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[slaying]

Angel's been taken. Again. This is the third time. What do they want with him? Didn't they get all the vamp info the first time around? [A frustrated sigh.] Can I just come right out and ask--is there anyone here who's been kidnapped and still remembers what happened to them?

[Buffy is sitting out on the front porch--a habitual spot, for those

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[voice]

[ghostsnaps]

V--Vamp info?

[voice]

[slaying]

[Whoops. Probably should have kept Angel's secret. Let's see if she can work damage control.]

Vamp--y'know. It's, like, a pet name. Because he's so....pale. Yeah.

[voice] lol his friend *just* came back /goes to tag

[ghostsnaps]

[S-sob he's actually gullible enough to accept it. At least for the moment.]

Oh...I thought--they've got my friend too, and she's...well. A vampire. --But a good one! I mean, not exactly nice, but she doesn't kill people, so...uh, yeah. But she's been gone over two week...is it always this long?

[voice]

[slaying]

[Another vampire? Or was this one that she had already met? Either way, Buffy pauses before replying.] I don't think Angel's ever been gone that long--but, as I hear it? It's all different, for everyone.

[voice]

[ghostsnaps]

Dammit...she's already been stuck in a lab back home. ...I guess at least I know she can deal with it, but still...

[voice]

[slaying]

The abductions don't seem to be in the least bit pleasant.

[voice]

[ghostsnaps]

...Yeah. Well. Not like you'd ever expect abductions to be.

[voice]

[slaying]

Hey--a girl can dream, right? I'm totally holding on out the hope for feather pillows and a vending machine filled with caffeine-a-licious drinks.

[voice]

[ghostsnaps]

[a slightly surprised laugh.] I'm still waiting on the one free phone call. I mean, being stuck in a lab's close enough to being jailed, right? We should get to call home.

[voice]

[slaying]

[What a sweet thought. Buffy pauses, then asks:]

Who would you call?

[voice]

[ghostsnaps]

Shania. Or, ah--[Come to think of it, there's two people he really wants to talk to.]--maybe Lenny. Technically Lenny's my butler, but he's been in the household a while, you know? He's more like a friend or an uncle, maybe. And Shania's a friend of mine. How about you?

[voice]

[slaying]

Xander--my friend, but also something like the best secretary ever--I'd phone him. Make sure things were still going smooth on the farm.

But--wait? You have a butler?

[voice]

[ghostsnaps]

Yeah, my dad started a business. He was a good businessman, and he made a lot of money, but it also took up a lot of his time...he needed someone to watch me and Grace, Lenny needed a job, and we liked Lenny, so. That was back when we were about six. --Grace and me, I mean.