001 ☾ Video

[outofthefreezer]

[Isaac’s face appears on the device, looking troubled and confused. He scratches the back of his head pensively while thinking of the right words to say.]

Uh, hey, I guess? I literally just got here, wherever here is, and I’m kinda lost. If anyone could help me get back home it’d be great. [He sighs]

There’s a lot going on back home and I’m worried about my p- [He cuts the word off] My friends.

I mean, there has to be some way to get back, right? Even though I don’t remember how I got here...

[He’s quite clearly at a loss. Its been a while since he had to deal with things by himself and he finds himself caught off guard by the sudden feeling that he was lacking something he didn’t realise he was relying so heavily on. He drops his arm, taking his face momentarily out of sight while breathing deeply, trying to come to some kind of decision of where to go, what to do when he catches a familiar scent, one that he’s had to track before.

Suddenly his face comes back into view, some degree of nervous excitement spanning across his features, after all if he was right then that means he wasn’t totally alone.]

This might sound weird but uh, Stiles... are you here?

[He stares into the screen of the communicator as if trying to will the other boy into existence because if Stiles was here, and Isaac definitely knew that scent then that meant that other people could be here, his pack.

He wouldn’t risk howling, not right now at least in the unfamiliar territory but it was something he kept in the back of his mind while heading in the direction of the nearest building.]

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[outofthefreezer]

[Yes because he definitely needs furniture right now for this patch of land he totally claimed. He couldn't help but have stupid thoughts running through his head while he was waiting, something to do with the momentary displacement. When Scott actually arrives in person he grins widely, it wasn't some imposter then, he pushes the button which he assumes switches off his fancy video device.]

Uh, hey...

[affectioning]

Hey.

[ This'll be the second time he does this. Where does he even start? So, he takes a seat besides Isaac on the fountain. ]

Don't say anything until I finish, okay? [ And with that. ] You're in the City. It's what it's called. The City. I've been here for almost three weeks. My mom got here Saturday and Derek and Stiles have been here for about a year. [ He pauses, letting that sink in. ] I was probably just with you, or you just talked to me - and it was me. This place takes us. From all points in time. Derek and Stiles are from before me. Derek, I think maybe a few months. Stiles, a few weeks. But, at least this school year. [ He takes a breath. ] In the vaguest way, can you tell me the last thing you remember?

[outofthefreezer]

[Isaac stands there, his face moving through a myriad of expressions. He'd listened to Stiles' explanation, Scott's was at least a lot easier to follow thanks to the lack of Sci-Fi undertones.]

I was at a recital, at school... [That was vague, right?]

[affectioning]

[ Scott doesn't do SciFi undertones. Star Trek the reboot is the only movie he ever allowed Stiles to drag him to and that was awesome. ]

I don't remember a recital. I was at the bank. Stiles, Cora, and Lydia were on their way to Derek's loft. The power was shut off. [ Is he staying vague enough? ] Does that sound familiar?

[outofthefreezer]

Oh...

[He manages to keep all expression off his face, after all people seemed to be trying really hard to not give anything away.]

That was a few days ago.

[affectioning]

Okay. [ Not horrible. But, they have common ground. ] You can't tell Derek about Cora. He doesn't know she's alive. It won't help him. [ Because, he won't be able to see her. ] And you can't tell Stiles or me anything about that happens after you guys saved Derek. Just in case. [ It could cause more harm than good. ] You saved Derek, right?

[outofthefreezer]

[He nods slowly.]

Yeah we saved Derek, he's uh, he's fine. [It was a small lie but it was better than making everything worse. Typical that he'd be the one from further along than everyone else.]

[affectioning]

[ Good. He can at least stop worrying about that, now. One less thing. But, there's something about that reaction. The "Uh." He stands, now. ]

Isaac, what happened?

[outofthefreezer]

Nothing. Really, we saved Derek, he got a little beat up and I think it hurt his pride or something, he took a couple days to himself.

[Great lies there, Isaac.]

[affectioning]

[ He's a hypocrite, telling Isaac not to let him, Stiles, or Derek know what's going on. ]

I can hear your heart beat. [ He takes a step forward. ] It sped up. [ The Derek part of the story tracks. ] Did something else happen? Were Stiles and Lydia okay?

[outofthefreezer]

Everyone's okay, Scott. [He hopes to god that wasn't his voice wavering. If he knew how to control his heartbeat he'd be doing it all of the time around Scott.]

You told me not to tell you anything, so please, drop it.

[affectioning]

[ His lips form a thin line before he nods, dropping it. ]

You're right. Come on, the apartment's this way. I was at Derek's packing things up. [ He waits until Isaac falls in step with him. ] So, you should know the basics. This is a parallel dimension to ours. We can't get back - if we want to. It can send us back but we won't remember anything. Apparently, I was here a few weekends back but I left. I don't remember. [ And he doesn't really want to. ]

Our network devices reach everyone. Everyone. So watch what you say on them. But, we can make conversations private. I can show you how back at the apartment.

[ And he's just walking, not trying to drop everything in Isaac's lap but not exactly succeeding. ]

[outofthefreezer]

[Isaac manages the perfect rhythm between walking, internally contemplating all of this and also trying to see where he was going. It's a hard task but he was getting the hang of it. At least they were going somewhere.]

Okay so whatever happens here, we won't know about it when we get home, and we can just be thrown back at any time? [Well that was faintly worrying, it would've been an excellent way to make plans but instead it was like a messed up vacation.]

[affectioning]

Yes and no. We can but it doesn't happen often. If you want it, it won't happen any faster. [ Or, at all. He does stop walking. ] You have to know, you're probably not going to see anyone ever again. [ At least for a while. ]

[outofthefreezer]

That's fine. [Really it was, out of everyone Scott should know that if the Pack was here then he had nobody left behind.]

Like Stiles said, I'll get used to it.

[affectioning]

[ Scott gives him an understanding look. He had to say it but Isaac really doesn't have anyone. Erica's dead. Derek's here. All they're missing is Boyd. He starts walking again. ]

Because you're underage, you get an allowance. Stiles and me do, too.

[ Maybe Stiles and Isaac can share a room. Or, Stiles and Scott. Or, maybe Isaac will want to live with Derek. He did, before. That's what Stiles said. ]

We can get you clothes tomorrow. It's this way. [ He turns a corner. ]

[outofthefreezer]

[Isaac can tell from the look that Scott made the same mental connections he did. With all of them here that left just Lydia and Allison out of the equation from his list of 'people I associate with'.]

I get an allowance? [Well that was interesting at least, and he hadn't thought about clothes until Scott mentioned it, it wasn't like he'd packed a bag.]

Wait so are we going to Derek's place or your mom's, she invited me for dinner while I was waiting for you.

[affectioning]

[ It's no inheritance. And he's sorry Isaac can't access that. But, hey, it's better than having nothing? ]

My mom's. Mine. The apartment. Derek lives in a cabin in the woods. It's where we were. [ While he got up to get Isaac, his mom must've brought a few more boxes to the apartment. She's good like that. ] I was living with Derek at first.

[outofthefreezer]

[He just nods while he walks.]

He lives in a cabin? What's wrong with normal living arrangements... [Derek really had a thing for odd housing structures.] So you moved to be with your mom, right? That makes sense.

[affectioning]

Derek fixed it up. He and Stiles moved into it. [ He really has no idea. Though, the loft's not terrible. ] Yeah. I'm almost all moved in. Probably with Stiles, too. [ But, he doesn't know. ] It's a four bedroom.

[outofthefreezer]

Okay. [He ignored the obvious question of 'are we just leaving Derek alone in the woods.']

So I guess you've been getting used to everything pretty quickly, I mean with your mom only being here for a few days?

[affectioning]

[ You don't have to. He's not saying you have to do anything. And he doesn't know what Stiles is deciding. He's leaving it up to Stiles. And his mother. She talked to him. ]

It's not hard to get used to. [ Living here, not being okay with living here. ] She's doing her best. Everyone's nice. And helpful. [ Mostly! ]

[outofthefreezer]

That's good to know, I mean its better than waiting for the next dead body or waiting for someone to try and kill us. Especially without the alpha pack.

[He wasn't even sure if that counted as TMI considering the body pile up recently.]

[affectioning]

Yeah, there's no alpha pack here. [ That he knows of. If Deucalian were here, he'd have made himself known to Scott. So, it is another thing to stop worrying about. ] It can be dangerous here, though.

[outofthefreezer]

Really? What's more dangerous than a pack of Alphas and an evil Druid?

[He almost feels like he's jinxing himself asking.]