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gunnfire in paradisa

post-dated, late night

Oct 22, 2011 16:54

( Wesley )

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Gunn demonologist October 22 2011, 22:29:45 UTC

Yes, I'm a man and I'm British and my name is Wes. Any other obvious facts you wish to impart?

[Wes knows what it sounds like, hence his tone is dry and faintly amused.]

Wes gunnfire October 23 2011, 07:28:08 UTC

Just wanted to say - thanks, man. Whatever.

Gunn demonologist October 23 2011, 07:34:00 UTC

Thanks? Oh, you mean for the lodgings? Don't mention it.

Wesley gunnfire October 23 2011, 07:42:21 UTC

No, I mean - for lookin' after her.

Gunn demonologist October 23 2011, 08:03:51 UTC

[A pause.]

I couldn't not.

Wesley gunnfire October 23 2011, 08:10:52 UTC

No. You coulda left her. But you didn't.

Gunn demonologist October 23 2011, 08:23:19 UTC

[He's fairly certain Gunn wouldn't be talking to him about this if he were sober.]

It's Fred, Gunn.

[What more does he need to say?]

Wesley gunnfire October 23 2011, 08:28:14 UTC

Yeah, she's Fred.

[He understands what the tone implies - and no, he wouldn't be talking about this if he were sober.]

But people've done her wrong before despite all the Freddiness, so, you know.

Gunn demonologist October 23 2011, 08:31:31 UTC

Are you still afraid that I will do her wrong?

Wesley gunnfire October 23 2011, 08:35:33 UTC

... man, how'm I supposed to answer that? I'm still afraid anyone'll mess her up.

Gunn demonologist October 23 2011, 08:42:34 UTC

I don't think anything can top what she suffered in Pylea, Gunn. She's stronger than people give her credit for.

I know about Seidel. What he did to her.

Wesley gunnfire October 23 2011, 23:21:18 UTC

I know you know who he is. And I know you know what he did, with that damn portal. That would have ruined her, you jackass.

Gunn demonologist October 23 2011, 23:34:35 UTC

I wasn't there, Gunn. Fred told me about it. Some of it, at any rate.

[A beat.]

But what do you mean 'that would have ruined her'?

Wes gunnfire October 23 2011, 23:42:06 UTC

Oh, right. Timeliness. [A pause, and an audible shake of the head.] Timelines, I mean.

She wanted to murder the bastard. We told her to sleep it off. You helped her make a portal.

[There's remarkable bitterness in his voice.]

She had a problem and went runnin' off to you.

demonologist October 24 2011, 00:07:35 UTC

Oh that.

[There's an awkwardness because he does remember what Fred had told him, but just had felt a disconnect for a moment when Gunn had spoken of her like that.]

Do you know of what happened to her in Pylea? The details? The stark horrifying truth of what she endured there? She's not some innocent fawn who needs to be sheltered from all of the ugliness people that are capable of. Gunn. She's already lived it. More than any of us can possibly understand. And that bastard was trying to send her back there again. Not just once. He tried it when she was visiting me at my apartment as well. The man deserved to die. He was essentially a serial murderer and not going to stop.

Fred needed closure and needed to regain some power and control back by stopping him herself. You denied her that.

It wouldn't have ruined her.

gunnfire October 24 2011, 00:10:52 UTC

[Silence. And then, a little more silence for good measure.]

I was there, Wesley. Don't talk to me like I didn't see it -- 'cause guess what? I did.

But she ain't a murderer. No matter what happened to her, no matter what got done to her - murderin' folk changes you, and you know that as fuckin' well as I do, so don't get preachy and holier-than-thou on me about this.

We woulda found a way to deal with him. You weren't tryin' to give her closure. You were just tryin' to give her what she wanted.

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