Settling In and discovering the, um,food (Giles,open)
Giles poked and prodded the glop he was apparently expected to consume as food. He had a natural distrust of unfamiliar things like this, memories of the incident where they'd learned Riley was getting drugged food from the Initiative filtered into his mind. And anyway, it was terribly unappealing. He wondered if this place even had a decent tea anywhere.
He was amazed at the array of beings already here, and he was always discovering someone or something new and strange. There were human sized creatures with spikes, possibly hedgehogs, like something out of one of those videogames the kids always played. There were robots or cyborgs. There were many who appeared human but with certain differences from anyone he'd ever seen. There was a hawk a short distance down the table, making annoyed noises as it tried to scoop up beakfuls of the stuff. There were also strange, centaur-like creatures that Giles would have sworn were demons back in his world. They didn't even have mouths and apparently ate by dipping their hooves in the substance.
There was a man Giles had been certain was Angel, but he'd explained he was FBI Agent Seeley Booth. Xander and Buffy had both apparently made the same mistake, according to the man. It was remarkable how two men could look so much alike.
"I hope this substance is safe, whatever it is."
"Well, there isn't much choice in the matter" Booth replied. "We complain all the time, but Stacy doesn't really care."
< Try having to eat it this way. >
"Who said that?"
< Me, the bird. It's a long story. Just say that I'm more complicated than I look. Anyway, consider yourself fortunate. At least you have hands to hold a spoon.>
"I suppose so. I hope there is at least some tea somewhere."
"Possibly. Never really cared for the stuff myself. I'm a coffee man. They do have it, so there might be some around."
Giles glanced around, wondering if any of his friends would come in soon. If not, he planned on looking for them later, to further discuss that meeting idea of Buffy's.
He was amazed at the array of beings already here, and he was always discovering someone or something new and strange. There were human sized creatures with spikes, possibly hedgehogs, like something out of one of those videogames the kids always played. There were robots or cyborgs. There were many who appeared human but with certain differences from anyone he'd ever seen. There was a hawk a short distance down the table, making annoyed noises as it tried to scoop up beakfuls of the stuff. There were also strange, centaur-like creatures that Giles would have sworn were demons back in his world. They didn't even have mouths and apparently ate by dipping their hooves in the substance.
There was a man Giles had been certain was Angel, but he'd explained he was FBI Agent Seeley Booth. Xander and Buffy had both apparently made the same mistake, according to the man. It was remarkable how two men could look so much alike.
"I hope this substance is safe, whatever it is."
"Well, there isn't much choice in the matter" Booth replied. "We complain all the time, but Stacy doesn't really care."
< Try having to eat it this way. >
"Who said that?"
< Me, the bird. It's a long story. Just say that I'm more complicated than I look. Anyway, consider yourself fortunate. At least you have hands to hold a spoon.>
"I suppose so. I hope there is at least some tea somewhere."
"Possibly. Never really cared for the stuff myself. I'm a coffee man. They do have it, so there might be some around."
Giles glanced around, wondering if any of his friends would come in soon. If not, he planned on looking for them later, to further discuss that meeting idea of Buffy's.