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[teenyoda]

"Leave a message. I'm around. Or sleeping. Or... stuff."

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[better]

[She smiles, reaching her hand to grab the wayward rabbit again.]

I like it. I'm glad you didn't go the leather jackets and corset route that seems to be very in for future tense lives.

[teenyoda]

Yeah, no. That would just be certain blondes who went the bad girl route.

[He came over and sat down a few feet away from her, eyeing the rabbit dubiously.]

[better]

[She sees you eyeing the rabbit, Stiles. He's a harmless rabbit.]

I've seen the corset... well, it's in my closet because those weird apples decided to give me clothing and part of my future. [Erica glances to him.]

Not a good part, not that I guess there are many good parts. [She pauses and takes a breath.] Did Scott talk to you? About what happened with me? I don't... I don't know who Isaac told.

[teenyoda]

[It was a rabbit, Erica. They humped more things than Stiles did. It made him concerned about his own personal welfare.]

Is that a fact? And I'm guessing you didn't like them?

We had a little chat about Isaac and things. Why?

[better]

[Hmmm well, this rabbit did get outside at one point....]

I know that people still see me as a vulnerable spot. Isaac - Derek, they want to protect me and they tell me things like: "I'll handle it." or "I'll fix it." and I know they are doing what they think they have to, but I'm tired of being that way.

I asked Merlin to heal me. Not -- not just the session every few weeks healing. Everything. [Her hands gesture outward, like she's making a statement.]

I told him to do it all at once. As many times as he needed.

[teenyoda]

[Stay away from his leg, rabbit.]

Uh huh.

[He gave her a look, one that was part assessing and part uncertain. It wasn't like he couldn't understand what she wanted. Hospitals were not a fun place for him and he imagined it was just as bad for her. Even in a place like this.]

And what did this Merlin guy say?

[better]

That it's dangerous, but -- he asked Sigyn to help and she agreed to it.

So I said okay.

[Here's the long pause where she waits for him to say that it's not smart or that she's making a mistake.]

[teenyoda]

[The inclusion of one of the gods here would be what had him more leery than what anyone else might do.]

And they have an idea of what they're doing? Or are they just blasting you with some kind of healy magic and hoping it sticks?

[better]

[She's heard this argument before, too.]

Merlin's been healing me for months now, but he's not strong enough. Dr. Watson has done scans... he's seen the scarring being lessened. I've only had the one seizure since I've been here.

I think... I think it's going to be okay. I just - I don't want to tell Isaac, Scott, or Derek. They lurked over Merlin and I don't want them to lurk over a God. Not if she's going to help. I want... [She exhales and looks to him.] I wanted to know if you'd go with me.

[teenyoda]

Me?

[That surprised him and it was clearly visible that it had done so.]

You want me to go with you? What about Allison? Or Sam?

[Or anyone that wasn't him?]

[better]

[She gives him a look.] Allison and I have never even spoken to each other... I don't really think that's... [She shakes her head.] No.

And Sam would worry and I don't... I mean, he says that the werewolf thing is cool, but I didn't tell him about the waking up covered in blood thing -- or that Isaac died. I don't think he's used to this sort of thing. I think this has been too much for him. His friend Blaine just came back and I don't want to go, 'By the way, the sleepwalking was also my roommate and his band of corrupted friends using that to frame me for the murders...'.

[SHRUG.] I trust you to make sure that if something is gonna go wrong, you'll tell me. [She knows he's very detail orientated guy.]

[teenyoda]

Right. So you want me there to not be a lurker and to point out of it might potentially make your head explode.

You do realize I know jack squat about magic, right? I sure as hell don't know enough to know if a god is doing something that might screw you up.

[better]

[She laughs and picks up the rabbit, putting him in her lap as she shifts her seated position.]

I know, but -- it's mostly for moral support. Despite all the times you entirely frustrate me, there are a lot more times where you're honest with me and I need that.

[teenyoda]

Mind telling everyone else that point of view? Most people seem to think I do it just to be a dick.

[better]

It's ... you push a bit harder than you need to I think. It's probably being surrounded by stubborn people that seem to do without thinking.

[teenyoda]

Do you know how frustrating it is to try to tell a group of people to just listen for a minute when they're all busy doing?

[The cafeteria when Peter was stalking them all around school sort of came to mind. Or basically any time when he was trying to talk and people were too busy doing anything but listening.]

[better]

[Erica shrugs.]

I sort of spent most of the time trying to not have people notice me. I don't think they do it on purpose, but I'm sure that eventually it'll even out. They'll come to you for the idea or something.

[She smiles at him.] I'm coming to you for this.

[teenyoda]

They wouldn't come to me if I had a giant sign that said 'Ideas' that glowed and spewed off fireworks while they were in the dark and completely out of ideas.

[He'd consigned himself to that sad, sad fact. But that last bit had him giving her a sideways smile.]

Yeah, but how many options do you have?

[better]

I could go alone. [She wouldn't want to, but if he said no she wasn't going to ask anyone else.]

That's... it's not saying that you're my only choice in the bad way. It's not like I'm stuck with this. I'm choosing you because that's what my choice is.

[teenyoda]

No, you don't have to. I'll go. I'm just...

[He stretched out his legs, leaning back and bracing himself up with his hands as he gave an awkward shrug.]

Surprised that you're asking, that's all.

[better]

You've talked to me about things. Things from home, even the ones that other people probably wouldn't.

[Derek just shuts her out. He tells her how it is going to be and that's that. She's not allowed to ask questions because all he does is frown at her, cross his arms and not talk to her. Isaac -- she's pretty sure Isaac is done talking about it and that's fine, but she knows that he has too much on his mind right now and she's not going to explain how she's deciding to heal herself in a risky magical move that puts her brain in the hands of a God.]

You seemed the right person to ask.

[teenyoda]

[He would have asked if it was about all the completely illegal things he'd done since this whole werewolf debacle had started, but she was less aware of those things than anyone and he was pretty sure those weren't deciding factors.]

I can go, but I'm probably going to be nosy and ask questions. God or not, I'd like to know that they know what they're doing, or at least have a vague idea.

[better]

That's fine. [She picks the rabbit up again and puts it on her lap.]

Merlin had Derek, Scott, and Isaac looming over him and threatening him. Questions will be an upgrade to threats.

[teenyoda]

Threats never seem to work well for me. They just seem to make people laugh.

[better]

I can't... [She frowns.]

Yeah, I can't picture your threats actually being threatening. It might be your word choices.