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[ stiles looks like he's tamping down on some serious worry. he's trying to sound casual, but there's definitely concern in his eyes, the corner of his mouth tight with tension, and his leg bounces with a nervous anxiety. ]

Hey, uh. Has anyone out there seen my dad? Probably introducing himself as Stilinski. He's zero twelve, zero twenty-four. I already went by his room, 'cause we were meant to— anyway, he's not there, and I heard all the messages about we're not supposed to just go wandering off and looking for people, so I figured I'd just ask, first.

[ first. as in, this entry is coming before he goes wandering off and looking for his dad. ]

[ stiles gives an awkward grimace, and then his face trembles and he reaches over and covers the camera with his palm, voice thready. ]

I can't lose him, okay? I can't. So just. Let me know. Thanks.

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On patrol.

[Except he wasn't due for patrol, and she knows it.]

Medbay maybe. Tends to focus there. Gym.

I tried the gym. If he's in medbay, someone'll give me the heads up.

[ in fact, he's really hoping his dad will check in and make him feel embarrassed for getting so worried, and the longer that doesn't happen the more upset he gets. ]

They might not be able to. The network's glitching in places.

[She really hates lying, but she doesn't know enough about what's happening yet, and letting him run off after the sheriff doesn't seem like something she should let happen.]

Better just stay put. He'll be okay.

Thanks for your completely insincere reassurance. What's with all this static? I thought maybe it was because I dropped my communicator in the toilet that one time? But it's not just me.

[Just for that, she switches to video.]

Your father's a trained officer and a member of security. He can handle himself. He'll be okay.

[That was possibly more anger-tinged than sincere, but anger's the easiest way to cover over the concern she's actually feeling right now.]

The network fucks up sometimes. Dropped for a whole month a jump back. Communications is probably on it already.

[ it's like he always forgets she's a hot lady and gets slammed by it. but even her stunning cheekbones aren't gonna shut him up. ]

He's a human dude on a ship full of monsters. Don't treat me like a kid.

I've been a human on this ship for fifteen jumps. I'm not treating you like anything. He's trained and he's armed, and I've seen people survive with less.

Wait, you're human?

[ man he'd just assumed werewolf for some reason. but that's irrelevant, and he shakes it off, takes a deep breath, and another. ]

Okay. You're right. He'll be fine. No panic necessary.

[There's a slight reaction at that, like surprise, almost. Caution. But she still just answers straight,]

Yes.

[It'd be followed by why if she didn't know that omission was usually the best form of evasion, and there was a more direct way to find out if he actually knows anything concrete about her.]

So stay put.

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