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Accio! Mod ([personal profile] acciomod) wrote in [community profile] accio_rp2012-08-20 12:28 am

The Inspection

On the whole, the weather had been temperamental lately. One minute, it was absolutely bucketing it down, and the next, it was bright sunshine. The amount of rain had turned the ground into a muddy mess, but at least the tents provided perfectly adequate shelter, and a gazebo had been erected over the community dining table to protect everyone from the elements.

Despite the temperamental weather, however, it had been fairly warm throughout the past two weeks, so the chill in the air during dinner that evening was particularly noticeable, even before the dark, hooded figure by the Ministry's representative's desk had been seen.

Nervously, the Ministry representative approached the table.

"I'm afraid we have a visitor," he said, addressing everyone at the table and hoping that anyone not there could hear him. "This is a Dementor, one of the Guards at Azkaban. It's a high security prison. He's just here to, well, ensure that a certain escaped criminal isn't hiding amongst you.

"I don't expect he'll be here for more than an half an hour, so do try not to worry too much. They can make people rather, well... uncomfortable."

Bowing his head slightly, he left the Outsiders to their meal.

[And so, a Dementor is lurking around the camp, just in case one of the Outsiders is secretly Sirius Black. They're known to sap the happiness out of the environment, and - in cases where there are true horrors in someone's past - cause traumatic memories to resurface.

The chilly, depressed feeling can be lifted by the deliciousness of chocolate, though the Outsiders will need to discover this on their own. Good thing there's dessert.
]
corruptedsouls: (When you leap without a net)

[personal profile] corruptedsouls 2012-08-20 01:47 am (UTC)(link)
[Aug yelling! Tobias immediately folds in on himself, guarding his head as if he expects Grell to break it open for the supposed "incident."

There's a choked whimper from him as well, crying all over again.]
redcinemareel: (Grell: dirty look)

[personal profile] redcinemareel 2012-08-20 01:51 am (UTC)(link)
For the love of Fates, stop whimpering. The food won't go anywhere, and if you eat too fast you'll just waste it by being sick. [She pours him some juice.]
corruptedsouls: (Before I come undone)

[personal profile] corruptedsouls 2012-08-20 02:01 am (UTC)(link)
[...a little bit of blood trickles from his mouth. Did he bite his tongue?

He watches her pour the juice, though he seems way too hesitant to pick it up this time, looking between the glass and her.]
redcinemareel: (Grell: srs bsns)

[personal profile] redcinemareel 2012-08-20 02:07 am (UTC)(link)
[There's no way Grell could miss that shade of red. She uses a finger to lift up his chin, seeing the blood there. She sighs softly, taking it back.]

I'm not going to hurt you, you know. If that were the case, I would have done so already. [She reaches into her coat and pulls out a handkerchief, using it to gently wipe away the blood.] Honestly, you're far too skittish! You'll never survive with a bit of backbone.
corruptedsouls: (Don't let me die here)

[personal profile] corruptedsouls 2012-08-20 02:10 am (UTC)(link)
[He swallows but doesn't resist his head being angled, finally managing to meet her eyes with the similarly-shaded ones he possessed. The feeling of the handkerchief causes tears to start again, but unlike every other time, these tears are silent and soft, something twisted from his heart by a memory long ago forgotten.

He looks down, shame passing across his face as he examines his hands carefully, turning them over in his lap.]

...don't want to...
redcinemareel: (Grell: Hmm?)

[personal profile] redcinemareel 2012-08-20 02:16 am (UTC)(link)
Hmm? Don't want to what? [She wipes away those tears as well.]
corruptedsouls: (He'll put you to the test)

[personal profile] corruptedsouls 2012-08-20 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
[The gentleness only causes more to fall.]

...survive...
redcinemareel: (Grell: Solemn)

[personal profile] redcinemareel 2012-08-20 02:29 am (UTC)(link)
We all survive in this life. Humans most of all. You're not the only one doing it.

[She takes one of his hands gently and places the handkerchief in it.]

You'll have to learn to wipe your own tears, like the rest of us.
corruptedsouls: (The count-down has started)

[personal profile] corruptedsouls 2012-08-20 02:29 am (UTC)(link)
[He looks at it dumbfoundedly in his hands, but her voice causes a pang deep inside, and he tries to hand it back to her.]

...not a human...
redcinemareel: (Grell: oh well)

[personal profile] redcinemareel 2012-08-20 02:33 am (UTC)(link)
Neither am I. [And she returns to her salad, munching on a ripe, red tomato.]
corruptedsouls: (Without a voice)

[personal profile] corruptedsouls 2012-08-20 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
[That causes his eyes to widen, staring at Grell in a mix of fear and fascination.]

...You aren't?
redcinemareel: (Grell: oh ho ho ho!)

[personal profile] redcinemareel 2012-08-20 04:21 am (UTC)(link)
Oh good Fates, no! [She laughs at his face before shrugging.] It tis what it tis~!

[She probably won't elaborate more than that.]
corruptedsouls: (There must be something more)

[personal profile] corruptedsouls 2012-08-20 04:23 am (UTC)(link)
[He's got her attention now, though! You can't stop there!]

What are you?
redcinemareel: (Grell: O RLY?)

[personal profile] redcinemareel 2012-08-20 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
Would it matter?
corruptedsouls: (Default)

[personal profile] corruptedsouls 2012-08-20 04:29 am (UTC)(link)
...No. I just wanted to know.

[He seems a bit more calm with that around, though.]
redcinemareel: (Grell: ...you're kidding me.)

[personal profile] redcinemareel 2012-08-20 04:30 am (UTC)(link)
Curiosity KILLED the cat, you know.
corruptedsouls: (I hurt much more)

[personal profile] corruptedsouls 2012-08-20 04:30 am (UTC)(link)
...I don't care if it'd kill me.
redcinemareel: (Grell: ...you're kidding me.)

[personal profile] redcinemareel 2012-08-20 04:31 am (UTC)(link)
...you should probably take the hint that I'm not going to tell you.
corruptedsouls: (You can't just leave me)

[personal profile] corruptedsouls 2012-08-20 04:33 am (UTC)(link)
[He blinks a little, tilting his head as if he... didn't at all realize there was a hint there. He is a bit thick, you know!

Either way, now that it's laid out, he stops asking, turning around to chew on the food a little.]
redcinemareel: (Grell: green eyes)

[personal profile] redcinemareel 2012-08-20 04:41 am (UTC)(link)
[Grell giggles lightly and pats his shoulder gently before returning to her own food.]