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[abrahamic]

[ This entry starts with the sound of shrubbery and a black screen. It goes on for a few more seconds, almost a full minute of it with heartfelt cursing interspersed every odd second or so. Next comes the pneumatic sound of the lift doors opening and closing, and a staticky shake of the feed, catching on the tail end of a low goddamnit.

Lo, an Isaac Lahey appears, looking a bit torn up with his dirty shirt but suspiciously not injured. Like at all. At least he didn't catch any of the scheduled "rains", so he's not muddy along with just dirty. ]

Great. Pocket dialing.

So I just went camping. Also I think I have a literal thorn in my ass, but I fell backwards on a bush, so who knows. I'm back, though?

I didn't see the dinosaur. I did find some pretty flower plants, though, like this one.

[ You guys, pay attention. He's holding wolfsbane. Of the non-deadly variety - thanks, Remus, for pointing the shrubbery out that one time - but still wolfsbane. Oh nooo. ]

Anyone knows what flower this is?

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[ FILTERED TO LYDIA MARTIN + ALLISON ARGENT ]
so are you guys okay or just avoiding werewolves?

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[ FILTERED TO HAYLEY STARK ]
HH, how good are you with adults? this is important.

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[ FILTERED TO SERAPHIM DIAS ]
so i'm back. chocolates first, garden later?

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[lockwood]

[This definitely grabs Tyler's attention -- he knows exactly what that flower is.]

That's wolfsbane.

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[abrahamic]

[ Whoah, locked thread. ]

...Seriously? Are you kidding me, why am I n—

How do you know it's wolfsbane?

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[onsilksheets]

And why did you go camping?

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[abrahamic]

B...ecause I like nature?

I used to camp back home. [ He's not too convincing. ]

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[growling]

Wow, I see Derek's been teaching you the art of subtlety. Glad you didn't see any dinosaurs or eat anything weird.

You didn't, did you? I mean, I assume if you'd done something horrible you wouldn't be asking about flowers.

[ Flowers that, by the way, Josh doesn't remotely recognize or have any interest in. Sorry. ]

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[abrahamic]

I think I swallowed a bug, if that counts. And maybe fell off a tree, but I can't be too sure. I feel like I broke something, though.

[ Casually mentioning breaking things, yep. ]

What part of that was subtle?

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[thenormalsquint]

Camping? Well, I've seen weirder.

[Isaac, you are one strange kid.]

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[abrahamic]

[ Have a sheepish nose wrinkle. ]

What can I say, man. Besides, you said no ghosts.

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[surrogates]

[ Christ, really. ]

It's wolfsbane, if no one's told you that already. And I take it, minus the thorn in your ass, camping went well. No problems or anything like that?

[ Answering this question is a bit of a trap, sorry Isaac. He's going to sniff all of you out and have no issues with it. ]

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[abrahamic]

[ yes, really. ]

Do I get indigestion from bugs? My mouth tastes like bugs, or maybe dirt. I haven't eaten both so I can't entirely tell.

[ Not entirely evading, but not saying anything definitive, either. He's trying. ]

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[mathematically]

I'm fine. Not technically avoiding anyone just keeping to myself a little in general. Creepy spaceships aren't exactly conducive to going everywhere since there is a limit.

Besides, none of you have dropped by to say hello either.

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[abrahamic]

do you actually want to see me or derek saying hello to you?
considering jackson. and you in general.
and i'm saying hello now.

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[unparental]

Camping?

[ eyebrow, isaac. eyebrow. ]

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[abrahamic]

Yes. It's a thing people do outdoors, or in the lack of actual outdoors - gardens, apparently.

Why is this such a big deal?

[ IT'S JUST CAMPING, IT'S LIKE NO ONE WENT CAMPING AS A KID ]

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[mutelunatic]

dinosaur?

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[abrahamic]

they said there was a dinosaur in the gardens. it was named like a pony, mayfunny or something.
i didn't see it.

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[entrapments]

you rang?

i'm good. really good.
so what do you need me to be good at?

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[abrahamic]

say there's this guy who sounds like he's lying about something.
how do you catch them lying?

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[verylittlesugar]

[ It's obvious from the plants behind her that Mattie is in the gardens herself, seated under a cloth or garment of some sort suspended over her head like a make-shift lean-to. ]

It resembles larkspur or skullcap but I do not believe it is either.

What dinosaur?

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[abrahamic]

A pteranodon, or so I'm told. I feel cheated, I didn't see it.

Is a larkspur dangerous, you think?

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[grandseigneur]

Monkshood. A poison. You should be careful with that, boy.

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[abrahamic]

—Is it poisonous still if I'm just holding it? This is safe, right?

[majestyofthethrone]

Yes, yes please!

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[abrahamic]

cool, i'll just go get clean and stuff.
where do you wanna meet up?

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[ownership]

[ Rosella blinks, Then, curiously: ]

Were you attempting to learn survival skills, or kill this rumored dinosaur?

[ Obviously, only two options. ]

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[abrahamic]

[ There is something about your eyes, lady, that creeps him the heck out. ]

More of the first, less of the second. Not sure if I can actually survive a dinosaur, come to think of it. [ It's not lying, per se - dealing with the wolf on his own counts as "survival skills". Derek should be so proud. ]

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[prodigalbrat]

Camping. In space.

[ If raised eyebrows had a vocal equivalent... ]

How long since you've walked on real ground?

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[abrahamic]

A month. I was literally walking to school before I ended up here.

[ He recognizes your network ID, bro. He has suspicions. He's learning to phone! ]

I can cross space-camping off my bucket list at least, man.

[bloodplay]

You got some face on your dirt.

[abrahamic]

Haha, you're so funny.

[ Scrubbing his cheek, anyway. ]

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[altercate]

[ akjgdlkafdsa ]

Didn't I tell you to be careful what you touched?

[ brb heading over to slap that out of your hands ]

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[abrahamic]

I was careful, I'm not in any pain right now.

It smells funny, though.

[ if he had dog ears they'd be a bit flattened against his head, derek. he's not doing anything wrong yet! ]

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[resurgent]

both. i thought it was for the best.

[ for all of us, she doesn't say. ]

should i be doing otherwise? [ she probably won't do what he suggests (if he has an opinion) but she'll hear him out, maybe. it's surprising that he's curious at all. remember that time she stabbed you, Isaac? she does. ]

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[abrahamic]

not going to lie to you, i'd rather not see you ever again, but you're important to scott, and he's pack.
literal backstabbing aside, i don't have a problem with you.

[ it's the rest of your family he's got a problem with, is all. your dad's pretty okay, but your grandfather's a handful of screws loose. on the other hand - they're in space, what's there to lose? ]

derek's not gonna ask you, and lydia probably wouldn't either. maybe stiles will, but i haven't seen him in a while. so i'll just ask if you're still hunting?

[ this is the only time isaac's ever going to phrase things deliberately. this is the one time he'll tamp down on his usual reactions and pull up the habits he's cultured with dealing with his dad. he has no problem with you, allison, he really doesn't. but he's not going to turn his back on you a second time.

he didn't survive his own father by not having his own back. ]

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[nock]

[ katniss knows the flower. it's in her father's book (which somehow has showed up in her locker, a gift), purple petals drawn by him, and he taught her to coat her arrowheads in the poison as a defense against predators. she has none of it here, of course, and she's not about to take any from the garden -- there are no wild dogs here, she doesn't hunt. ]

It's aconite.

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[abrahamic]

[ and here's someone isaac's never met on the network before - her number comes up as an unfamiliar one. friendly? not-so-friendly?

well, why not, it's been a day of discoveries. ]

I'm starting to wonder how many names this flower has, man. So it's really poisonous?

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[angerissues]

You found that in the gardens? [ MASON NEEDS THAT ISAAC GIVE IT ]

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[abrahamic]

I did. There's like a small area full of them somewhere in the gardens, it's got a distinct clustering if you're looking for it.

Why?

[ more werewolves or more hunters, this is such a bad thing, man ]

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[wont]

Camping, Isaac? How very intrepid. [ Princess smile: ENGAGED. ] Did you mind the direwolf?

[ Cause apparently the oxygen gardens has one of those for the time being. ]

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[abrahamic]

I had a lonely camping trip, I only met the insects. Was yours in the gardens last night?

[ To his defense, he was rolling around in wolfsbane patches, and those smell nasty to wolves. These gardens are all sorts of exciting, aren't they? ]

So um, hey. What's up? You've been doing okay?