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[slaying]

[voice -- filtered against Drusilla]

Hey, folks of Luceti. Lucetians? Lucetitarians? Oh, whatever.

[Sounds of rustling; Buffy clears her throat.] I need a priest--is anyone here a priest? Or know a priest? I need someone who can bless things. Watery things. Oh, and maybe a few crosses. It's sort of urgent. I'll supply the crosses and the water,

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[voice]

[andallaretrue]

I may be able to help wit' dat, but I do not know what our captors have lef' me wit'.

Re: [voice]

[andallaretrue]

I am de seas. An' de seas are known for dere changing nature.

[voice]

[slaying]

Like, wishy-washy?

[voice]

[andallaretrue]

[Oh hey, have a flare of anger]

No! Nothing so simple.

[voice]

[slaying]

What? Isn't water where that whole saying comes from?

[voice]

[andallaretrue]

Dat it may but I am no such thing. I merely am. It would not be in my nature to do otherwise.

[voice]

[slaying]

So, what's it like? Being a sea goddess and all?

[voice]

[andallaretrue]

I can no more describe den you can describe what it is to be human. But I can say it was torturous, all dose years I was trapped in a single form.

[voice]

[slaying]

You're right. I can't describe what it is to be human. [Of course, not being entirely naturally human might have something to do with that.]

Torturous. Really?

[voice]

[andallaretrue]

I am of de seas. Given to change as need suits. An' I spent lifetimes so bound.

[voice]

[slaying]

Lifetimes? Like, how many?

[voice]

[andallaretrue]

Hundreds of years. An' all for de rage of one man.

[voice]

[slaying]

Men. It always comes back to them, doesn't it?

[voice]

[andallaretrue]

So it seems.

[voice]

[slaying]

So how did this guy trap you?

[voice]

[andallaretrue]

It is not a story for de telling.