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[lefthandedgenius]

[So Lydia disappeared for a day, and now she's back.]

Well. That happened.

Private to Scott.
You left out some pretty important stuff. [And Lydia is Displeased About That.]

Private to Stiles.
So things happened. I want to talk to you about them. [Mainly the fact that she held him underwater while he died of hypothermia and she needs to be told that it's okay that she did that to him. She knows it was necessary, but.]

Private to Derek.
I want to talk to you. About Peter.

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[studmuffin]

That's it, we're setting up a daily texting regime.

[ But. ] Where are you? I'll come meet you.

[lefthandedgenius]

[So Lydia is clearly upset, but not freaking out.]
I'm at the apartment. I left the City and I don't think anybody noticed.
[That's not why she's upset, though.]

[studmuffin]

That's why we're going down the daily texting route. That way I can make sure nobody's disappeared from the City without walking to the Hall of the Missing every day.

I'll be down in twenty. Do you need anything?

lydia martin l

[affectioning]

What are you talking about?

[ She went home. And came back. He's not surprised and it's Scott McCall stating the obvious even inside his head. Also not surprising. But, he didn't remember her missing. She was there Friday night. He worked Saturday. ]

Private;

[lupusalpha]

What about Peter?

[lefthandedgenius]

Do you know anything about what happened when he bit me?

[lupusalpha]

In theory, or in practice?

[lefthandedgenius]

Either. Both. Do you know if he knew this would happen?

[lefthandedgenius]

The darkness in your heart? In Stiles' and Allison's?

[lefthandedgenius]

Just to talk. I'll figure it out when you get here.

[lupusalpha]

He's older than I am. He knew more than I did.

[lefthandedgenius]

That's not an answer.

[lupusalpha]

Yes, it is. It means I don't know what he knew or didn't.

[lefthandedgenius]

Then say what you mean. Do you know anything about it? About him biting me and my being apparently immune but apparently becoming something else entirely?

[lupusalpha]

Did I knew he was going to bite you, or did I know that he bit you? Because we all knew he bit you, Lydia.

[affectioning]

You're all caught up. [ Again, he states the obvious. He doesn't have a lot of feelings about this. Mostly, he left out the consequences because they didn't matter. It was a necessary evil. He hasn't even lived with it for three days. He doesn't feel or look any different. Why was he going to worry her or anyone for that matter? ] I left it out because you didn't need to know.

[lefthandedgenius]

[Her nose twitches in annoyance.]
Did you know if what happened to me is what he intended all along?

[lupusalpha]

No.

[lefthandedgenius]

[Whoa, Scott. Lydia's expression is thunderous.]

I'm one of the people who accepted the responsibility for helping you and even if the price isn't mine to pay, I deserved to know the consequences. Did you think you couldn't trust me with it? Did you think I couldn't handle it?

[lefthandedgenius]

[Progress. Sort of.]

Do you know anything about banshees or wailing women other than what you've experienced with me? Assuming you have. I'm not exactly sure where you are in the relative timeline.

[affectioning]

I think you didn't need to know. You know I know what you can handle. [ And that is supposed to be a lot more complimentary but it just comes out wrong. ] Because, you'd look at me like you are now. It doesn't change anything. We had to do it. It was a necessary evil. [ How doesn't she get that? ] I'm not going around talking about it. [ With anyone. ] It wasn't personal.

[lupusalpha]

What.

[lefthandedgenius]

You know what Scott, I know you've gone through some seriously awful stuff and I'm not comparing, but you haven't the faintest clue what I can handle, clearly.

I'm not arguing that you didn't need to do it. I completely get that it needed to be done. I'm pissed that you think I didn't have the right to know the consequences of something I had a direct hand in. Do you think Isaac wouldn't want to know?

[lefthandedgenius]

[Well, that was progress.

I can repeat the question?

[affectioning]

It hadn't happened to you yet. [ He thought he was doing the right thing. He thought he was sparing you pain. Why does he feel like somehow he's in the wrong here? ] Isaac's having a hard enough time adjusting. Stiles is from so far back he'd worry sick about his dad so no, I haven't told him anything except that I'm an alpha now. Nobody needs to know means nobody needs to know. Having a darkness around my heart doesn't change anything. It doesn't mean anything. It happened. I can't undo it and I wouldn't. What matters is we're all alive.

[ You're pushing the already weary alpha right now. How did he get to sound like a dick so quickly. This isn't his. Can they reset? ] What would me telling you have done? [ He can't even say it out loud. He hasn't yet, to anyone but Stiles and Deaton. ] I don't know if you want me to apologize for you having to have a hand in it - if I could change things, I would.

[ There's other stuff. He'd have to explain why Isaac pushed Allison under. He's going to have to have a conversation he doesn't want to have. ] Are you seriously angry at me right now?