012: [location: sunnydale cemetery] & [visual]

[likeajoan]

Things have been a little on the insane side of eventful recently at Taxon for Buffy, and she's feeling quite adrift. Generally at such times she finds the best solution is to locate the nearest vampire/demon and pummel them for a while to work out the kinks, but as there's a distinct lack of those, she's decided to seek refuge (read: avoid people

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[Location: SUP BENDY LONG TIME NO SEE.]

[fudgingkillyou]

Dean likes cemeteries. He's strange, he knows, but there's something about them that relaxes him, and well, it reminds him of working, which is something he's definitely missing right now. He spends so much time in them anyway, so why not feel comfortable in them? Though he doesn't exactly need peace at the moment, Dean's walking through the cemetery and reading the gravestones. Mostly for a lack of anything better to do.

When he sees Buffy, he pauses, standing a few gravestones away. After a moment or so of debating, he moves closer and squats in front of Buffy, resting his elbows on his knees.

"Brooding's not a good look for you, Bendy."

OHI SCAREDY, WHERE YOU BEEN?

[likeajoan]

As it happens, Buffy doesn't actually notice Dean until he's directly in front of her (which is a sure sign she's way off her game). She looks up at him with surprise, which quickly melts into a rueful and slightly weak smile.

"I'm not brooding. I'm... reflecting. Alone. In a cemetery. That's not brooding."

LURKING, OYES.

[fudgingkillyou]

Dean's not worried, really, but he is surprised she didn't notice him. Definitely not like her at all. He settles himself down, crossing his legs and getting comfortable.

"Uh huh. Reflecting alone in a cemetery, beside a tombstone that has the name Summers on it," Dean says flatly. "S'not brooding at all. What's on your mind?"

ORLY. LIKE A NINJA?

[likeajoan]

Okay, so clearly Dean has called her out on that one. She looks suitably sheepish as she watches him sit down, digging her fingers into the soil a little in the meantime. "My mom." She says, simply, to explain the tombstone. It hurts a little, like poking an old bruise, so she moves past it quickly.

"...I really don't think you want to know."

MORE LIKE A GIRAFFE.

[fudgingkillyou]

Dean can understand not wanting to talk about that, though, and he won't press at it. Shrugging, he glances at the tombstone, and then back to Buffy.

"Yeah? I'm pretty damn curious, actually," he remarks mildly. The expression on his face indicates she really doesn't have to talk about it if she doesn't want to, but he is curious.

...real sly.

[likeajoan]

After a moment of indecision, she cracks enough to ask. "And if the subject happens to be my ever-growing insanity and guy troubles?" Her expression is very skeptical. Xander is a pro at this kind of conversation, but she doubts Dean is.

damn straight.

[fudgingkillyou]

"Insanity I can handle. Guy troubles? Not exactly my area of expertise," Dean replies, giving her a small grin. "See, now, if you were a guy, and had girl troubles, that'd be a different story."

[likeajoan]

"But you are a guy... shouldn't you have guy-insight?" Buffy asks, a little amused and exasperated at the same time, but not brooding at least. "It's pretty much the same in reverse-- oh, pretend I'm a guy." Pause. "I know that might be difficult."

[fudgingkillyou]

"Yeah, if that's what y'wanna call it, I got it," Dean replies, rolling his eyes. But he'll be nice this one time. "Alright, fine, I'll listen. This have to do with that Gossip Girl chick's thing?"

[likeajoan]

"I'll try to be brief." Wry look goes here. "Nah. I got over that one a while ago." She answers, making a face at the reminder. Stupid Gossip Girl and her mostly lies. Choosing her words carefully, she ventures:

"Did you... meet Spike yet?"

[fudgingkillyou]

Dean settles back once she says it'll be brief, because if he knows anything about girls, brief is another word for the phrase 'long and involved'. Of course, Buffy may be different, but Dean's not taking chances.

"No, I haven't. Dawn's mentioned him a few times," Dean replies, eyebrow raised. "He's a vampire, isn't he?"

[likeajoan]

She nods to acknowledge the Dawn-mentioning, it's not exactly a surprise to her. There's very little that Dawn doesn't mention, unless it's related to boys she shouldn't be dating, but that's a rant for an entirely different day.

"Yeah, he is. But not the bad 'grr arrgh' kind of vampire-- or, well, no, he frequently growls, but... what I'm trying to say is that he has a soul. He's good. He fights on our side. In fact, I thought he died fighting on our side. Apparently I was wrong. And now he's here, being all... alive and confusing."

Dean, if you can understand even a little of that, have a medal.

[fudgingkillyou]

No, Buffy, tell Dean about those boys. Dean hasn't had the chance to beat the crap out of anything for a while, it'd be good therapy.

"... Uh huh. Y'know who else is here being all alive and confusing?" Dean says, looking amused. "Run that by me one more time, but with a director's commentary. I'm missing the insight, here."

[likeajoan]

Sadly, all of said boys aren't present in Taxon for the beating thereof, otherwise she'd already be on it herself, in all likelihood.

"...sorry." Buffy at least has enough perspective to be able to laugh at herself, which she does. "I'm not winning the Coherent Prize this year." A pause as she figures out the best way to say this.

"Spike and I were sort of... involved." (She's understating it.) "Before he died-- it's been two years since then, for me. So... I'm sure you can see the confusing."

[fudgingkillyou]

And Dean would then complain for not being invited.

He doesn't mind, Dean is in one of his rare patient moods. Except for when vampires are brought into the conversation, because his eyebrows shoot up at that. What is it with hunter-like people and dating the things they're supposed to hunt? Dean thought Sam was the only one who did that. Apparently not.

"Wait, you guys were what?" Never mind that Spike was dead. Psh, who cares about that.

[likeajoan]

Buffy sighs a long-suffering sigh and possibly rolls her eyes a little. Oh, and she folds her arms too, for good measure.

"If this is the part where you give me the 'you shouldn't date vampires' lecture, can we please just skip it? He has a soul, he's not a monster."

...nevermind the fact that she started 'seeing him' before he got the soul. That part is irrelevant.