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of course he is.
[ he lets out a sigh of relief, even if he no longer breathes.
henry won't admit it, but he's glad your here, josh. otherwise he'd never would've known, since in his mind, he's likely dead. hanging from a meathook in mother's basement is a pretty good indicator of life expectancy. ]
try and stop him from doing anything stupid for at least a few months. easier ways to kill yourself than attacking mother.
[ he lets out a sigh of relief, even if he no longer breathes.
henry won't admit it, but he's glad your here, josh. otherwise he'd never would've known, since in his mind, he's likely dead. hanging from a meathook in mother's basement is a pretty good indicator of life expectancy. ]
try and stop him from doing anything stupid for at least a few months. easier ways to kill yourself than attacking mother.
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Trust me, I'm doing my best.
[ he wants to say that mother isn't really a problem anymore, but that would lead to why, and he doesn't want to deal with that. not now, at least. but that same memory of aidan's grief over henry, the way henry actually seems to give a shit about aidan, encourages him to add something else. ]
You survived it, too. The mess with "mother".
[ he wants to say that mother isn't really a problem anymore, but that would lead to why, and he doesn't want to deal with that. not now, at least. but that same memory of aidan's grief over henry, the way henry actually seems to give a shit about aidan, encourages him to add something else. ]
You survived it, too. The mess with "mother".
lose a bit of skin, and it becomes a habit.
[ a little levity for a fucked up situation. good thing henry doesn't want to know why. he's been around long enoughand watched back to the future to know that being aware of the future isn't always a blessing. ]
thanks, josh.
[ for the info and the food. ]
[ a little levity for a fucked up situation. good thing henry doesn't want to know why. he's been around long enough
thanks, josh.
[ for the info and the food. ]
[ wow thank you this text makes him slightly nervous. only slightly, though. he's actually gotten pretty good at dodging the whole spoilers issue.
but you're still kara thrace, so that's not helping. ]
Potentially. Why? You getting sick of toaster jokes?
[ because yes, he remembers the time he tried to make one. ]
but you're still kara thrace, so that's not helping. ]
Potentially. Why? You getting sick of toaster jokes?
[ because yes, he remembers the time he tried to make one. ]
I'll be there in a few.
[ and he is - well, more like 10-15 minutes, because he still manages to fret a bit in his room before getting the nerve to deal with this. derek had been onething (one slightly awful thing), but at least derek knew he'd been a werewolf before.
daphne, not so much. but he looks mostly resolved when he finds her in the gardens (which was easy, of course, because he can smell her - speaking of awful things). mostly. there might be a bit of anxiety slipping in there. ]
... hi.
[ he could say more, but he figures it'll just be interrupted when she gets a whiff of what he's been told is the worst werewolf b.o. ever. ]
[ and he is - well, more like 10-15 minutes, because he still manages to fret a bit in his room before getting the nerve to deal with this. derek had been onething (one slightly awful thing), but at least derek knew he'd been a werewolf before.
daphne, not so much. but he looks mostly resolved when he finds her in the gardens (which was easy, of course, because he can smell her - speaking of awful things). mostly. there might be a bit of anxiety slipping in there. ]
... hi.
[ he could say more, but he figures it'll just be interrupted when she gets a whiff of what he's been told is the worst werewolf b.o. ever. ]
[She's actually in a tree, and she sees him first, and waves, and is coming down when-
Okay so technically she can't actually fall out of a tree. It's impossible. There are gifts, they are natural, they just activate, like some stupid superpower.
But it's a close thing. She lands on her feet and there's a hiss - no really, a hiss, mouth open and teeth and everything but then she covers her mouth with her hands and there's a look of horror on her face.]
No. Oh no. No, what happened, Josh, do I have to go beat the crap out of that Hale kid?
Okay so technically she can't actually fall out of a tree. It's impossible. There are gifts, they are natural, they just activate, like some stupid superpower.
But it's a close thing. She lands on her feet and there's a hiss - no really, a hiss, mouth open and teeth and everything but then she covers her mouth with her hands and there's a look of horror on her face.]
No. Oh no. No, what happened, Josh, do I have to go beat the crap out of that Hale kid?
[ it's an automatic response to tense up, take the hiss and the teeth as a challenge (and what the hell, when did he ever start thinking of anything as a challenge).
but then she's horrified, and then she's talking, and- ]
What?
[ hale kid. oh. oh wait, no, that's not good. ]
No! No, it wasn't - I went home. It wasn't anybody on the ship. Look, it's fine, really.
[ except it's not, because he doesn't know how to deal with it this time. she doesn't need to know that. ]
but then she's horrified, and then she's talking, and- ]
What?
[ hale kid. oh. oh wait, no, that's not good. ]
No! No, it wasn't - I went home. It wasn't anybody on the ship. Look, it's fine, really.
[ except it's not, because he doesn't know how to deal with it this time. she doesn't need to know that. ]
[She looks properly embarrassed anyway, she hates it when instinct kicks in, it's not really his fault-
She takes in a breath]
Man, at least you smell better than-
[The werewolves back home who practically smell like they sleep in piles of eau d'wet dog.]
You're not lying just to cover it up for him, are you? Because trust me, I can take him and he's not worth it.
[She looks a little sad.]
It's not really fine. Josh, I'm so sorry.
She takes in a breath]
Man, at least you smell better than-
[The werewolves back home who practically smell like they sleep in piles of eau d'wet dog.]
You're not lying just to cover it up for him, are you? Because trust me, I can take him and he's not worth it.
[She looks a little sad.]
It's not really fine. Josh, I'm so sorry.
[ the pity is - he doesn't mind it on his behalf. it's not embarrassing or degrading or anything, but for her to feel upset for him when she doesn't know all the facts, doesn't know that he's been lying to her, that doesn't feel right.
he hesitates, closing his eyes for a second to concentrate on his thoughts and what he's about to say. then his attention's back on her, and his voice is only slightly hesitant and entirely apologetic. ]
It's not the first time. I was a- I was already a wolf once. Before you met me.
he hesitates, closing his eyes for a second to concentrate on his thoughts and what he's about to say. then his attention's back on her, and his voice is only slightly hesitant and entirely apologetic. ]
It's not the first time. I was a- I was already a wolf once. Before you met me.
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