one. you lost me there in the open road

[rattusinfidus]

[accidental video]
[Peter is not panicking.]

[Really, he's not, because panic was over about five minutes ago when he Apparated into this strange place and he immediately scrambled to hide. He was supposed to be in a suburb. This is clearly not a suburb. This is--somewhere else, and he can't quite tell what the dominant accent is but if he's managed to accidentally get himself to another country he knows James is going to laugh at him forever.]

[He hopes it isn't Australia. If it has to be anywhere that's not the UK, he hopes it's not Australia. They have deadly jellyfish and dingoes and Australians in Australia.]

[No, Peter isn't panicked. Peter is so horrified he's giddy; he keeps suppressing the insane urge to laugh, because what else could go wrong?]

You are an idiot, Peter.

[He presses his hands over his face and then--curls up in a ball, his wand clutched tightly in his hand as he huddles miserably over his knees. Hello, City. There is a short blond young wizard, by the name of Pettigrew, of twenty years age and an evident unawareness of the camera at his feet.]

Comments

audio;

[signatures]

No need to get nasty.

audio;

[rattusinfidus]

[Peter starts, unseen, and casts around for--whoever was talking. Not seeing anyone, he blinks owlishly, and then notices what looks a bit like a radio nearby. He approaches it cautiously and feels quite self-conscious picking it up.]

Uh. Hello?

audio;

[signatures]

Hello.

[ Eames is somewhat amused by it, but it's hardly surprising when it comes to new people that arrive. ]

Peter, is it?

video:

[charring]

[Here, Peter. Have a very kind-hearted redhead who hates seeing new people arrive in such a panic.] Hey, man. You alright? You need some help?

video:

[rattusinfidus]

[A redhead! Instant good associations, followed by guilt, but nevermind that. Peter has figured out this device is for communicating, and accepts that pretty readily. Magic is weird, man.]

'Lo. I'm all right, but, uh--I'd like to know if there's any place I can stay while I figure out how to get home, thanks.

[errandry]

... Yoooou're kinda gonna have to be more specific.

[rattusinfidus]

I'm bloody lost.

[And apparently quite put out about it.] It's a miserable day already and now I'm lost.

[synanthrope]

That's very perceptive of you.

[rattusinfidus]

You think?

[A shred of sarcasm is evident.]

Private

[worldofourown]

Well.

Honesty is a virtue.

Private

[rattusinfidus]

[Peter can think of several snappy things to say, except he knows they're not very clever. So he covers his eyes with his hand instead.]

I do my best.

[aperfectthird]

[At first, it just looks like another 'frightened-arrival-in-the-city' video, and Percy's preparing the usual "welcome to the City, it doesn't get any better" speech - but then he spots the wand. The man isn't familiar to him, but that instrument is unmistakable.]

Veneficus?

[rattusinfidus]

[For a second Peter is thrown, but--right, Remus taught him that. (He wonders if he'll ever see him again.)]

Yeah--

[He freezes, though, right after.]

--you won't--burn me, or anything?

video;

[hexuality]

[Ginny doesn't know who this is. How can she? All she knows it's a new arrival and he's most probably from her neck of the woods and that's it.]

I think everyone is. Probably at least once a day. You're alright.

video;

[rattusinfidus]

[It isn't like pictures of Peter at twenty are in common circulation. Years later he looks twenty years older than he actually is, broken and hideous. Peter now isn't classically beautiful, or anything, but the ravages of later life haven't touched him. He's a short man in clothes that hang off him. That's all.]

Thanks. [He rubs the bridge of his nose.] Nice to hear proper English.

video;

[dignity_misery]

[Well. That's amusing.]

Hello, Peter.

video;

[rattusinfidus]

Hello, ...you?

video;

[whirling]

[ Oooh, fear. He likes that, it's tasty -- it's unfortunate that he's not the one making Peter fearful, though, or that he's not anywhere close to him to smell the fear in person, but an appetizer like this will do. ]

You look really panicked, mister! Hey -- are you all right? Don't piss yourself, now!

video;

[rattusinfidus]

[Peter is delicious that way, as a general rule. Om nom nom?]

I--what, I am--not going to wet myself.

[Video]

[destinedtobeunpopular]

[Peering... a little warily, but mostly concerned.]

You okay?

[Video]

[rattusinfidus]

Just brill, actually.

[EYE ROLLING. Tempered immediately by a rueful look.] Sorry. I'm--off, what with all the kidnapping and other dimensions and so on.

[shall_yield_us]

An utter idiot and a great madman and a little bit ugly.

[rattusinfidus]

Aren't you a nice one.

[primrosella]

Oh, goodness, no, I'm sure you're not. Are you quite all right, though?

[rattusinfidus]

[Peter has rallied himself to be polite, at least.]

Yes, thank you, miss. And thank you for the compliment.