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[ This is Bonnie's first post from her pod in Communications. After learning she found her mother, received help, and then lost her, she hasn't felt social. But, her job means she should be social. She's supposed to be talking to people. She's supposed to be friendly. She remembers when she was friendly. She remembers when her only problem was Caroline being disappointed in her cheerleading spirit. She also remembers when her grandmother was eccentric and not a witch.

She remembers when she wasn't a witch. When numbers didn't reoccur in her life, when she couldn't find birthday candles in a drawer she'd never opened.

She remembers when she wasn't living on a floating space station. Spaceship? She's still not well-versed in the difference.

But, alas, she faces her pod, sitting in her swiveling chair.

She had a question, something about how people deal with learning information from their future, but she doesn't ask for help. Nor does she need it. She knows how to cope. That's her life. Coping.

She's done talking about herself. Or, she's done feeling sorry about it.

Which is why she disappears. The screen switches off again. In truth, she's up from her chair and heading out of the communications area. It's an elevator away from stealing something from the bar, something that will go down with a good burn. But, she'd like to not be the girl who's always at the bar on the network. That isn't her. So, she swipes the bottle and a shot glass and heads back.

Again, she sticks her device inside the slot at her communications pod so about ten minutes later, she pops back up again. ]

Hey, TQ. [ Something she learned from Aidan. She pours a shot for herself. ] I'd like to play, how screwed up is your life. The rules are simple. Whoever's life is more screwed up - [ She looks at the screen. ] Drinks.

[ Not exactly a professional thing to do, but she's kind of done right now. Her best friends are both vampires. Two vampires she hates more than anything are on board. And one vampire her best friend loves killed her mother whom she still hasn't met. So, no, he will kill her mother. So, here she is. ]

I do have to warn you. I'll win every time. [ Unless Elena answers. She doesn't even bother locking this from Klaus or anyone. Anybody who wants to chime in, chastise, judge her even? They are more than welcome.

She is not okay.

She lifts her shot glass. ] Any takers?

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Thanks anyway. [dully. he's trying at least. just not very hard.]

Japanese demons. They're like-- it's this whole thing with kitsune tails and fireflies and it's all just super complicated and stupid. I don't really wanna get into it.

But it did mean we had wanted posters in the police station for Zorro and Shredder for a little while, so that was cool. And they stabbed Scott's dad.

[he sounds far too happy about the last little detail. it keeps his tone of voice a little lighter when he answers her. but there's a sharper edge to his words as well. a bite, if you will.]

I'm a chronically ADHD kid with anxiety problems and social adjustment issues that watched his mom slowly go crazy while his dad nearly drank himself into an early grave, and then I killed a bunch of people against my will. I didn't know I was supposed to be an inspiration.

It has a bar.

[stiles is very stern on this fact. bars have bartenders that tell him he's getting a coke. bars have drag queens that pet his head. this is not a bar. it might be better than a bar though.]

You don't have to thank me. [ Since you know, you didn't get her help. ]

So, Derek and Scott, they're your friends?

[ he does fixate on interesting things. ]

That wasn't you. Someone took over your body. You can't feel bad about that. [ the mom, the dad thing ... ] My dad's not an alcoholic. But, my mom's dead, too. If it helps. She will be. I just found out. It must not be easy, your dad being sheriff and an alcoholic.

Which means that it is a bar. A bar is still a bar when it's closed, if the bartender's not there it's still a bar.

[ why is she arguing about this? ]

Still. I'll keep it in mind.

[in case he needs her to look for someone else later. having resources in never a bad idea.]

Scott and me, we're totally bee-eff-effs forever. Even if he still hasn't seen Star Wars. We'd get matching tattoos if needles didn't make me pass out. Derek...? Yeah, I'd like to think so. Sort of a work in progress, but we're way better than we were a year ago.

[stiles hasn't even told her about that economics paper he wrote on the male circumcision though.]

He's not an alcoholic. [said somewhat fiercely. and then there's a pause as he takes a breath before he starts again, slightly more even.] He had a problem. He's mostly better now.

[mostly being the key word of course. and telling him the deaths weren't his fault is true enough and maybe even deep down stiles even sort of understands that. but that doesn't mean he's willing to accept it just yet.]

A kitchen can have a built in bar, does that make it a bar?

[because it's better than focusing on serious things?]

Or, you can ask Scott and Derek.

[ it's true.

oh, he actually answered. derek and his relationship sounded complicated. that's something. she weirdly doesn't care. his attitude rubs her the wrong way but, never tell her that, stiles. ]

Okay. He had a problem. It couldn't have been easy to deal with.

A kitchen has a counter. And you could call it a bar. But, that is clearly a room with a bar and alcohol. It's a bar. They call it space bar for a reason.

I guess. It was years ago.

[stiles really doesn't like talking about his dad with people. he probably shouldn't have even brought him up to begin with, but stiles is sort of treating this conversation like an unofficial therapy session. lucky bonnie.]

And it's easier now that he actually knows what's going on in town.

A computer keyboard has a space bar too, but you can't get booze there.

[okay now he's just being a little shit on purpose. this is not how you make friends stiles.]

You'd remember.

[ but, whatever, no reason to talk about it. ]

Things like possession and serial killers hiding in closets?

[ he doesn't sound like an effective sheriff what with his boozing and his missing things that are going on. ]

Cute. [ NOT. ] It's bar. Everybody calls it a bar. Do you always have to be contrary?

I lied to my dad for a long time about things because I thought it would keep him safe, and he almost died anyway. At least this way I'm being honest with him now, even if he does worry too much.

[he'd never exactly missed anything. he always knew stiles was lying to him. and that hurt their relationship pretty badly. and was just one more thing for stiles to feel guilty about in the end.]

And having an actual adult around to help out is pretty good too.

[because derek doesn't count]

Yeah, pretty much. [blatantly honest. stiles isn't a people person in the slightest.]

Dad's tend to do that.

[ enjoy all that guilt, stiles. ]

I'm sure it wins you all kinds of friends.

That is a thing I've heard, yes.

[oh definitely. it's an old friend by now. and once upon a time one of his only friends, aside from scott. but werewolves have a way of adding to your social circle in ways you'd never expect.]

Well now that you mention it. Yeah, it kind of has.

Look, everybody's life sucks. In some way. Everybody's. So, I'm sorry about yours and I know how it sounded at first but I'm not looking to compare and contrast. It's just... been a rough few days.

Not really what I was after either. I was mostly just interested in finding out where to get a drink. And I guess I did sort of need to get those words out to somebody. I'm guessing you did too.

Still, it's sort of nice to hear that my life isn't the only one getting fucked over by the supernatural.

The supernatural doesn't... help anybody's life, does it?

It might cure your asthma or ease your epilepsy, or even make you prettier and more popular... but at the end of the day, it pretty much just leaves people dead.

[and then he flickers on the video for a brief moment to reveal him at the bar, holding a bottle of whiskey aloft, bruises under his eyes and a tired and bitter smile on his face.

So, y'know. A toast to life in all its suckitude. I'm gonna go get shitfaced now.

[ he looks like he's been through the gauntlet. like, he's just gotten to the other side but he's exhausted. as ... interesting as this conversation has been and polite as he really wasn't, bonnie still feels something. ] Maybe - invite Scott. Or Derek. Don't drink alone.

[stiles laughs.] Oh man, totally not up to seeing either of their faces right now.

There's someone I recognize here though, might go sit with him if he'll have me.

Because of everything that happened?

I can't see why he wouldn't have you. [ sarcasm meet sarcasm. maybe this is a friendship. ]

Because Scott will ask questions and Derek already knows too much.

Well I am a delight and a pleasure to be around. [or something resembling it anyway.]

You realize this is the part where he's usually taken out?

Are you?

[stiles holds his hands up and looks to either side exaggeratedly before sighing in disappointment.]

And me without my sniper rifle.

[and then he tilts his head, considering.] Sometimes. When I don't let myself think too much.

Or, say too much.

[haha oh god, i love typos, that was what stiles was meant to say from the beginning. oh well, let's roll with it.]

That too.

[ call me a baker cause im gonna roll wit it yo ]

I'm Bonnie, by the way. [ you earned this! ]

[well i do like bread]

Stiles. [goodness knows how.]

Promise me you won't sit up there in the empty bar alone.

Edited 2014-04-13 23:04 (UTC)

[stiles rolls his eyes good naturedly.] Alright, alright, I promise.

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