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You're overthinking, that's why! Touch her hand, don't bloody mandhandle her-- here--

[He flips Remus' hand over, business-like, and puts his own over his and, pointedly--gently--rubs his thumb just at the curve of Remus' thumb.]

Look. You can do that. Anyone can do that, it's just a movement.

Yes, but it's the subtle thing I have trouble with, isn't it? I can't just casually reach over and touch her hand, I'm not good with things like that-- you know I'm not, mate.

So what would you do, then.

Well, that's the impossible question, isn't it.

Come off it. Tell me, instinctively, what would you do. Any idea?

[He exhales sharply and runs a hand over his face.]

I don't know. Probably . . . oh, I don't know. Try to kiss her outside her door sometime.

[He laughs--not at Remus, per se. Just a laugh.]

You dog. Going right for the action, eh? Bold, very bold--not precisely what I expected of you--and you aren't afraid that will scare her off?

[He scowls and glances away.]

Of course I am. I'm bloody terrified-- but I don't know what else to do.

You do know that girls generally like to be kissed by boys that fancy them. Who they reciprocatvively fancy.

I already kissed her, if you don't remember. And that didn't turn out so well.

Right. And did you miss the bit where she fancies you, or...

You do'nt know that. Not for sure.

Except I basically do. I mean, it's a little obvious.

Not to me.

'Course not to you, you're too close. Proximity makes it difficult to see--and anyway, your eye isn't trained for spotting that sort of thing. Mine is.

[He sighs.]

I suppose it hardly matters right now, does it?

[A beat--but a very brief one, because Sirius isn't going to let that deter him for long. Nor will he let Remus be deterred.]

Shut it, Lupin, we're looking toward the future. Honestly.

[He smiles briefly, quietly.]

Well, then. I'll remember that.

[A beat.]

Do you really think they'll wake up next Jump?

[He looks around at him, briefly caught off-guard by that.]

What sort of-- Yeah. Yeah, they will, of course they will.

But there's no guarantee of it. They didn't this time; what's to make them do it next time?

Yeah? And what's guaranteeing that they won't? You're just being bloody negative.

Wary. Cautious. I don't want to-- to get my hopes up.

So you settle instead for not having any hope at all? Oh, yeah, well done.

[He gives him a flat look.]

It's easier and you know it.

It's stupid and dismal. Especially in the case of something like this, which is likely to be fixed and reversed and all.

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[action] this reminds me of that FRIENDS episode where Joey was rubbing people's legs....

[action] HAHA yesss

[action] further cementing Sirius as the Joey... Remus as a less sassy Chandler.....

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[action] IDK BUT OH MY GOD HOW I CRIED

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[action] I prayed so hard....

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