Okay wait. I thought Halloween was supposed to be my day off? And how's it even Halloween anyway, aren't you all, like, half a year behind? Or early
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[Unfortunately, the blonde is staring back as if everyone's grown a second head.]
Am I the only one seeing all of the total weirdness here? Something that big and that ugly? Is either a costume or a-- [Really unfortunate demon? Would the Vogons respond to that accusation well?]
[More like Christmas! Hi thar, Buffy. Have a skinny teenager gaping at you. Because you know it's like fuck o'clock, right? But you're cute so you can get away with it. He just rubs his eyes and clears his throat.]
Oh, it's Halloween? I forgot that wasn't last month, considering. Anyway, the time weirdness wears off. Sort of.
...Uh, do you need some help finding your way around?
[You know, that is not her fault. Except for the fact that it is, since she keeps weird-as-fuck hours, even without all this displacement...stuff. As-if she's admitting so.
But she does notice, and feels just a little bit bad.] You sure you're not the one who needs help with that?
[She smiles and oh god is she flirting, Buffy, you have things back home to worry about (boys, even!), and then actually stops to consider the whole thing.]
So this is a common thing? This Twilight Zone shtick?
[You can't see it, Buffy, but his imaginary tail is wagging. A cute girl is talking to him! And she's smiling!]
[Wait, what did she just say? He yanks his blankets up higher just in case and tries not to die because she probably didn't even mean that but now she's going to think that...just...damn it.]
Um, do you mean the aliens? Yeah, they're normal. Well. No, it's definitely completely insane, actually. But somehow it starts to feel normal eventually.
They're supposed to be gone. Earth-that-was died a long time ago for us. [A pause while she realizes not everyone comes from a series of terraformed planets in another solar system.] For me and Kaylee.
But they're all Earths-that-were now. There's a list of what happened if you fill the right forms.
Forms. Right. I'll pass on that. Paperwork and Buffy are not mixy things. [She stops and thinks about it for a minute.] So, it's like one of those weird dimensional things? Am I getting warmer?
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What costumes?
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Am I the only one seeing all of the total weirdness here? Something that big and that ugly? Is either a costume or a-- [Really unfortunate demon? Would the Vogons respond to that accusation well?]
On that thought, please tell me it's a costume.
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It's not a costume, it's a Vogon...
They're aliens. There are lots of aliens on this ship.
[Says the alien.]
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[Space, what is that?]
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Oh, it's Halloween? I forgot that wasn't last month, considering. Anyway, the time weirdness wears off. Sort of.
...Uh, do you need some help finding your way around?
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But she does notice, and feels just a little bit bad.] You sure you're not the one who needs help with that?
[She smiles and oh god is she flirting, Buffy, you have things back home to worry about (boys, even!), and then actually stops to consider the whole thing.]
So this is a common thing? This Twilight Zone shtick?
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[Wait, what did she just say? He yanks his blankets up higher just in case and tries not to die because she probably didn't even mean that but now she's going to think that...just...damn it.]
Um, do you mean the aliens? Yeah, they're normal. Well. No, it's definitely completely insane, actually. But somehow it starts to feel normal eventually.
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Er...well, hellish?
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[Except with blue hair.]
It's Halloween, but most of the stuff isn't costume.
I take it you're a new arrival here?
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Anyway, welcome to the Thor, craziest place this side of the universe.
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[She pauses and stares at Buffy for a moment before continuing.]
Earth-that-was calender was kept to give refugees stability.
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You mean Earth-that-is, right? I'm not so sure I buy this "SURPRISE! The world ended on your watch!" gig.
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They're supposed to be gone. Earth-that-was died a long time ago for us. [A pause while she realizes not everyone comes from a series of terraformed planets in another solar system.] For me and Kaylee.
But they're all Earths-that-were now. There's a list of what happened if you fill the right forms.
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Many of the refugees are in idiotic costumes, yes. Luckily, this "holiday" lasts only one day.
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Uh...huh. And what's your deal with it then?
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I simply find it idiotic and pointless. The gaudy outfits, the human children begging for sweets, ugh.
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And come on, if that's all you have to worry about [aside from that complexion, wow does that need some work], you're getting off light.
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