( stargazing )

[honestypolice]

the stargazing meme

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oo3. use the rng and enter 1-10
oo4. play out what happens—anything goes!
oo5. profit? oh yeah!

prompts

one → meteor shower you just saw a falling star! and another! make a wish!
two → aliens what was that? was that really? omg no way a ufo!
three → lunar eclipse you've been sitting out for hours, waiting for this. it's so cool!
four → comet does it move fast or slow? either way, it's amazing.
five → full moon the moon is so huge! just don't look too long, it's really bright too.
six → star dust anything can happen in space. make up your own plot!
seven → solar eclipse this might be happening in the middle of the day!
eight → planet sighting is that a new star? nope, just a neighbor in the solar system!
nine → constellations do you know the stories behind these odd patterns?
ten → deep space normal stargazing isn't that much fun. you got a telescope!

Comments

[instincts]

[ She knew it was because of the Nogitsune—doing it to himself is still hard to imagine. Her nose crinkles at it. People don't normally send themselves to Eichen House. One look at the place is all they need to change their minds. ]

Maybe I should have run. [ Bailed at the first mention. She shrugs. It happened. ]

[teenyoda]

Hey...

[He gave her hand a squeeze, turning more to look at her.]

I'm sorry you were in there. Your dad... I know what it's like to not be able to tell them stuff. It sucks. Because it would just explain everything, but sometimes it's for the best. I'm... not really sure your dad would be able to handle what happened.

But you have us. You can talk to us when you need to. Me, Scott, Kira, Lydia, my dad. Pretty sure even Scott's mom wouldn't mind giving you a few pointers.

[instincts]

I know: “I can take care of myself, but I don’t have to.”

[ She rolls her eyes a little, reciting the lesson. It will stick later, when she’s fighting with them. For now, they just feel like words. She puts very little stock in words, having gone without them for so long. ]

[teenyoda]

You say that, but you're giving me that look like I'm speaking a foreign language. Look, just... ask questions. Talk to us. About whatever. If you're not sure, ask. None of us are going to judge you for it, okay?

[instincts]

Why would I care if they judge me for it?

[ Genuine question. Which he said she could ask. ]

[teenyoda]

[Huh. Well...]

I guess because most people would? Some of us mere humans are a bit sensitive about our pride.

[instincts]

Are you sensitive about your pride? I don’t want to pretend you’re good at things you suck at.

[ Malia Tate and the Eternal Quest for the Brain-Mouth Filter. ]

[teenyoda]

Ah... to a point yeah, I guess. But I also know what I suck at. Still, most people don't like to tell their friends they suck at things. Unless you really don't actually like them. Like Jackson. If you ever met him, you're welcome to tell him he sucks at everything.

[instincts]

Was Jackson an alpha?

[ Putting together their dramatic lives piece-by-piece makes it impossible not to get wires crossed. You people need biographies. ]

[teenyoda]

No, he was a kanima. A douchima. Basically, he was a not nice guy that turned into a giant lizard and killed a bunch of people because some loser with issues couldn't find a decent therapist to resolve them.

[instincts]

Has anything supernatural happened in this town that your friends aren't the source of?

[teenyoda]

... Probably before we were born, yeah. Seems like there's always been something happening and it's just been sleeping lately.

[instincts]

And you slapped targets on your foreheads.

[teenyoda]

Hey, not intentionally. It all started with a walk in the woods to find a dead body.

And Peter.

And by the way, just so we're clear; Jackson is not my friend. Like, at all.

[instincts]

Sure, okay. Not your friend. Fangs out if I see him. But who's Peter?

[ It had to be asked eventually. ]

[teenyoda]

Peter is...

[Shit.]

Someone you should probably stay away from. He's Derek's uncle and was an alpha after he killed Derek's sister and stole it from her. Then he bit Scott and... well, let's just say there was a lot of death.

[instincts]

But it's good that he bit Scott.

[ It's physically impossible for her to see that as a bad thing. Being a werewolf is fucking great, man. Welcome to S1 Derek Hale, I guess. ]

And Derek's your friend, isn't he?

[teenyoda]

No. It's not good. You don't go around biting people.

Derek's... I guess. Sort of. Yeah, okay.

[instincts]

Alphas do. Besides, he wouldn't be able to protect you if he hadn't been bitten.

[ She wouldn't have killed her family if she hadn't transformed either, though. That's not cut-and-dry naiveté, but Scott? Scott's not a case to be sorry about, and Malia's embraced her were-side. ]

[teenyoda]

He wouldn't need to protect anyone if he hadn't been bitten. And I don't need protecting.

[There's that fragile male pride getting pricked. He's trying not to take it personally, pushing it out of his head, but there's still that 'great, now she thinks I'm a wuss' floating around in there.]

[instincts]

I'm a werecoyote and you were getting worked up about me sleeping outside. I think you can stand to admit you need some help.

[teenyoda]

That's different. Things would have been a whole lot... different if Peter hadn't done what he'd done. This all comes back to him.

And I'd be worked up about you doing anything that put you in a dangerous or potentially dangerous situation.

[instincts]

Then I'll be glad Scott's a werewolf for when you wind up in dangerous situations.

[ He's useful for that protection, at least. And, okay, fine—he's helped teach her a lot. ]

[teenyoda]

[Exasperated sigh.]

You're missing the point. And hey, I can take care of myself.

[instincts]

So can I.

[ Not gonna win this one, Robin. ]