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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.

Comments

[bodilesswarrior]

Yeah, it can be hard to stay focused when there's so much out there to find.

[voluntaryapnea]

Yes! Exactly. And you start out reading up on the mythology of dragons and the next thing you know you're reading about the origin of the @ symbol and then it's 6 AM and you have to be at school for an English exam about Hamlet in two hours and you haven't even slept.

[bodilesswarrior]

Of course, you tell your friends you were doing very important research.

[voluntaryapnea]

Absolutely. And it is. Completely important.

[bodilesswarrior]

You really never know when you might need to remember how platypus venom works.

[voluntaryapnea]

It could be life-saving. Somehow.

[bodilesswarrior]

I wish I could say giant mutant platypodes were beyond the realm of possibility.

[voluntaryapnea]

I have accepted that there is literally nothing out of the realm of possibility. It just makes things easier when you learn to expect the unexpected. You know?

[bodilesswarrior]

Oh, I do. Especially here. If there were ever any rules, they don't matter on the Barge.

[voluntaryapnea]

I can barely remember a time when there were rules that applied in Beacon Hills, either.

[bodilesswarrior]

Sounds like Gotham.