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🌿 ☀️ Chapter 1 – Digital Bugs ☀️ 🌿
The sun was shining, the waves were gently lapping at the shore, and a cheery little tune drifted from somewhere unseen—probably K.K. Slider’s latest existential masterpiece playing over the town’s speaker system. It was another beautiful day on Starpaws Island.
Sirius Black, self-proclaimed supreme ruler of the island (and by that, he meant he ran around causing chaos while Tom Nook still somehow controlled his financial destiny), stood in front of his house—a modest six-room mansion he was 3.4 million bells in debt for—wearing the most outrageous outfit available in the shop that morning: a pirate’s coat, heart-shaped sunglasses, and bunny slippers.
In his hands? A net. His mission? Violence.
Across the plaza, Remus Lupin—wearing a simple brown sweater, sensible trousers, and a bemused expression—was carefully arranging bookshelves in his meticulously decorated cottage. His house was a cozy academic dream, filled with warm lighting, stacks of novels, and a little tea set permanently placed by the window.
He had no idea he was being hunted.
Sirius sprinted through the trees, dodging a particularly judgmental Raymond (who was sipping coffee and clearly not impressed), and burst through Remus' open front door.
“MOONY,” Sirius yelled. “DON’T MOVE.”
Remus turned around, still holding a book. “...What?”
THWACK.
The net came down directly on Remus’ head.
A stunned silence. Then, a little text bubble popped up above Sirius’ head:
“Hahaha! Gotcha! You’ve got fleas, mate.”
Remus slowly closed the book in his hands.
“Sirius.”
“Yes, dear?”
“You do realize we’re in a video game, right?”
“Yes.”
“And that fleas aren’t real?”
“Yes.”
A pause. Then Remus slowly picked up his bug-catching net.
Sirius, sensing imminent doom, shrieked and bolted outside.
From somewhere near Resident Services, Isabelle sighed and took a sip of her coffee. It was going to be another long day.