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[voluntaryapnea]

[Well here we go. He is on a ship and he thinks for the briefest of moments about making a joke about calling it the Ship of Dreams because Lydia has made him watch Titanic a few too many times. But it sounds lame even to him, and he's still not feeling that great about...anything, really.

After a long moment of hesitation, he turns the camera on and gives a small smile that looks a bit more like a grimace than anything. His tone is light and friendly, even if his expression is tired, his skin a bit too pale, and there are bags under his eyes that indicate it's been awhile since he's had any decent sleep. He's still cold, still achy and nauseous, but he knows he's going to get better from that eventually. In theory.]

So I have to admit that the irony in this is kind of hilarious. I mean, my dad's a sheriff and I'm not even out of high school and here I am on a ship about to be a warden.

[He pauses. Warden definitely beats being possessed, so he's rolling with it. It's what he does.]

Can't say this is exactly how I figured things would turn out, buuuut. [He shrugs, looking down for a moment.] It sort of does beat the alternative, so I guess I'm happy to be here.

I'm Stiles Stilinski.

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[fridgetothefire]

You have a low threshold for irony.

Anya Lehnsherr. Welcome.

[voluntaryapnea]

Also a low threshold for pain, expectation and withdrawal from Call of Duty.

Thanks, Anya. Nice to meet you.

[fridgetothefire]

Oh dear.

[Not everyone gets tortured as often as she does, she supposes. Still, she worries.]

So. You know our resident furry cream puff, I take it?

[voluntaryapnea]

[He's sort of kidding on all of the above...except Call of Duty. That's serious.]

Resident furry cream puff? You mean Scott?

[fridgetothefire]

Definitely that one, yes.

[voluntaryapnea]

Yeah, I know him. Best friend since age 5.

[fridgetothefire]

I'm jealous.

[It's important to be honest with yourself about these things. But she says it easily, and her smile is sincere. She has friends now.]

[voluntaryapnea]

[He smiles back at her. His friendship with Scott has been the one thing he's always been able to count on no matter what.]

He's a good guy. The best.

[fridgetothefire]

Okay, but are you willing to tell embarrassing childhood stories, is the real question here. For the record, I will bribe you with delicious baked goods.

[voluntaryapnea]

[He laughs.] Well, the problem is, he has as much blackmail material on me as I do on him, so it's probably not in my best interest. Although to be fair, most of the embarrassing childhood stories involve both of us.

[fridgetothefire]

I wouldn't use it for anything. I just like to know.

[semifreakingnormal]

Anya, seriously?

[fridgetothefire]

What? Cream puffs are great.

[semifreakingnormal]

Why do I get the weird nicknames?

[fridgetothefire]

It's a hazard of being alive.

[semifreakingnormal]

Around people like you and Dean, anyway.

And I definitely have some ammo on Stiles.

[voluntaryapnea]

Annnd this is why I'm not saying anything about this. Ever.

[semifreakingnormal]

Sorry, Anya, we are totally impenetrable walls.