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[stefanged]

Wait, you're pinning this on me?

["The whole point of us doing it together---" is cut off as Stefan's pulled into the shot. He makes a face at her, though it's with less frustration than usual before he faces the camera (and James).]

Okay then. [a slightly nervous laugh] Basically, Alex and I're together now... and uh, we'll try not to make it impact Paisley stuff when we get back.

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[misterprongs]

[ . . . you know, between trying to figure out how to house a werewolf on a spaceship and handling the sheer weight of ~~~the future~~~, this is actually a welcome surprise, and appease the tiniest modicum of stress from his shoulders.

so give him a minute and james appears with the brightest of grins, and maybe the slightest amount of mischief. ]

Congratulations, mazel tov, compliments to the chef. Am I supposed to make pit stops whenever you need alone time?

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[misterprongs]

Also, while I've got you on the line...

[ LOOK AT HIS MUGGLE LINGO ]

I hate to ruin the honeymoon period, but I need to put in for a favor. Specifically, an area on the ship that absolutely cannot be broken into to, or out of, preferably soundproof, and an absolute promise not to shoot anything that breaks out.

[ pause ]

For reasons.

[ super

secret

reasons ]

[delincuente]

Dude, no, we're not gonna be like that. It's... a little different than what you're thinking.

[She reaches down to grasp Stef's hand, just off-screen.]

And what the hell do you need that for? Are we getting a pet that I don't know about?

[stefanged]

[He sobers up immediately, squeezing Alex's hand tight.]

Maybe. Depends on if we're getting individual rooms by the time we go back to the Paisley. The lab's got too much stuff, and you'd have to check in with Max and our other personnel guy too...

But we'll try to make it happen. [beat] It's not a dog, right? I don't do well with those.

[misterprongs]

[ james huffs a soft laugh to himself at the term 'pet', but he suddenly looks pretty serious. unusually, so. ]

Not really an option on making it happen, mate.

[ a little apologetically, but -- ]

I've got three weeks to figure it out, and it's got to be on the Paisley.

[ and james' eyes flicker to alex, with a slight frown. does she know already? james doesn't want to out remus' secret, but it'll be necessary soon enough. ]

[delincuente]

[Well, none of this sounds super normal or safe, and Alex is finding herself growing more concerned.]

Okay, I hate to pull the captain card, but I kind of need to know if something freaky dangerous is about to go down on my ship. Like, no judgement, I swear, but what are we dealing with?

[misterprongs]

[ damn it.

james purses his lips before letting out a soft breath. it's a judgment call, but they're going to find out anyway, and -- ]

Strict secrecy.

[ he says it suddenly, with the utmost seriousness. he trusts alex and stefan, but the rest of the fleet, with remus' secret? the wizarding world is hardly kind to people like remus. who's to say a group of muggles (who, understandably, would probably be freaked out and afraid) would react any better? ]

It can't leave this conversation, or the Paisley. That's it. Deal?

[delincuente]

Hey, I may be a compulsive liar, but I can keep a secret like nobody's business.

[She nudges Stefan gently, as if it's part of an inside joke.]

Seriously, though. You're good. Stef?

[stefanged]

[Stefan stifles a laugh at the nudge, but his attention's clearly focused on the matter at hand.]

More than good. Your secret'll be safe with us.

[misterprongs]

[ even with the reassurance, there's an obvious hesitance. what would sirius and peter want to do? sirius would probably roll over and die before trust anyone with remus' secret, and peter would just trust james' judgment. remus surely wouldn't agree or want to trust anyone else with this, but what choice do they have with their situation?

damn it. ]

-- Remus has a condition.

[ that seems to be a pretty good place to start. ]

Every month, he becomes something he's -- not. Normally, Sirius, Peter, and I -- the three of us keep him in line and make sure he keeps himself safe, but as we're two short and in the depths of space, I need to improvise. He's perfectly harmless so long as he's left alone, but I don't know how he'll react to a new environment.

[ james stops here, though, and he sets his jaw. ]

He's never hurt anyone in his life, and I don't see it changing anytime soon.

[delincuente]

You mean like a werewolf?

[Her voice is curious, but also concerned. If it's true, then their world's werewolves must be slightly different from hers. She never felt the need to tell someone they might need to shoot Mason. But then, he was very well brought up.

[stefanged]

I think so.

[Stefan's face loses his color completely - he knows what his world's werewolves are like, and as long as Remus can't get to Stefan, he'll be fine. All the same, he turns to Alex, and while his voice's soft, it's possible to hear:] Which means I can't hang around the Paisley that night either.

[Talking normally now,] But we'll make it happen. Do either of you think you can use your magic to soundproof a room?

[misterprongs]

He's not dangerous.

[ it's said a bit defensively, from both reactions -- and while james, logically, knows why people are afraid of werewolves and why most people aren't the biggest fans of them, it's not remus' fault. and he's also just defensive of his friends in general. ]

I don't have my wand, but Atroma trusted Remus with his -- we can soundproof it.

[ -- which says a lot, actually, but james doesn't think about that too much.

... though, james pauses, and he frowns. ]

Why can't you stay on board?