Forward Dated to Midnight tonight

[garou]

[ The static flickers off and on, the grey noise on the screen giving way to the inky blackness of forest. Glowing red eyes dot the horizon and they move, every now and then, pacing back and forth. There's howling, too, but its just simply off somehow, gurgling and distorted, almost like whatever's making the noise is choking on something.

And then it comes into view, a delepidated house, burned to a crisp but still standing, smoke rising from the burned wood. Every now and then, if you look at the basement, ghostly pale hands, very tiny and very childlike reach out if a set of barred windows, trying to escape whatever horror lies within. Smoke pours out of here, too, but there's no noise, no screaming, no indication that the owner of the hands is alive.

He's there suddenly, a black shape standing in front of the house, hands shoved into the pockets of his leather jacket, his eyes glowing red, then gold, and a smirk curls on his lips, eyebrows raised in sarcastic query. ] Get a load of this.

[ He toes at a body down at his feet, and the camera pans down to show the actual Derek, laying on his back, face bloody and bruised, and breathing hard. He’s trying to get back up, but it’s not going very well, mostly because every time he tries to get back up, the Other Derek kicks him in the stomach, knocking him back down. ] We’re awfully feisty tonight.

[ The smirk falls from his face, and turns into a sneer, and the Other Derek squats down over Derek, knocking him back over. ] Too bad it’s full of shit. You can’t get back up. You can’t do anything. You can’t even fight your way out of here. What the hell good are you? [ He scoffs, leaning over and pressing an elbow into Derek’s back. ] And if you’re no good, what the hell does that make me? [ Derek mumbles something, and Other Derek spits out an angry reply, standing up and kicking the werewolf at his feet over onto his stomach. ] Bullshit! I’m the one who killed them, I’m the one who keeps fucking up, I am you! You and I, [ he says, leaning back down and getting real close into Derek’s face. ] are one and the same. We can’t keep anyone alive. And don’t even get me started on Scott. There’s an absolutely good reason why he doesn’t want anything to do with our loser asses.

[ Other Derek stands back up again, and starts pacing, shoving his hands back into the pockets of his leather jacket. ] We talk a good game, but when it really comes down to it, me, that’s all it is. Talk. And Scott knows that. He can smell our bullshit from a mile away. Give it up already.

We’re the ones that should be dead. And I intend to take care of that right now.

[ And he grins, a wicked, awful grin, and as he pounces, the camera goes black. ]

Comments

[garou]

For now. What about a day from now? A week? A month? You're gonna get hurt, too. And if you get hurt? That's gonna kill me. Because it'd be all my fault.

Shit, you did get hurt because of me. If I had been a second later? You'd be dead. You're better off without me.

You all are. [ Derek is unconscious at his feet, but Other Derek kicks the body to punctuate it, and Derek lets out a loud 'oof' as the wind is knocked out of him. ]

[stilestilinski]

People always get hurt. That's how life goes. Even if you do everything right. Especially if you do everything right, people still can get hurt. You can't... you can't carry all that on your shoulders, man. [ Who exactly are you talking to here, Stiles? ] And shut up, Derek saved me.

S-Stop hurting him, jeez!

[garou]

Why!? This is what I deserve. It's all I deserve! Don't you see that? [ He kicks the body towards the house. ] See what I did!? Everyone I had, I lost, and it's all my fault.

[stilestilinski]

Stop it! Stop hurting him!

It was Kate Argent's fault, not Derek's. Just shut up!

[garou]

I'm the one who fucked Kate Argent and told her where I lived.

[stilestilinski]

[ Wait. What the hell? This is new information. ]

W-What?

[garou]

I'm pretty sure I didn't stutter.

[stilestilinski]

Look, okay, if what you're saying is even true, it's still not Derek's fault! It's common knowledge that Kate Argent was psycho and I don't buy that Derek would want his family dead so shut up!

[garou]

No. I just wanted to get laid. And my family died for that.

[stilestilinski]

That didn't mean she had a free ride to burn down his house! Even if that was the only reason!

[garou]

No, she burned down the house because we're monsters.

[stilestilinski]

Derek and his family aren't monsters! If anyone was, it was Kate.

[garou]

Don't. Don't say shit like that.

[stilestilinski]

But he's not, okay? Being a werewolf doesn't make you a monster. Scott's not one, Derek's not one. A monster is someone who hurts innocent people.

[garou]

I hurt innocent people! That's all I do!

[stilestilinski]

No you don't!

[garou]

Yes I do! [ The last word comes out as a growl, loud an angry. ] And I'm going to hurt you, too!

[stilestilinski]

Look, if you're trying to make me hate the guy it's not gonna work. Yeah, I didn't like him much at first but Derek showed me that's not a bad guy, okay? I don't care what you say.

[garou]

You really should.

[stilestilinski]

What can I say, I make a habit of not doing what I'm told.

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[plaidwolfskin]

You don't know me, I don't know you.... Hell, I'm barely even acquainted with your friend here. But I'm a were, too... and I want to help.

[he promises he won't attack you stiles.]

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[stilestilinski]

[ He looks visibly shocked because... oops. He'd been so caught up in the moment that he hadn't meant to blab that for people to see. Er. Oh well. ]

You mean it? I don't really know what's going on but we gotta help him. The more the merrier, right? What's your name?

[ He pauses then his eyes go wide. ] Wait, you're not the one that attacked me are you?!

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[plaidwolfskin]

I'm Alcide, and yeah, I don't know what this is either, but I mean it. [He's kind of maybe on the lookout for a pack, after all.

That question surprises him, but he shakes his head.] No, can't say I've ever seen you before. It's been less than a month since I got here.

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[stilestilinski]

I'm Stiles. And I hope you really do mean it because I've got next to no idea how to even deal with this. It's all new for me.

[ He sighs in relief. ] Sorry, yeah. There's some other werewolf here that decided to jump on me last month. Wasn't fun.

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[plaidwolfskin]

[He snorts lightly.] I've dealt with some crazy shit these past few years.. Rampaging vampires and pack problems out the ass. There's gotta be some way to help your friend. What can you tell me about him?

[The news of an unfriendly wolf troubles him.] We aren't the cuddliest supes out there, but most of us just wanna live our lives. Sorry you had to meet one of the bad ones, kid. I'll keep an eye out for others.