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[ it has taken him three days to convince himself to talk to all of Audentes about this — three days that he now wishes he hadn't waited, because with the information from Jason and Lucina, and their numbers already depleted because of the virus... all he's doing is taking people's attention away from finding Dr. Percy.

if it was about anyone else, he wouldn't be doing this. but right now, he couldn't care less if they find the doctor or not. finding someone else takes priority for him. ]

Hey guys... it's Stiles. [ not a great start, as far as speeches go, but maybe some of that can be attributed to the fact he sounds roughly like he's forgotten what sleep is supposed to even be. ]

Look, I know we've got a lot going on right now, finding the fake doctor, all that. But, just listen for a second, okay? Peter's missing. [ a pause as he swallows before powering on; he gives no further explanations about who exactly he's talking about: anyone who has been following Team Science should know Peter, after all. ] And not in the "he was probably transferred" way, the "he's totally infected and ran away after leaving his magitek behind" way. It's been three days, I've searched the city, like, a thousand and ten times but he's —

I don't know where he is. So if you can spare some time to help me look for him... that'd be great. [ the fact that he's actually asking for help with this tells just how dire the situation has gotten.

another pause — it almost seems like he's going to end it there, but he continues, voice tight, ] But be careful if you actually find him. He's — [ god, how does he warn people and still keep Peter's secret identity? is that even something he should be worrying about right now?? ]

He's going to be more dangerous than your usual infected person. [ there, that'll have to do. ]

Just, if you have any news about him, any leads... let me know. Please. [ with that not-at-all-desperate-sounding closing statement, he ends the post. ]

( ooc: so peter is infected and needs to be found, if you'd like to volunteer for actual threads w the infected party comment to the ooc post and/or hit up katy, or if you want to thread out actual searching hit me up here! )

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That — is a good question that I apparently don't actually need to respond to anymore.

[ THANKS TF that was cool... also slightly disconcerting, but definitely cool. ]

Indeed. Twisted Fate was most generous in his assistance. Still, perhaps for those others who might be willing to keep an eye out... It might be wise to include a description of some sort?

Yeah, fine, maybe that's not a bad idea. Just, I figured most would know him, he's talked to the network often enough... and he was one of the four working on the cure.

[ which just makes this about 100000x worse, great. ]

A fair point. [ GUESS WHO DOESN'T PAY THAT MUCH ATTENTION TO THE NETWORK THOUGH oops maybe he shouldn't have made it so clear he doesn't... ] Could he have infected himself in an attempt to test the cure?

No.

[ the answer is sharp, perhaps too much so, as he tries again after a sigh. ] No. Trust me, up until three days ago, he had no idea he was infected. He still wouldn't, if — [ a pause, another sigh. ] It doesn't matter. Anyway, the symptoms he has are bad enough that he has to have gotten infected near the start of the mission, I'm pretty sure they hadn't even started working on the cure yet.

[ so it's not just his word but actual evidence. ]

[ There's a brief beat. ]

Ah.

Very well.

Are you infected? Clearly, you've been in close contact with him for quite a while, now, and without knowledge of being so.

[ hah hah hah, that's the question, isn't it... one he's been wondering, too, but it's not like he's had the time to go and get his blood tested. he did, before, and he was fine then — but he knows better than to think one clean sample means he'd have one, now. ]

... I'll worry about that after we've found him. [ and because he's incapable of dealing with this without sarcasm, ] No one needs to worry about me potentially attacking anyone, anyway, I mean, you can knock me out with a light-weight punch.

That...does not seem to be the wisest way of doing things.

[ oh my god Loki don't judge him?? this isn't about him! ]

Yeah, tell me something I don't know. [ honestly, none of this is new information to him... ] Nothing I've done within the last three days has been the wisest way of doing things, but it's all I've got, okay? I don't care if I'm infected. As long as no one touches me, they're fine. I'm not going to go crazy, so I'm fine. Just... I have to find him. I promise, you can personally drag me to the hospital for a blood test after Peter's been found if that's what you want, but not a second before.

And you're willing to put yourself and everyone else you care about at risk? What, precisely, is the problem with going to the hospital to ensure your own safety while others search for your friend? You've said it yourself: you don't know where he is, he's dangerous, and you are no fighter. What good are you doing, by choosing to stay where you are?

Because he'll listen to me!

[ oops, he definitely did not mean to yell that, but even just the idea of waiting somewhere, not knowing whether Peter's safe or not, having to rely on others to catch him... no, he couldn't. he can't. ]

Look, all I need to do is get close enough to talk to him. I've calmed him down before, I know it'll work. And it won't put anyone at risk. All I need is for someone to find him, make sure he doesn't run away before I get there.

Do any of them listen? The infected. Has speaking to them ever worked?

I understand that you are worried about your friend, but it would also not do you any harm to be examined while waiting. If you are, the both of you infected, what good will you do him? And from what you say, if someone is capable of taking him down and keeping him still, it will not make a difference whether you are where you are, or at the hospital.

They could, surely, bring Peter to you.

Yeah, it has. I told you — I calmed him down before. He was... in the middle of destroying the university lab [ okay he already hates telling this story but if he has to do it to convince Loki, he will ] but when I talked to him, he pulled himself out of it.

If there's any chance to get through to him without anyone having to fight him... shouldn't we try that? Isn't that more important? And I told you, I'm fine. I got my blood tested like a month ago, it was clean. So even if I'm infected, it's impossible for the infection to have passed week four, I've still got like three weeks before full insanity.

[ surely there is some beautiful irony in talking about insanity to yet another god of mischief, but he'll just. pass over that now. ]

I'm not going to the hospital, okay? Stop trying to get me to go. I appreciate the weirdly considerate sentiment, honestly... but I'm fine.

On your own head be it. If I encounter him, I suppose I'll make you aware of it.

[ wow, that sure is a different tone than just before this... it's the "weirdly considerate", isn't it. all Lokis seem to be allergic to sentiment, sarcastically said or not. ]

I'm fine with it being on my head. As long as we find him, as long as he's okay... that's all I care about.

[ a pause. ] And I suppose I'm grateful for that. [ sorry he couldn't resist ]

[ Well he could just kill Peter. Like. It might make things easier, especially if a cure doesn't happen. But he doesn't think that's going to go down well with anyone sooooo let's not mention that. ]

You care for him more than you care for yourself. [ Huff. ] Honestly. Would he thank you for that, this Peter?

[Behave yoself daddy]

Don't worry. I'll look after him.

[ Oh boy. ]

Friends, are you?

Yep! With both of these dummies. [She means that affectionately] So I'll make sure nobody gets chomped on or anything.

Including yourself, I suppose?

Yep. I may be delicious, [She makes it sound like a brag....] But I'm too rich and tough for these guys to handle!

Besides, I've got a secret weapon.

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