[ Okay, he's just. going to ignore that gem there, maybe it's... actually, he has no idea what it is, but considering she's also the only one who is currently giving him any kind of reasonable explanation, he's not going to blurt out anything about that just yet. ]
Wait, so you're saying, you combine a coconut and a sea urchin and get explosives? ... huh.
[ Well, this is a different world -- so it stands to reason it would operate according to different laws, too. ]
So basically it's like a group project at school. A few people are giving it their best, one is sitting and doing nothing, and one is making a rude drawing under the desk with half-eaten chewing gum.
[ So the same as all forced teamwork projects anywhere. And frankly speaking... Stiles doesn't trust this ALASTAIR as far as he can, uh, not throw him- them- it? no okay let's just scrap this metaphor. He doesn't trust it, at all-- but if they've all fallen through the rift and recruited here against their will... at least they all have something in common. ]
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Wait, so you're saying, you combine a coconut and a sea urchin and get explosives? ... huh.
[ Well, this is a different world -- so it stands to reason it would operate according to different laws, too. ]
So basically it's like a group project at school. A few people are giving it their best, one is sitting and doing nothing, and one is making a rude drawing under the desk with half-eaten chewing gum.
[ So the same as all forced teamwork projects anywhere. And frankly speaking... Stiles doesn't trust this ALASTAIR as far as he can, uh, not throw him- them- it? no okay let's just scrap this metaphor. He doesn't trust it, at all-- but if they've all fallen through the rift and recruited here against their will... at least they all have something in common. ]