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[ The video starts with almost Blair Witch levels of shaking, the kind of tremble that usually accompanies the running and possibly evading of massacres. He lifts the device with one hand and breathes out, a quick burst of breath that makes his voice vaguely higher than usual. Do not judge him, he will find his baseball bat soon enough. ] Okay, what the hell?

[ It's been months for him, months of growing and settling and generally smothering down the Beacon Hills level of panic that accompanies his daily life. He'd had Scott and been patching up things with his dad and none of this had crossed his mind at all. Forgetting is so quick. Well, at the beginning with the smothering. Now it's mostly just panic and keep panicking because everything in the town is out to kill you. Even Peter. Especially Peter.

Memories of the City come back in fits and starts. He's vaguely aware of the trouble before he'd left and it matches up. Of course rioting in the streets is a little .. well. ]

Is this going to happen every time? [ Running a hand fitfully through his hair - that's new too, the hair. He tugs it a little and moves his foot up and down, his whole body still in motion. ] I know destruction of property is generally my siren call but seriously?

[ He needs to get out of the center and quickly. ] Is this everywhere?

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...if I were to ask him for his version of the story, would it start with 'I told Stiles to go to spot x'?

You mean after the whole eyebrow communication?

[ Yes :C ]

You can start a whole dictionary based on his eyebrows.

You've been catelouging Derek's eyebrows? [ Wait, what. ] Did you guys set up a missing Stiles support group?

Not quite. [THOUGH SHE HAS MISSED YOU.]

For some reason he seemed to think I had to be whisked away to safety? [But not because she was this close to being arrested or anything.]

Did he try to eat you?

[ GENUINE CONCERN. ]

...you don't smile when you ask a person that.

Are you getting pally with Derek?

It's going to take effort, but apparently I was worthy of protection?

Oh.

[ Well that's an unpleasant feeling curling up his spine. ] Cool.

My guess is that it's got to do with being your friend. [Calm down, Stiles, she can tell.]

[ No Mae, NOTHING IS GOING ON. ]

Derek doesn't generally care about friends. In fact he uses them for weapons.

I'm - I don't know, I'd like to think there's hope for him yet. But I tend to blindly think that of everyone.

He hypnotised you with his abs, didn't he?

Look, his abs are great and all - and he's got a chin you can probably sharpen knives on? But objectification aside, I'd like to point out that I don't appreciate being carried off over anyone's shoulder because they think I'm in need of protection, just because of who I know.

[ Stiles is kind of privately glad Derek did,in fact, cart her off. Only because Mae is his friend and Derek is pretty capable of dealing with things. ]

Hey, I wasn't here. Not my fault.

His manners need improving. I've tried telling him, but he grunts.

He's a we -. [ FUCK ABORT ABORT. ] Weird dude, of course he grunts. Communication is not his main strength.

I caught that part, thanks.

[A pause, AND THEN,] Did you get jealous?

What? No.

[ Yes. ]

You so did.

Did not!

[ Now you've got him flustered, Mae. ]

Relax, I wouldn't.

It's so not like that.

[ It is totally like that. Stiles is jealous. Because his life is crazy and Derek goes from all up in his business to not interested so quickly. ]

I won't insist.

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