→ take some time to simmer down, keep your head down low

[studmuffin]

When: August 13th.
Rating: PG-13. ( S for Stiles aha. )
Characters: Stiles & Allison Argent.
Summary: Just a wee bit of hanging out and catching up!

[ He gets to the coffee shop before Allison. It means he picks a reasonably quiet place for them to sit and not be overheard. Being the son of a sheriff and part of a wolf pack causes you pick up a little bit of subterfuge here and there and sometimes it comes in handy. He has to time to kill, so when she shows up he's half way through the hugest mug of coffee, scrawling notes in a notebook and bouncing his foot up and down.

But the bell above the door goes and he looks up, sees her and gives her a wave. Things move too fast in the City, he should really be speaking to Scott. But maybe he wants a little normality and maybe he wants to check up on her too. ]

Allison, over here.

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[daggers]

[ She's grateful when Stiles shows up first, though she makes sure to leave early just in case she gets lost. She finds the place sooner rather than later, and she knows he wouldn't hold it against her if she wasn't on time, but she just prefers to be punctual. It's an old habit.

Everything Scott's told her is circling around in her head, but when she finally sees Stiles sitting at the table, all her concerns dissipate in the wake of just seeing him so undeniably - well, Stiles - with his body in constant movement. She bites back a grin and then smiles even wider when he spots her, lifting a hand to wave back before she approaches. ]

Hey.

[studmuffin]

[ He's happy to see her. On some level he's just pleased for Scott - though whether Scott still feels the same about Allison remains to be seen - but he's pleased for himself too. Allison and Stiles may not be besties but she's his friend and her presence is soothing. ]

What are you having? I'll get it.

[ He grabs his wallet and rises, his pen rolling across the table top and knocking against his coffee mug. He needs more anyway so he downs the rest and pulls a disgusted face. ] Eugh, cold.

[daggers]

[ It's possible that Scott feels the same way about things, if the other evening had been any indication. She's actively trying not to think about what it had all meant because they'd both agreed that it hadn't, but there's no denying the history between them. There's no denying a lot of things that still exist. And now, with Isaac - it's safe to say that she's never felt more confused in her life. ]

Cafe au lait? I think I might need a large.

[ She stifles a yawn with the back of her hand, grinning sheepishly. ]

[studmuffin]

[ He grins and waves her into a seat and heads off to get two more large coffees. On the way he picks up muffins because who doesn't like muffins and anyway he's kind of hungry. Then he pays and brings it all back, balancing the tray with concentration. ]

You like blueberry, right? [ Passing her the coffee and sliding a muffin over. ]

[daggers]

[ Allison's eyes go wide at the muffin and it's all she can do not to make grabby hands; she settles for waiting until he's joined her at the table again before breaking off a piece of the one on the plate in front of her and making a small noise. ]

God, yes. Thank you.

[studmuffin]

[ He just grins at her because hey, who doesn't appreciate a muffin? ]

I'd say I'm really glad you're here but that's kind of like saying thanks for joining me in the carnage so I'll skip that part. How've you been? Are you doing okay?

[daggers]

[ Definitely not Allison at this time of day. She grins, reaching out for her drink to gingerly take a sip from the edge. ]

More or less. I just keep having the sense like I should be doing something about being here, you know?

[studmuffin]

I've been stuck here a year and every morning I wake up and think maybe I should try to break out and then it just never happens? Because so many people have already tried.

[ He finds his pen again, tucks it into the spiral bound of the book. ] If Iron Man and Captain America can't get out, I guess I'm gonna have to stay stuck.

[daggers]

Wait, seriously? Iron Man and Captain America. And apparently Captain Kirk too?

[ She sets her cup down slowly, shaking her head in disbelief. ] You know, I asked Scott if he thought maybe that meant we're fictional in someone else's universe.

[studmuffin]

[ Woah, Allison. Way to blow his mind. ]

Nah, who'd want to watch/read/play our lives? They suck. They are literally so sucking that we could create a black hole just by existing.

[daggers]

That's true. And there's a few things I'd really appreciate complete strangers not having access to.

[ Too late, Allison, the world's already seen your copious makeout seshes with Scott. ]

How are you?

[studmuffin]

[ Nobody's seen you and Scott having the boner closet apocalypse, promise. ]

I'm doing okay. [ He taps a sugar packet straight with his fingers, then rips off the top. ] Kind of trying to adjust to this place again. Having two sets of time lines in my head kind of sucks.

[daggers]

So you're one of the people that went back home, and then came back here again?

[ She purses her lips together. ] I'm sorry. I know that there's probably a million things going on in your head right now. [ Not that there already isn't, considering it's Stiles, but. ]

[studmuffin]

That's why I didn't realise you were here.

[ He shrugs, one shoulder lifting. ] It's cool. Like I said, I've been here a year and I've gone home three times. It's always weird. Especially when I'm still behind Scott. He says everything works out though.

[daggers]

Wait, what's the last thing you remember? From home.

[ She wants to make sure she doesn't accidentally tell him too much. From what she understands, it's never a good idea for anyone to know too much about what happens in their own future. ]

[studmuffin]

"Scott going with the alphas. I'm in the hospital. It's just me and Derek."

He flexes his fingers against the mug and pulls a little bit of a face. Meaning his dad is still missing. "Scott's told me some stuff. Lydia too."

[daggers]

[ She wants to tell him everything, all of a sudden. How they find his dad, and her dad, and Scott's mom. How they save them all. But she bites her lower lip and lowers her gaze. ]

Scott's right, you know. It does work out.

[studmuffin]

I know. It doesn't make it any better though. I mean I get that the future is okay but sometimes I think about how I've left him home with her and I want to break out.

[ He takes a sip of his coffee, feels it burn down. ] I know what we do to get them back. Lydia told me. Are you all right?

[daggers]

[ She mimics his sip with one of her own, sighing softly. ] More or less.

[ What they'd done to get their parents back - it's changed them. She's seen the changes in Scott, and maybe she's changed herself. She doesn't know for certain yet. ] I don't know. I don't feel any different, but - there's always consequences to doing that kind of thing.

[studmuffin]

[ He gives her a small smile. ]

We'd do it again anyway, right?

[daggers]

[ She nods once, without hesitation. ]

Absolutely. I'd do it five times over if I had to.

[studmuffin]

[ Blowing out air. ]

Well that got depressing super fast.

[daggers]

[ She takes another bite of her muffin, pinching some off between her fingers. ]

Sorry. So, uh, how do you go about getting a job here?

[studmuffin]

You could just ask over the network? I work in a garage, weird, right? But I've also been a delivery guy. There's always someone looking for staff.

[daggers]

That's probably a good idea.

[ Sort of like posting your resume in public. Though she's still trying to figure out what skills she could advertise. ]

A garage? Wait - is the Jeep here?

[studmuffin]

Yeah, I traded for it when I originally got here.

[ He grins. Stiles without the Jeep was an impossibility. ]

[daggers]

[ She smiles too. It's almost an additional comfort, knowing Stiles has it here with him. ]

You traded for it? Who had it?

[studmuffin]

We used to have these people here? The dieties. I had to give them something and they'd bring my jeep in from home the same way they did to me.

[daggers]

Used to. [ She echoes the words slowly. ]

But - not anymore?

[studmuffin]

They got kicked out. This anonymous movement rolled into town, gathered up a group of people and got rid of the deities. I haven't really figured out if we should trust the new guys or not.

[daggers]

Like a rebellion? That always ends well.

[ She frowns a little as she tucks into more of her muffin. ]

[studmuffin]

Yeah.

[ He tears a chunk off his muffin. ] There was a big fight. They're still struggling to gain control of the place.

[daggers]

So nobody knows who these guys are or where they came from?

[ She's still frowning, trying to mull it over. ]

[studmuffin]

Nope. Creepy, right?

[ He finishes his muffin, brushes crumbs off his shirt. ]

[daggers]

Incredibly.

[ She finishes her coffee shortly after that, putting the empty cup down. ]

And no one's tried to sit down with them? Talk to them, find out what they want?

[studmuffin]

Oh you can talk to them. They come up on the network sometimes. [ Tapping his device. ] But it's pretty much constant riddle.

[daggers]

That's - not comforting at all.

[ She flashes him a quick grin. ]

So, what else is there to do around here?

[studmuffin]

I could lie but hey, that always gets us into trouble.

[ He nods, a furrow between his brow as he thinks. ] There's a lot. The zoo, the gardens, the beach. The underground too but pretend I didn't tell you about that, Scott would kill me.

[daggers]

[ She glances up with a confused look. ]

Wait - what's in the underground?

[ You've unleashed a monster, Stiles. The monster of wanting to seek out adventure and new life forms. ]

[studmuffin]

Monsters. Not the kind we have to kill though. I think the vampires are totally on to me though.

[ He offers her a sheepish grin. ] It's like Hill Street, y'know? Totally shady.

[daggers]

Wait - vampires? And what else?

[ She's hanging on your every word now, Stiles. She's definitely not going to get all arrow-happy, especially if they're not an active threat to her or anyone else, but this is exciting. ]

[studmuffin]

Apparently I got stalked by a fairy once? It'd be cool if we had the Bestiary here. Then we could match it up to the City monsters.

[ Wanna go explore? ]

[daggers]

Maybe it'll pop up. The Jeep did, didn't it?

[ Hell yes she does. ]

[studmuffin]

If the anon movement ever do trades, we could always ask?

[ GOOD. add that to the list of drinking. + danger. ]