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[wolfsmother]

[ there's a hesitation before the feed clicks on, a long, long moment where Melissa's fingers hover over the key that she doesn't immediately press down on because frankly? there isn't enough time in the world to prepare for this. she's spent the last four hours going back and forth between her room and the shuttle bay to look at the stars, like that might somehow confirm it. for sure this time.

okay Melissa seriously, it's now or never, you're supposed to be an adult here.
ughhhh the longest sigh ever and her head hangs on the exhale. okay, she's gonna do it. OKAY! click. ]


Um.




....Hi.
[ wow you're doing really great here Melissa. you're really onto something. hey audience, that's just the most nervous laugh you've ever heard in your life. ]

My name's Melissa. Melissa McCall? Look- I know there's a lot going on around here, but, I'm, the thing is- I'm trying to find my son. His name's Scott. He's got really adorable brown eyes, and he's- 5'9. Look for a lanky mop of brown hair walking around with a shorter boy with a shaved head- they're probably getting into all kinds of trouble. A little hard to miss come to think of it- Anyway. If you, any of you, see them, at all- [ her hands stop fluttering in the air just long enough to lock together infront of her, obscuring the dark blue of the hospital scrubs she's wearing. ]

Could you please call me? Or, let me know somehow?
Thanks.

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[wolfinthesnow]

I'm sorry to say I have not met your son, but I will ask my brother, who knows many more people than I do.

[wolfsmother]

Thank you, I really appreciate that Mister-?

[wolfinthesnow]

[Mister?]

I'm not a Maester. It's Lord Commander. My name is Jon Snow.

[wolfsmother]

Right. Yes.
[ first giant green men and now some dungeons and dragons fans?

no.

no she just. does not want to know. ]

My mistake Mis- Lord Commander.

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[king]

Has someone already sent a search party, Lady McCall?

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[wolfsmother]

I- [ wow okay that sure is a literal knight in shining armor. alright hang on- she can process this. one hand reaches up, to pinch the bridge of her nose. ]

No. No there hasn't- but I mean, I'm not even sure if he's here. That newsletter thing said people've been here for months. I just-

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[king]

I'm newly arrived myself, but should you need assistance to search for him, I'm certain a team of men could sweep the...

[ ugh. ]

"Ship".

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[wolfsmother]

Well that's-

That's really kind of you. But I don't want to put anyone out, I mean- you have people of your own to look for, right?

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[idkmybffbloodwing]

Where's the last place you saw him?

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[wolfsmother]

Back home? [ she isn't sure if that tone is hopeful or hopeless. ]

I just got here, but- [ the exhale through her nose takes the tension in her shoulders with it. she knows better than that. getting wound up over this isn't going to solve anything.
she needs to keep a clear head. ]

But I guess it isn't unusual, for people to get separated like that. Right?

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[idkmybffbloodwing]

So I hear. Tough luck. [And no reward money for finding the kid, either. Damn.]

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[wolfsmother]

Wow you're a real bleeding heart, aren't ya?

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[mathematically]

[ don't ask why Lydia isn't actually in the frame, Melissa. just don't. she's doing some things some things off frame and you really don't...want to know what they are. at all. but hey, enjoy the wall you're seeing. ]

Scott hasn't ever been here.

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[wolfsmother]

[ the squintiest face before her head shakes. brows knitting together in confusion as her mouth works over the words. she knows that voice. it's coupled with the memory of a teenage girl spending too much time in a hospital.

the girl that'd sat beside her at her son's game the night everything went awry. ]

Lydia Martin?

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[mathematically]

[ speak her name and the girl shall appear. part of her might feel weirdly offended about the ways she remembers her, but at the same time, it's valid to a certain degree.

and considering she sometimes just called her Scott's mom in her head. but you know, details.

she waves once her face comes into view. ]

The one and only. [ a beat. ] You believe what I said more now that you can see me? I can go find Stiles to confirm it one hundred percent.

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[wolfsmother]

Actually I just stopped myself from questioning why you were here so I could amend it to why not.


Which has apparently become a theme.






-Do I want to know how long you've been here? Do I want to know how long Stiles has been here?

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[herosfather]

Melissa? Melissa McCall?

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[wolfsmother]

[ oh my god-

there's a moment where her expression lights up ]

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[wolfsmother]

[ and thennnnn a wry laugh ]

Oh you're stuck here too.

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[herosfather]

It's lookin' that way.

I didn't realize you'd be here too.

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[wolfsmother]

Surprise abduction by spaceship in an alternate universe.

Who knew?
[ wow yep, those words definitely just came out of her mouth. so did the helpless, slightly hysterical laugh. ]

The stuff they don't teach you in school.

[altercate]

[ oh. oh, this isn't. well. shit what do, what do, what do. ]

Scott isn't here.

[wolfsmother]

Yeah, that's what I'm hearing...




Who'm I speaking to?

[altercate]

Derek Hale.

[ your friendly neighborhoood murder suspect. ]

[wolfsmother]

[ that lapses her into silence pretty effectively. it isn't a tightening of her expression as much as it is something that hints at a splinter. something that moves through her eyes.

when she finally speaks, it's slow.
careful. ]

I-
saw you that night, didn't I. At the police station, with my son.