[ At this point, Lydia’s only half-listening to Stiles. It’s not a deliberate attempt to tune him out (though she’s certainly not above that in the interest of not wanting to strangle him sometimes), but knowing when to put relegate him to background noise has become an important skill. This is that time. ]
[ She reaches out to pick up a thick manila folder, brow furrowing, and notices that it’s not nearly as thick as she’d believed because what’s more interesting is the journal stacked beneath it. ]
[ The manila folder gets tossed aside onto the middle of the desk and she seizes the diary, turning towards Stiles. ]
Rethink that. [ She snaps her fingers like hey, stand up, get it together. Lydia doesn't do polite requests. ] Look at this.
[ She flips it open, scanning a number of traditional illustrations of grotesque monsters. Some of them have descriptions and notes scribbled in the margins, some don’t. Without realizing it, Lydia begins to leaf through hastily, looking for creatures that are familiar in name or appearance as if Nick might somehow have information that they don’t. ]
[ Which, yes, means not really pausing for Stiles to get an extended look if he feels the need. Whatever. She just assumes his split-second attention span will be able to keep up anyway as she continues to rotate the journal and examine the entries. ]
no subject
[ She reaches out to pick up a thick manila folder, brow furrowing, and notices that it’s not nearly as thick as she’d believed because what’s more interesting is the journal stacked beneath it. ]
[ The manila folder gets tossed aside onto the middle of the desk and she seizes the diary, turning towards Stiles. ]
Rethink that. [ She snaps her fingers like hey, stand up, get it together. Lydia doesn't do polite requests. ] Look at this.
[ She flips it open, scanning a number of traditional illustrations of grotesque monsters. Some of them have descriptions and notes scribbled in the margins, some don’t. Without realizing it, Lydia begins to leaf through hastily, looking for creatures that are familiar in name or appearance as if Nick might somehow have information that they don’t. ]
[ Which, yes, means not really pausing for Stiles to get an extended look if he feels the need. Whatever. She just assumes his split-second attention span will be able to keep up anyway as she continues to rotate the journal and examine the entries. ]