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[Normally, Alec wouldn't broadcast video to whoever had their phone on, but he needs to ask as many people as possible about the friend he picked up while patrolling the night before. It takes him a few seconds for the camera to focus properly. When it does, Alec can be seen holding a very large tabby patterned ball of fluff.]

Did anyone lose a cat? I found him last night curled up in an alley. He looked like he'd been outside for a few days and is eating like he hasn't been fed regularly.

[He can't quite hide the disapproval in his tone. If someone did this to the poor cat intentionally, Alec is not going to be pleased.]

If he's yours, I'll return him. If not, my family would like to keep him.

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I'm sure if he could put a leash on it somehow, he'd take it for a walk. For now it just sticks close to home. [Probably for the better. He rather the chicken not get eaten by some other animal.] I myself wouldn't go that far.

Strangest things. Good to know regardless. Least I'll know what to tell 'em if they come to the hospital lookin' for some sort of cure. [Probably first thing he'll ask is what they did to piss someone else off. Namely this Magnus fellow. Then tell 'em to suck it up and go home to wait it out. Or beg forgiveness one.]

God. Another person like that? Beginnin' to think there are too many of those in the universe. You have my sympathies. [He loves Jim. That's an understatement. But he also knows it's damn hard to keep up with the man and keep him in one piece. He can completely sympathize over that.] Not likely, but possible. Be my luck he'd want one of each.

Maybe a harness? I've seen people walk unusual pets with them. [New York was interesting enough without adding the Sight to the mix. Being able to see through glamours let Alec see some strange choices in animal companions.] I wouldn't do it. I couldn't even trust our cat back home on a harness. He'd slip out and we wouldn't see him for days.

Would someone go t the hospital for that? [Maybe a Mundane would but it doesn't seem logical to him. What could a doctor do for someone who was transformed into a rat?]

And you have mine if yours is as crazy as Jace. Does yours get these great idea that usually ends up with you having to drag him out of some insane situation? [He sounds more resigned and affectionate tan angry.] I've never had a dog so I don't know how well the two would get along.

I almost want to see that, but I'm not suggesting it to him. Next thing I know we'll be going on family walks with the chicken. [Aside from the weirdness of them walking a chicken, he honestly just didn't want it eaten.] That's a valid worry.

You'd be damn surprised at what people go to the hospital for. [Yeah... he's quite literally seen it all. But being turned into another animal would be new. Nice to know the longevity of the problem so he doesn't just put the person in quarantine or laugh them out. Well, he might laugh them out anyway.]

Oh God... 'great' ideas. Bunch of horse shit that will land us in a heap of trouble. He attracts trouble like a damn magnet. Sounds like they should be related. [He sounds about the same when thinking of Jim. He may throw a fit, but it's more out of over protectiveness than anything else.] It'll likely horrify you how alike they are.

It wouldn't be the weirdest thing in the city. Someone has a pet dragon. [Which Alec is hoping to see live instead of through the video feed. It's like something out of a Mundane story and he can't help sounding like an excited kid over the idea of real dragons even when he knows how dangerous they could be.]

But you wouldn't be able to do anything to fix a spell unless you have magic users working there.

That sounds like Jace. Everything's an awesome idea until we're surrounded by demons. [Just because that was their calling, that didn't mean that they had to rush into every demon nest Jace tracked down or that they needed to kill one of every type of demon in the Codex.] They can never meet or we're both doomed.

A pet dragon? No kiddin'. Huh. [Now he'd love to see that. He could say he's never really seen a 'dragon' before. And he refrains from calling alien races draconic.] Is that even safe?

Well, doesn't mean people won't try. And honestly, I've run into so many weird cases in my life, I wouldn't bat an eye at someone changed into a rodent.

Demons? Can't say Jim has brought up a horde of demons. More like aliens or super genetically enhanced humans. [Snorting softly, he shook his head.] Though I'm sure he'd find a way to piss off demons too if he found any. But I agree.. they should not. I can't see that goin' all that well.

He says Toothless is. It acts like a giant cat so I'm thinking yes. If it's not attacked. [If not... well, every creature and being is safe until attacked. Unless it was something demonic.] His keeper asked the Guard not to hurt it and swore that we wouldn't have to worry.

Do things like being turned into a rat happen in your world?

Aliens? [He uses his surprise over that to hide the instinctual jolt of fear over Jace. No one knows. He's not even sure if his family knows what was done to Jace. His parabatai is safe here. Safer than he'd ever be at home.] Keep him away from the demons. You need special weapons and training to deal with them.

Toothless the dragon. That... is an interestin' concept. [And vaguely familiar from back in his earlier days with Jo before he was sent away. He just can't seem to put his finger on it.] Is that person here in Riverview?

I can't say I've seen it before. But I mean, xenobiology is pretty weird compared to typical human biology.

Yeah. E.T. and all that jazz. We made it into space. [He did the twirl in the air with one hand in a sarcastic 'big deal' motion before shaking his head.] I will do my damnedest to keep him away. From all trouble preferably.

It is. I haven't seen him yet except on the video messages. [But Alec will try to track the dragon down so he can relive some of his childhood memories of fantasy worlds where dragons weren't demons.] He is. He's very protective of his dragon too.

Xenobiology is magic in your world?

[That doesn't sound quite right but he doesn't think that science has evolved enough in most realities to turn people into rats.]

E.T.? [Was that something Simon had told him about?] I talked to someone a couple weeks ago who said that traveling between planets was common, but we haven't managed it in my reality.

I try that with Jace, but it never works. He could get himself in trouble putting his boots on in the morning.

Well, I guess if I had a good pet dragon, I'd be protective, too. After all, most history and stories about dragons involve killing them. [Making a face, he shook his head.] I hope he stays safe here.

Not magic. But it can look like it. Almost everything can be explained in some way, shape or form. Just gotta keep an open mind.

[Part of him says this kid is a delicate mix of naive with too much experience. Just depended on what he was asking about, he s'posed. He just couldn't put his finger on it.]

It's hard to find on Terra now... but I thought everyone had seen E.T. Are you not from Earth? [He wasn't being judgmental. Just curious. Probably would make more sense if the teen didn't know anything about Earth.] You know... just occurred to me I didn't get your name. I'm Dr. Leonard McCoy. Sorry I forgot my manners.

[Scrunching his nose, he realized Jim was nearly the same.] Terrifying feeling, isn't it? Can't even trust 'em to put their shoes on without supervision.

I hope so too. I'm going to keep an eye out on them, if I can. I'm used to protecting the beings that most people think are monsters. [Most of the ones Alec dealt with were human looking but he could include a dragon in his list of beings to protect.]

Wouldn't magic be another way to explain things? [His tone is more curious than snark. He's interested in other worlds since his talk with Rey and knows that most beings think magic is parlor tricks or something that can easily be explained. Even if he's not sure how science would ever explain his angelic powers or Magnus' magic.]

I'm from Earth. I grew up in a very sheltered culture. We didn't interact outside of our kin until recently. I'm still trying to catch up.

I'm Alec Lightwood. It is. I've been dealing with it since we were twelve. I thought I'd get used to it but I haven't.

That's a noble cause. I could stand behind that. [Where he may not understand all the aliens he works with, he knows he'd stand up for them, too. All life was precious.]

Possibly. Who am I to argue with a race that has something unusual about it. That would be like me saying a telepathic race is unnatural just cause telepathy isn't generally found in humans. I just like to learn the hows and whys for most things. Sometimes knowing is a matter of life and death if I ever have to treat someone. [Where he's not really worked with magic before, he wouldn't turn down the possibility of it existing. But even that would have mechanics behind it. Very rarely did something come from nothing. It didn't have to be 'science' entirely.]

Nothin' wrong with sheltered. Sure there are things people could do well enough without. And it's a pleasure. Mind if I call you Alec, then? You also have my sympathy... least I've not had to deal with it that long.

I'm not sure if it's noble. [It's his duty, why he has the powers that he has. It being noble doesn't sound quite right, but that might be because it's being used to refer to him instead of Izzy or Jace.] But it's what my family does.

[Normally, Alec wouldn't think of the Clave's Laws about not telling Mundanes about Nephilim, but Leonard's right. If they were hurt or became sick, no one here except Magnus would know how to heal them. And if Magnus became sick. He almost visibly flinches at the memory.] How does... discussing those kind of differences work here?

We were sheltered for the wrong reasons. My kin think they're better than other beings and they try to control others to try to avoid what they fear.

I don't mind. You accept the insanity eventually. Even enjoy it sometimes.

There is a nobility in protecting those that are looked down on. Don't discount yourself. [Leonard chuckles softly at that. People truly do discount the worth in defending others.] Are you not proud of your family?

[It just seems like maybe Alec didn't think much of his family's trade. But more like it was somethin' else botherin' him.] Discussing biological differences? I just try not to pry further than people are comfortable. But I am likely to ask questions that might not be liked at first. Why do you ask?

[Humming a soft thoughtful sound, he nods a little. That explains a little of Alec's outlook on his family.] That's regrettable. Prejudice does nothin' but mess everything up and stir up unnecessary trouble. I'm sorry to hear that.

That you do. And sometimes.. it is a bit enjoyable. [When they don't up and die on ya.]

I do, but it's different when it's them. [He's getting better at seeing his own worth, or seeing that what others think of him isn't important, but he still struggles with it sometimes.] They're the great warriors. It took me awhile to find my place in the world.

Biological differences. Is there confidentiality? My family doesn't go to doctors. We've only been treated by them twice and one group was tinkering with our memories.

Some of our kin are getting better, but there's still prejudice. It's one of the reasons that I think we'll have a better life here. [Alec is probably one of the only beings in Quarantine that doesn't want to go back to his own world.] Is there less of that kind of hate where your'e from?

But we can't tell them we enjoy it or it'll make them think that they should keep acting that way.

Well, ya know what they say about seein' the good in yourself. S'why others are around to tell ya what you don't see. And son, I say what you're doin' is pretty damn noble. [He was quite sure his ma would say so, too.] It's alright to look up to your family, but don't let it make you feel less.

Doctors all take an oath on confidentiality. [If anything, that surprises him. Far as he knew, all doctors did and always had. Alec's world couldn't be that different now could it?] And that right there... that's malpractice. Messin' with memories is just wrong. Morally wrong and ethically.

[That sounded awful to him. Any self respecting doctor would do no such thing.]

Prejudice can and does run deep. And sometimes gettin' away is a good thing. Where I'm from, pretty much anything is accepted. Pretty open minded and all. Earth's been through hell, no point makin' more of a mess now that we've rebuilt.

[A soft chuckle escaped at that thought.] Hell would freeze over 'fore I told 'im that for that very reason.

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