( DEREK "shitty company" HALE ) (
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I'm fairly local; I've been around (OPEN)
A. DAY:
[ creature of the night he may be, Derek's life is far from nocturnal. admittedly, this is partially because he sleeps less than he probably ought to, especially these days. however, it's also because even in London, there are places that aren't 24/7. yet. a bank. a decent mechanic. somewhere that sells smores flavoured pop tarts. combined with his own restlessness, and a sense that he still doesn't quite belong, Derek is unable to hang around at the den all day.B. NIGHT:
when he's out, he's watchful. even on the streets of the city centre, Derek has come to learn that he can't afford to overlook anything. perhaps it's an inhuman kind of scent that has his gaze catching, lingering, or perhaps a face he recognizes from the Redbright ball has him staring in heavy, curious scrutiny. maybe he simply has to squeeze past the same PETA collector on the street, muttering something about no goddamn escape. ]
[ after the sun sets, Derek retreats to his own territory. generally speaking, he's not looking for a fight, and lurking around other areas of London at night is sometimes as much a provocation as is necessary. he keeps to the east end, hemming along every county line like a sentry, watching - waiting, maybe - for any suggestion that things are not as they should be on his turf. his. he'd never considered it in those terms when he'd been following Laura's lead, when there had been another alpha running things. aside from an inherent wolfish sense of territory, he'd felt little investment. now, his position has changed, but the disconnect here lingers. in the wake of his own hasty decision making, he still feels like he's standing in. that only makes him all the more tense.C. CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE!
and all the more eager to work. he covers a surprising amount of distance on foot, keeps his ear to the ground to keep track of what's going on. maybe it's quiet. maybe it's not. but he stays out late.
if, on his unofficial patrol, he comes across something or someone that seems like they shouldn't be here - well, Derek follows. ]
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Regarding her, apparently thoughtful, he nodded.
"Yeah. You let me know the details, you can travel back and forth here. I think that's more than fair."
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"What details would you require? Location and length of viable time as a portal?" She was thoughtful for a moment. In an emergency a door might have to be opened on the fly. But such emergencies also required immediate closure in general. "So long as it might be opened for more than thirty seconds?" She added on just to give herself a little wiggle room.
Fair. He was so cute.
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Eventually, Derek nodded.
"That's right," he said, "if it's something immediate, it's not necessary. But anything longer comes to me, whether it's going to last five minutes or five years." Straightening up, he tilted his chin up. However worthy of awe she was, he was the alpha here. He had to take charge. "This is my territory, and it's gonna stay that way. Abide by that, and you have my support."
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The wolves probably had few needs besides being able to roam without harassment. They would have to eventually find a way the wolves could tell a door was a door either way, but she wasn't going to just hand him terms. It was important for him to think of them himself. It might be interesting if the wolves knew how to find the doors to the other realm. They might even find hunting there agreeable. The Other Realm still had large swaths of forest and game that could truly challenge a pack.
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She was testing him, testing what boundaries he would set. Derek had never been raised to lead. He was, essentially, winging everything since stepping into the too-big shoes of his alpha, and his sister. But in this much, his stubbornness served him well - he did not appear as uncertain as he was. If she wanted to leave an opening there, a flexibility, so could he.
"I think keeping each others' backs is a good place to start," he replied, steady. He didn't truth the fae to keep him alive. He barely trusted his pack with that. But he, too, could be reasonable.
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She lifted a hand, palm up in acknowledgement to his request. "I had assumed this was expected in the alliance." She looked at him thoughtfully for a moment before closing her fingers and opening them back up reveal a card. "You may contact me there, should a problem arise." Implying both of the aggressive sort or the gate left open and wolves going missing sort. Mab had a pretty terrible teacher for the phone but she can manage phone calls and emails.
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Tucking it into his jacket, he nodded in thanks. "Heiji said you'd be making a move soon. You're involved?"
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"I am assisting both Sir Heiji and the Lord of Stars this month. I imagine I will make my own personal foray into this realm not long afterward." And she wasn't going for something simple when she did it. Perhaps one of the lawless territories. Mab was fond of laws.
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And Mab certainly had no trouble in piquing his curiosity. The other title mentioned was filed away - although unfamiliar, he had to assume his path would cross with the Lord of Stars eventually. The stylings of the fae, in all their strangeness, all their pomp and circumstances, had always been weird to him, if not funny, but the laughter felt far away when he was dealing with one of them.
He didn't promise his further assistance. It felt too early for that. First, he wanted to see how their initial cooperation worked out. Instead, something else caught his attention - recalling Stiles' intervention in his conversation with Heiji, he asked: "South of the river?"
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Her hand fell back to her side now that he had the card and she looked curious about the question. "I believe both will be south of the Thames, yes." She hadn't heard that there was any reason for the fae to avoid North of the river though.
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Havering was only the logical step, after all.
"I'm keeping an eye on Havering for now," he offered, by way of gruff explanation. There was a request there, but he wouldn't word it as such.
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She considered the place herself. "I imagine I will eventually move on Greenwich or Lewisham myself if not Croydon. I am still assessing the situation."