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[wolfteen]

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[wolfteen]

I've been with him. It's--

It's complicated.

[ And a very long story, so Scott goes back a bit. He shoots a glance at Isaac and sighs. ]

Before we got here, there was this week where things got kind of crazy. Some of the passengers were killing others, and they weren't in their right minds, COMPASS had done something. And Jackson was one of the ones affected, and he attacked Stiles. Gave him scars. [ Scott gestures at his face and neck, indicating claw marks. ] Stiles kind of freaked out after. He wanted to ask Derek for the Bite.

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[misjudge]

He gave him scars — [ and isaac does stop walking for a moment before he remembers to keep pace, brow knit as he watches scott, attention now focused solely on him. ]

You said he wanted to, so does that mean he didn't? [ isaac can't blame stiles for wanting to be stronger. in a lot of ways, the bite was the best thing that ever happened to him. ]

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[wolfteen]

Bad scars. [ Scott drops his hand. He’s glad he brought this up now, because if Isaac had seen Stiles without having known what happened, he might have reacted badly. Which would have made Stiles react badly, and it’s just so much better if no one goes there. ]

It wasn’t Jackson’s fault. I mean, it was, but he had COMPASS in his head. Stiles doesn’t…really accept that, at all. They hate each other, man, it’s worse than it ever was.

And, no. He didn’t get the Bite, but only because Derek talked him out of it. Derek didn’t want him making a decision like that right after what Jackson did, without thinking about it. And now Derek’s gone, and the option’s gone with him.

So then we got to Rapture, and…and for a week, I talked him out of it. I was gone from him for the shortest time, I swear, and then…he took ADAM. And a plasmid, one that made him able to shoot electricity out of his hands. That’s how he killed the Splicers that attacked me. Now he’s addicted to the stuff, and it’s all because he thought he wasn’t good enough as a human.

It’s messed up, man.

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[misjudge]

[ isaac's bad with tact, so he's glad scott decided to tell him now, too. none of it is good news, though. (not that he was expecting good news, not here.) it doesn't make any of it easier to swallow. if anything, it just kind of reinforces how much of a disaster he missed. that alone drops his heart into his stomach. ]

You know it's not your fault, right? [ just to get that out in the open. scott always takes responsibility for everyone and stiles made a choice. it wasn't a good choice, not really, and he only has the experience of velma crying into his shirt to tell him that, but it's enough. ]

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[wolfteen]

[ Scott doesn’t say anything at first. He doesn’t look at Isaac for this next part. ]

I didn’t get there in time. When Jackson found him. I wasn’t there, and by the time I got there, he was already scarred.

He’ll never be able to fix that, Isaac. And now the two of them will never stop hating each other.

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[misjudge]

You tried. [ quiet, but he watches scott. isaac should probably be paying more attention to their surroundings, but... ]

You always try. [ a little louder, but no louder than normal speaking volume. there's nothing accusatory in his tone, it's just a statement. ] That's why everyone trusts you, Scott. If there was something you could have done, you would have done it.

[ which is isaac for 'the only one who blames you is you'. but he reiterates: ] It's not your fault.

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[wolfteen]

[ Scott looks up at him now. Isaac had trusted him. At home, when Stiles was missing and Allison was losing herself and his mom was scared and Derek was depressed and Jackson belonged to Gerard and Erica and Boyd were leaving…Isaac had stayed. Isaac had been the only one who stayed, the only one who’d been there. He remembers that now, and he’s so, so glad that Isaac’s back. ]

Man, I missed you. Thanks.

We should— [ He glances round, noticing where they’re standing. ] –we should keep moving.

If you were that surprised about Stiles, does that mean Velma hasn’t given herself powers? The drugs are worse when you do that.