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[slaying]

I guess it's back to the Middle Ages for us. [It's been a while since the disappearance of the amusement park, but this is the first time that Buffy has spoken up about it. She's taking the disappearance of hair-dryers and a luxury spa quite badly. Or at least--that's the story. It's easier to mourn the loss of something already gone than to

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[ voice ]

[notvader]

...Middle Ages?

[ voice ]

[slaying]

You know, no electricity, no television, and too many knights in shining armour clanking around and spreading chivalry like it's the plague.

[ voice ]

[notvader]

Uhh... Still not ringing a bell. This is one of those Earth things, isn't it?

[ voice ]

[slaying]

[Oh. Right. Gotta remember to appreciate those cultural differences, Summers.]

Definitely an Earth thing. Think of it as like practically ancient history, pre-anything useful or fun ever and filled with way too many monks. Not really the most interesting of Earth stuff if I'm gonna get honest with you.

[Voice]

[blondexena]

If it were the Middle Ages there'd be a lot more flaming torches and disease.

[Since she, uh... was there. Briefly. Once.]

I'm bored [and frustrated], so what's your plan?

[Voice]

[slaying]

Well, substitute torches with candles and we can't be too far off. As for plans? Well, pretty much that was it. Coffee and donuts. Maybe spaghetti if I'm feeling adventurous.

[Voice]

[blondexena]

I really want a microwave. And some terrible takeout Chinese. And a McDonald's. You know, I'm thinking it's a lot crueler than it seemed, giving us that place. Now that it's gone we're all just gonna remember stuff from home even more.

Want some company?

[Voice]

[slaying]

I never thought I'd say this. Really, I mean, I think it almost hurts to admit it but I miss mass-cooked over salted fried. And something that's a little less painful to admit is that I'd love some company.

[voice]

[chikaidestroyer]

"Mod-cons," Miss Buffy?

[voice]

[slaying]

Modern conveniences. Microwaves, television, phones. Lots of fancy twenty-first century Earth stuff. The kinda stuff that, I'm learning, tends to be not so well known by the folks here.

[A pause, a small chuckle.] And please? Don't worry about the whole miss thing. Just Buffy is fantabulous.

[voice]

[chikaidestroyer]

Just Buffy, then. [Terrible quip, but he gets what she's saying.]

Certainly not. I suppose most of us are from these Middle Ages you've mentioned -- or something similar. Most will be missing those conveniences, either way.

[voice]

[slaying]

[The Slayer approves. After all, terrible quipping is like a second job to her. Or maybe a third.]

What about you? How'd you describe your world? I'm gonna go with the hunch that it's not all neon lights and fast cars.

[slaying]

The conveniences of modern life. Television, toasters, iPods.

[gardenerofgaia]

Think the side order's put me off my appetite.

[slaying]

Yeah. That can happen. It's kinda icky, I guess, but I ended up developing some sort of behaviour modification every time we shared donuts during an all night research-a-thon. Back home--whenever bad things happened.

[gardenerofgaia]

If it helps, it helps. Junk food is pretty good for a pick-me-up. Mom would probably disagree with me on that, buuut she's not here to hear.

[slaying]

My mom always knew, just by looking at me when I walked in the door, when to pull out the extra-buttery popcorn and the black and white movies. There's so much to be said for comfort food.