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"Gone fishing."

[ so don't leave messages to ruin the after fishing glow !!!

your one stop shop for not leaving him alone ]

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[Clothes?????]

Something classy, I guess.
Definitely the sort of thing you put on a little more than deodorant for.

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[ sudden realization she is asking will for fashion advice. "nice plaid". she audibly groans. ]

So a dress?

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[Nice plaid that came from a knockoff Walmart instead of the second hand shop.

He wears your granddad's clothes.

He looks homeless and alone.

Def. the guy to ask for fashion advice, what what.]

If you want. Or you could do a skirt and a shirt. Or you could do some pantsuit thing. Or those jeans that don't look like jeans because they're so dark and nicely made.
Whatever you feel most comfortable in.
Wear clothes?

[lurings]

[ gpoy ]

Clothes. Wow. So helpful.

Jayden asked me out.

Can I borrow some money to bid on Freddie in case someone psycho tries to get her?

[ yep, nailed it. ]

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[DO NOT GO NAKED INTO THAT POSSIBLY GOOD NIGHT, ABIGAIL.

Holy shit, what? What does he...What Would Hannibal Do? Do the opposite of that. Do not suggest she take a hunting knife in her boot. Stay away from knives in general. Yes. Good.

Only the crickets and waxies can see his terror, bless them.]

You're surrounded by fishing shirts but I haven't suggested any of them. That's helpful.
(There is a baby doll I ONLY CARE ABOUT FISHING AND MAYBE 3 PEOPLE in black, though. If you're inclined.)
You have the key to the cash register. Just write down how much you're taking out and I'll put it back later.

[lurings]

I think I care about four people.

[ /counts. ]

No, five. I miscounted.

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[He knows this feel.]

Then maybe it just fits physically.

[WORDPLAY DON'T STOP EVEN IF YOU'VE BEEN LED TO THE SLAUGHTER LBR HERE]

Do you need to be getting ready for it? Do you already have something you're thinking of wearing? If you need the rest of the day off to get that all in order, you're free to.

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It doesn't start until four and I brought clothes.

Do you want to come?

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[Internal screaming.

Pros: he can be the psycho who puts in a bid on Freddie. And he can sit around with Abigail all night long.

Cons: everything else.

noOOOoooOOOOOOOOOooo]

Me? [nooOOOooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooo] Is Frederick going? He must be going. I don't think it's fair of me to rub how much faster my progress with healing has gone due to the medical advancements here.

[He can sacrifice this social event because of other people's feelings. Yes. Look how noble he is.

How noble and full of shit.]

[lurings]

Uh-huh. Sure.

[ yeah, that was out loud, but then she is moving from the front of the shop to the bathroom so she goes back to texting. ]

Is charity really his style? Unrelated follow up question, where is the first aid kit?

The store one, not the ones we sell.

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Since when are charity events truly about charity? It's about being seen.

[The reason Will doesn't want to go: he doesn't want to be seen.]

In the back room under the sink. Do you need me to get it?

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No. Stay where you are.

I was under the impression it's about making that little kid's last wish come true. And something about some imPort affairs.

[ she was not paying attention. w h o o p s. ]

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[waIT IS SHE BLEEDING
IS SHE ON THE FLOOR
OH GOD
HE'S REALLY GOING TO STAY PUT]

I don't know. I didn't look into it.
I think I'd better not go no matter what it's for. Too many people and I'm still not at 100%. Supposed to be taking easy.

[which is why he's back at work

what a dumbshit]

[lurings]

You should be at home. In bed.

[ thud thud omg clothes r hard. ]

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that's where I'm headed after work

[no one tells him what to do!!!!]

Do you need help zipping something or anything?

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I'm fine. Coming out.

[ and she does so, looking a cross between grumpy and nervous, on her tiptoes because she is barefoot, tugging at the hem of this pretty dress. that she bought at a thrift shop because grandad taught her well through osmosis. her face is all scrunchy and UGH FANCY THINGS AND ALSO TELL ME I LOOK PRETTY. ]

Well...?

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[He figures that means he needs to come see what the big deal is about, sets his device to the side as soon as it comes in. No one's going to see it. The gloves he'd just put on to take care of some newborn live bait get pulled off and he steps out, slowly, readjusting the stupid hat on his head and—

—oh goodness.

That's all the prompting he needs.]

You look great. [A genuine observation, and one that probably comes across as more honest since his hand's still stuck on his hat. Blindsided, what can he say? All smiles over here.] What sort of shoes you got to go with it?

[He doesn't care if she runs around the shop barefoot, but. It's not the shop.]

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Really? [ she sighs in relief and absolutely beams. nice things are in short supply lately and she really, really needed a nice thing. ]

I had heels but -- [ she shakes her head, making a face. that thud was her tripping trying to put them on. walking around in them is not going to happen. ] I'll just wear my boots.

[ ie her cute little cowboy boots that she wears almost all the time anyway. you can take the girl out of the midwest, but you can't take the midwest out of the girl. ]

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[If she's going to beam, look so joyous, how can he not return it? Especially when she does, in fact, look great. Will look even better when she's in boots instead of heels because...

Well, you can take the boy out of the South, but you can't take the South out of the boy, either. Boots are going to win the war of best shoes ever every time.

Will closes the gap between them. Is there pain to his movements? Doesn't seem to be, he doesn't look it. So what if he's still got healing to do and his belly's been sliced across, Abigail is alive and happy and there is no room for pain in that situation. Not at all. He finally manages to get his hand off his hat, uses it to push some of her hair over her shoulder, off her neck. There is no need to cover up scars in this shop, but...]

Going with or without a scarf?

[The one he bought months ago wouldn't fit this particular dress. He doesn't have to be any good at fashion to realize that, and he'll never be offended if Abigail hangs his up and wears another one in its place. Hell, she could burn it and he wouldn't find it anything to get bent out of shape over.

But looking at that scar as he is now, it's pretty clear he's not aiming for her to find a way to cover it up. The opposite, actually. She doesn't need an ear or a cover up for her neck for at least one person to find her the most perfect gal wherever she may go.]

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[ her eyes follow his movement, worried underneath everything, eyes flickering to his stomach as he brushes her hair back. she can't help the worry, the flash of nicholas boyle's expression, but its becoming easier to focus past it, to not think about all the blood on the kitchen floor.

will is alive and breathing and she doesn't need to dwell on anything else. focus, hobbs. ]

Without. [ she's trying for firm, but it's mostly just nervous. she failed at firm. firm was a little squishy. around the shop she does rarely have her scarf on. at home she rarely has a scarf on. with stiles or jayden or freddie or derek, she rarely has her scarf on. (there is her five people.) and she has taken to not wearing it on quick errands. but there will be a lot of people at the charity auction, presumably. and that makes it a little more difficult for her to feel firm.

she squints. is without the right answer? ]

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[Without is the right answer—technically, there isn't a wrong answer, but it seems to be the right one in the way it's the answer Will was hoping for. He considers pushing her hair all the way around the other neck but drops his hand to the pocket of his shirt, tugging out his own set of keys.]

Don't know who'd put too much on Freddie just to prove a point, but it's not a bad idea to be prepared if it happens. [There goes that cash register, Will rifling around it like he doesn't know exactly how much it holds and where to find whatever he's thinking of, amount-wise.] Figure people would be more inclined to bet pennies or chewed up gum or their trash instead of real money, but this should probably cover it.

[that's $250 he sets out on the counter like no big deal

in tens and twenties

Just in case in doesn't happen and Abigail needs extra spending money...who wants to break a $100 if she stops by a ripoff IHOP or whatever else, right?

If it doesn't cover it then holy shit someone is truly psycho. Or Freddie has better friends than Will thought initially.]

[lurings]

[ that is still so much money to her and she eyes it warily, not reaching out to take it just yet as she tiptoes to the counter. ]

Freddie makes enemies every time she opens her mouth. Serial killers are freakishly drawn to me like I'm a beacon -- [ "beacon, like the thing that draws stuff towards it." naturally, she remembers that now, but is incapable of not thinking of bacon when it comes to beacon hills. naturally. thanks, scott mccall. she smirks briefly as the thought passes through her mind. ] -- and I still have less enemies than she does.

[ which is W O W so unfair. ]

And I put her name in so... [ so it's abigail's job to make sure she doesn't get kidnapped/murdered/won by dennis nedry. ] I can't let her not get bid on at all.

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[It's fortunate he's already stuck the drawer back in place, because he ends up staring at Abigail, confused and taken aback. Not by the fact of the matter that serial killers are drawn to her. Or that she has less enemies than Freddie (don't they all at this point). No, it's her casually dropping that she stuck Freddie's name in that gets his attention the most.

Everything else is old information, like the world being round or the sky being blue.]

Did you put anyone else in?

[She

wouldn't

do that to him, right?

The invitation was just an invitation, right? He doesn't have to go because his name is in some hat or whatever the hell and he just didn't get the memo about it, right?

Right?????]

[lurings]

No.

[ she wouldn't have done that to him. if only because she thought he didn't want anything to do with her at the time so putting his name in the goblet of fire was the last thing on her mind. maybe she should have though, april probably would have approved. ]

Someone put Jayden in though. Not me.

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[April probably would have approved, no doubt about it. While he wouldn't be grateful to know Abigail kept his name out because she thought he was cross with her (or worse—indifferent), he's grateful that he's not involved if he doesn't want to be. Choose to be.

They're getting better about that one, aren't they? It can only go uphill without Hannibal around. They'll figure it out.]

Do you already have money to bid on him with?

[The cash register key he has ends up stuck midair, neither moving to be put away in his pocket or moving to open it again. It's not that he won't fund buying the little Russian kiddo if Abigail asks. Implies. Anything that points to giving her more money. But...if they're a thing then maybe Abigail's put a little away and Will doesn't need to. That's a little more involved in her relationships than he wants to smack as eager to be. Yeah, date around! Yeah, go for that one! I'll even help you buy him.

Probably...not...the best move.]