Nothing catches up to their school bus. It's only about forty-five minutes before they're meeting Dorian and Ms. Tig at the gates. Most of the kids are already being taken care of, whether they're being set up in a room or given rooms in town.
It's late, and until they can arrange transportation, Emma Tig offers them overnight lodging.
Jackson's never lived in a dorm before, but he did share a flat with his ex boyfriend. So, he can do one night. The stranger - Alex - is attractive.
Emma does come by a little later when they get ready for bed, knocking.
"We are a dry campus, as we have students, but I know all about having a trying day and you two are both of age. And between you and me, our Headmaster doesn't need this."
Jackson likes her. When Alex comes back from washing up before bed, Jackson's already pouring them each a glass of some very nice whiskey. )
Ahhh, that first one is a need-to-know kind of question.
[He's not saying it to be mean, he's just saying he's not going to disclose more than he has to.]
But as for how I got into it ... my dad did it for a long time. Not the relocating, that came later. But you would be surprised what a lucrative industry fake IDs are for vampires.
[Because when you live forever, occasionally you need to reinvent yourselves.]
But when things started to get bad with Monroe, it turned into more than just vampires. Werewolves and witches and other creatures started needing to disappear too.
( How did they intersect? He doesn't mind intersecting. Their paths have crossed. He just wants to try and draw a line. If Scott has these kinds of connections, you'd think Jackson would be in the know.
No, except, Jackson asks to not be included and says at every turn that he is not pack.
Alan Deaton. He and my dad go way back. He told us about Monroe and what she's been up to and we offered our services.
[Teamwork makes the dream work, and they not only had the network to get out the word to a lot of supernatural folks, they had the resources to get people moving.]
I was born in Beacon Hills. I didn't know Deaton. But, he helped ... guide Scott McCall. Beacon Hills High didn't have shapeshifter 101. Just Derek Hale and nobody learns from Derek Hale.
[Not all of them are complimentary things. Peter Hale is an enigma and a dick. Cora is someone who's bad side you want to stay off of. Malia is a pile of question marks to most of the supernatural community,and Derek?
Derek's reputation tends to go up and down, but generally good. Generally.]
But Deaton and my dad go way back. I don't really know more than that.
( He'll give Derek credit where credit is due, but the guy tried to kill him. And Lydia. And only helped him for a summer. Most of the good Derek did was after he left. Is that on him? )
[He probably shouldn't sound so incredulous about that, but his dad wasn't the type to take on something that wasn't meant to be his responsibility. This isn't to say that they didn't have a good relationship or his father didn't love him, because he did.
He just wouldn't have dragged him all over creation out of the goodness of his heart.]
They were good to me. We weren't a close family. ( He lets that sit with him as he stretches his legs and crosses his ankles. ) I wasn't an easy teen. They did their best. We're closer now.
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[Some of who are questionable, but Alexander's not about to judge them for doing a good thing.]
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Nothing catches up to their school bus. It's only about forty-five minutes before they're meeting Dorian and Ms. Tig at the gates. Most of the kids are already being taken care of, whether they're being set up in a room or given rooms in town.
It's late, and until they can arrange transportation, Emma Tig offers them overnight lodging.
Jackson's never lived in a dorm before, but he did share a flat with his ex boyfriend. So, he can do one night. The stranger - Alex - is attractive.
Emma does come by a little later when they get ready for bed, knocking.
"We are a dry campus, as we have students, but I know all about having a trying day and you two are both of age. And between you and me, our Headmaster doesn't need this."
Jackson likes her. When Alex comes back from washing up before bed, Jackson's already pouring them each a glass of some very nice whiskey. )
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A gift from our generous hosts?
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( He holds out the drink as he asks. )
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[Poor Ric. Alexander reaches out to take the drink with a nod.]
Thanks.
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( He couldn't tell you. And you're welcome. )
What comes next?
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[He wouldn't mind of Jackson wanted to stick around with the organization, but he's also free to go his own way too.]
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[He's not saying it to be mean, he's just saying he's not going to disclose more than he has to.]
But as for how I got into it ... my dad did it for a long time. Not the relocating, that came later. But you would be surprised what a lucrative industry fake IDs are for vampires.
[Because when you live forever, occasionally you need to reinvent yourselves.]
But when things started to get bad with Monroe, it turned into more than just vampires. Werewolves and witches and other creatures started needing to disappear too.
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You're supernatural Witsec.
( That's actually ... really cool. )
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[He shrugs.]
We can't always guarantee protection, but we will do our best to get you to people who can.
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( How did they intersect? He doesn't mind intersecting. Their paths have crossed. He just wants to try and draw a line. If Scott has these kinds of connections, you'd think Jackson would be in the know.
No, except, Jackson asks to not be included and says at every turn that he is not pack.
Never mind.
He still wants to know. )
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[Teamwork makes the dream work, and they not only had the network to get out the word to a lot of supernatural folks, they had the resources to get people moving.]
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He still in Beacon Hills?
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[Robert Abernathy tended to keep moving as a rule, never settling anywhere too long out of paranoia.]
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( Not your dad. )
I was born in Beacon Hills. I didn't know Deaton. But, he helped ... guide Scott McCall. Beacon Hills High didn't have shapeshifter 101. Just Derek Hale and nobody learns from Derek Hale.
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[Not all of them are complimentary things. Peter Hale is an enigma and a dick. Cora is someone who's bad side you want to stay off of. Malia is a pile of question marks to most of the supernatural community,and Derek?
Derek's reputation tends to go up and down, but generally good. Generally.]
But Deaton and my dad go way back. I don't really know more than that.
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Where are you from?
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[He downs the rest of his glass, before shifting to lean back against the headboard of one of the beds.]
Supernatural IDs were only one facet of his business and ... not all of them were legal.
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( He has money, too. )
You were brought up in that. He's your real dad?
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[He probably shouldn't sound so incredulous about that, but his dad wasn't the type to take on something that wasn't meant to be his responsibility. This isn't to say that they didn't have a good relationship or his father didn't love him, because he did.
He just wouldn't have dragged him all over creation out of the goodness of his heart.]
Mom died when I was six.
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I'm sorry.
( Something he's better at doing now, after therapy in London and managing a relationship, is talking about himself. And talking about his parents. )
My parents died in a car accident. My father is my adopted father.
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[Dead parents suck.]
Were they good people? Your adoptive parents?
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( Hm. )
They were good to me. We weren't a close family. ( He lets that sit with him as he stretches his legs and crosses his ankles. ) I wasn't an easy teen. They did their best. We're closer now.
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[That things are better now.]
I've always been a believer in that things don't have to stay terrible if you don't want them to.
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