Journal the Seventh

[theabjectauthor]

[morning finds Lemony at his favorite spot in the library - a window seat with a view of the town, where the sun is bright but indirect. there's a small table off to his side, set with tea and some assorted pastries, a neatly constructed breakfast sandwich, and - of course - plenty of napkins. a stack of books sits to his other side, and on top, he's perched his journal. something about the quality of the light and the feeling of the moment almost makes him reach for his handkerchief ... and then he realizes that it is a good sort of melancholy. picking up his pen, he writes:]

To My Fellow Residents,

Over the past few days, I spent my time quietly observing what Paradisa wrought upon us: and while I could say much on the symbolism of age, the origins of the game of Bingo, and the perils of ingesting too many gelatin-based foodstuffs, I will not belabor you all with redundancy, a phrase which here means that many of you are likely discussing such topics amongst yourselves already.

Instead, I would be more interested to know how many of you possess the following traits, value the pursuant virtues, or have proficiency or curiosity in regards to the skills listed below:

☐ Curiosity
☐ Diligence
☐ Intelligence
☐ Courageousness
☐ Enthusiasm
☐ Versatility

☐ Punctuality
☐ Realism
☐ Respect
☐ Good Manners
☐ Integrity
☐ Stewardship

☐ Observation
☐ Codes
☐ Theatre
☐ Fire-fighting
☐ Lion taming
☐ (or really any sort of animal training)
☐ Self-defense
☐ Musicianship
☐ Artistry
☐ Mountaineering
☐ Cartography
☐ Inventing
☐ Rhetoric
☐ Biting
☐ Disguise
☐ Bibliophilia
☐ Herpetology
☐ Philately
☐ List-making

If the thought of placing an emphatic check or 'x' in several of the above boxes makes your fingers itch with anticipation, please speak with me, or come and join me in the library for a continental breakfast. After all, the world is quiet here. I hope to hear from you.

Very Fastidiously Drafted,

Comments

stupidly written

[heirofficium]

[ Sirius is feeling just a little too lazy to actually read the whole thing, so he just starts checking things off on Lemony's note like an idiot. ]

☑ Curiosity
☑ Diligence
☑ Intelligence
☑ Courageousness
☑ Enthusiasm
☑ Versatility

☑ Punctuality
☑ Realism
☑ Respect
☑ Good Manners
☑ Integrity
☐ Stewardship

☑ Observation
☐ Codes
☑ Theatre
☑ Fire-fighting
☐ Lion taming
☑ (or really any sort of animal training)
☑ Self-defense
☐ Musicianship
☐ Artistry
☐ Mountaineering
☑ Cartography
☑ Inventing
☐ Rhetoric
☑ Biting
☑ Disguise
☐ Bibliophilia
☐ Herpetology
☐ Philately
☐ List-making

[ Of course, a couple of the checked off traits are his ego talking. ]

Say, why don't you have magic on here? What's all this for, anyway?

[ Check boxes now, ask questions later. ]

<3 I was hoping someone would do this.

[theabjectauthor]

[oh for crying out loud. Lemony starts to make tally marks beside the list and erases the original checks]

My apologies! I neglected to include magic thoroughly by habit: I am still getting accustomed to its existence, never mind its role in everyday life.

I am mostly canvassing for interest, before deciding whether I should attempt to do something. ... Tell me, sir, what sort of experience do you have with the theatre?

[his canon: Forever Suspicious Of Actors]

Sirius is just the right someone then ahaha

[heirofficium]

[ He chuckles and scribbles a little 'oh sorry mate' next to the list. ]

My mates and I pull all the pranks at our school, and Remus and James and I are the best with the... theatrics they require. Remus is the better liar though. [ He probably shouldn't have checked that one. ]

The name's Sirius Black, by the way.

[theabjectauthor]

[pranks and lies?! oh dear]

I do hope you don't use your magic to further those deceptions, Mr. Black. That's a rather distressing prospect.