13 - A Project Well Finished - 13

[onemanshort]

[Despite her hard work, the careful effort, and all the hours she'd put in to the Mule, Kaylee wasn't actually sure it would work until she turned the key and felt the machinery hum to life under her fingertips. It worked. Four months of effort and blueprints (and maybe a few too many midnight pieces of cake) and she had a bit of home that she'd

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[breakmychest]

[There's a pause before Spike answers.]

We are? When did I volunteer for this? And who are you?

[onemanshort]

*Deng yi-huir? I'm...Kaylee...

[a confused look at this] Who're you?

*hold on a second

[breakmychest]

...Spike.

[And he's got no idea what the first part means.]

[onemanshort]

[in all your unlife, you never bothered to pick up a little Chinese, Spike? Shame on you. :>]

...You ain't Spike.

[a pause, followed by a quick laugh] I mean, I ain't callin' you a liar. But... you ain't the Spike I meant, I'm guessin'. Since he's here.

[breakmychest]

[Nope. He went to China and killed a Chinese Slayer and didn't pick up her language. He also doesn't speak German.

Spike pauses for a moment, then remembers.]

Oh, the other Spike. Right.

[onemanshort]

Sorry. If I'da known there were two of you, I'd've tried t'be more clear.

But at least no one's gone and volunteered you for nothin', right?

[breakmychest]

Yeah, bloody glad about that. From what I've heard about the Dead Zone, well, I'm not quite ready to venture into it.

[onemanshort]

Well, we ain't really aimin' to go into the Dead Zone, so much as lookin' for people comin' out of it.