text to various

[killingtodeath]

[text sent to Lydia Marin, Adam Weiss, Lila Zacharov, Francesca, and Abigail Hobbs]

THERE IS A TALKING RACCOON IN THE CASTLE.

[text sent to Vi]

Sorry. Also what the actual fuck is going on and why did you bring home a raccoon??

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[killingtodeath]

It didn't bite me. It just sassed in my general area.

[theminotaur]

The talking raccoon did. Is this like when you told me werewolves are real?

[killingtodeath]

Well... kind of. In that both of those things are very true.

[theminotaur]

Okay.

[ naw son, that's it she believes him. ]

Follow up. How?

[killingtodeath]

No idea. But it was standing right here. The mission team took it back with them to talk to Wynn. Something about a science experiment.

[Real time information relaying here.]

[theminotaur]

Poor thing. Are you on desk duty?

[ brb walking down to the front doors.... ]

[killingtodeath]

Yeah. They all just left. I feel like I stepped into the Twilight Zone.

Even more than I normally do.

[theminotaur]

Be right there.

[ it's like a minute later that she and lulu show up so lulu can patter over and lick his shins bc that's all she reaches. ] What did he look like?

[killingtodeath]

[Oh hey gurl. Stiles looks really bewildered by all the events but he answers her question by searching on his phone and holding up a picture]

Like that. But more angry. Apparently his name is Rocket.

[theminotaur]

[ she leans closer to look at the picture before sitting on the desk, lulu curling up in no fluffy ball on the floor. ] That's a strange thing to bring back. What mission team was it?

[killingtodeath]

Andres aka Torture Town, USA or... island off the coast of France. I think. Pretty sure they went in looking for a guy of ours who was stuck there and came back with a consolation prize?

[theminotaur]

Sir Bancroft. The whole big doppelgänger thing happened right after I got here. Not the escape, but when they realized what happened. Sir Chessing brought back Myri and... some guy, but Sir Bancroft had to stay behind on the island. [ just clearing that up for him. ] So they didn't bring back Sir Bancroft?

[killingtodeath]

I don't think so. I mean I don't know everyone here yet, so maybe? But they weren't exactly doing cartwheels on their way in.

[theminotaur]

[ she manages to look sad, but... she does not have will's empathy. oops. ] That's too bad.

[killingtodeath]

I can ask Vi more once she gets done with her meeting. [He's coming down from his raccoon news high.]

Kinda makes me nervous to go on my own mission.

[theminotaur]

I think they're successes more than they're... [ failures. ] Fred said I'd be fine, so you'll be fine too.

[ she kicks out her foot to nudge him gently, reassuringly. ] I don't think Wynn would give us something we can't manage. Alex went to a party.

[killingtodeath]

I don't know who Alex is but I don't think this will be a party. This is the same place those knights were tortured. Actual torture island.

[ex_defenestratings377]

I know. I think I made the girl who came back from it cry. [ she tugs down her scarf so stiles can see her scar. FIRST TIME SHE'S SHOWED IT TO HIM. ] I guess she's sort of like Will, so my life after her time there was probably too much to handle at once.

[killingtodeath]

[And then Vi's texts come in about Kat and Stiles just... slumps back in his seat. He can't word. He can barely breathe.]

[theminotaur]

Stiles...? What's wrong? [ her expression falls with concern as she fixes her scarf back into place. ]

[killingtodeath]

[He blinks at the sound of her voice, thumbs moving quickly to fire off a response back to Vi's initial dropped bomb.]

One of the knights that went with them. She didn't come back. She was- [He swallows and tries again.] She was showing me some stuff. Magic.

[theminotaur]

[ see abigail's dubious empathy at work. she leans forward to put her hand on his shoulder, squeezing gently. ] I'm sorry.

[killingtodeath]

[He lets out a shaky breath and reaches up to put his hand on hers, squeezing gently.]

Thanks. I guess we're going to hear from Wynn about everything tomorrow.

[theminotaur]

...everything? [ he only mentioned kat, but he was texting for a while, there were paragraphs of text, she saw it. she'd like a little elaboration.

so she can spread the news to will. ]

[killingtodeath]

This must have been the last straw, I guess. [He just turns his phone over so Abigail can read for herself.. He can't even begin to try to properly explain.]