( 01 VIDEO )

[saviormaiden]

[ The video feed cuts on to show a very irritated looking girl. She seems to be in her late teens, and her thick lips are pursed tightly. The look might be a slightly familiar one for some residents, or ones that have seen the other Hale around. ]

Look, I feel really bad for this place and all. [ The sarcasm drips off of every word. ] My heart bleeds, really. But I don't have time for this, I have my own 'battles' to fight.

[ She's Not Pleased, capitalization included. She's frustrated that she's been taken against her will, taken so soon after she had been down and out for so long. The people weren't even clear if her brother was here.

She hopes it's not the Alpha pack. ] Derek, are you here? We need to figure out a plan to get home. I'm not twiddling my thumbs in this place any longer than I have to, this isn't my war to fight.

[ Cora is very adamant about this. She also might be thinking of a way to tell the emperor to sit and spin. ]

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[saviormaiden]

Yup. [ She's teasing though. Cora missed getting big brother hugs, though she'd never admit it. ]

[garou]

[ He pulls away with a small grin, and nods towards the door. ] I'm not that far away. WO-1D. If you need anything...

[saviormaiden]

Good. [ She still has her hands on his upper arms. ] You still need to fill me in on what's happened the past two months.

[garou]

What do you want to know? [ He moves to sit again, slightly more relaxed this time. ]

[saviormaiden]

What happened when you tried to find a way home? [ She goes to sit next to him this time. ] Is there some kind of barrier? Or just too many guards?

[garou]

[ He takes a deep breath. ] We're on a giant turtle in the middle the ocean. I never made it to the barrier, proper, but even if I had, it wouldn't matter. There's no where to swim to. We docked at another city, but there was now way out there, either. Too many guards, and the authorities were constantly checking papers.

[saviormaiden]

[ Cora looks visibly surprised. ] Wait, an actual turtle? It's not a metaphor?

[garou]

[ He has to grin a little at that. ] An actual turtle.

[saviormaiden]

Ugh. [ She pinches the bridge of her nose. ] What is this, a Terry Pratchett novel?

[garou]

[ He shrugs. ] I haven't heard anything about elephants, so probably not.

[saviormaiden]

[ Okay, if they started a nerd reference line they'd never get anywhere. ] What about these Kedan people?

[garou]

No idea. [ He shakes his head. ] They seem nice enough.. they're not human, though.

[saviormaiden]

I thought they smelled... off. [ She crosses her arms loosely and sighs. ] Fine. I guess I'll go native for a while and try to get information. No punching guards. [ Her lips quirk a little. ] Yet anyway.

[garou]

At all. [ He grins a little but he's also using the I'm the Older Sibling and Also the Alpha tone. ]

[saviormaiden]

Yes, yes. [ She gives an affectionate eye roll. Whatever helps you sleep at night, brother dear.

Cora tucks her hair behind her ear again and turns back to him. ] So what else happened? Tell me.

[garou]

[ He thinks for a moment. ] Here? Or back home?

[saviormaiden]

Here. Unless you just sat around and read for two months.

[garou]

Well, that's not inaccurate. [ He seems... kind of edgy, though. He's not lying, but something's off. ]

[saviormaiden]

What is it? [ She brings a hand up to his shoulder. ] You've seemed upset. What happened?

[garou]

[ There really is no point in trying to hide it from her, is there? ] I've hurt people. [ He glances down, hands folded in his lap, knuckles white. ] Stiles... I don't really know why. He was making me dinner, we were talking, and he... kissed me. I reacted poorly.

[saviormaiden]

[ Cora's eyes widen as he speaks. That's... okay, that wasn't what she ever would have thought was the case. Stilinski... what? Did what? Kissed him? ]

He kissed you without permission?

[garou]

[ Derek nods. ] He has a girlfriend. I couldn't... let him do that to her.

[saviormaiden]

He— [ Cora stares at her brother for a second.

Then moves to get up. ] I'm gonna kill him—

[garou]

No. [ He doesn't even stand up, just grabs her by the shirt and yanks her back down. ] You aren't. You're going to leave him alone about it. This is my problem.

[saviormaiden]

How is it your problem? [ Now she's all irritated again. ] He's the one who hurt people, not you.