4th Spell [voice] / [action]

[slayersidekick]

[locked to Giles, and Buffy]

[ She fiddles with her journal pages for a moment.]

I've been working with the Filial magic for a few weeks, ever since the teleportation event when I was stuck up on the roof. [ Which Giles would know but Buffy might not. ] A-and I think it's going pretty well.

[ More fiddling. ] But, uh, Dr. McCoy and I were talking

Comments

[Locked Voice]

[consultmybooks]

Something like a ward, you mean?

Don't see why not. Could be useful, especially if someone were to get snatched again.

When were you thinking of trying.

[He can guess at Willow's nervousness, and in return Giles is resolved to sound as not nervous about the idea as possible]

[Locked Voice]

[slayersidekick]

Like what Tara and I did for Buffy's house and the Magic Box when Glory was around being all hell-godish.

[ She pauses. ]

I-I'm not sure. Sometime after I can get what I need for it.

[ Totally leaning on that strength, Giles. ]

Re: [Locked Voice]

[consultmybooks]

It could work, yes.

Remember, however, that that spell was meant to detect something on Glory's level. Ordinary vampires and demons can slip around it without being noticed.

((ooc: Drawing on my copy of "The Magic Box RPG" supplement, however.))

[Locked Voice]

[slayersidekick]

What about modifying it? Y'know, so it's like certain people o-or drones or something? Do you think we... I could do that here?

[ In a time long past, Willow could have suggested this without fear. ]

[slaying]

Bones suggested it?

[She sounds...impressed. Touched, in a weird way.] If you wanna try, Will? I am totally at your side.

[She still sounds anxious though. Today is the day she infiltrates the baddies.]

[slayersidekick]

Y-yeah. He, uh, seemed to think I'd do a good job with it.

[ Oh, good. She sounds relieved. ] I-I won't try anything until you and Giles can be here. I don't think I'm ready to try without you both.

[slaying]

Maybe once we get back from our little side mission?

[slayersidekick]

You bet! A-and once you guys have been properly pampered, too.

action; | post-sundown work?

[univalent]

[ one of the problems with vampires is their nasty habit of showing up without warning. no sound, just sudden vampire in your presence. good thing this one isn't interested in hunting the living anymore. ]

Nice little trick.

action; | totally fine! \o\

[slayersidekick]

[ They all tend to do that a lot and that whole not shedding a reflection thing isn't helping. Willow jumps at the sound of Spike's voice and the stick goes flying off in a random direction. ]

O-oh... Spike! You startled me.

[ pause as she gets up to retrieve the stick. ] I was just practicing. A little.

action;

[univalent]

[ spike jumps back himself, because flying pieces of wood = potential for badness. thankfully, he's not hit by it. ]

We'll call it even for that almost near death experience.

[ he hesitates, then: ] Not that it's any of my business, but are you sure that's wise?

action;

[slayersidekick]

[ She glances at the stick in her hand and winces. ]

Sorry. I-I just...

[ It's okay, because y'know, he's the only person who isn't outright encouraging her and he's voicing her own fears. ] I don't know, Spike. Buffy and Xander and Giles a-and even Doctor McCoy seem to think I can do this magic stuff again, but I don't know. I-it's so powerful and the last time I used it, back at home, I hurt Dawnie. It was really bad and I don't... I don't want that to happen here.

[ She pauses, too, turning the stick over in her hands. ] But I want to help. I-I want to do something and sitting around here... it's not doing it for me.

[ But she is afraid. Very, very afraid. ]