and what the hell ever. let the record stand cuz yeah, it can speak for itself
[ Reggie quite enjoys banter too, and he's already determined that Jackson is probably someone he could be friends with, so he's not even going to get defensive about that little "not so straight" remark.
Not that he has any grounds to, but that rarely stops Reggie from getting defensive about anything.
Then Jackson surprises him again. There's a long time of just:
Bouncing in and out, before Reggie finally responds with: ]
( Knowing him and having been terrorized by him and his Betas and then taught by him are two very different things. Does he know Derek Hale? He was a freak who hung around the high school, one of the only people who really intimidated him other than Peter Alpha Hale. Then, he'd begged Derek to bite him and had rejected any notion of "pack." It was then that his transformation went south and he became Derek's enemy.
Derek also killed him. So, there's that.
He's not going to go into any of it, ever, not to Reggie. So, instead, Reggie gets one succinct reply. )
Reggie isn't entirely sure what to do with that information. He knew a little bit about Derek's past, but not a lot-- Derek volunteered some of it, usually spat out to make some point or another, and it was never anything light enough Reggie felt comfortable asking to hear more about.
But that's not really his style anyway. Reggie is a good listener when people need someone to vent to, but he doesn't pry, doesn't make people talk. He doesn't want to provide them with any kind of clearance to ask him similarly personal questions. ]
( More loaded questions. He briefly contemplates telling him a cliff notes version. He declines almost immediately. All that matters is the outcome. Does he live a better life? Is he more powerful now? Is the only creature of his kind? If the answers to all of his questions are, "Yes..". )
[ He and Derek had a talk about it once, biting, which is why Reggie's curious. But that's loaded on his end, nothing he feels like volunteering either, cliff notes or otherwise.
Bringing up Derek at all is loaded, though, in a weird way. Not for nothing, but still, was it worth it? ]
Again. Ultimately, it was worth it. Did it suck for awhile, and did I die once. Yes. Am I dead now? No. Is my life still in danger? Probably not here. Back in Beacon Hills, it may always be, but I did this to myself. Most things I did were to myself. And, before you ask, yes. I've had extensive therapy.
idk if our lives r in danger here or not tbh but point taken cuz if they r that def wouldnt be the reason hell my hometowns plenty dangerous even w/out any werewolves to mix things up
Like no longer being someone's lizard puppet, and finally shifting into a full fledged werewolf who occasionally gets to flex his lizard muscles. And the scientific word you're looking for is Kanima. I'm part werewolf and part kanima.
wtf is that and what do lizards hav 2 do with anything
[ This reminds him that Jackson had described himself as "half" werewolf before, which even then made no sense to Reggie, but he hadn't had a good opportunity to ask how the hell that could be possible. ]
the answers no I'm not at least no more than I have 2 be
Yes. I am both parts when I want to be, and all the time. Technically. When I shifted the first time, the bite backfired and turned me into the werelizard. After I died, my werewolf side activated. And I have both. Like I said.
Maybe I want to know if I'm texting with a murderer.
( Fuck, he does not want to talk about this, not why. Not that his identity was so fractured, that he constantly disappointed and hated himself, that his bite triggered literally and turned him into a deadly creature needing a master. )
Sometimes, the bite reflects who you are as a person. I wasn't a good person.
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and what the hell ever. let the record stand
cuz yeah, it can speak for itself
[ Reggie quite enjoys banter too, and he's already determined that Jackson is probably someone he could be friends with, so he's not even going to get defensive about that little "not so straight" remark.
Not that he has any grounds to, but that rarely stops Reggie from getting defensive about anything.
Then Jackson surprises him again. There's a long time of just:
Bouncing in and out, before Reggie finally responds with: ]
yeah.
u know him?
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Derek also killed him. So, there's that.
He's not going to go into any of it, ever, not to Reggie. So, instead, Reggie gets one succinct reply. )
He's the one who bit me.
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Reggie isn't entirely sure what to do with that information. He knew a little bit about Derek's past, but not a lot-- Derek volunteered some of it, usually spat out to make some point or another, and it was never anything light enough Reggie felt comfortable asking to hear more about.
But that's not really his style anyway. Reggie is a good listener when people need someone to vent to, but he doesn't pry, doesn't make people talk. He doesn't want to provide them with any kind of clearance to ask him similarly personal questions. ]
oh.
is that a good or bad thing
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Ultimately, good.
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did u want it
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I made him.
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[ He and Derek had a talk about it once, biting, which is why Reggie's curious. But that's loaded on his end, nothing he feels like volunteering either, cliff notes or otherwise.
Bringing up Derek at all is loaded, though, in a weird way. Not for nothing, but still, was it worth it? ]
how come u wanted 2 be a werewolf
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doesnt it kind of change ur whole life
& not just in good ways
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I never do either
[ Well, almost never. ]
so u think it was worth it huh
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but point taken
cuz if they r that def wouldnt be the reason
hell my hometowns plenty dangerous even w/out any werewolves to mix things up
howd u die
or should i not be asking
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How is Riverdale dangerous?
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why
[ Why did they do it? Why did it need to happen? Reggie doesn't even know. Just, w t f. ]
eh mostly normal stuff
drugs gangs murder that kinda thing
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Are you involved in any of the drugs, gangs, or murder?
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a super werewolf?
& what kind of dumb question is that
[ ... Yes, he was involved in some of it. ]
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One that was asked and answered.
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and what do lizards hav 2 do with anything
[ This reminds him that Jackson had described himself as "half" werewolf before, which even then made no sense to Reggie, but he hadn't had a good opportunity to ask how the hell that could be possible. ]
the answers no
I'm not
at least no more than I have 2 be
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Good.
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like arent all werewolves part werewolf
kanima = lizard? werelizards are a thing?
[ That's even weirder, almost. ]
whats it to u anyway
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Maybe I want to know if I'm texting with a murderer.
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dude thats the craziest thing ive ever herd
why a lizard?
well I'm not a murderer. happy?
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Sometimes, the bite reflects who you are as a person. I wasn't a good person.
Sometimes. And, I am a murderer.
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[ Hard to say which statement that "oh" is in response to. Maybe both. ]
so someone could turn into like
anything?
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