016: [ visual ] / [ location: hyperion hotel ] Creative ways to deal with things

[glowingseer]

The tablet turns on, and Taxon is treated to a view of a table overflowing with... cleaning materials. There's some wax in there, and some cleanser, and the all-reliable wood polisher. There's even some bottles fit for cleaning sharp weapons. Also? Several wicked looking ragsIn fact, Cordelia picks up one of those rags and begins to attack the

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[voice]

[levilup]

Cordelia? Your tablet is on, honey. [says the still human Levi.]

[voice]

[glowingseer]

It-- [ okay, stupid to ask if it is because hello, levi's voice message came through. there may be a sharp metal clanging sound as she drops the sword to come and check her tablet. ]

Well, crap. Jeez, doesn't this thing come with a permanent off button?

[levilup]

Apparently not. It seems to be catching all sorts of lovely things lately. [There's a lot of sarcasm there. Hear that, aliens? Levi wants his fangs back.]

... Are you cleaning a sword?

[glowingseer]

One of, yep. Apparently when the aliens brought the hotel into Taxon, they didn't hold back with the weapons. Which is good because Angel gets prissy when one of them gets missing.

[levilup]

Boys and their toys, hm? [chuckle.] May I ask why you're choosing now to clean it?

[glowingseer]

Can't leave home without 'em. [ which is definitely true, especially in LA. ]

...I have extra energy? [ lame excuse is lame. ]

[levilup]

Mmhm. Would you like to run that by me again, only this time, you tell the truth?

[glowingseer]

[ Cordelia huffs at that. ] I do! I mean it's not like there's anything else to do in here.

[ pause. wait, this is levi - she can be honest with him. ] And I have to do something - otherwise I'm just gonna ruin my make-up. What with the tears and all.

[levilup]

[... Oh. Well then. Levi figured it might have something to do with that. This is his way of offering her a shoulder to cry on:]

... Well, if you'd like, I could come help you clean. We'd make quite the team.

[glowingseer]

Sure! I do need help with the filing, later on. Door's open, just walk right in. I'm in the lobby.

[levilup]

After the usual amount of time it takes to get to any place in Taxon, Levi is there, and looking less tired. He's also eating. Because he forgot how much he loved food. He's eating an ice cream cone, and pushing his way into the lobby, invited in.

"Cordelia?" He calls, peeking around.

[glowingseer]

Cordelia emerges from Wesley's office just in time to see Levi step in.

"Hey, Levi," she greets. Spotting his ice cream cone, she grins at him. "Ah. I see you're rediscovering one of the best things about being human."

[levilup]

"Mm. I might as well enjoy it," Levi replies, smiling back. He still hates being human because it's uncomfortable, and he can't be next to Shane, and-- well, there's the whole bathroom issue but we're not going there. But at least he's not drama queening it up.

"How are you?" Meaningful look. Tell the truth, Cordy.

[glowingseer]

Plus, weight issues. Eat too much of a good stuff and by the time the glitch ends, Levi will be a fat vampire for the rest of his un-life.

She drops the rags on the counter and looks down at her hands. "I've been better," Cordelia replies honestly, what with the new things she's learned from both Angel and Wesley. But she isn't willing to think back on those again, since there is a bigger issue at hand. "It's just... do you know Doyle?"

[levilup]

Oh, Levi is definitely aware of that fact. This is the first thing he's had to eat since Shane and Dawn brought him food.

Levi finishes off the ice cream cone that he's eating and settles in to listen, because that is what he is here for. "No, I'm afraid I don't. Is he a friend of yours?"

[glowingseer]

"Yeah," she says, nodding. "He's gone now, though. And, well." Cordelia looks at Levi. "This is me trying to deal with that."