___________<br/><br/>Reluctantly, Remus had had to face the fact that his and Black’s academic relationship had greatly improved as they had eased into a tentative friendship. Remus found it immensely easier to turn to Black for help or advice, something which had propelled Remus further into his work with something he had to recognize was competitiveness.<br/>It was with the exact same sense of reluctance that Remus had finally decided to deliver on his promise, stepping into the deep end with their friendship. He told himself it was for the sake of further capitalizing on the progress Black seemed to provide without even trying.<br/>Remus couldn’t remember ever having attended this club without the clear intent of leaving it again, having too often before used it as a means to find business, exclusively. It had only been upon returning to the dorm to find it empty that it had crossed his mind that Black might be working.<br/>Spur of the moment decision, Remus had taken the plunge and for once gone out for the simple sake of having a nice evening out.<br/>It came as no surprise to find the club well-attended, though it was the first time Remus realized it to correlate to the show on stage; Remus had never been here late enough to even see it start.<br/>Otherwise well familiar with the bar, Remus felt clumsy around other patrons, especially when directing himself to another dizzyingly tall performer.<br/>“Is Puppy working tonight?” Remus asked, only realizing that he didn’t know which words to use once he had started speaking.