video; unseelie locked.

[thebreakingwave]

Hello, for those of you I haven't yet met, I'm Harry.

[The video footage is of a young man with messy black hair, one bottle-green eye, and half his face silvered over with old scarring. On the damaged side, he has a red amber prosthetic in place of an eye. In the background, there's a crow that periodically peers over his shoulder.]

The queen has tasked me to talk to every one of the Unseelie and ask for a memory of solidarity, overcoming great odds, or defeating a foe. With these, she can use it to create a better, stronger defence for a rebuilt Caer Scima.

It's going to take time to do this — at the very least, a few months — so there's no hurry to meet and I've the ability to get to pretty much anywhere in the Drabwurld quickly.

[He looks down at a bit of paper that's just out of sight; seems like someone made notes before talking.]

Sharing a memory is done through magic, it doesn't hurt, I won't look at anything you don't want me to see and I'll swear to that.

How's that?

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[thebreakingwave]

Just to share it. Just a copy, Rin.

And, yes, she did. The two of us, that is.

[gandere]

[ That should go without saying. ] Interesting... she's aware?

Anyway that's not important.

Last time I got something really good for a copy of my memory so what are you going to give me in return? [ He probably knows her well enough to know she's joking at least. ]

[thebreakingwave]

It was through interpretive dance, but once she'd gone into the second movement, with the ribbons and the drums, I understand what was being asked of me.

[ Two can play at this game. ]

What do you want?

[gandere]

[ Interpretive dance? Really. ]

I definitely don't want to see you getting down, funky boy. [ All this lingo she picked up from England, why. ]

[thebreakingwave]

[ Really. It was a most moving piece. ]

You're missing out on my fine dancing skills.

[gandere]

If so, then what's stopping you from asking me to a dance at the next formal event we're together? [ Teasing him slightly. ]

Potter, I'd be pleased to help you with this, but it's my personal belief that in order to receive something you should give something in return. I can't exactly go breaking that even for a companion.

Teach me something from your world in return? Something... useful. Maybe with communicating with others?

[thebreakingwave]

Nothing. The next time we're at one, I'll dance and, well, we'll both regret it, but the offer is there.

[Look at what you've done, Rin.]

I've got an idea and it's a good one and I think you'll like it, but before I teach you, I want your word that you won't use it on me.

[Look at what you've done, Harry.]

[gandere]

[ There are so many regrets in this conversation. So many. Yet the only thing she regrets is that she has to accept that. ]

Fine, but only if I have your word that the memory I show you is one you can't use on me in conversation. No acknowledging it ever. No speaking of it to any of my peers.

If I find out that anyone knows, I'll beat you until you're literally a bird brain.

[thebreakingwave]

That's fine.

[He liked having Waver as a friend and he's going to be sad once the first Howler goes and his good, kind, gentle friend turns him into a greasy smear.

That said, he'll try to convince her that training owls or using a patronus to communicate is more interesting than a Howler, but he's got a sneaking suspicion that Rin will want something with 'impact'.]

When and where do you want to meet?

[gandere]

[ Now why would Rin Tohsaka waste a howler on Waver Velvet when she can scream at him face-to-face? No, she needs these for people like LANCELOT. ]

I believe the paperwork has finally been settled for my new home down in southern Aghmhor, but that's quite a trip to make isn't it?

Fortunate for you, I've decided to come up north per request of another. Do you know the Northern Road? There's a port there.

[thebreakingwave]

I do and we'll meet you there.

[ Because where there's a wizard, there's a zombirb friend. ]