[Locked to Residents]

[malnosso]

[The following message is written in typeset, like it was from a computer. It appears on the 25th, at roughly 1PM.]The following subjects will report to the tunnel system tomorrow at 9 AM to provide additional reinforcements. Failure to comply will be dealt with accordingly

Comments

[univalent]

No.

[ there are not enough words for how much he disapproves of dawn being on that list. ]

[slaying]

...I'll be out there.

[ barely a modicum of comfort, but it's much better than dawn going without her sister. ]

[univalent]

Don't let her out of your sight.

[ welcome to the spike version of freaking out. ]

[slaying]

You don't have to tell me twice. Hell, Spike -- you don't even have to tell me once.

[ to the untrained ear this tone is very insulted and blunt; however, to those versed in buffy's particularities it becomes clear that the anger is directed not at all towards spike. instead, she is banging her fists against an unwanted situation and (truthfully) spike's voice concern is the one thing she is appreciative of in the moment. ]

[univalent]

Twice would be redundant; once is for good measure.

[slaying]

Your absence'll be felt. [ she isn't sure quite what her point is in telling him this. she knows he knows it. perhaps she simply feels it has to be voiced? ]

[lists_to_port]

Would you hold her back and be ripped apart by the droids, Spike?

...

Actually, do try.

[univalent]

Now is not the time, Sparrow. Another day.

[ look, he takes dawn's safety very seriously and is kind of freaking out over being unable to play bodyguard to her. ]

[lists_to_port]

I'll look after her, vampire.

[univalent]

[ any other day, he would jump on board that train of insults and mock with, 'right, like you'll be able to protect her', and so on, but now's not the time for that. ]

Bit's clever, underhanded when she wants to be. Watch out for that. Gets her into trouble.

[lists_to_port]

Doubtless it does, vampire. Lucky for us I'm underhandeder.