♣ 002 - Video

[sniffsbutt]

Hullo, everyone.

Sirius Black here. Don't know me yet? That's perfectly all right.

[Something in his voice says, "Oh, you will... Just wait."]

So, down to business. Nothing to worry about, I just need to have a little chat with a certain someone.

It was pointed out to me by the best friend a bloke could ask for that there's someone here by the name of Shannon Beiste.

Is that the case? Because if there is, in fact, such an individual, who by all accounts, is wonderful...

[He may be blowing hot air here. Just so you know.]

I would like to have a chat with her. James, if you're around and listening in, I do hope you'll tag along. This was your idea, after all.

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[usskickass.livejournal.com]

[Beiste has an idea of what this is about,and frankly it scares her quite a bit. She doesn't really want to tell this guy in particular what is going to happen to him. Even if, as far as she's concerned, he isn't an entirely real person.

...Of course, the Queen and Alice weren't real either before she came here. Maybe her concept of reality needs readjustment.

That doesn't change the fact that this guy gets driven slightly crazy by being sent to prison on false charges and proceeds to die about two years later. In front of his godson.

And this guy is currently like sixteen. Ugh.

But she can't avoid them forever.]

I'm Shannon Beiste. What'd you, uh, wanna talk about, son?

[sniffsbutt.livejournal.com]

[Ah, there she is.

Sirius grins widely once he sees her.]

So you're Shannon Beiste, then. My best friend James told me about you.

[He sticks his hands in his pockets, still smiling, of course, but now it's like he's getting down to the business that's at hand.]

I'll come right out with it, then: James told me you've found a set of books that seem to be of special interest to both of us.

[usskickass.livejournal.com]

[...Throat clear.]

Well, I had them back home. I, uh. I haven't gone lookin' for them here.

[She's not sure how good a liar she is, since she so rarely does it, out of principle. But she's flat out lying here-- she's been rereading the series since talking to James and the books are hidden in her room. She switched out the covers with covers of other books, stuck them under her bed, and put a bunch of empty cardboard boxes in front of them.

...Not the best place, but in all honesty she doesn't really expect the kids'll go looking in her room. Not if she's a good enough liar, anyway.]

[sniffsbutt.livejournal.com]

[Oh, no, no... many apologies, Beiste, but that's not enough for Sirius.]

But you could find them again, couldn't you?

[He winks. He sees no reason why not, especially with the closets around and all.]

I was skeptical of the closets, but they seem to work beautifully.

[usskickass.livejournal.com]

Well, there's a library. Have you tried looking yourself?

[She really doesn't want to be the one letting these kids know about their tragic demises...]

[sniffsbutt.livejournal.com]

Oh? No, I haven't, but now that you mention it...

[Once he's done chatting up Beiste, he's going to head straight over there and dig around.]

Anything else you can tell me about these books?

[Wink, wink, nudge, nudge.]

I swore I responded to this and I forgot to respond last night when I saw I hadn't. sob.

[usskickass.livejournal.com]

[Oh, he's smooth. Eyeroll.]

I don't know that knowing your future is such a good idea, kid.

No worries, bb! I'm late replying too.

[sniffsbutt.livejournal.com]

Maybe not, but it's my future. Mine and James's, and we'd really like to know what happens so we're ready for whatever it is! Besides, it's going to be great, I'm sure of it.

[He knows it may well not be great but he's just going to focus on being optimistic. It's more fun that way.]

[usskickass.livejournal.com]

...What if I told you it ain't that great?

[sniffsbutt.livejournal.com]

Aha! I knew you knew something!

[Yes, he considers this a success so far.]

Well, I know not everything is great, of course. I mean, that would be really nice, but things don't always go that way. But I'd still really like to know about it.

[usskickass.livejournal.com]

But what if you end up makin' stuff worse by knowin' how it might go?

[sniffsbutt.livejournal.com]

There's always going to be some kind of risk, right?

Sometimes, you just have to take it.

[usskickass.livejournal.com]

Can I...can I think about it some more?

[sniffsbutt.livejournal.com]

Of course!

[Have what Sirius thinks is a gentlemanly smile.]

Take all the time you need.

[usskickass.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

I'll get back to you later, okay?

[And with that, she shuts off the feed.]