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[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.]

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It was an event, it that makes you feel better. Made me think I was married to Merlin for a week and he thought the same about me.

...Merlin?

Yes Merlin. The Merlin.

Wasn't a bad marriage, looking back, except the fact that I was married to a bloke and not a girl. That's probably the thing I would change if I could.

...I don't want to hear about it.

[Except he kind of does because HOLY SHIT MERLIN WHAT.]

Of course not, since Merlin would be considered one of "my lot", wouldn't he?

Of course he wouldn't. He was a Slytherin.

Yeah, yeah, don't I know it.

But he was also an acquaintance of mine. Would you really have wanted to associate with him?

I didn't know him.

But clearly I did.

[He rolls his eyes.]

I don't care to know how.

Well then, it's your loss really.

I'm devastated.

[Sarcasm.]

I can tell by the look on your face, Reggy. Heartbroken, clearly.

Is there a point to you talking to me?

Hey, you're the one who made the post to the network, not me. I have every right to respond to a public post, if I want.

And what if I just missed talking to my darling little brother?

Don't call me that.

[They're not related anymore. >:( ]

So you're gonna be like that? Even when silly things like the Black Family tree don't even exist here.

You left of your own accord.

[Sharply.]

Don't pretend that you want anything to do with me anymore.

I may have left on my own accord but...I asked you to come with me, didn't I?

How could you expect me to go with you?

[He shakes his head, his eyes narrowing.]

I had to at least try before I left, give you the chance to leave if you wanted to. Because Merlin knows that you wouldn't ever leave on your own.

How do you think I could?

[He's almost yelling now.]

Do you honestly think I'd ever fit in with your crowd? Where would I go? What would I do? You never think, Sirius, and-

[He stops suddenly, biting his lip and shaking his head.]

This isn't the time.

Very easily! You could have just walked out of that damn house with me.

The Potters would have let both of us in! You might not get along with James and you might think the Potters are blood traitors, but they wouldn't have turned us away.