16. Voice

[stakesthings]

I was thinking. It's about time I got out of the community apartment and struck out on my own. It's important for... independence and... the right to change the color of my walls, because seriously? I think I can do better

Comments

[samianscar]

[Not just in Anatole, is it. This particular chess set ever been in one place at one time?

Give him a minute to get the tackyboard-with-strings layout of emotional entanglements clear in his head. (Red string from Angel to Buffy and to Cordy and to Spike, black string from Faith to… gold string from Buffy to… everybody…) Well, vivid, anyway. Less the clear.

Par for the course, really.]

I'll bring otter for-

…Nevermind.

ooc

[samianscar]

[so he goes and does this. On whatever day Buffy may choose]

[stakesthings]

...otter? Why is there otter?

[samianscar]

[Not that Buffy's squeamish. With the possible exception of this subtopic of squeam. But he's regretting the dig. Going to backfire on himself as much as on Angel. ...Not even sure he wants it to backfire on Angel. 'Cause that affects Buffy. Uggh. Can he go back to only feeling loyal to one of them at a time? ...Don't tell Angel he thought that.]

I have to spell it out...? More ambiguous than human, more corporate than rat.

Video.

[takesthings]

I'm game.

[ Say bar and she's down. ]

Video.

[stakesthings]

Don't get drunk. Embrace the power of the coherent thought.

Video.

[takesthings]

You've got mom-face. What am I, Dawn now?

Video.

[stakesthings]

What good is scheduling a catch up session if you're chugging beers, babbling and dancing on the table?

At least save the happy for after the hour.

Voice;

[knowmypurpose]

Sure. I don't think we've ever all had drinks before. Not...all of us all of us anyways.

Voice;

[stakesthings]

I feel pretty loop-outed, so this is good news. Time thoughts?

Voice;

[knowmypurpose]

Whenever is pretty much okay with me. Not like I have anything else planned.

Voice;

[stakesthings]

Not even interior decorating?

[video]

[girl_unlocking]

It's not like I haven't had beer before. Or wine. Or whatever that terrible stuff was I found in Dismas, I still don't kno---

---and that crazy stuff I poured into Al's helmet? That was Anatole approved! [It came in a gift basket. That means she's legal, right?]

[video]

[stakesthings]

I'm bringing the sodas.

[See this face? It's firm Buffy face.]

[video]

[girl_unlocking]

Fine.

[Firm Buffy face, meet slightly disappointed face. Which is replaced by slightly optimistic face.]

Better soda than non-meady mead. Or too meady-mead.

Whatever. I'm in.

[video]

[stakesthings]

Mead of all kinds is, of course, a questionable substance.

Time prefs?

PRIVATE

[atonementsucks]

I'll be there. Fully expecting the place to be crashed by a big slimy Hell beast once we're all in the same room together, but there.

[that's a joke. kind of. ...he'll bring a sharp thing just in case, okay.]

I'm doing all right. Just glad I could help with the-- uh. w-wiggling. I mean, it's...

Being back on the streets, in the middle of things. I kinda missed it, honestly.

PRIVATE

[stakesthings]

If a slimy Hell Beast must occur, I can't think of a better crashing place than the Foxhole.

[...yeah, her too.]

But yeah, I can see the missing. You were always a more hands on kind of guy.

[!!!]

I mean, with demons.

Or... elves. Or, you know. Killing things. I mean killer-type things.

[Gosh. She rubs her face.]

I just mean. I can't see you in an office. It's kind of.. brainbreaky.

PRIVATE

[atonementsucks]

Assuming it's not just a customer.

[wow that is a whole mess of awkward talking there Buffy.]

I...

Well. It was a really nice office. Evil architecture notwithstanding. If I hadn't needed it, though... It's just good to get back to my roots.

[...]

Not... too far back, though. The good roots. With all the helping people.

PRIVATE

[stakesthings]

It's like that old bar back in Sunnydale all over again.

...the architecture was evil?