Hold that thought: Stiles has now pulled out his cellphone again and is looking up how much plane tickets to Japan cost. The answer is...way too much. Dammit. Revenge will have to wait, for now...

"My dad is the sheriff back home with some pretty hefty connections to the FBI. I don't think Apollo would forgive me for landing him in the spotlight like that."

Plus, lying to his father is second nature by now. It's been necessary to protect him.