We get to the house in record time. Fred kinda drives like a maniac but it doesn't bother me. I don't think I'd be any better in this situation. And we're both pretty pissed off
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As Dawn calls out to the house, I grab Andrew and drag him by his ear (which I discovered was an especially useful technique in getting him out of the truck, so I kept on doing it) toward the basement door.
He's whimpering, and in a way I hate to be so harsh, but I think it will get us the info we need. He's like a soft pancake...lay on the syrup thick enough and he'll crumble.
...or something. Whatever, I do science, not analogies.
"I'm taking him downstairs, so when you get everyone down there...that's where we'll be."
They all seem to get at the idea that Andrew could help bring back Buffy, which is so far off base it's laughable. Andrew barely knew how to summon that demon, much less how to cure its stingery-poisony effect. Like he even would, all he cared about since this thing started was Warren. It's amazing how fast he folds under pressure. He looks like he's going to cry.
Dawn yells in my face after I have a minute to think
"I came here to throw myself at the mercy of your-" woah, bad idea maybe..."-I want to help."
Giles orders us into the livingroom and I'm more than happy to put some distance bettween myself and the slayer's sister. I think I'll come out of this ordeal bruised enough.
As I am pushed down onto the couch in the Summers living room, I give Jonathan a look.
"You're betraying the group. You were going to sell me out..."
I gasp.
"You were going to sell out Warren! Think of all the things he did for us! He's like Charlie and we're the Angels, he keeps us in business. He was going to make us superstars. Why would you go back on the plan now."
I turn and look at Giles.
"...and I don't know what you're talking about. I can't do anything about the demon but summon it, I have no way to reverse the magic it did, that would be like blaming me for it's actions. To quote Fox Mulder from the season two episode of 'The X-Files', you can't call up the devil and expect it to behave. You guys can beat me up all you want..."
Though I really hoped they didn't, that Fred chick was way too Xena on me.
I look at Giles, hard, as he talks. He doesn't know what he's talking about. He wasn't here when Buffy tried to kill us. It was her, all her. She knew who we were, she knew what she was doing. She didn't want to be with us anymore. She wanted to be the crazy girl in an LA hospital and that was her decision. I'm not going to do anything to reverse that. She betrayed us all
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"Yeah, I'm interested to hear what the shift was myself."
Not that those who do evil are necessairly stuck being the big bad their whole lives. We have seen numerous examples of people who want to seek redemption for their past, seeking to make right the wrongs they've committed.
Sometimes I even thought their cause was more noble than ours, cause they knew how bad it could be.
I mean, heck, wasn't that my boss to a T?
Not that this kid could ever be Angel, but I guess I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt.
I've just about had it with Andrew's denial about everything. What Warren did for us? How about make us accessories to murder? We're not superstars, we're super losers.
"why? we hurt Buffy, and Warren's girlfriend even died and he doesn't even care. Things are just going to get worse, and we're in big enough trouble as it is!"
I guess I forgot for a minute that it's not just me and Andrew fighting, because now everybody's staring at me....guess they know, now....
"What made you decide that all of a sudden?"Now both girls stopped concentrating on beating up Andrew and they're both staring at me. I'm all sweaty, which is something that happens when people are watching me and I get nervous
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After I shout out, I realize everyone is looking at me in a very severe way.
"...and by 'not the orbs', I clearly mean...the orbs...how could he? They are not meant to be handled by mere mortals such as we. It would be like when the Nazis tried to harness the power of the Ark in the first Indiana Jones. Perhaps Warren truly IS crazy."
I cross my arms and sit back, trying to look determined.
He's whimpering, and in a way I hate to be so harsh, but I think it will get us the info we need. He's like a soft pancake...lay on the syrup thick enough and he'll crumble.
...or something. Whatever, I do science, not analogies.
"I'm taking him downstairs, so when you get everyone down there...that's where we'll be."
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Dawn yells in my face after I have a minute to think
"I came here to throw myself at the mercy of your-" woah, bad idea maybe..."-I want to help."
Giles orders us into the livingroom and I'm more than happy to put some distance bettween myself and the slayer's sister. I think I'll come out of this ordeal bruised enough.
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"You're betraying the group. You were going to sell me out..."
I gasp.
"You were going to sell out Warren! Think of all the things he did for us! He's like Charlie and we're the Angels, he keeps us in business. He was going to make us superstars. Why would you go back on the plan now."
I turn and look at Giles.
"...and I don't know what you're talking about. I can't do anything about the demon but summon it, I have no way to reverse the magic it did, that would be like blaming me for it's actions. To quote Fox Mulder from the season two episode of 'The X-Files', you can't call up the devil and expect it to behave. You guys can beat me up all you want..."
Though I really hoped they didn't, that Fred chick was way too Xena on me.
"...but there's nothing I can do."
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Not that those who do evil are necessairly stuck being the big bad their whole lives. We have seen numerous examples of people who want to seek redemption for their past, seeking to make right the wrongs they've committed.
Sometimes I even thought their cause was more noble than ours, cause they knew how bad it could be.
I mean, heck, wasn't that my boss to a T?
Not that this kid could ever be Angel, but I guess I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt.
I sat back and waited to hear what he had to say.
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"why? we hurt Buffy, and Warren's girlfriend even died and he doesn't even care. Things are just going to get worse, and we're in big enough trouble as it is!"
I guess I forgot for a minute that it's not just me and Andrew fighting, because now everybody's staring at me....guess they know, now....
"What made you decide that all of a sudden?"Now both girls stopped concentrating on beating up Andrew and they're both staring at me. I'm all sweaty, which is something that happens when people are watching me and I get nervous ( ... )
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After I shout out, I realize everyone is looking at me in a very severe way.
"...and by 'not the orbs', I clearly mean...the orbs...how could he? They are not meant to be handled by mere mortals such as we. It would be like when the Nazis tried to harness the power of the Ark in the first Indiana Jones. Perhaps Warren truly IS crazy."
I cross my arms and sit back, trying to look determined.
Whew, that was close.
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