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[affectioning]

[ Melissa is not in her scrubs this time, but her civvies, and she’s smirking quietly to herself. The memory of Scott closing the door in his father’s face is one that she’ll treasure for a very long time. ]

Hello? Scott McCall and I are back again. I think we just took a year off the poor worker’s life, the guy doing the drywall in the clinic? Yeah, not pretty. I’ve never seen a saw bounce before. Hope I never see it again.

[ And, sure enough, there’s a very loud buzzing just off camera. Apparently the worker heard that. Oops.

Into the feed, a wild Scott McCall appears! Just his head, anyway, leaning down into it beside his mother’s. ]

But, he’s fine, he’s fine! [ He looks off screen.. ] Nobody was injured. [ He looks back. ] Sorry to anybody if we had plans. But, we’re back now and we’re not planning on going anywhere. [ Unless everyone else gets out with them.

Melissa pokes her head back into frame again.]

Oh! And Lydia? Tell me you fed the cat? I mean...how long have we been gone, after all? Ziggy wasn’t too much of problem, was he?

[ Scott is about to say something else, but he notices something offscreen. ] No way. [ And he slides out of frame leaving Melissa to take the reins. Offscreen… ] Cool.

...Okay. Just a note to say we’re back. Stiles, Isaac, Derek? Are you all okay?

[ And Scott is back. ]

You’re still here, right? [ Scott brings it closer, fiddling and then soon, the feed is private! ]

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Thanks. [ To his mom. To the device... ] I think I’m all caught up. Sorry if you came by Monday night. The City thought we didn’t need to talk. But, we still should.

isaac ]
We will hang out this weekend.

[ Fiddling with it again, Scott adjusts to make the feed public once more ]

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So, that’s what leaving is like. We had no clue we were here. And then we were just… back. If anybody needs us, we’ll be back at the apartment in a couple of minutes. Angela, I’ll be in to work tomorrow. [ A beat before he adds ] Has anybody heard from Wally?

[ ooc: Replies will be coming from both Scott and Melissa! ]

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[mamanurse]

[Of course, now that the notifications are done, she settles back against a stool, perching herself on it but not sitting.]

You know, this frustrates me. If I could have remembered we'd be back here, I'd have grabbed some more cash. Or our birth certificates. Or my nursing degree.

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[affectioning]

[ Eyeing the workers, Scott watches them for a second. Huh, they were working without him. That feels good, like he was a boss even though he wasn't there for a few days. Though, the schedule is Wally's, so maybe that's what happened. But, something makes Scott proud. Maybe he was an alpha in more ways than one.

His mom's speaking, now, though so he trains his attention on her. ]

I don't think of of it would've been useful. They don't take our money. [ He pulls out his wallet again, now he has two? And opens it up, pulling out his cash, counting it. ] Fifty. [ He tucks it back inside. ] I'm missing first period again. [ At least this way, his dad can't bother him. Or his mother. He has mixed feelings towards him but mostly, they're on behalf of his mother. And they're not fond. ]

At least everyone is safe back home, now. [ Before he was in such a state of flux. He'd only heard about things. ]

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[mamanurse]

I could have done without the better part of a day tied up in a root cellar.

[A wry smirk, and then an eyebrow cock at his cash.]

It's a start. And...yeah. I'm just glad it's over. And I'm seriously going to file suit with the school board for their lack of background checks.

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[lefthandedgenius]

[Lydia holds up a grumpy cat.]

He's fine! Where did you go? I was kind of worried.

[Though having the apartment to herself for a wee bit was kind of awesome, lbh.]</small.

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[mamanurse]

We went back home.

Where...things happened.

[lefthandedgenius]

...what kind of things?

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[affectioning]

[ There's Ziggy Stardust. He has no idea what that even is, but his mom chose it. And now his mom has her device so they're separate again. A buzzsaw can be heard in the background. ]

We got sent home.

[ And now he's switching the feed to private. ]

You said the last thing you remember is being in the hospital after Ms. Blake attacked you?

[lefthandedgenius]

More or less, yes.

Why? What happened?

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[lupusalpha]

Are you all right?

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[affectioning]

Yeah, I'm all right. We both are. Things are better.

[ He knows about spoilers and he got Stiles' speech the first day but this seems bigger than that. He could stop Derek from worrying. Things were bad. He'd had no plan B. It was touch and go there and it was scary. He'd even joined forces with Deucalian. But, everything worked out, Jennifer was gone, and Derek - well, Derek left town. ]

Cora is okay. She lived. [ A huff as a takes in a breath. ] We should do this in person.

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[lupusalpha]

Good-

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You can come out to the woods.

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[mortemscintilla]

I don't think you were gone that long.

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[affectioning]

We were gone three days. Monday night to now. We missed most of today. I guess you could call it two.

text - best in his profession 8|

[mortemscintilla]

It must be disorienting, either way. Are you okay?

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[ladycroft]

Hello. I'd say 'welcome back', but it likely isn't something you wished.

[She sighs.]

Still, I didn't realize you had left. My apologies, Scott and... I don't believe we've met.

[That last to the woman.]

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[affectioning]

The City really likes us. People from Beacon Hills go home and come back. [ Maybe it's not done with them yet. ]

It's only been three days. I don't know if anybody did. [ The coworkers thought he'd just taken a personal few days because of Wally. Yeah, Monday had been pretty... not fun. ]

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[mamanurse]

Hello! I'm Melissa. This one's my kid.

[And she reaches off-camera to ruffle Scott's hair.]

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[studmuffin]

Are you two okay?

[ Demanding and concerned and ... relieved. ]

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[affectioning]

We're okay. [ They're really okay. ] Everything's okay.

[ He smiles, reassuringly, but there's something about it that doesn't quite meet his eyes. It's the underlying darkness that he may never completely shake. But, the rest of him, demeanor, smile, it's all reassuring to a T. ] It's over.

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[grigio]

So leaving and returning does happen. Huh.


[She's too new to be able to decide if she likes that or not.]

Welcome...back?

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[affectioning]

It happened to me, my mom, my friend Stiles and our other friend, Derek. [ So much more complicated to explain what Derek is to everyone. ] I've heard it happens to other people, too.

Thanks. ...Have we met?

Text?! From Wally?!

[fastest_dude_ever]

Dear Scott,

I am writing this from my jail cell with my own bodily fluids. It is awful here. I have taken to eating rats to survive. Horrified by my savage nature, they have crowned me their king. My advisor, Scrabblefoot, and I are currently devising a plan for my escape.

Just kidding! I'm fine, but yeah, it does suck here. Smells like feet. Tell your mom I said hey! I think I met her once. She thought I had a weird fetish. Hope I still have my job when I come back!

Xoxo,
Wally West, Rat King

P.S. You threw out that milk, right?

Suc le bleu!

[affectioning]

What fetish did she think you have? Maybe, I don't want to know.

Of course you have a job! You left a really great schedule. The guys kept working while I was gone. It's coming along. I couldn't do this without you.

P.S. You asked me to.

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[outofthefreezer]

[Have Isaac's face popping up, clearly relieved.]

Hey guys, I was uh, pretty worried... I swung by the shelter like I said and Stiles had to tell me you were in some kind of hall of missing people? Are you both okay?

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[affectioning]

We're both okay. Everyone's okay. [ Everyone that matters. ]