Musings

[ E-Mail to O. Monarch ]

Is it just me, or is Will starting to act funny? Full moon's next week, did you guys talk about a plan at all?

[ Text to E. Sablier ]

I feel like I'm on Animal Planet.

[ Note for W. Lowell ]
[ The note is written in black sharpie with yellow highlighter and purple sharpie accents. The letters are big blocks, with a smiley face accent at the end. ]

RELAX

[Underneath, in thin pen-script.]

You look tense, sugar.

[ Text to V. Anna ]
[Hayley kept Val's number after the Batman Catastrophe in case of an emergency. This isn't an emergency, but that's okay.]

Ms. Anna, it's Hayley. Just checking to see how you're doing. Again, let me know if I can help you with anything.

[ Text to R. Maheu ]

So how does it feel to be in the real world again, sugar?

[Email to W Lowell]
Well, old man?

hey everyone!!! today is drawing day! i don't know how many of you knew that but it's a very special day and youshould all participate! if you have photoshop draw things and post them here LET'S ALL DRAW.

[ Locked to W. Lowell ]
[He takes the time and effort to capitalize oh gasp.]

Hi Mr. Lowell!! I'm Brice and I go to the University of Washington where you worked for a while. This is going to be weird but my mom was looking through the faculty website a few months ago and she saw your name and face and says you look just like her dad, Arthur Lowell. Were your parents named Robert and Helen? Because if so I'm your great-nephew!!!!!

I know this is really weird but I'm not good at this and I just wanted to see if it was true because if it is I really want to meet you because nobody should be alone and if we're both here we should meet up.

Brice

[ Locked to T. Brandon ]
[More capitalization!]

Hi Mr. Brandon! I'm Brice and I'm friends with your son Luke, we go to college together. I saw he went to the hospital and I was wondering if he was home or not. If he is could I come see him? I'd like to give him something too so either I can give it to him when I visit or if he needs his rest maybe I could give it to you and you could give it to him for me?

I know it must be really hard having your son hurt but I know he'll bounce back because Luke is awesome!

Thanks!
Brice

[All sent from Hayley's phone as she waits at baggage claim, watching suitcases go round and round and hoping to see her own.]

( Cue messages to Hayley's list of the Usual Suspects. )

[Immediately after this]

[Locked to M Morgenstern and J Morgenstern]
One of you better be willing to do house calls.

[Call to W Lowell]
Ring

( In which Hayley tries to set the record for most number of ridiculous messages in one forum post in Musings )

[after this]

Ring.

[During this]

[Call to W Lowell]
Ring

[After he hears her walk into the lab not wearing her shoes, and sit down at her desk. He gives her about 30 seconds before dialing.]

Ring

[Email to W Lowell]
Looks like we got a new assignment for R&D, old man. Also, going to need your help this weekend.

[Locked to the Morgensterns]
Back in Aubade, for now. A, thanks for helping Hayley out for me. Ro, I'm impressed you haven't yelled at me yet. I'm real thankful, and I'll remember it come Jewish Christmas.

[Group email to A Main, H Radcliffe and W Lowell]
We all settling back into a normal life after the flood and the shooting, or do we have to get the girls to show some leg to the press to get things back to running smooth?

[Call to V Anna, from his office]
Ring

[ Note for W. Lowell ]

[It's a simple note, written in pen on a blue sticky note. Hayley has left it on one of his lab benches, snuck in when his back was turned.]

Welcome back, sugar.

[ Text to E. Sablier ]

This is an intervention, Evie. You aren't using the accent, the accent is using you.

[ Text to S. Djaevelen ]

Has Evie been doing the accent around you, too?

[ Locked to R. Boudreaux ]

Why is it that you do one thing and it just domino effects everything else I need some kind of guarantee that you aren't Are you really Did you get out

[Nothing sent.]

[After a near week of going out as Arrow, and then finishing off the night visible, publicly drunk. Sent Saturday morning.]

[Email to W Lowell]
You ain't asked after my liver yet. You're slipping, son.

[Locked to A Main]
Tell your old man I want to talk to him.

[After reading some of the Seattle newspapers that have piled up in his mailbox.]

So I am apparently unable to go on vacation.

[...] How are you?

[After this, Monday morning]

[ Text to S. Djaevelen ]

What do you know about drug addicts and interventions and stuff?

[ E-Mail to W. Lowell ]

Will,

I got a present today from Mr. Monarch. I know you think I deserve a raise, and I can't disagree with you, but [...] this is a lot of money. I'm not worth If Friday night was just the tip of the iceberg, he could be making business decisions while on drugs. I don't think he'd do this while [...] sober. We don't know what else he could be doing, and for all we know he's gonna start handing out cars left and right.

I think we should get in touch with his family and find a rehab program. Until then [...] someone has to keep an eye on him before he does something he can't fix later. Let me know what you think.

- Hayley

[Sent in the early hours following the party. It doesn't even have his usual use of initials for greeting and sign-off.]

I'm expecting an explanation.

O.-

I probably should have asked this earlier, but am I required to be at your party tonight as part of my employment?

-W.

[email to Hayley, Monday night]

H.-

I still have a job. I'll see you in the morning.

-W.

***

[email to Connor, Tuesday afternoon]

Connor,

As you may have heard or experienced, there was quite a chaotic exchange of feelings on Monday, and unfortunately my employer received one of mine. He is now aware of my condition. In addition, I could not bring myself to accept responsibility for the attack on his friend, the woman you encountered last month, so he is also aware of another Wolf in the city.

I have not revealed any of your information to him, nor do I plan to, but I felt you should be informed. There was much talk about controlling the Wolves during changes, and I am not quite sure how successful I was in convincing him that we both do our best to take measures to avoid being caught out during a change. He is offering me a protected space for the moon, and days around it as I see fit, and while I know you make your own plans, I figured I would extend the offer to you as well. I know it is not ideal, and that the thought of being essentially locked in a space not your own is unsettling, so I will not blame you if you turn down the offer. I felt it best to mention it, though.

I'm afraid there is going to be extra diligence and scrutiny placed on the city in these next months, especially during the moon, to make sure that neither of us are causing safety problems to the citizens. I know that I will be taking extra measures to keep things in check. You may wish to as well, just to avoid extreme repercussions should something happen.

Thank you, and I hope you are well,
William Lowell

[Monday, after he realizes that he's getting other people's feelings and they might be getting his, fairly worried.]

At the risk of being thought strange, can I ask if everyone is doing alright this afternoon?

H.-

Our esteemed employer told me the other day to take you to dinner. I am choosing to interpret this as telling you to treat yourself to a meal and expense the company for it.

Have fun and pick something good.
-W.