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[bitofajerk]

[ ohay asgard, ever seen the look of someone who's literally just gotten out of bed and scrambled to check the bracelet? because now you have. and he looks awful. if it was possible to look sleep deprived after what he's sure was the longest night (or maybe even multiple nights) of sleep he's ever had. of course, it wasn't just a normal sleep -- hence the franticness of everything he's doing right now.

it's a bit uncharacteristic, but jackson's had the video feed running for a minute or so as he stares at everything in disbelief. it might be the look of a newcomer if it wasn't for the fact that he's in his room at Thor and he doesn't look surprised at the network itself, but at the fact that it's still here. ]

I don't know if anyone— [ dreamt they were back home? no, no, that wouldn't work. what if no one knows what he's talking about. ]

I need someone — anyone — to tell me what day it is. [ his words are coming out too fast and he takes a deep breath to steady himself. ]

And what's the last thing that you remember happening here? I don't mean like you just waking up and getting food, but something major.

Whatever it was, I need to know now.

[ filtered to scott, stiles, allison, and derek ]

i need to talk to you. right now.

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filtered video; ( beacon hills crew )

[bitofajerk]

I was. I am. [ is that even a valid correction to be making? he remembers everything afterwards like he was really there. even if allison didn't know of the girl who'd died at that rave, jackson does. the times he always remembers most clearly are the ones when he'd been trying to wash the blood off his hands.

can be attempt to try and make sense of it? he thinks about the conversations he and allison had about others going home and if it really did happen to himself, then it's almost terrifying and disappointing. ]

I thought whenever someone went home, they just vanished. It doesn't even seem like I've been gone at all.

filtered video; ( beacon hills crew )

[gymnast]

[ It's possible he did vanish without anyone noticing and just came back quicker than others, but she doesn't want to say that. It's bad enough that she hadn't noticed, if that were the case; drawing attention to how bad of a friend she is seems like an even worse idea. ]

Do you know what day it was when you left? [ He'd been asking what day it was, after all, she just wanted to focus on making sure he was okay first. ]

filtered video; ( beacon hills crew )

[bitofajerk]

Something like day 196? The festival was going on, I remember that much.

[ and he knows it's been roughly three to four days now thanks to others letting him know that it's around day 200 now. but it still doesn't make it any less strange or easier to swallow. ]

filtered video; ( beacon hills crew )

[gymnast]

...on the plus side, you haven't missed that much? [ Not that there really seems to be much of a plus side here. Allison doesn't know much about what happened after the rave - even less about what happened after Lydia's party - but if Jackson remembers someone dying at the rave... ]

Do you-- [ She pauses for a moment, face scrunching in thought. She has to phrase this well, otherwise Jackson might end the conversation right here and now. ] Have you eaten recently? We could get a sandwich or something together.