[active/ closed] I Don't Mind Waiting

[fullmoonarises]

Characters: Remus and Tonks
Time: Midday
Location: All around
Format: ACTION BRACKETS
Content: Remus shows Tonks around the school.

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[callmedora]

[Dora had been up half the night unpacking her room... So forgive her lack of care about her appearance right now. She opens the door in her un-morphed stage, wearing a t-shirt and some jeans with holes in the knees]

Wotcher, Remus.

[fullmoonarises]

[He smiles, only half noticing she's not so purple as she was.]

Good day, Tonks. [Hands her coffee.] Thought you could use this. First night's always the hardest.

[callmedora]

[She grins and accepts the coffee]

No kidding... that was brutal. [she laughs as she takes a sip] So... where to first?

[fullmoonarises]

[Smiles when she laughs.] I was thinking the library, then to the classrooms. Those are the two biggest areas. [Starts walking.]

[callmedora]

[Sipping more coffee as she follows him]

Mmm. And it would be wise of me not to get lost on my first day helping you out... So that's probably the best place to start.

[fullmoonarises]

Precisely my thoughts. [Turns a corner.] So, how did you sleep? [Kinda sucks at making small talk.]

[callmedora]

[She does too...] When I finally got to sleep? It was alright... Hope tonight's a little better.

[fullmoonarises]

[Gives her a frown.] It should. It did for me. Though tiring yourself out before you sleep helps.

[Oh, and look, the library is in front of them.]

[callmedora]

Yeah, and probably a lot smarter than hyping myself up on caffeine. I think, looking back on it, that was a mistake. [laughing slightly]

[fullmoonarises]

[Amused.] That does more harm than good in the long run.

And this is the library. Bernard Black is the librarian and he's a little... unconventional. It's best to know what you want, or just come here for work.

[callmedora]

Mmm. It seemed like a brilliant idea at the time...

Ah... Unconventional?

[fullmoonarises]

Cranky, drunk, sometimes confused. [Raises eyebrows in an apologetic look.]

But he leaves you alone and we're not far from the classrooms.

[callmedora]

[bites back a laugh] Ah... Then... yeah, I get what you mean...

That's good at least...

[fullmoonarises]

It's best to avoid him. [Starts heading away from the library.] Oh, here's the staff lounge. There's always coffee, just not always a pot. Zack, I think his name is, the other TA occasionally blows it up.

[callmedora]

I'm pretty good at avoiding people when I want to... [She salutes him with a grin]

Coffee is going to be my new best friend this week, I think.... [she laughs] I'm sure everyone finds a way to get the coffee even if it doesn't have a pot.

[fullmoonarises]

[Big playful grin as he nervously runs a hand through his hair.] You'll be needing it. There are quite a few staff with coffee addictions. [Laughs.]

But the lounge isn't a bad place to go. It can be social or relatively peaceful.