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[the_noble_black]

[Guess who is a little less waterlogged and a little further away from dying now? Regulus Black looks at the screen with a faint bit of apprehension as he fiddles with it, his lips pressed tightly together. He's still wearing his old fashioned wizarding robes, but they're much drier than last time.]

...right, [he mutters to himself,] like a fellytone.

[Regulus clears his throat.]

My name is Regulus Arcturus Black, heir to the house of Black. I'm afraid my introduction to this city was a bit not good- I'm fine now.

[Pause. He's not sure what to say next.]

Can anyone even hear me? [Regulus shakes the PCD, hard. Be nice, it looks like something completely alien- not only is he a wizard from a family that condones muggle appliances, but he's also from the seventies. Stuff this small and advanced wouldn't exist for at least thirty to forty years.] I'm trying to find the library or- something else worth doing in this place. If anyone can point me in the right direction- well.

[He gives the PCD another shake, frowning. In his shaking, his hand hit the button and he accidentally shuts off the feed.]

Comments

[magicxmarker.livejournal.com]

Maybe think about it harder. It'd be good for you, I promise. And I'm Hanna Cross. The local paranormal investigator.

[He may be doing that, just because you seemed so confused. He's just trying to help a bro out, really.]

And Can I just call you regulus? Because the rest of it is kind of a mouthful...

[the-noble-black.livejournal.com]

If you like.

[It makes him kind of look at Hanna weird, but that's cool.]

A paranormal investigator? What do they even do?

[magicxmarker.livejournal.com]

Sweet, Reggy it is.

[And yes, he knows he didn't ask if he could call you Reggy, but thats okay. Its Hanna.]

Well, its exactly how it sounds. I investigate paranormal activity. Solve cases, all that good stuff. Like, for example, if you have a friend who was murdered and became a ghost and is going crazy, I help figure out who dunnit, if you catch my drift.

[the-noble-black.livejournal.com]

Regulus.

[A pointed look.]

That seems like something an Auror would handle.

[magicxmarker.livejournal.com]

[Yup. Ignoring it.]

I have no idea what an Auror is, but its kinda my job to handle. People don't tend to pay well for it though which sucks...but at least I know I'm doing the right thing. And thats what counts.

[the-noble-black.livejournal.com]

Sounds rather thankless.

[He shrugs.]

Do you do the same here?

[magicxmarker.livejournal.com]

Well, if you think about it like its charity, it doesn't sound so bad. And on top of that I do get paid a little. I'm just thankful for yanno, my apartment, even if it is kind of shitty.

But, yeah. I kind of do. My services are open anyways...And i'm kind of in the middle of a previously closed case, but I can take up another one if you had something in mind.

[the-noble-black.livejournal.com]

I don't. But- thanks for the offer.

[He guesses. This guy is weird.]

What are you investigating now?

[magicxmarker.livejournal.com]

[Its probably because he's so nice. That's a new thing, right, Reggy?]

Oh, um, well I've been looking through the network, and I found I was here before, and that I kind of got murdered. But no one ever figured out who did it.

Its...a little personal, but I just, would rather find the person who did it before they commit another random act of violence.

[the-noble-black.livejournal.com]

Investigating your own murder?

[CLASSY.]

That sounds like something out of a bad novel.

[magicxmarker.livejournal.com]

Don't even get me started on it, dude. Its kind of freaking me out in the really bad, low budget film kind of way.

But I figure if there is some crazy guy out there, ripping people open and some how erasing their memories of it, I should at least try to find them.

[the-noble-black.livejournal.com]

That does sound rather alarming.

[AND A LITTLE BIT LIKE SOMEONE HE KNOWS...]

Good luck.

[magicxmarker.livejournal.com]

Thanks Reggy.

[Yeah, Hanna will just be fruitlessly investigating over here...]

Um, anyways, did you still need to know where the library was? Or um, lets see...somewhere interesting. Have you checked out the Taj Mahal yet? Its pretty cool.

[the-noble-black.livejournal.com]

Regulus.

[Dryly.]

I haven't. Where is it?

[magicxmarker.livejournal.com]

Reggy.

[He is insistent.]

Um, thats a good question. Its around. You'll totally know it when you see it though. Its a really pretty building...

[the-noble-black.livejournal.com]

That's not very descriptive.

[He raises an eyebrow.]

Regulus.

[magicxmarker.livejournal.com]

Well I can't remember where it is...You could probably find it on the map though.

[Hanna raises his own.]

Reggy.

[the-noble-black.livejournal.com]

You're not being helpful at all.

[magicxmarker.livejournal.com]

You can at least give me points for trying, right?

[the-noble-black.livejournal.com]

Why would I do that?

[magicxmarker.livejournal.com]

because its the thought that counts?