[ Case takes the vape and, yeah, he's gonna smoke this up good.
The last thing he wants to do is think about his father and what the guy was like once upon a time. He doesn't remember a whole lot about him when mom was still alive. Hell, he doesn't remember a whole lot about mom either. (Though what little he does remember, he keeps very, very close to the heart.)
But he trusts Charlie to her word. Doesn't mean he's going to start asking about him or anything. ]
If mom was still around, do you think we'd have any reason to come here anyway?
[ He's not sure what possesses him to blurt out the question, but ... well. Just because he's not asking about dad doesn't mean he can't ask about mom. ]
[ Their father loved fiercely, loved them fiercely and that only made his paranoia worse. But there was a time that his love was displayed in ways that were lectures on safety and taking them away from the home they knew. Charlie's bitterness did not match Casey's but she couldn't blame her brother for feeling the way he did. Their father had to reap what he sowed.
His question takes her by surprise and she nods.]
Yes. Something's happening. I've been hearing little rumors. I think they might have to sent us here to be safe, especially since Aunt Nev is here. I think... if Aunt Nev doesn't have kids or whatever, we're next in line to lead the pack. [ At least, being that they are the eldest son's children. But she didn't think either of them were alphas or alpha material. And Charlie was okay with that. It was a responsibility she wouldn't want.]
You or me as the next alpha? Hoo boy, there's a disturbing thought.
[ Casey exhales a foggy cloud of vapor. Once or twice, when he'd been really small, he did consider what it might be like to be the alpha of his own pack, how it would feel to be the one who could make decisions and be heard and not controlled. He wondered what it might be like to be in a pack that wasn't what he was used to; he wondered if it might be better.
And then he decided that he didn't want that kind of responsibility at all. It was easier to pretend that kind of power struggle didn't really exist. ]
Does this 'something' have to do with what happened at the dance? With the selkie?
Yes. [ Nodding gravely, she looks at her brother before wrapping her arms around herself.] And Dad warned me too. He said young wolves are disappearing. I thought he was just being overprotective but... I've been hearing that here too.
Case-- [ she says his name firmly so he'll focus.] I don't know what happens to them. I've only heard rumors which is why, yeah, I think we should be careful, even here.
[ And focus he does, eyes lifting to meet hers. Casey's not high enough (yet) that he can't concentrate on what she's saying, which only makes it all a little scarier.
Okay, [ she offers him a smile before take a hit of the vape before tucking it back in her pocket. A vape hit is stronger so it should hit them soon enough. It's then she reaches into her other one and pulls out another vape, covered in his favorite superhero's logo and offering it to him.] This is for you. I'm not giving you any weed so you're forced to come hang out with me still.
[ Case grins, mostly down towards his shoes, but it's pretty obvious that the sentiment means a lot to him.
When things got shitty back home, and man they could get shitty, he always knew Charlie would be there to back him up. She understood him in a way literally no one else did. As a wolf and a person. That kind of trust isn't easy to break, and it's not something to take lightly either.
He never really understood that until they arrived here. ]
So. Running? Maybe not the woods but. Wherever you usually go.
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Date: 2017-04-22 07:14 am (UTC)The last thing he wants to do is think about his father and what the guy was like once upon a time. He doesn't remember a whole lot about him when mom was still alive. Hell, he doesn't remember a whole lot about mom either. (Though what little he does remember, he keeps very, very close to the heart.)
But he trusts Charlie to her word. Doesn't mean he's going to start asking about him or anything. ]
If mom was still around, do you think we'd have any reason to come here anyway?
[ He's not sure what possesses him to blurt out the question, but ... well. Just because he's not asking about dad doesn't mean he can't ask about mom. ]
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Date: 2017-04-22 07:21 am (UTC)His question takes her by surprise and she nods.]
Yes. Something's happening. I've been hearing little rumors. I think they might have to sent us here to be safe, especially since Aunt Nev is here. I think... if Aunt Nev doesn't have kids or whatever, we're next in line to lead the pack. [ At least, being that they are the eldest son's children. But she didn't think either of them were alphas or alpha material. And Charlie was okay with that. It was a responsibility she wouldn't want.]
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Date: 2017-04-22 07:58 pm (UTC)[ Casey exhales a foggy cloud of vapor. Once or twice, when he'd been really small, he did consider what it might be like to be the alpha of his own pack, how it would feel to be the one who could make decisions and be heard and not controlled. He wondered what it might be like to be in a pack that wasn't what he was used to; he wondered if it might be better.
And then he decided that he didn't want that kind of responsibility at all. It was easier to pretend that kind of power struggle didn't really exist. ]
Does this 'something' have to do with what happened at the dance? With the selkie?
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Date: 2017-04-22 08:03 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-04-22 08:16 pm (UTC)[ It's surprise that gets stuck in his throat in the midst of his next puff of smoke and has Casey suddenly coughing.
It takes a moment to clear his throat.
He shakes his head. ]
Disappearing how? Like were they murdered? Or turned to the [ He puts on a voice vaguely reminiscent of a certain, evil Space Dad. ] 'Dark Side'?
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Date: 2017-04-22 08:30 pm (UTC)I don't know what happens to them...
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Date: 2017-04-22 09:28 pm (UTC)[ Casey snaps his fingers in demonstration, clearing his throat again. ]
Okay, so. Maybe lets not see how far we can run unless we are confident of outrunning whatever kidnaps werewolves.
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Date: 2017-04-22 09:39 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-04-22 10:08 pm (UTC)Sigh. ]
Okay.
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Date: 2017-04-22 10:11 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-04-22 10:23 pm (UTC)[ Casey accepts his own, customized, nerdy vape, with a big grin on his face. ]
Really? Man, this is - this is the coolest. Thanks, Charlie.
[ He leans in to give her a quick hug, and then pulls back with a slightly embarrassed laugh. ]
Hey, shut up. You know I'd always hang out with you.
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Date: 2017-04-22 11:15 pm (UTC)Well, just to make sure.
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Date: 2017-04-22 11:47 pm (UTC)The laughter and the grinning and the hair-ruffling is exactly what he needs to dispel the awkwardness of this emotional moment. ]
Who else would get the best stuff anyway?
[ He nudges her. ]
But - uh. Seriously. There's no one else I trust more than I trust you.
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Date: 2017-04-23 06:02 pm (UTC)Same, Case. [ She hooks an arm around his neck and tugs him in for a side hug.] You're my favorite.
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Date: 2017-04-24 02:43 am (UTC)When things got shitty back home, and man they could get shitty, he always knew Charlie would be there to back him up. She understood him in a way literally no one else did. As a wolf and a person. That kind of trust isn't easy to break, and it's not something to take lightly either.
He never really understood that until they arrived here. ]
So. Running? Maybe not the woods but. Wherever you usually go.
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Date: 2017-04-24 02:47 am (UTC)I run in the woods along the beach.
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Date: 2017-04-24 02:51 am (UTC)[ Some time last week, actually. But not for running. ]
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Date: 2017-04-24 02:54 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-04-24 02:57 am (UTC)[ Wait. Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy .... is she asking that?
His eyebrow perks to match hers. Suspicion for suspicion. ]
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Date: 2017-04-24 03:00 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-04-24 03:12 am (UTC)[ GOD. Charlie why are you like this. ]
Why would there be a lady?
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Date: 2017-04-24 03:54 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-04-24 04:21 am (UTC)[ You're hilarious, Charlie. ]
It was just me, okay.
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Date: 2017-04-25 04:53 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-04-25 05:22 am (UTC)Oh, come on. Why's that so hard to believe?