Poor Lorne. I had thought maybe this would trouble him, but not to the extent he described. I guess I figured Lorne would find the lounge limelight and sing a tune to help himself move on. And that was a lot shallower sounding now after what he had just told us
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"You know who I killed, who I had a hand in killing no matter what anyone says. I might as well have cracked that sarcophagus open for her. You don't have to live with that in your heart for the rest of your life. You should feel lucky."
I didn't mean to come down on him, but killing Lindsey would be a pleasure for me. Killing Fred...I would never get over that.
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"Umm who was Lindsey?"
I asked softly scared I was going to get yelled at.
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"Evil lawyer for Wolfram and Hart - a big evil lawfirm that we defeated before coming to here - and big ass pain in my side until Lorne...took care of him." I told her.
I then turned back to Lorne. "Look, whatever you may be feeling, Lorne, we can help with that. Spike's...I hate to admit it but he does have some good points. It's not going to be easy here. And I can hardly imagine you as a homicidal maniac...what you did is going to take some dealing with, some working through. We all have issues to work through, so don't worry, you're not the only one with issues."
"We all have things to work on, every single one of us. But we can't let that cloud the good fight. We will help each other...but we will also fight against the bad guys. If that's not what you had in mind, Lorne..." I wasn't sure what else to say at this point.
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"You're right man. About all of us having issues. I kind of wish there was a Caritas I could go to and get a drink. I miss those days." I said, shaking my head.
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"I say we all find a bar and drink our bloody problems away. How does that sound?" I was half joking, but caught another glare from Angel, though Gunn almost seemed to be in agreement with me.
"Joking, hair gel. Don't get your knickers in a twist. So, Lorne...you in? Gonna stick around and fight with us? Doesn't mean you're going to be come a homicidal maniac, just give you more of an edge."
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I quietly made my way out of the office and to my car that was in the parking lot. Heading into my actual job sounded good right now.
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"Hey Gunn...can you go make sure she's okay?" It would give him something to do and maybe he wouldn't concentrate on Fred so much. I was glad, for once, that Illyria wasn't anywhere near here. I kind of wondered what she was doing. We hadn't gotten a call of panic from the house yet, so that had to be good, right?
Gunn nodded, then got up and left, going after Angelina.
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Lorne a warrior like us. That was laughable. He'd more likely lose a bloody appendage or his life in battle than be successful. He might be better at defending himself with some training though.
"But hey, good for you, being in with us. Just be prepared for the ride. It's going to be bloody bumpy."
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Spike went to protest, but I shut him up with, "Who better to train him than the man who can withstand beatings from the almighty goddess Illyria? I would think you would be honored."
I smiled, feeling a bit smug. "Besides, you haven't been doing much lately, and I think you could teach Lorne here quite a lot. Maybe get some free drinks out of it, think of it that way."
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I still didn't like him telling me what to do. "Fine. I will train him, but only because I'm the best there is, not because you told me to, nancy boy. I could wipe the floor with you."
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