fifth scream ♚ video ♚ both courts ♚ (backdated to pre-demon dogs)

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( there is a level of quiet calculation to the way lydia addresses the locketed network. she wears not nearly as much makeup. her hair isn't kept in ringlets or curls, nothing fancy, but a simple bun. she seems... slightly detached, from everything, though she's not necessarily detached in an unpleasant way. she's just.. well. she's older. and she holds herself high and with a much more adult strength than previously. )

I slept again. I dreamed of home. Or maybe I lived it, while my body was trapped here. Either way. ( her lips form a thin line, something like a smile but not quite. and there is a certain measure of manipulation glinting just behind her eyes. )

For those of you who know Peter Hale, you should be made aware that anything he tells you about his strength of character is very likely a lie. He is a murderer, and he's the absolute best at the manipulation game. He doesn't care about anyone but himself, and it's very likely that he's using anyone he's pretended to befriend for personal gain. Just when you think you might be able to trust you again, he'll probably try to kill your best friends.

( dear peter hale,

you tried to kill scott to be the alpha again, and she hates you! :D )

Just a public service announcement.

PRIVATE TO STILES.

Am I all caught up with you now? What did I miss?

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[infame]

[It takes him thirty minutes to open his locket and reply to this. He paces back and forth in his room, his hands clenched into fists. Malia's already relayed part of the story to him. He supposes this is just further confirmation that he's going to be far too impertinent. Too rash.

He really, really cannot stomach the thought of being bested by Scott McCall twice. His eyes are wild, burning red with momentary fury.

Thirty minutes later, his eyes are still glowing but he's managed to reign his snarl into a calm smile. ]

Slightly over-dramatic, don't you think?

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( oh, there you are. she's not too surprised to see him. she looks vaguely satisfied actually. )

You wanted me out of the way. I think you'll find I'm not so easily obstructed. Maybe if you didn't try to kill people in your power-hungry insatiability, I wouldn't need to explain things as they are.

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[infame]

[He rolls his eyes. ]

What happened to forgiveness, Lydia? In any case, whatever might happen in my apparently near future, it's a path I have strayed from here.

[bc Scott isn't here, lbr. ]

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Some things are unforgivable. ( she's already lost allison, and you tried to off scott. fuck you. she scoffs incredulously - strayed from? no. ) Only because, for some insane reason, your Alpha status has been restored through other means. This place is a convenience store for psychopaths. That doesn't invalidate the danger in trusting you.

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[wilee]

Are you going to tell him everything?

[ about what happened back home, she means. not that Malia's been very strategic about what she's talked to Peter about, but she's definitely kept some stuff from him, knowing it would only piss him off. now she just wants to know if she needs to be keeping her distance or not ]

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I wasn't there for everything. But I'm going to use what I know as leverage. He's at full power here, and more dangerous than we could hope to deal with on our own. There's every possibility that I'll be sharing it with him, if I can manage to strike a deal with him about his behavior. ( hi, malia. lydia gives a gentle smile. )

How's fairy world going for you?

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[wilee]

Fine. There was a fight. But we won.

[ but she's all fidgety now, in a "I've got a bad feeling about this, Scooby" way. ]

I've been telling him things. [ she hates using this word, but ] --Family things, mostly. He knows he used me to get to Scott. But he doesn't know about Derek. He doesn't know about being stuck in Eichen House. [ and now she's trying to piece together her own thought process for whatever information she gave him. she hadn't really been thinking about trying to manipulate him, or make a deal with him, it was- ] I told him why we won't trust him, but I didn't want to make him mad, not for no reason. Not now that he's- whatever he is.

I've seen what he can turn into. I don't think he's going to be making any deals that would stop him from using it.

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I've heard the story, I just don't have the firsthand experience. ( don't worry malia, she's got this. )

He knows Derek and Braeden are after Kate. He'll know about Eichen House eventually... But not yet. The timing isn't right. This is a dangerous game to play with him at full color. I think, however, that he still considers me useful enough that I can take the risk. I'll be all right. ( lydia understands malia's concern, however, and she offers a small smile. )

He's an Alpha. That's how he was when he bit me. I can handle him.

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[bolincredible]

[ Well, dang. If he were eating popcorn or something right now, he'd probably just be stopped with a piece halfway to his mouth.

Lydia has anyone ever told you you really know how to throw a gauntlet down? ]

Oh, uh. Wow. I guess it's good to know that beforehand. [ Thanks??? ] Are you... you know, are you okay, or?

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( you may popcorn her slapdowns of peter hale as often as you like, bolin the adorable. lydia smiles at the friendly face, however. she isn't bothered by how this has gone down, nor is she terribly traumatized. she's actually pretty well adjusted, this time around. but the drabwurld needs to know that peter hale is a monster. )

The people here deserve to know what they're dealing with. ( STILL. ) I'm fine. I'm not happy that Peter's free to roam here at the level of power he's got, but... Fine. Things have actually been pretty decent at home, since he's been taken out of the running. Sadly, that didn't translate here.

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[bolincredible]

Yeah, I can see how him being around would throw a little wrench in the works. Lemme know if he starts making any serious trouble for you around here, though. I'll have your back! [ Pictured: a big dumb sappy baby who volunteers himself to relative strangers. YOLO all over the place. ] It's always good to know things are going okay back home at least, huh?

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( she can't help the laugh. ) You're very sweet. I'll be sure to put you on the top of my list of potential rescuers. ( she shrugs her shoulders lightly and her eyes drift to the side. ) They've settled. After the level of turbulence we'd been dealing with, I think we all needed a break. ( then she lights up a little more. ) It's my birthday soon. I think I might even plan a party.

[playmakings]

[ Hmm. Kelsi wants to believe her, but she's also stupidly disney one to give everyone the benefit of the doubt. Sharpay's not evil, even if she's sometimes a little mean, and if she believed everything everyone said she'd believe all of that gossip about Gabriella.

Her words are cautious, soft and careful: ]

I'm sure he's not really that bad.

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Because murder totally isn't that bad. ( really )

[playmakings]

Oh my g---

Why did he murder people?!

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Because he's a monster. That's what I'm trying to say.

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[teenyoda]

I... have no idea? Not like we come in here with counters or timeline trackers. I have no idea where you're at now.

[Seriously, Lydia. Peter's always been a murdering manipulator. You could be from S1, for all he knows. Peter was a bit of a mauler. And a brain-molester. Lydia had plenty of reasons to hate his guts.]

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Is Peter in Eichen House now for you? Rapidly approaching my eighteenth birthday... Trying to help Deputy Parrish figure out what he is, things like that?

( god please stiles remember this )

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[teenyoda]

Yeah, that sounds about right.

[Dude, seriously. What the f-- was that guy? PEOPLE DON'T JUST GET BURNED AND WA-- oh, wait. Well, Peter didn't count. He was an asshole with weird werewolfy necro-powers. Maybe they should just throw him in a blender.]

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Then we're all synced up. Have you warned people about Peter before? On an individual basis.

( lydia wishes she had any idea about parrish's abilities, what he is, how he functions... but for now, it's a mystery. )

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[boutant]

Why should we trust you over him, though?

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( this response is not one she was expecting, though she supposes she should have been prepared for him to have made friends. or pawns, really, since... peter hale. she narrows her eyes in contemplation, because it's an excellent point but... murderer. why don't people understand this word? ) Because I haven't killed someone, nor have I recently become a giant wolf and bitten someone, putting them in a coma... I'm not the only person here from our home world that he's hurt. The credibility of my claims isn't easy to prove in a different dimension. I do have the scars from where he bit me, however. Or you could just ask him yourself, the truth about his past.

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[boutant]

Only you can't prove that you haven't killed someone or put anyone in a coma, either. And no one else from your world is speaking up.

[ She shrugs. ]

I'm just saying -- anyone could say anything like this about anyone. Believing everything that someone says on the network is stupid.

[ And she's well aware that Peter killed his niece. ]

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[infame]

[He's trying really hard to to laugh or something. Try so hard. Failing so hard. ]

Lydia holds a grudge, as you can see.

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[boutant]

It does probably help if you don't laugh, Peter.

[ why is everyone she knows so horrible at social situations ]