on pooooossibly heading to the ship of the damned

[semifreakingnormal]

Are you completely freaking insane? You want to send me to a crazy - a - a hellboat, for who knows how long - you want me to leave behind Allison, and Stiles, and my mom so I can help someone who doesn't even want my help get redeemed?

You are definitely, totally, completely out of your mind, dude.

[You could make a deal to be normal again, Scott.]

...He can do that?

[Look maybe if you stopped thinking about Allison for like five minutes you could pay attention...]

I am paying attention! Totally, 100%! So....he can do that?

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[impetere]

Good.

[a beat]

You know, I'm kind of glad I missed this version of you.

[she probably would have punched you a lot.]

[semifreakingnormal]

[A lot is the most massive understatement.]

How different doesn't being a [don't say freak don't say freak do not say freak] werewolf make me?

[impetere]

[her eyes narrow]

I don't know. You just seemed more ... okay with it. You were more focused on protecting the pack than worrying about yourself.

[semifreakingnormal]

...Now I just feel selfish.

[impetere]

Don't. Most teenagers are self-centered. Just be glad you got over it.

[semifreakingnormal]

Including you?

[impetere]

[touche.]

I'm working on it.

[semifreakingnormal]

Okay. We can work on it together, I guess.

What're you selfish about?

[impetere]

[ .... wow, Scott, who said you could turn this into an after school special?]

Why do you care?

[semifreakingnormal]

[MAYBE HE WAS JOKING he was definitely not joking, Scott go home. Have a shrug.]

Uh, you're another - you know - and you know all kinds of crap about me?

[impetere]

I honestly do not get you sometimes.

[You care too much, Scott. It's what'll make you a good warden.]

[semifreakingnormal]

What's...not to get?

[He will just do it with his feet in his mouth.]

[impetere]

A lot. Just ... take my word for it.

[semifreakingnormal]

Why am I still the loser even when I'm a werewolf? That has to be against, like, all the sci-fi rules.

[impetere]

[She laughs]

Because this isn't the movies, Scott. Becoming a werewolf doesn't change your default personality all that much.

[semifreakingnormal]

It did make me a better lacrosse player, though.

[impetere]

[She laughs.]

Yes. That it would help with. So long as you don't tear off anyone's face in the process.

[semifreakingnormal]

I'm not gonna tear anyone's face off...

[Scoot.]

I hope.

[impetere]

[she sighs.]

As you learn control, you'll be less and less likely to.

[semifreakingnormal]

Right. Or until I can just...wish it away on the Barge.

[impetere]

[Cora doesn't understand how easy it is to just throw away something that's a part of him, but she was born, not bitten. And she knows that there's a difference in the way he sees it, that that's not the way it's always been.

All the same ... ]

Sounds a lot like the easy way out.

[semifreakingnormal]

Yeah, well - what's wrong with that? I mean, all that matters is it works, right? Then it's back to normal. No more worrying about growing claws when I'm kissing my girlfriend.

[impetere]

Even if you're back to normal that doesn't mean the rest of the world is. Werewolves are still going to be out there and you won't just be able to ignore them because you're normal. And being normal is not going to protect your girlfriend.

[a beat]

Not that she really needs it.

[semifreakingnormal]

Ignoring them is what everyone normal does! They--

[The important thing is filtering through.]

You think this would put Allison in danger?

[impetere]

She's an Argent. She's in this whether she wants to be or not.

[just like she and Derek are because they're Hales.]