( bothering snape? )
Abruptly, the Prince Estate has a Jack Harkness on the grounds, standing rather conspicuously in the center of the circle reserved for PIN travel in the midst of a billowing greatcoat. He looks quite well put-together in a pinstripe waistcoat (complete with a silver pocketwatch on a matching chain) and dark trousers; with hands slipped into his ( Read more... )
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"Alright. Who are you and what have you- Harkness?"
Snape's ability to tell when someone is lurking outside his office was apparently not sufficient to warn him that the someone in question was the wandering black sheep of the staff.
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... Which just kind of leaves Jack feeling a little idiotic, standing in the doorway as he is, but he gathers up his composure somewhat quickly. (Or, compared to his usual rapid-fire approach and wit, rather slowly.) "Good morning, Headmaster," he greets mildly and with reserve (apparently trying to bury his nervousness), since it's just about the first thing that comes to mind. "I was ... wondering if I could have a word? Please?"
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"Indeed. I've been meaning to update my notes on the migratory patterns of rogue instructors."
Harkness looks well enough, and one presumes that if he had news that included some new dire threat to the nexus he wouldn't be waffling in the doorway.
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That has Jack looking ... embarrassed. He's been looking that way a lot lately, without any sort of bravado for convenient use as cushion, and he's not exactly sure what to do with the not often felt emotion in front of Headmaster Snape. He ends up looking at his shoes, just briefly, before stepping over the threshold and taking a tentative seat.
"I - came to apologize for my absence," he supplies, understanding the lameness of his own statement from the sheer sound of his tone. "It was ... much longer than anticipated and entirely unprofessional of me. I'm sorry."
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