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[justaddmarbles]

[sometime after the suns had come out again, Glitch had returned to the brain room, placed his hand on the glass tank holding his other (better?) half, and then curled up at the base of the pedestal to sleep the sleep of...someone who hadn't slept well in a very long time.

when he awoke, he was elsewhere. namely under a bridge near the clinic in

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[slaying]

[ buffy is walking on that bridge and...okay, that was an odd noise. plus there was some talking and now she's leaning over the rail. ]

Anybody, uhm, there?

[justaddmarbles]

Yes. [ said decisively if miserably. there's a little man huddled on the river bank, peering upward with intense confusion. ] I dunno how I got here, but...yes.

[slaying]

...Well, we can get to the how in a moment. But for the time being -- would you like a hand?

[justaddmarbles]

[ he hesitates a moment, glances around, then gives her a single firm nod. ]

I probably need it. Don't wanna end up back in the water, y'know. [ that's followed by a quick, bemused chuckle. ]

[slaying]

Okay. Can you reach my hand? I'm not exactly useful in the tall-and-therefore-spatially-helpful department, but...

[ she kneels on the bridge and sticks an arm through the rungs, reaching down towards the new feather. ]

[justaddmarbles]

I think so, I I just...oh. [ in the process of getting himself oriented, Glitch spots a book which looks about as lost as he is. he picks it up, mutters something about it needing rescue too, then returns his attention to Buffy. ] Just need to...

[ he reaches up, and sure enough his hand manages to grab hers. he smiles in triumph and nods permission to haul away. ]

[slaying]

[ and it takes her very little effort to pull the man up onto the bridge. ]

...All ship-shape?

[justaddmarbles]

If that means "all right" then yes, I I think so.

[ actually it looks like Glitch has seen better...lifetimes. he's got a myriad of bruises and scrapes evident of hardcore adventuring - it's pretty clear his wrists had been shackled in recent days, for example - and he really needs to eat a sandwich or ten. but he gives Buffy a bright smile and nods, not at all fussed by any of this. ]

Thank you the help, Miss...um. [ it was only a matter of time before someone got called Mister or Miss Um. congrats, Buffy. ]

[slaying]

Buffy. Buffy Summers.

[ and she gives him a critical once over. oh, boy needs some help. ]

[justaddmarbles]

[ yeah, it's been a rough decade. ]

Buffy. Right. I'm Glitch, and... [ he glanced around and his smile faded. ] This is the weirdest thing I can remember happening to me.

[slaying]

...It takes at least three cakes for weird but...Glitch? Seriously? That's your name?

[justaddmarbles]

It's a perfectly-- [ ...cromulent name? ] --well, i-it's not my proper name but since I don't remember that it it it'll have to do.

[slaying]

You can't remember? Is that 'cause of the, uhm...[ she doesn't want to say it aloud but does make some rather rudimentary 'there's a zipper on your head' gestures. ]

[justaddmarbles]

[ he looked over each shoulder an then finally went cross-eyed glancing up to the zipper. ]

Ah, yeah, sorta. I'm a...I've only got half-a-brain, y'see, kind of a long story.

[slaying]

H-half?

[ CHOKE. SPIT TAKE. WHAAAAT? ] How is that -- no. That's impossible.

[justaddmarbles]

[ he waggled his fingers, part apology, part 'hi I'm standing right here. ]

Th-there was some magic involved, i-if that helps.