Basement, Derek & Mike's Totally Normalish House, Late Tuesday Afternoon

[bitten_notshy]

It was the last night of the full moon, which meant Jackson and Derek were free of werewolf issues for another month.

Jack, however, was not. He morosely chewed on a sandwich as he waited for the moon to rise. He'd come to love having a pack (even though some days he wouldn't admit it), but there was definitely a downside to being a different breed from the others.

[OOC: Open to whoever might be in the house!]

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[newroutines]

"I've gathered." Mike wasn't terribly impressed. He couldn't exactly be annoyed at the kid, either, though. Kid had a rough time of it. "To each his own, I guess."

[justlurkinghere]

"He's safer here," Derek grumbled, at least trying to make it up to make by offering him a sandwich.

IT WAS FULL OF PAIN AND TRAUMA.

[newroutines]

Mmm, tasty.

He accepted the sandwich with a shrug. "Hey, as long as he's not about break out of there in the middle of the night, he's welcome to crash."

[justlurkinghere]

"He won't." Because Derek would smack him so hard, his dead parents would feel it.

[newroutines]

Hey now, Jackson's parents had never done anything to deserve that! Jackson, on the other hand...

Mike shrugged again. "Then it's cool. Maybe one of these times I'll actually get him to grunt out an actual greeting on his way out. Think that's about the only thing I can teach him."

Unless he decided careers in stripping and/or furniture building were optimal choices.

[justlurkinghere]

"Don't hold your breath," Derek replied with a huff.

[newroutines]

"Wasn't about to." Since he'd met Jackson. "It's just nice to have a little hope in your life."

[justlurkinghere]

OH, MIKE. YOU KIDDER.

"You hold onto that for me."

[newroutines]

"Someone has to," Mike retorted. "Might as well be me."

[justlurkinghere]

Damn right.

"Thanks," Derek muttered awkwardly. "For helping me."

THIS IS TERRIBLE. HE WAS NEVER DOING THIS AGAIN.

[newroutines]

Mike just looked like it was no big deal. And with his sense of what was right, it really wasn't.

"Anytime, bro."

[justlurkinghere]

Well, considering Derek felt he needed to threaten teenagers into helping him...

Mmmm. Smells like crippling self worth issues.

Derek nodded, glad this wasn't going to be a thing.