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[maraudingmutt]

[To say that Sirius Black was confused was more than just a bit of an understatement. To begin with, he'd been pretty sure he was dead. . . Then there was that little matter of . . .Well. . . The last he remember was being in the Department of Mysteries fighting Bellatrix Lestrange. Certainly not on a beach or anywhere near a beach. The man in his ragged robes tightened his grip on his wand, clearly more than a little on edge.

If you knew Sirius - or even if you'd only seen his younger self on the island at some point - you might not recognize this man as the same cheerful youth. His hair was untamed, down to his elbows and his face gaunt. The cheerful spark you might have noticed on his younger self was diminished replaced instead with a haunted look - the look of a man who had more than his fair share of troubles in his lifetime.

You might possibly be able to tell if you looked close enough. . . Or perhaps if you knew him well enough. . .But for the most part he was completely unrecognizable as the young man that ran the pet shop here on the island. He was also quite on edge - as if he expected someone to come out with their wands drawn at him any moment now.]

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[marauding-wolf.livejournal.com]

{He was taking a walk, like he often did when he suddenly had too much energy to sit still with. The last thing he expected was to see you because......even beneath the unfamiliar smells, the sweat and the adrenaline, you smell like his best friend.

His voice was soft and wary. His face was in full-out worry mode.}

...Sirius?

[marauding-mutt.livejournal.com]

[The moment he'd heard the foot steps of someone else he'd turned around and lifted his wand but. . . Once he saw who it was, his expression softened slightly. It was now more confused than anything. He wasn't about to let his guard down - after all, for all he knew this could have been some kind of trick. . . Not that he'd really known why they would have bothered with something like this. He hadn't been who - or rather what - the Death Eaters had been after so it seemed a rather illogical thought.

Honestly, he had no idea what to think at this point.]

" . . .Remus? . . You're. . ."

[marauding-wolf.livejournal.com]

I'm....16 and you're....older. The blokes I work for here warned me something like this might happen. I can explain what I know if you'd like?

{He shifted warily, because you still hadn't lowered your wand. What if.....What if you had changed your mind sometime along about being friends with a werewolf?}

[marauding-mutt.livejournal.com]

[He lowered his wand, still feeling a bit on edge but. . Regardless of the circumstances, he didn't feel right with his wand pointed in your direction. After a moment's more debate he'll be slipping it into his robes.]

". . . sounds good to me."

[. . He was tempted to ask if this was a really screwed up dream. . . But. . .He hadn't been asleep necessarily. . . There's a slight hesitation before he speaks up again.]

" . . .Is James here too?"

[He had to ask this, of course.]

[marauding-wolf.livejournal.com]

{His shoulders relax a bit when you put your wand away.}

No...Lucky sod got out of this adventure. We're on a tropical island.

[marauding-mutt.livejournal.com]

[He seemed almost let down by that answer, but isn't going to elaborate on it.]

". . . Oh. . . And yeah. I've kind of gathered the 'tropical island' bit by now, Remus."

[There's a ghost of a smirk on his lips with the last comment.]

[marauding-wolf.livejournal.com]

{Something tight in him unwinds at that smirk because it's so incredibly Sirius and for a moment he'd been worried that you weren't yourself at all. He steps closer, but slowly as though you might prefer him to keep his distance.}

It's rather small. They've brought people from all different times and worlds here, though we're not sure why.

[marauding-mutt.livejournal.com]

" . . . It has remarkable timing. I thought for sure I was dead."

[He seems to be thinking over this bit of news, still not sure what to make of it. At anyrate, he seems to have no trouble being around you, moving closer to look at you curiously. He couldn't remember the last time you looked so. . .Well. . . young.]

[marauding-wolf.livejournal.com]

D-dead?

{His face goes absolutely white.}

[marauding-mutt.livejournal.com]

". . .Well, I'm obviously not."

[He's going to offer a pat on the shoulder in an attempt to comfort you. He hadn't quite been thinking when he had mentioned exactly what state he thought he might have been in. He's going to give you another one of his faint grins to attempt to cheer you up.]

[marauding-wolf.livejournal.com]

Keep it that way, alright?

{His hand shakes as he runs it through his hair.}

I can't think of anything else to tel--ah. This place is ruled by two mermaids, very different from the sort of magical creatures in our world. They've got absolute control over space, time and everything in between.

[marauding-mutt.livejournal.com]

". . . I take it they're what brought us here?"

[He blinked at that, not even sure why he's believing all of this so easily. . . But it's probably because it's you. Oh. And it means he doesn't have to see Grimauld Place for a while. Which brought him to another question. . . and he's actually looking concerned now.]

" . . . What about back home? What's happening there?"

[That concern was definitely showing through his tone - he was quite concerned about the well being of his godson.]

[marauding-wolf.livejournal.com]

When we do go back we'll apparently have no memory of this place and be exactly where we were when we left....we're pulled out of time and inserted directly back in.

{He bites his lips and one hand reflexively grasps at your bicep.}

You'll be alright won't you?

[truthful-hero.livejournal.com]

[Nope, no wands here, just swords]

You look like you've been through a lot..

[marauding-mutt.livejournal.com]

[. . . Have a wand pointed in your direction. He doesn't seem to be the most trusting of people - giving the situation he was just pulled from, this could hardly come as a surprise. Well. If you knew anyways.]

" . . Who are you?"

[truthful-hero.livejournal.com]

[Flinched back maybe a little. Though honestly, how intimidating can some little stick be?]

I... wasn't going to hurt you, if that's what you mean..

[marauding-mutt.livejournal.com]

[. . You'd be surprised. But he's not going to attack you. At least not yet. He's not going to let down his guard either though.]

". . . Didn't quite ask that. I asked who you were."

[truthful-hero.livejournal.com]

[idk, I'm willing to believe anything now by this point anyway. But still]

.. Almaz, Adamant.

But you still have nothing to worry about. [Unless some fishbitches start something again]

[marauding-mutt.livejournal.com]

[He wasn't sure where he was. . and both the Muggle and Wizarding communities had been warned about him so. . . He'll skip his introduction of himself for now, lowering his wand.]

". . . What is this place?"

[He still doesn't trust you. . But no sense holding you at wand point. As long as his wand was in hand he felt comfortable enough.]

[truthful-hero.livejournal.com]

[I do prefer it not being pointed at me anymore at least]

It's Kunpuu, there's mermaids that bring people here all the time.

[marauding-mutt.livejournal.com]

[He quirked a brow at that.]

". . . 'Kunpuu'?"

[The mention of merpeople didn't seem to surprise him much. . .Though he wasn't quite thinking of the same sort of mermaids you were.]

[truthful-hero.livejournal.com]

It's... it's really confusing. [And still haven't even seen a mermaid before either]

[marauding-mutt.livejournal.com]

" . . . I see. Well. . . I have more important things to do than to sit around on a tropical island and discuss merpeople. . . So if you'll excuse me. . ."

[. . He attempted to apparate. All that happened was he disappeared for a few seconds. And reappeared about 5 feet left from where he'd been standing.]

"............"

[truthful-hero.livejournal.com]

[--hodamn. Sadly enough that's probably the closest anyone has gotten to getting off of this island]

--How did you do that?

[marauding-mutt.livejournal.com]

" . . Magic."

[. . It was hard to tell whether or not he was being a smart ass with that comment. Regardless. He's going to try this again. And reappear back where he started.]

". . . ."

[. . .He seemed to be getting frustrated.]