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[She laughs quietly, hugging him close.]

Famished, actually.

Lovely. Come in.

[He takes her hand and leads her inside, where there's two new additions to the household: a large wooden cabinet and a picnic basket. He grabs the basket with his free hand, hesitates, and then holds it out to her.]

Hold it, if you please.

[She squeezes his hand tightly and follows him inside, taking the picnic basket from him.]

...Has that cabinet always been there?

Nope. Just got it for my birthday.

[With his free hand he reaches for a key tied around his neck and unlocks the cabinet. It's empty inside-- oddly empty, actually; there doesn't seem to be a back to it, but nor is there a wall.]

Follow me.

[He steps inside, tugging her forward.]

[She looks surprised when he opens it and heads inside. Alice is hesitant for a moment before she follows him, quite used to rabbit holes and what might lie within them.]

Something of Sirius', I gather?

Mmhmm.

[A moment of darkness (and Jack holds onto her hand quite tightly) before they emerge onto the other side.

They step out onto a beach. It's a secluded area, surrounded mostly by the dune-- but there's a high point where they can look at the ocean together.

He grins at her.]

Beautiful, ain't it?

[She blinks briefly into the light at the other end, blinded for a moment. But then her eyes are widening with wonder, absolutely entranced by what she sees.]

My God... It's amazing, Jack.

Have you ever seen a beach before?

[It's not a mocking question, but a genuine one. He tangled their fingers together tightly and leads her up to the ridge.]

And the best part is, we're alone. Nobody can find us here.

I haven't, actually. There weren't any where I lived in London.

[She smiles, holding his hand tightly as she follows him.]

...We're still in Siren's Port, aren't we?

Aye. Just on the coastline.

[He falls silent until they reach the top. Taking the picnic basket from her, he unpacks a blanket, spreading it out on the sand, and gestures.]

We can even watch the sun set, if you don't mind riskin' a few monsters.

[She nods, sitting and smoothing down her dress. She helps him take out the contents of the basket with a smile.]

I'm not afraid, trust me.

[And she trusts him; she knows she'll be all right.]

It's really beautiful, though.

[He beams over at her.]

I'm glad you like it.

I do. It's lovely, Jack, really. I'm almost sad that I've never seen a view like this before.

[Wonderland really doesn't count. She sets her hand on his.]

[Happily he tangles their fingers together, snuggling against her.]

Well, you seen it now! And you can see it whenever you want.

[She laughs quietly, settling against him.]

Yes, I'll just swing over to your place whenever. I'll be certain to wake Sirius up as well, when I can.

[He kisses the top of her head.]

Just not for the sunrise, love, he's awful at that. He'll grumble and yell and sulk and then wander back to bed til two.

[She smiles at the kiss, leaning up to kiss the bottom of his jaw.]

How can he sleep so late? Does he stay up all night?

[He pauses-- not because the question is difficult or odd, but because he's too busy smiling.]

Ye-ees, yes, pretty much. Til about-- oh, I think three or four nowadays. I don't know, I'm always out by midnight.

What? But... But what does he do all night?

Play with Yorick. Draw. Watch movies-- you'd be amazed what I can sleep through nowadays, it's wild.

You're that tired?

[She looks concerned.]

Nah, I'm just used to him bangin' round, love, that's all. Don't worry.

[She almost grins at that.]

Nights in the manor are much the same. Someone's always up doing something...usually Gilbert's cooking until early morning.

[He snorts.]

And Alois is playin' dress up, I bet.

[She looks surprised.]

You know about that?

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