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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.
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frustrates: (But that don't coincide)

[personal profile] frustrates 2012-08-20 02:40 am (UTC)(link)
Do you realize what you were saying? Anyone would think that it was. And if this is how they treat innocent people, coming in and throwing around your nightmares --

[she could have ranted longer, but she realized no one wants to hear what was going on in her head. Instead, she takes a breath.]

-- then I don't want to think about what they'd do if they think you're guilty.
unexculpable: (You sure about that?)

[personal profile] unexculpable 2012-08-20 02:49 am (UTC)(link)
... Fair enough.

[She did have a point and he still feels horrible enough that he doesn't bother trying to argue it.]

I guess that's what that ministry guy meant when he said those things made people uncomfortable, huh? Seems like "uncomfortable" is a bit of an understatement though.
frustrates: (we've got a way to go)

[personal profile] frustrates 2012-08-20 03:11 am (UTC)(link)
His warning did nothing to prepare us, no.
unexculpable: (is this seriously a thing)

[personal profile] unexculpable 2012-08-21 12:31 am (UTC)(link)
So what's your name, anyway?