005: [voice] All's well

[demonmagnetism]

[After certain recent hellish events that require no elaboration, Xander finds himself alone with the tablet, a headache and a very awkward apology]

So.

Even though none of that, uh-- shall we say 'unpleasant business' was actually my fault, I just want to apologize to everyone that was affected, and for any... inadvertant temporary offense I may

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[Voice]

[oldoldghost]

[Have a rather embarrassed sounding Brigitta] Never again, ever.

[demonmagnetism]

[Have an equally embarrassed sounding Xander!]

I'm very much glad you agree.

[oldoldghost]

I think most sane people would.

...I hope you didn't get anybody trying to kill you?

[demonmagnetism]

Ah, sanity. It's refreshing. [pause]

...Define 'trying to kill me'?

[voice]

[likeajoan]

[Buffy sounds like Xander feels, funnily enough]

Oh boy am I for it... can it be a chorus with beer? And forgetting?

[demonmagnetism]

[a little wry, yet valiantly cheerful]

It wouldn't be a real chorus without it.

[likeajoan]

[matching his faux-cheery]

And we wouldn't want to sully the long much-loved grand tradition of drunken chorusing, right?

[demonmagnetism]

No ma'am.

[valaunbound]

So do you make a habit of lying, or was that just for my benefit? [Vala asks accusingly. She might not be smitten, and she might be glad he turned her down, but that doesn't change the fact he did turn her down, and felt the need to lie to do it. There may be some pride involved here and not enough empathy.]

[demonmagnetism]

[this is a long pause, in which Xander is mostly marvelling at Vala's gall and stunning lack of logic.]

Oh, I'm sorry. Would you have preferred I take advantage of you while you were under the influence of a-- a non-specific crazy-making thing?

[valaunbound]

[Logic? It has no place in Vala's head. Her ego has taken a battering here]

I'd have preferred you'd said maybe later and not told me a blatant lie!

[demonmagnetism]

[Xander, alas, is very unsympathetic]

You wouldn't have listened, you were all with the touchy-feely-insistence!

[after a sigh/huff] I'm sorry for lying, but it seemed like the easiest way.

[voice]

[fudgingkillyou]

[Dean wishes this was a phone so he could hang up on Xander. Then call him back and hang up again.]

As long as you leave my mother alone, we got no problems.

[Awww, and they were just starting to be friends.]

[demonmagnetism]

[After everything, and after John, this is SO not what Xander needs to hear right now. In fact, this would be his slightly pissy sarcastic voice]

Dean, I didn't do anything to your mother. She hit on me, I rejected her as quickly and efficiently as was physically possible. It's not like I asked for any of this-- and for somebody who just got over an episode of the tiny tots, I would've thought you'd be a little more understanding.

[fudgingkillyou]

Hey, you know what? [Dean starts angrily.] Why don't you keep your mouth shut? How about you try listening to your mother telling you she's gonna divorce your dad? But for extra fun, why don't you add on the fact that she's been dead for twenty-four years and just recently come back to life?

You have no fucking idea what's going on, so don't get all 'holier than thou' on me, 'cause I swear to all that is fucking holy, I will shoot you.

[He's considering just flipping off the communicator, but he doesn't.]

[demonmagnetism]

Oh great. So not only do I get the blame for something that wasn't even slightly my fault, and was frankly crappy from start to finish-- but you're also bitching at me for your family problems? Gee, thanks.

Well I see your didn't-even-happen divorce and raise you a pair of abusive alcoholics. And I know what it's like to have people come back from the dead.

I don't need this crap, Dean. Not from you.

[wow, he probably said a bit more than he intended to there]

[aesthetic_mojo]

Did you make it through unscathed?

[demonmagnetism]

Physically: mostly. Mentally: we might be into some therapy. [a sigh]

...How about you?

[aesthetic_mojo]

Do we even have a therapist?

I'm very glad that I didn't give in to the magic, but there are still some things that will need work.

[demonmagnetism]

Oh crap-- I guess I didn't consider that technicality.

Some things... did you talk to many people while... you know, while?