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[phonetically]

"You've got Stiles -- or you would if I were here right now, which, I'm not. I think phone etiquette is the same here, so you should know the drill. If you want something, yada yada, but here's an extra option. Call Scott if it's an emergency. And if it's really an emergency, call until he picks up. Otherwise, I'll get back to you when I can. Peace, Atia."

Comments

[phonetically]

... I don't know who Elle is. But, apparently dating you should be forgotten, so, should I also wish her good luck?

[askedtobe]

[ Peter's eyes go a little wide before confusion hits, his brow furrowing like none other. Stiles is back to speaking a different language and Peter tips his head like a puppy searching for words. ] I don't date. Elle is- she doesn't- She used to electrocute me for fun. But nobody dates me.

[ What he means to say is that nobody should. ]

[phonetically]

Electroshock therapy. It's used to - forget. It can erase memories. [ ... ] But, wow, she sounds --

Literally electrocute you for fun?

[askedtobe]

[ Slow nod. ] Literally. Yes. 'Bout once a day. She said I would learn to like it. [ He shrugs. ] I was locked in a room, didn't have anything better to do.

[phonetically]

Your life. [ Give him a second. ] So, was this before or after you weren't a terrorist?

[askedtobe]

[ Thinkiiiingg. ] Before.

[phonetically]

... That took a lot of brain power, didn't it?

[askedtobe]

[ Slow head shake. ] Nah, I could do this all night. [ This is like a fucking truth serum but yes okay fine, his brain juice is running low. ]

[phonetically]

Hey, look, you got it out of your system, right? [ He looks to Peter, checking in. ]

[askedtobe]

Which part? The- [ waves a hand ] -scotch part?

[phonetically]

Talking about it. Nathan. Your powers. Terrorism. Elle. Marriage, or lack thereof. You name it, we've hit on it.

[askedtobe]

Blowing up New York's a good one. [ Just gonna rub his eyes now. Passing the hell out is probably imminent. ]

[phonetically]

That could be misconstrued as terrorism.

[askedtobe]

Didn't actually happen. I uhm- exploded somewhere else. Almost killed Nathan.

[phonetically]

But, you didn't. [ Because Nathan died later. ]

[askedtobe]

No. He, uh- died another time too. [ Yeaaaaah. Absently, Peter just scooches himself to the opposite end of the couch because there's an armrest over here to lean against. ] I think. I wasn't around for that one. My future self's kind of a dick.

[phonetically]

[ Stiles glances in Peter's direction, then front again, feeling the beginnings of fatigue set in. ] Mine probably would be. [ He's kind of a dick now. When he wants to be or when he doesn't. It's a natural reflex a lot of the time. ]

[askedtobe]

[ Peter snorts. ] Yeah. Makes sense doesn't it? All the bullshit. Don't have a reason not to be. [ There's a lot of things Peter misses. One of them is himself. ]

[phonetically]

You're not, though.

[askedtobe]

[ The skepticism. In this face. Can be felt. ]

[phonetically]

You're not. A dick. I mean, sure, you kind of - you've been dickish but I assumed, wrongly, that you wanted to uh, you know, really stretch the limits of nurse-patient confidentiality. [... ] Is that a thing? [ Not the point. ] Point is, you had reason. Plus, your whole closed off... [ Another gesture ]

[askedtobe]

[ Peter really has no idea if he followed that. Even a little. He's just squinting so hard. ] Nurses still have HIPAA. Can't talk about people's shit.

[phonetically]

See. [ How does that show anything, Stiles. ] I mean, you were only a dick to me, once. When we first met up in person at the hospital. You are drunk, now, but you're not being a dick.

[askedtobe]

I. [ .... can he contest that. He doesn't know. He almost feels like he needs to try harder now. He could embody Nathan but hoo boy that'd be difficult. ] Fine. [ A pause. ] I'm trying.

[phonetically]

Dude, I wasn't calling you out. That was me not calling you a dick. Cause, you aren't. Maybe future you was or - or will be, but can't we also change the future? Not like, Back to the Future 2 style, but, in being better people and making better choices? Eating right.