Motel California

Everyone has had the chance to notice the strange man sitting in the booth near the back of the restaurant by now. He's never loud or disruptive, only ever has his coffee, a meal if you catch him at the right time, and his newspaper. He keeps to himself, but despite the way he seems to go out of his way not to be noticed, there's something just so very noticeable about him. He draws people's attention, even if they only cast him a glance or two during their meal. Those that can feel things beyond the normal realm might be more easily drawn to him because they can feel he's not...exactly human, although exactly what he is, isn't clear, no matter how strong their abilities to sense these things may be. He's something, but he's ever a mystery.

Today is no different. He's in his booth, same as always. He's always there, even if you're sure you'll be the first there because you purposely waited outside the doors to catch him walking in. He's just...there. If you come early, you might catch him eating breakfast, mostly he'll just be there reading his newspaper like always. If one is so inclined to approach him, he won't mind.

[She's taken a couple of days to regroup. Between Allison that isn't Allison and Stiles that has no memory of them, or of home, she's had a lot to work through. Because the two of them are the two people she misses the most now that Dahlia has been around again. And she wishes they were there, whole. Because even though Stiles is-- everything feels so wrong with him.

So for the most part, she's been doing her best to avoid them. And pretty much everyone else. The only people she's been proactively seeking are Scott and her sister.

After two full days, however, she feels like she needs to do more. She needs to come up with a plan to help Stiles and-- she needs to make sure that Allison isn't just in the same situation as him. Because if she's somehow been kidnapped too and her memories were replaced, then she and Scott need to do something about it soon.

It's still early in the morning when Lydia makes her way over to the restaurant for breakfast. And about half an hour later, she heads for the library where she plans on spending the rest of the day with research.]