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[lupusalpha]

[The woods are quiet, but then there's an explosion of leaves as one kid, black hair, green eyes, flings himself on a pile of leaves. It's really obvious he's unsupervised. What's less obvious is that he kind of snuck out.

He goes again - run, jump, leaves everywhere, and then laughing, but that's when he notices the recording]

Hey, what's this-

Is this like a video camera?

[He peers into the lens]

Hi, my name is Derek.

[Another pause, and now he's got a slightly more serious face]

Mom, if you're watching, I tried to wait for you, I really did.

[ooc: replies from translocated!]

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[studmuffin]

[ Stiles pretty much had a heart attack when little tiny Derek went missing, but at least he can see the video and know he's all right. Of course now he's going to get lost in the woods trying to find him. ]

[translocated]

[Derek looks up when he smells Stiles nearby and wanders behind him. Apparently he didn't develop that trait with age.]

Stiles?

[studmuffin]

[ Manful scream and flail right into the next tree. ]

Oh my god.

[translocated]

[He goes to offer his hand to help him up]

Are you okay?

[studmuffin]

[ adfghjk adorable Derek, stop giving him a heart attack on the regular. ]

Hey. You disappeared.

[translocated]

Um. Isaac was there and you were sleeping -

[He's still kind of scared of Isaac]

-and I smelled dry leaves.

I wore a scarf.

[studmuffin]

[ /chinhands. ]

Practising for the Fall Championship Long Jump?

[translocated]

There are a lot of piles over there!

[He points]

[studmuffin]

Dude, you're going to have to show me how far you can jump. It's like a rite of passage.

[saidrepent]

[Derek, huh.

Normally Raymond wouldn't bother, but here there seems to be the opportunity to learn a few things.]

Pretty sure your mom's not here, kid.

[translocated]

I know.

Stiles said she left me with him.

[saidrepent]

Stiles, huh?

Is that a friend of yours?

[translocated]

Yes. He's my mom's friend.

[Well actually Derek doesn't know if that's 100% accurate but he's pack so whatever.]

What's your name?

[saidrepent]

[Hmm.]

My name is Raymond.

And yours is Derek, right?

[translocated]

Hello Mr. Raymond. My name is Derek Hale.

[saidrepent]

[Well, this kid is certainly more polite than the somewhat-older kid he remembers.]

It's nice to meet you, Derek. [He gives him a small smile.] You haven't been here too long, have you?

[translocated]

I got here yesterday.

[ Video ]

[bettercallit]

[ The little boy is unmistakably the big, dark, and handsome who broods in the woods. But here, like this, he's less dark and menacing, and more adorably and happy. He wonders what changed that over the years. ]

Hey, kid, you all right out there?

[ Video ]

[translocated]

[He looks up from his pile of leaves]

Yes sir.

[ Video ]

[bettercallit]

[ Knowing this is Derek and getting a respectable sir from him is so far from what he's used to. ]

Glad to hear it. You figured out what's going on or do you need filling in?

[ Video ]

[translocated]

No, Stiles told me.

[ Video ]

[bettercallit]

Thought he might have. [ Nodding to the pile of leaves behind him. ] That as fun as it looks?

[ Video ]

[translocated]

Well. It's pretty fun.

[ Video ]

[bettercallit]

Wouldn't mind giving it a go if there's room for one more.

[ Video ]

[translocated]

You have to tell me your name first.