"I think we will. Finding other people—helps."

"I'm glad you're here. Derek seems to mean well, but he makes it hard to trust him. He never explains anything, and he's always so angry..."

"Yeah, like I said... He's a very sad person. He focuses on his anger. His anchor is his anger. It's probably not very psychologically healthy."

"Can anchors change? Maybe if he finds something else..."

"I hope so. I think so."

"Are you going to try to convince him to change it? He seems stubborn."

"'Convince' might be too strong a word. I will... show him how bad an idea it is?"

"You probably can, you seem pretty smart. You think things through, in a good way. Not like Stiles." 

"Does he not think things through, or does he think them through in a bad way?"

"Most of his plans skip every other step, so he doesn't have to waste time before getting to the fun part. And he can get a bit fixated on things, paranoid."

"Hmm, bet I can help with that."

"Maybe. He seems to like you."

"Well I like him, too! He's funny and from what I've seen so far smart and generally adorable."

"Get him to talk about history sometime, especially something weird and obscure. You might get bored after the first ten minutes, but it's worth sticking it out."

"I'm sure it won't be boring. It's really nice to see people talk about stuff they like, watch their eyes light up while they go on excitedly about whatever."

"Yeah? What do you get excited about?"

"Maths? Physics? Other people?"

"Good to know. I should probably get going, my mom will start wondering if I get home late."

"Okay, but—um. One thing. What about, uh. Allison?"

"What about Allison."

"It sounds like it could be a problem if she and her family want to kill you."

"She doesn't know. She couldn't. And they're just trying to protect people, if I just stay away from them and don't hurt anyone, I'll be fine."

"—okay, I guess. Then, be careful. Oh, do you know how to not smell like a werewolf yet?" He sniffs.

"I smell like a werewolf. Thanks, Derek."

"Derek?"