"They say you and I only have five minutes, but I can tell we're going to need longer."
"What?" Sirius almost spills his coffee over the front of his shirt as he chokes.
"It's speed dating Friday," the sandy-haired man says smugly. "And I haven't seen you here before. I'm glad I managed to snatch you up first. I have the feeling that after meeting some people here, you wouldn't want to come back."
Sirius stared at the man lounging on the seat opposite him. His beige cardigan and cup of hot chocolate would never have warned Sirius about his personality, but since Sirius was here anyway...
"I'm Sirius Black. Thank you for the warning."
"That was only my duty," the man grinned. "I'm Remus Lupin."
"And you're the guardian of the newbies?"
"Perhaps," Remus laughed. "You aren't the only newbie here today, though. Which is why we only had five minutes. I'm going to try and warn them too, before I leave."
"You're going to leave early?" Sirius asked quickly.
"I usually do. I may be the organiser, but I'm definitely not the host. That's way more exhausting." Remus stretched on his seat, and his shirt hitched up a little causing Sirius to to actually spill coffee on himself.
Remus immediately slid back onto his seat proper, handing Sirius several napkins that had were standard for each table, as Sirius cursed.
"Are you okay? Those coffees are hot, too."
"Too?"
But Remus just smirked as the bell rang at the front of the coffee shop. He stood and moved to the table across from Sirius.
Sirius smiled apologetically at the man who tried to sit at the table next, motioning to his wet clothing. He got a reluctant sigh in response, but the man moved to another table.
A card with a number slid out of a napkin as soon as Sirius upset the stack. He looked up to see Remus in the middle of conversation with another man – someone Sirius assumed was another newbie, and smiled.
After all this, he'd make this Remus sweat for a few days before contacting him. It would be payback for spilling his coffee by being so distracting!