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[Ah, the monthly saga continues. The PCD switches on to reveal Horst, and a tray of food.]

Hello again, gentle viewers. I thought in light of this latest event, it was fitting to show you the proper care and feeding of a Johannes Cabal. The most important thing, especially when you lot are out wandering from dream to dream, is not to let him sleep too much.

Since he is always armed to the teeth with either magic or a very heavy gun, I suggest bringing him a peace offering. [He gestures at the food.]

Remember, never attempt this without supervision.

[He manages to balance the tray, carry the PCD, and go down to the basement lab without spilling a drop.]

Good morning, baby brother, and please do note it is not actually morning. Not that you would know since you haven't--

[The room is empty. All of Johannes's carefully gathered supplies, his clothes, his Gladstone bag, gone.

The tray of food is the first to clatter, and then the only sound just before the PCD is shut off is a disbelieving whimper.]



[Horst won't be answering anything on the PCD for a while. Feel free to find him offline but he, well, won't be anywhere near the church, he'll just be around the woods and on rooftops. Also if you happen to live at the church you would probably have heard noises from the basement. That was not in fact a pack of moose, just Horst. Destroyin' shit before he left. Like ya do.]

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[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

[Horst hadn't heard Snape coming, and normally he would have been startled to suddenly see him. But now? He's sitting by the river, and he merely looks up at him.]

...I'll need to move tomorrow.

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[snarkypotions]

_{[There's the sound of splashing as Snape wades his way out of the river, a scowl firmly in place. Of all the places for Horst to choose to sit, he picks the bloody river. But he makes no comment, merely turning his wand on himself again and drying off his robes and siphoning the water from his boots.]}

Any idea where?

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[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

[Horst moves over to allow Snape a spot on the dry bench he's fashioned from an old tree.]

Not yet. I'm going to look. Alice is looking, too.

[Some of the heaviness seems to lift from him. Just enough, really, that he's able to murmur:] Thanks.

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[snarkypotions]

I had...

_{[He pauses, seating himself on the bench, long legs stretched out in front of him.]}

The house next to mine is fixed up. And empty. Not nearly as large, but livable.

_{[Lily was gone now. No need to-- No point to keep it empty in case she might ever return.]}

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[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

[Horst looks at him, recognizing the very small undertone there. It's a big step for Snape to offer, and he knows it.]

I'd like that.

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[snarkypotions]

_{[Snape, on the other hand, is carefully looking straight ahead.]}

It's protected.

_{[A multitude of wards and spells, not to mention the fact that it's Secret Kept.]}

And I can see about connecting it to the apartment above it, for more space.

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[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

Alice Liddell will be coming with me. And Mina, Merlin, and Arthur might also be. [A small smile] So the apartment would be a welcome feature.

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[snarkypotions]

_{[Neighbors. Lots of neighbors. Joy. But it's a sign of how much he recognizes that Horst is hurting that he doesn't remark on it, doesn't even show his annoyance.]}

It will be ready by tomorrow evening then.

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[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

I owe you. And I'll keep them in line if they do come along. I have no idea if they'll even want to.

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[snarkypotions]

I'm sure that even if they don't, you'll take in more people soon enough.

_{[Completely ignoring the 'owe you' part now, yep.]}