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[in_the_blood]

"Hi, this is Cassie. Leave a message and I'll get back to you."

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[workout]

but if you're going to assume i'm vetting you anyway, just checking, are you a serial killer or a 50 yo man

[ that's actually a deliberate joke. all the same, sorry stiles. ]

[ not here ]

[ex_question191]

[ thanks, buddy. ]

[in_the_blood]

both actually.

[workout]

[ no wonder stiles likes you. ]

wow, that is a really huge coincidence

[in_the_blood]

but don't tell stiles, i'm worried he'll freak.

[workout]

you might be surprised, he has a pretty open mind

[ or a morbid one, same thing. he may not be the best wingman, but even scott knows it's probably best not to talk about how excited stiles gets around dead bodies. ]

[in_the_blood]

[Funnily enough Cassie actually already figured that one out so you're golden.]

phew. that's a relief.

[Except not really, because Cassie doubts that Stiles' open mindedness extends to witches and dark magic. But whatever. He only asked her to a dance that is still hypothetical at best, it's not really a proper date-date. So it's fine if he doesn't know.]

anyway, more seriously, i think you're probably right to be concerned. i really could be anybody. is this typical for him?

[workout]

[ how about werewolf besties, that's pretty open minded. ]

um. no? he doesn't usually ask people out

[ which sounds a lot better than 'he would probably take anybody'. ]

[in_the_blood]

[Not sure it counts if you were friends before the crazy supernatural thing happened to you and you then didn't continue to hide it from him, bro.]

oh. ok. well then. i guess... i'm flattered.

[workout]

[ shhh details. ]

no you should be, seriously his standards are ridiculous

[ like, lydia martin ridiculous. but the important thing is that scott's made this totally weird, so- ]

should we maybe start over? i'll be less weird this time, promise. i'll even skip the asking questions about stiles.

[ as if he'll be less weird. but he'll not talk about the not-date, anyway. ]

[in_the_blood]

ooooooooooook. i'm willing to give it a shot. i now consider this conversation officially started over. what should we talk about instead?

[workout]

[ yesss victory ]

i'm from california, i used to work at a vet's office.

[ which is the obvious 'your turn' cue. he's better at this when you can see the friendly smile, honestly. it's endearing instead of awkward. ]

[in_the_blood]

cool. i liked california, when i lived there. sure is a lot warmer than washington, at any rate.

i live in a small fishing town called chance harbor in the middle of nowhere, washington state. aaand i work part time as a barista and waitress at a cafe. not as cool as working at the vet's, but i can make a mean cup of coffee now!

i saw that

[workout]

idk, i don't think i'd hate being in a quieter town. why'd you move?

[ because middle of nowhere means quiet, right. ]

and do we even have coffee here? also working in a vet's office only qualifies as cool if you don't mind looking at a lot of animal poop.

nope

[in_the_blood]

it's not really that quiet, haha. and um, i had to move there after my mom died to live with my grandma. my dad wasn't really... around.

i'm not sure about the coffee, i haven't actually looked.

but it must be worth it, right? the animal poo, i mean. you'd get to take care of everyone's pets for a while.

[workout]

i'm sorry about your mom. is your grandma cool?

[ he'd go for the 'yeah my dad sucks too' route, but manners. ]

i know we can make tea out of some of the plants in the gardens. or i think we can. i mean i've made some and i think they're basically the same as stuff back home.

and yeah, it's completely worth it. i think people just take care of their own animals here, but i bet you could get a job at the bar if you wanted to.

[in_the_blood]

[There's a noticeable pause before Cassie's reply comes through this time. She debates typing the truth... but it feels like a bit much, having just mentioned her dead mom and dickhead dad.]

it's fine. and yeah, she's cool.

i'm not much of a tea person, but maybe i'll go check it out sometime. thanks.

and i'm not so sure about that. i don't think they let 17 y/os work in bars last time i checked. unless it's an alcohol-free bar, anyway.

[workout]

[ pause detected and politely ignored. ]

they might? idk i think some of the people who work there now are pretty young. i don't think we have drinking laws in space. they let stiles in all the time

[in_the_blood]

oh, okay. well, that's okay then.

[workout]

[ oh wait. ]

not like, all the time, he doesn't drink much. i think he mostly just goes there to hang out.

[ with the hot bartender?? wow he's making this weird again. mostly for himself. ]

it's a pretty cool bar. we should all go sometime, maybe you can ask about a job? if you even want one, i guess it's not like we have to work here.

[in_the_blood]

[Cassie's laughing at Scott's backpedaling, even though he can't see or hear it.]

well now i'm totally reassured, lol.

and yeah, sure. that sounds like a good idea. it'd be nice to have something more to do.

[workout]

seriously. he doesn't really drink by himself and i don't drink, so.

[ not that stiles doesn't have other friends, but whatever. these are hard facts!! ]

awesome! i'll text you later

[ he's not even embarrassed about that exclamation mark. ]

[workout]

[ and a few seconds later: ]

sorry for being weird.

[in_the_blood]

haha you're fine.

ttyl.