This is the straight one.

[actuator]

At this rate, mun? You're gonna end up playing the entire goddamn cast. From leads to SAG day rate players.

Get. A. Life.

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[afieldsmedal]

Is that really a bad thing? Life is the most versatile thing under the sun; and in the pursuit of life and character the author who works in a groove works in blinkers.

[actuator]

...One sec.

[He holds up one finger, types the quote into his phone. Or at least the first part of it. Then!]

Laurence Housman. I have no idea who he is.

[afieldsmedal]

[ It's cute, honey, you tried. ]

An English playwrite and author from the early 1900's. You know - Prunella and Victoria Regina.

[actuator]

Yeah. Oh yeah, I know that. Absolutely.

[afieldsmedal]

You do now. But my point was that versitality is the key to success. The entire cast sounds a bit excessive, admittedly, but - [ and here's a casual shrug and a thoughtful hum; because she can't be expected to explain her logic to plebeians who don't know their english playwrites. ]

[actuator]

[Hey, at least he can define plebeian.]

I know it. Google told me so.

Besides, you don't like me for my brains.

[afieldsmedal]

[ It's not like he's dumb! ...she's just smirking like she thinks he might be but it's cute. ]

No, you're right. I don't.

[lefthandedgenius]

Well, you could come play with us over here. There's a lot of us!

[algidity]

Great.

[actuator]

Problem, Lahey?

[algidity]

Yeah, the problem has two thumbs, is an alpha, and looks like a pug.

[actuator]

[That just gets a snarl, even if the mun thinks it's hilarious.]

[algidity]

[ Snarl away, Isaac and his mun still think Aiden looks like a pug. ]

You asked.

[ Icon keywords relevant. ]

[actuator]

You do know we're all on the same side now, right?

[algidity]

Doesn't mean I have to like you. Seeing as you - uh - tried to kill me, locked me in a closet, tried to kill me again, oh, and wanted to break all my bones, killed that girl, and terrorized all my friends.

[actuator]

And what part of "Deucalion would have popped my head like a zit if I didn't do what he told me" do you not get?

Cuz I can show you.

With the head popping.

[algidity]

And now you're threatening me. Definitely convincing me we're on the same side.

[actuator]

I didn't say I was gonna do it to you.

Just that I was gonna show you.

[algidity]

I'm really good not seeing that.



You seriously didn't mean it as a threat?

[actuator]

Same. Side.

Because I don't like you much either, is the thing. I don't need to take this shit from a mouthy little Beta. And you're the one in here dropping your sarcastic little "great" at me. You started it, Lahey.

[algidity]

You think that because you're an Alpha that makes you better than me? You slaughtered your pack. Sorry if I'm a little skeptical that we're on the same side.

You really think I'd help if you were in trouble? [ He would, but Aiden doesn't need to know that. ]

[actuator]

Yep. Slaughtered my pack that was beating me, beating my brother, starving us, abusing us, and basically killing us slowly.

And you'd know something about abuse.

[algidity]

You'd know because you were in my head, huh?

Yeah, I would, but I didn't kill my dad.

[actuator]

But you wanted to.

[algidity]

No. I wanted him to stop, I didn't want to kill him. I didn't want him to die.