6th Fairy Tale § Voice/Action

[tehoniongirl]

[Jilly had been quiet since the love experiment and draft. It had been too much, in too short a period of time, and she’d needed to think. And one of the ways that she did that best was with her art. She’d gone out occasionally, little forays into town or the woods to stretch stiff limbs and replenish her dwindling supply of groceries, but

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[slaying]

[ buffy summers awkwardly watches from the bar's doorway. jilly looks so free, out in the rain. enjoying it. did she envy that, too?

when and if they make eye-contact, she smiles. at least it's genuine. ]

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[slaying]

But I for one am not complaining about getting a beach. There's only so much lake swimming that a Cali girl wants to handle.

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[tehoniongirl]

Would it be terrible to admit I haven't really been to the ocean, either?

I keep saying I'll travel..but when I end up exploring, that usually just means finding new and interesting places in Newford.

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[slaying]

[ social awkwardness and the need to over-compensate for how terribly rude she had been last time now leads buffy to make a ludicrous offer. ]

Well, I'm kinda planning a beach party come the summer-time and...if you -- y'know, if you were interested...

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[tehoniongirl]

[she blinks, surprised, before trying to hide it with a smile.] That'd be fun, yeah.

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[slaying]

[ she smiles in the rain, easing into the idea. ]

It'd better be fun. Fun is really a thing this place has been sorely lacking, recently.

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[tehoniongirl]

Definitely something in need of fixing. [a smile at Buffy and the rain and the slight relaxing of tensions. It was still strained, maybe. But not what it had been.

Titling her head back, she'll close her eyes and just feel the cool touch of raindrops on her face] This is a start.

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If we're lucky, we'll swing a barbecue and maybe some frisbee.

[ she tucks some rain-soaked hair behind her ear. this isn't so bad. ]

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[tehoniongirl]

And sandcastles. I've tried my hand at snow sculpting... it'd be fun to try something new.

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[slaying]

Pretty much that exactly. We'll have a blast.

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[tehoniongirl]

[glancing over at the other girl] Do you miss it? Being home?

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[slaying]

Sure...I mean -- every day, but...but I left home even before coming here. [ a shrug. ] Technically, at least.

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[tehoniongirl]

I miss the people. I always wanted to see other worlds, but I made promises.

I wish I could show this [gesturing to the two of them, the town...even the tips of her wings as the rain sluiced off them]. All of this.

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[slaying]

...You'll still get to keep them. The way this place works -- [ she trails off with a slight shrug. talk of going home and xander and willow's absences are still fresh. raw. ]

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[tehoniongirl]

[she nods slightly, but she notices the cut off, even if she can't gauge why it happened]

I've been hearing that.

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[slaying]

I've had more than enough people show up here from home and head back and forth and...well, it's been proven. They don't even remember being here and I never remembered them leaving, back home.