38th Slay [Video || Action || Audio]

[whattingawhat]

[Buffy is sitting at the coffee shop on the patio with an iced coffee. She's scanning the crowd, obviously looking for someone. She makes a face and looks to the device.]

Calling all Sunnydale residents.

Also, don't panic. This weekend is usually pretty tame. Just don't go into the Underground.

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[watcherwells.livejournal.com]

Aye aye.

[He plops down and sets the camcorder in his lap. He takes a long pull on the straw, sucking down an impressive amount of the girly coffee stuff before fixing Buffy with a cautious look.]

So, some sort of new danger, I presume? Where's everybody else?

[whattingawhat.livejournal.com]

Nope. No new danger and everyone else is just Dawn. She's probably at work. You're in the City. It's like a pocket dimension. I'm stuck here. You're not.

[She doesn't hesitate to describe the City for what it is to Andrew. If anyone will get it, he will.]

[watcherwells.livejournal.com]

...Oh.

[He takes a minute to think about that.]

Like the Phantom Zone? So... you didn't bring me here.

[whattingawhat.livejournal.com]

Sorry. No but...it's good to see you. You know, someone from home because it's just me and Dawn here. You'll get to go home tomorrow.

[watcherwells.livejournal.com]

Oh. I just assumed, 'cause, if someone "POOF!" and winds up where you are, it would make sense that you wanted 'em there.

[Andrew's mouth goes ahead of his mind, so he doesn't think enough to get a crucial part of what Buffy just said until AFTER he's blurted out that much.]

...I'm good to see?

[whattingawhat.livejournal.com]

Well...you know...because you're from home. [Quick subject change.] How's Giles?

[watcherwells.livejournal.com]

Mr. Giles is, uhmm, good, last time I heard from him? [Andrew can change the subject just as fast.] If you're stuck here, what's gonna happen to Scotland Squad?

[whattingawhat.livejournal.com]

[Oh good. He knows about that so he's at least as far along as she is.] Supposedly time doesn't move there when I'm here? I don't understand how it works. Everything goes freeze frame and I would go right back to where I came from and no one would ever miss me?

[watcherwells.livejournal.com]

Oh! Non-commensurate timelines, that makes sense. [Big word. You can bet the big bucks he learned that from a George Takei lecture or some such.] So when I get back, I'll still be in Italy, documenting a training session.

[whattingawhat.livejournal.com]

[She's giving him a look like riiiiiiight whatever you say.] Yeah, same point and time. No one will know you were gone. Training session?