oh god what am i doing. also, possible spoilers for 3x01 in the comments.

[geniuslevel]

One new episode and suddenly decide you want to "test drive me"? Like I'm a car? [ That smile she gives? Isn't even close to friendly or encouraging; it's sharp and sardonic, even a little patronizing. ] I don't think so. Go ahead and crawl back to all the other people you've got in this cramped head of yours and leave me alone; I don't have time for this.

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[bydefinition]

[ She would at least be a beautiful car, like a classic roadster, or one of those fancy hybrid things. But... things not to say. ]

Hey, they held off for two seasons at least.

And there really isn't much choice when it gets to this point? [ His smile isn't meant to be reassuring, more like they're sort of on the same boat. And he's putting himself forward as a lightning rod for her annoyance. ]

[geniuslevel]

Only because she's been obsessing over Allison.

[ Her eyebrow quirks slightly. ] Maybe there isn't for you, but she's never dealt with someone like me before. I can be very persuasive.

[bydefinition]

She can't be as bad as Scott. [ Nobody can be as bad as Scott. ]

Normally, I would say that's a sure thing, but I don't know. I'll say the odds are against you.

[geniuslevel]

No, but she can be almost as bad. Really, the whole thing is just disgusting. [ Lydia might be a touch jealous, but she loves Allison; at least her mun's not obsessed with Kate or something. ]

I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree, then, Stiles.

[bydefinition]

Does that mean Allison's in there with you? Wait, no. Probably not. [ He scrunches up his face, he doesn't think Lydia would be as miffed if Allison was around. ]

It wouldn't be the first time.

[geniuslevel]

It does, actually, but having her there doesn't make the puppet strings any better. [ That's her biggest gripe; Lydia controls people, they don't control her. And no, we're not going to talk about Peter Hale, thank you very much. ]

No, it wouldn't, and it likely wont' be the last, either.

[bydefinition]

Dude, at least she's a familiar face. [ A sigh. There are some people in headspace that are crazier than a bag of cats. ]

And I don't know about puppet strings, they still have to work within certain guidelines, right? They just get the final word in everything.

[ He's more than used to it. ]

[geniuslevel]

I've got practically the entirety of Beacon Hills up here with me, dude. A couple familiar faces, especially some that aren't friendly faces, aren't as comforting as you might think. [ Considering the crap her mun's put her other muses through and where she likes to send them? Familiar faces don't mean anything. ]

Only if she sends me somewhere. If she doesn't, she can do whatever she wants with me and no one can stop her.

[bydefinition]

There will be a point where you don't care who it is, just that you know them, even when all you want to do is kick them off a cliff.

[ See, the difference is that the muses actually get play time. From his perspective, it's more like being permanently benched so far. He's never been patient in waiting around. ]

Well, then. Does she have a game in mind?

[geniuslevel]

I seriously doubt that. [ Because even if she ever is thankful that there's someone around, she's still being controlled and that is something she'll never be okay with. ]

Maybe. [ She does, actually, but Lydia's not going to share what game it is; putting the idea of her on a sex island into Stiles' mind seems like a bad idea. ] Does yours have any in mind for you?

[bydefinition]

That's just something else we won't agree on.

[ It could simply be a matter of time - he's been around long enough to come to terms with things - or how they differ in dealing with issues. If you can't macro-manage, micro-manage.

For the sake of all involved, yes it would be. ]

Nope. And it's never going to be something I need to worry about.

[geniuslevel]

I told you it would happen again.

Why's that? Because of whatever's going on with your eyes, or because your mun's not the game type? [ Yeah, don't think she didn't notice. ]

[bydefinition]

[ He spreads his hands out in front of himself, that's just how things go. ]

She's not much of the game type, though that can depend on the character.

And there's nothing wrong with my eyes that a lot of time won't fix.

[geniuslevel]

What happened, anyway? [ Does Lydia actually care? (Spoiler: no, she'd just rather talk about that than her possibly being shipped off.) ]

[bydefinition]

Backlash. [ He's assuming that a lot of it's the 'knowledge is power' mentality. They did keep her in the dark for a good long while. ]

Even a minor spell can do a lot of damage, even if it's just from the heat of the candles.

[geniuslevel]

Hmm. [ It's more a dismissive hum, though she's curious for more details. ] All the more reason to leave the magic to the professionals, don't you think?

[bydefinition]

Given that Deaton was the one who taught me how to do it in the first place?

[ Oh, is he boring you with his 'little' problems? ]

Unless you're looking to expand your skill set.