Thanks! And for Buffy, we can all blame ares132006 who asked when the other shoe would drop and something terrible happen in this verse. I couldn't ignore the idea.
Yes, that is a bit harder to imagine than Giles being a hottie. (Or is it just me?)
He didn’t want to be alone, or alone with Buffy’s huge-eyed sympathy.
In this way, I suspect he and Faith are the same. Such a scary scenario!
Beautiful, Giles. Lovely pomposity.
Heh. His default defensive mechanism works against him, poor dear. I liked Spike reaching out, here. He's always been outmanned, as it were, and it must be nice to have a bit of shared experience. (Also, I love "Aurora". It was top of the list for McDiva, but being my mother-in-law's name, she put on the kibosh. She also goes by Rory.)
Michael Patrick Eldred Giles was the most intelligent, attractive and outstanding six-hour-old baby in the world.
Heh. Loved Giles' "gotcha". Much better than getting all puffed up. He's learning.
Slaying’s all fun and games till someone loses a leg.
Too right. But where is Giles in this scene? Faith's internal dialogue, leading to saying the right, direct thing is wonderful, but surely Giles would be there, too?
Oh yes - it takes Faith forever to think long-term; but she has to start realising it sometime! It's that essential similarity of Faith and Giles, of being hopeless with emotional scenes, that made me want to write them having to face just those issues.
Aurora is really gillo's idea, though she was kidding in my last post about anti-Dawn names (like Twilight...). Glad you approve, anyway.
Giles is babysitting. Or something. (In my head, this is at Heathrow Airport, which is around 500 miles from the Slayer HQ). Seriously, this fic is all two-handers, and not the relationship pairings, so I didn't want him in the way of the Slayer moment. I suspect there's another fic to come around what actually happened to Buffy and how it impacted on the general Slayer setup and Faith and Giles in particular. That could be major angst. We'll see...
Giles is babysitting. Or something. (In my head, this is at Heathrow Airport, which is around 500 miles from the Slayer HQ).
Surely they'd fly to Glasgow? Still a heck of a distance from Slayerbase, which I imagine is somewhere like Strathspey (so Giles can get a spot of salmon fishing in) - and anywhere in the Highlands is a heck of a drive from an international airport.
I'm tickled pink by your "anti-Dawn" name. (Or is it Auntie Dawn? She'd certainly claim it was in her honour. While Harmony would send Disney Princess gifts of unutterable tastelessness. Sparkly ones.)
Ooh, this is still great! Poor Buffy and her foot.
Rorie sounds to me like a girl who'll grow not to be so into her proper name. Though it makes me wonder what else is happening with Dawn in this verse!
Like I said above, Aurora is really gillo's idea, though she was kidding in my last post about anti-Dawn names (like Twilight...). It's Dawnish and Victorian, so I could see Spike and Buffy picking it. And then calling her Rorie because no one can live up to that kind of Romantic name in everyday life. ("No, Aurora, in the potty!" *shudder*).
Dawn, apart from being first with the gossip on F/G waaay back, is nowhere in the verse so far. By this time, I think she has a role in one of the theory areas (training, information management or prophecy). If I do write the Buffy-loses-her-leg-fic proper, Dawn'll have to come into it and I shall give her an actual career path at that point. *cackles, control-freakily*
Ouch! This series is still amazing me. I love that you're bringing the other characters into it more and more, while maintaining the focus on the reason you invented it in the first place. ;)
Love your punchlines! And Aurora's an excellent choice! But I know she doesn't handle her drink well, but did you have to make Buffy legless? (Do I get a prize for Worst Taste Joke? Pretty please?)
I'm loving the way you're fleshing out this verse.
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I gotta say, that was quite the literal interpretation you took of that question...
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Sometimes my brain, it not so good working is.
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Yes, that is a bit harder to imagine than Giles being a hottie. (Or is it just me?)
He didn’t want to be alone, or alone with Buffy’s huge-eyed sympathy.
In this way, I suspect he and Faith are the same. Such a scary scenario!
Beautiful, Giles. Lovely pomposity.
Heh. His default defensive mechanism works against him, poor dear. I liked Spike reaching out, here. He's always been outmanned, as it were, and it must be nice to have a bit of shared experience. (Also, I love "Aurora". It was top of the list for McDiva, but being my mother-in-law's name, she put on the kibosh. She also goes by Rory.)
Michael Patrick Eldred Giles was the most intelligent, attractive and outstanding six-hour-old baby in the world.
Heh. Loved Giles' "gotcha". Much better than getting all puffed up. He's learning.
Slaying’s all fun and games till someone loses a leg.
Too right. But where is Giles in this scene? Faith's internal dialogue, leading to saying the right, direct thing is wonderful, but surely Giles would be there, too?
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Aurora is really gillo's idea, though she was kidding in my last post about anti-Dawn names (like Twilight...). Glad you approve, anyway.
Giles is babysitting. Or something. (In my head, this is at Heathrow Airport, which is around 500 miles from the Slayer HQ). Seriously, this fic is all two-handers, and not the relationship pairings, so I didn't want him in the way of the Slayer moment. I suspect there's another fic to come around what actually happened to Buffy and how it impacted on the general Slayer setup and Faith and Giles in particular. That could be major angst. We'll see...
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Giles is babysitting. Or something. (In my head, this is at Heathrow Airport, which is around 500 miles from the Slayer HQ).
Surely they'd fly to Glasgow? Still a heck of a distance from Slayerbase, which I imagine is somewhere like Strathspey (so Giles can get a spot of salmon fishing in) - and anywhere in the Highlands is a heck of a drive from an international airport.
I'm tickled pink by your "anti-Dawn" name. (Or is it Auntie Dawn? She'd certainly claim it was in her honour. While Harmony would send Disney Princess gifts of unutterable tastelessness. Sparkly ones.)
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Rorie sounds to me like a girl who'll grow not to be so into her proper name. Though it makes me wonder what else is happening with Dawn in this verse!
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Dawn, apart from being first with the gossip on F/G waaay back, is nowhere in the verse so far. By this time, I think she has a role in one of the theory areas (training, information management or prophecy). If I do write the Buffy-loses-her-leg-fic proper, Dawn'll have to come into it and I shall give her an actual career path at that point. *cackles, control-freakily*
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I'm loving the way you're fleshing out this verse.
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Aurora really is your doing - great minds striking sparks of inspiration etc etc. Glad you're enjoying the fic too!
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