this could all go so wrong

[fullmoon]

CHARACTERS: Kate Bishop, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin
LOCATION: Flight Department.
WARNINGS: Someone might swear.
SUMMARY: Upstanding citizens of the Tranquility on their absolute best behavior.

Remus arrives at least fourteen second before Kate and Sirius, because that's how many seconds he needs to settle in. Whenever they turn up, he'll be leaned back against the wall outside of Flight, staring at his comms device, and losing whatever points for cool nonchalance that that might have earned him by using said comms device to read what is almost certainly a children's book. A space book for space children.

There are space dragons.

He loses some cool nonchalance points, anyway. Maybe not all of them, because it's impossible to tell what he's reading from a distance, and as soon as he hears footsteps—or Apparition, or both—he looks up without any embarrassed fumbling. He's got his wand and a folded-up bit of paper in his other hand, so he waves with his comms device.

He doesn't look the least bit guilty or up to something. It's already been established that both of the things they're up to today are acts of public service, thievery and unsanctioned snooping for the common good. Heroes, the lot of them.

Comments

[alsohawkeye]

When they say they haven't got the map with them the fall of Kate's face is 90% genuine. She was actually looking forward to seeing it and learning about that project, both from a persistent interest in their thus-far rather fun brand of magic and her unending devotion to the cause of getting everyone the hell out of here.

But on a wall, that's-- "Really? That's huge. And seems impractical. How are we going to use it if it's on a wall?" Her brow lowers, eyes narrowed beneath them. But only for a moment, because though the uncertainty lingers she shrugs easily enough at the rest. "No problem, it's nice to finally have useful access. So we should probably split up. Cover the most ground. I've already given Remus a bit of a tour, Sirius, so I can tag along and we can help each other out?" What was Remus so worried about this distraction thing is easy.

[fullmoon]

"These," Remus says, waggling his comms device—take photos of it, live video relays, whatever—and stops his curious rubbernecking around the shuttle bay to smile at her. "It's got a lot of fine detail. We're very thorough. And this ship, if you haven't noticed, is enormous."

And it's harder to lose a wall. No one can confiscate a wall and put it in an office drawer to never be seen again. There will never be days-long arguments about whose fault it is the wall is gone.

He almost starts ogling the bay again before Kate's I've already given Remus a bit of a tour stops him, just in time, and he slouches his shoulders back and sticks his hand in his pocket like he has definitely been here before and is only mildly interested.

"I see how it is," he says, because wanting to spend less time with Sirius (or Kate, who is very similar to his mental image of Estelle Stone, through sheer coincidence of course) would be a bit out of character. "No snogging on the job, Sirius."

[doggedly]

Sirius, though he has not lived to see any dark days of Map confiscation, would certainly agree while still trying to imply the tiniest bit of blame, if only he knew. Fortunately for all parties, he doesn't know about any confiscations, and simply trusts this new Map to a wall because it's cool. And also massive, to fit the massivity of the ship. And, also--

"And we can't do the folds." Solemnly, he shakes his head, and holds up his hands, so he can scrunch his fingers at her. Totally useless. "We aren't folders."

That's James, but it still sort of hurts-in-a-good-and-bad-way to think of James Potter, like purposefully digging a thumb into a bruise. This also does wonders for Sirius' distraction--it means he misses any corrective movements from Remus, and skips straight ahead to snogging on the job.

"Try not to be jealous," he tells Remus, sincerely, mournfully, "but I say that knowing you will be. Well, c'mon, Kate, let's have it. Where to first, show me all the best parts. Since you've got experience at this already, I know I can trust you."

Experience.

Actually, but, wait: "Why are we covering the most ground, are we in some sort of hurry?"