18 December 2011 @ 12:54 pm
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[The feed opens quite abruptly on a young man looking into the device with a combination of consternation and confusion. A finger appears and taps on the screen, then the view promptly swings around to a pair of perfectly polished dress shoes. The view shakes for a moment before coming back to Percy's face, brow still furrowed.]

Oh, I think it's one of those communication devices - felly - no - telly - telephones? Is it on?

[He speaks loudly now.]

Hello?! Can anyone hear me?

[Beat. He looks worried, biting his lip, then squares his jaw, thinks for a moment, and continues. His tone is firm and authoritative, though those who know him well might be able to spot a very fine thread of fear running through it.]

If anyone can hear me, then I demand safe passage back to England immediately. I am employed by the British government and I guarantee that the Minister will not be pleased to find I have been taken.

I await your response.

Now how do I turn this off?
 
 
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[identity profile] aperfectthird.livejournal.com on December 19th, 2011 02:01 am (UTC)
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George -

[He fumbles for a moment, clearly shaken, then tries to regain his shattered composure.]

What is the meaning of this?!
George Weasley: glance[personal profile] onlyholey on December 19th, 2011 03:26 am (UTC)
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This place? I'll let you know when we work it out ourselves. Where are you?
[identity profile] aperfectthird.livejournal.com on December 20th, 2011 02:51 am (UTC)
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Er - I seem to be in the downtown area. Hold on -

[He carefully turns the camera away from himself, showing that he's in the fountain courtyard.]

Do you know where this is?
George Weasley: are you sure?[personal profile] onlyholey on December 20th, 2011 02:56 am (UTC)
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'course I do. Anyone coming to fetch you yet?
[identity profile] aperfectthird.livejournal.com on December 20th, 2011 03:06 am (UTC)
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No. I was informed there was a welcome center; I thought I would go there.
George Weasley: judging you[personal profile] onlyholey on December 20th, 2011 03:09 am (UTC)
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Don't be a prat, Percy. We've got our own cabin here, we'll take you straight there.

[You're lucky one of your siblings in from further down the timeline, Perce. At least he knows you're not a complete dick anymore.]
[identity profile] aperfectthird.livejournal.com on December 20th, 2011 03:36 am (UTC)
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I don't think that's a good idea.
George Weasley: sweater[personal profile] onlyholey on December 20th, 2011 03:41 am (UTC)
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[George switches their conversation to private. The network doesn't need to see what's just about their family.]

They'll all want to see you.
[identity profile] aperfectthird.livejournal.com on December 20th, 2011 04:01 am (UTC)
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[He shakes his head.]

I would love to, but. I don't know if it's really the best idea.

[Beat.]

Fred.

Is that really ... ?
George Weasley: profile[personal profile] onlyholey on December 20th, 2011 04:11 am (UTC)
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[George pauses for a long time. Then very slowly a smile tugs at the corner of his mouth.]

Yeah. He's here.
[identity profile] aperfectthird.livejournal.com on December 20th, 2011 04:24 am (UTC)
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Oh.

[There's that look of being sucker-punched again, before it's pushed back down. He couldn't believe it from anyone else - hell, he couldn't even believe it from Fred. But to hear it from George? He would never lie about that, would never even dream of doing anything close.

But it's impossible. How can the dead and the living walk in the same city? How can the dead be brought back?]


It's. Really him?
George Weasley: epic w/bandage[personal profile] onlyholey on December 20th, 2011 04:28 am (UTC)
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I have no idea how, but yeah. It's really him.
[identity profile] aperfectthird.livejournal.com on December 20th, 2011 04:45 am (UTC)
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It's impossible.

[There is notably less conviction in his tone now, and he rubs a hand over his forehead.]

It doesn't make any sense.

[A beat, then, quietly:]

I thought he was a hallucination.
George Weasley: serious[personal profile] onlyholey on December 20th, 2011 02:03 pm (UTC)
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We've seen a lot of impossible things in our lives, Perce.

[A certain speccy acquaintance of theirs that was supposed to be dead, too, remember?]

So did I. I was certain this place was a dream, at first.


It wouldn't've been the first time.
[identity profile] aperfectthird.livejournal.com on December 21st, 2011 03:18 am (UTC)
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I'm still not entirely convinced it's not.

[He looks down at his left hand, out of frame of the camera, a line of bloodied red half-moons decorating his palm where his nails have dug into his hand to keep himself calm during all of this. It stings, so he can feel pain, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything.]

None of it feels real.
George Weasley: sweater[personal profile] onlyholey on December 21st, 2011 03:33 am (UTC)
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Give it time. It'll start making more sense soon enough.
[identity profile] aperfectthird.livejournal.com on December 21st, 2011 04:23 am (UTC)
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Maybe.

[He pushes his glasses up for a moment, rubbing the bridge of his nose with two fingers.]

Where can I stay, for the time being?
George Weasley: judging you[personal profile] onlyholey on December 21st, 2011 03:26 pm (UTC)
You seriously don't want to stay with us? Come off it, Percy!
[identity profile] aperfectthird.livejournal.com on December 23rd, 2011 05:57 pm (UTC)
I don't think it would be the wisest course of action. It's been some time since I've lived with other people.

[Especially dead people. Who are mad at him.]
George Weasley: sweater[personal profile] onlyholey on December 24th, 2011 04:59 am (UTC)
You can't live on you're own in this place. The ticking drives you mad.
[identity profile] aperfectthird.livejournal.com on December 24th, 2011 05:24 am (UTC)
The tick -

- oh. I thought there was a clock nearby; is that not the care?
George Weasley: profile[personal profile] onlyholey on December 25th, 2011 02:49 am (UTC)
There's always a clack nearby, yeah. It's under the city. And you can be enough of a twat without being bonkers on top of it. You're coming home with us.