll let you know whenever I get sick of feeling like an oversized cupcake, which would have happened around my first day here.

[werewolfoflondon]

[Remus pauses at the door, staring hard down the end of the hall.]

...do you think we can get by without her seeing?

[bespell]

[Turning back to him, Lily mouths "Front door" before leading him down the stairs that stop short of passing the kitchen. Their young looking drone father isn't home yet, and they reach the last step in time to hear their mother gush on the phone about how handsome her little boy is.]

[werewolfoflondon]

[Remus... is just blushing madly when the slip out onto the front breezeway, and Remus eases the door shut behind them.]

Merlin, but she's going to be embarrassing.

[bespell]

You're not used to the attention, are you? [She's always remembered Remus blending into the crowd at school, and amidst the excitement of the past few days, Lily takes her first good look at her new brother and long time classmate. Had he looked like that at school, he might have had a harder time warding off unwanted attention.] Take the one with the red handles. The other one has funny brakes, but I'm used to it by now. [She nods at the garage.]

[werewolfoflondon]

["Not used to the attention" is a bit of an understatement. He tries not to think too much on his appearance, considering he's never been much to look at. It's best-termed as unsightly, what with the scars and all.]

My own mum never gushed like that. [And that's really all he'll say on the matter before he wheels the designated bike out of the garage.]

[bespell]

[She leads the way, wheeling the bicycle a safe distance away from the windows and toward the pavement, looking once over her shoulder.] It's sad, really. These people are not right in the head. Something or someone is making them behave like a joke, like the perfect idea of what a parent should be.

[werewolfoflondon]

Isn't the best of life in the imperfections, though?

[A bit too much philosophy, perhaps; but Remus is starting to understand that in very short order.]

Right then, devil-machine. Let's see how you work.

[To his credit, he doesn't do too badly for his first time out. It takes him a few laps up and down the street to fully get the hang of it, but Lily's right. It's not that much different from flying. And while Remus is not as skilled at flying as, say, Remus or James? He doesn't fare too badly.]

[bespell]

[Remus doesn't look half bad on his bicycle, and Lily bets he's a better sight than her poofy dress on the seat. Waiting for her friend to make the necessary turn, she pedals forward, closer to the sidewalk.] They should be on Mitchell Road. Can you keep up?

[werewolfoflondon]

[Oh, Remus is still a bit wobbly, but he's managing. He nods to Lily, trying to keep his eyes on the pavement; almost suspicious, as he's quite sure it will suddenly fly up at him.]

Right behind you.

[bespell]

Cars should give you the right of way, but be careful, all the same. [She was wobbly on the bike on her first day here, as well, thanks to months of being used to magic. With time, she cranes her neck to check the house numbers.] All of these houses look too intact to have Black and Potter living in them.

[werewolfoflondon]

Can't argue that. Perhaps they slept in today.

[Remus smirks, managing to keep pace with Lily after a few blocks. He's never done this before, true enough. But he's a fast learner.]

[bespell]

You think their mum is nicer than ours? Maybe they got lucky with a lenient drone. [She slows down as they get closer to the the 1400s, before braking with her feet at 1449 Mitchell rd.]

Here it goes, friend.