September Shenanigans (A Catch-All Post)

[constantprisoner]

[A - Ealing, Early September]

It's really rather ridiculous that he's even here. It's extremely dangerous considering he's still a criminal at large to the wider community, and really, Sirius has no idea if he's even going to find who he's looking for. The last time he saw his godson, he was a baby and Sirius really has no clue what happened to him after he was sent to prison. There's an extremely good chance that he didn't even go to Redbright.

But he had at least had to try, since he had the time, it seemed.

For the first few days of term, a large black dog can be seen hanging around. Mostly he's just dozing under a tree but sometimes he catches the eye of a sympathetic student who leaves some water or leftover breakfast. He leaves three days later.

[B - Wherever, during the recruitment drive/middle of the month]

He hadn't meant to piss off the vampire. Really he hadn't. He'd just happened to be in the same alley, scrounging for food and from his angle it looked like someone was getting mugged. There hadn't really been time for a second thought, so Sirius had just charged in, realizing his mistake only as the would-be victim bolted and he found himself face to face with a rather upset vampire, who was less than pleased at the loss of his prey.

Not wanting to be a replacement, Sirius immediately turned and ran, throwing the garbage can he'd been going through down as a distraction and looking for some place where he could hide and shift. He wasn't prepared to fight a vampire, but if he could just change into a dog he'd at least have some advantage.

[C - Wildcard]

Feel free to encounter Sirius likely causing trouble, intentionally or otherwise, or contact me (urbaninja if you want something specific.

Comments

A

[falsify]

Eames has a "client" not far from the institute, one who he's had a lot of frustrating dealings with recently, so he's seen the appearance of this dog during his comings and goings. From a distance, he gets the feeling something's off about it, but being so close to the school it could be anything as simple as being enchanted by a student. Hell, it's hardly as if it would be odd if it belonged to a student. There's an endless list of mundane reasons for a dog to be hanging around near the school.

He can't shake that feeling however, and curiosity gets the better of Eames after a while. He waits until everyone's dispersed for the day and comes over with a bowl of water; this close, as he sets the bowl down, he can see the shapeshifter for what it is. Eames smiles though, like one might when addressing a perfectly normal dog, and stays crouched. Clearly not intending to leave at all.

"Good thing it's not so hot out anymore, eh?"

[constantprisoner]

Most of the time, Sirius is pretty good about acting like a normal dog. But there are the times when he slips up, or forgets. Usually when it comes to conversation than anything else. There's just too much of a desire to reply.

So when he's approached with a bowl of water, Sirius pulls the usual dog act, panting and wagging his tail appreciatively. He slurps the water eagerly, making a little mess but not a big one. Although when Eames asks his question, he receives a look that seems to say "tell me about it."

[falsify]

"You must be parched." Even knowing it's a person, it's kind of hard not to threat the dog like it's. Well, a dog, and he has to fight the urge to reach out and give it a little scratch behind the ears. (Credit to the act where it's due.) But curiosity must be sated, a person doesn't just hang out across from a school for three days for no apparent reason.

"What are you hanging around out here for?" He asks like he's not expecting an answer, and he's not. Not verbally anyway. "One of your kids go here?"

[constantprisoner]

Sirius is and he drinks until the bowl is empty, all the while considering how to answer the question. Finally he shakes his head, wondering how to convey nephew (since he has no idea how to communicate godson and the relationship would have been the same anyway).