Sixteenth Spool of Thread-[Voice]

[so_shik]

Um...guys? Just a heads-up that All Passions will be temporarily closed for a little while. I'll still take orders and make things, but I won't physically be at the shop for a long time, not until I can be mobile again anyway. Sorry for that.

Buffy, looks like we're going to have to postpone the lake-date for a while, but how about you drop by House #10 for dinner sometime this week to make up for it?

...actually I think it might be okay if anybody who needed something made or just wanted to talk to me can drop by House #10 during the day, so there's that too. Such an inconvenience, sorry again.

Comments

[so_shik]

How many other vampires are here?

[herotypical]

I've met four, besides the ones from my world.

[so_shik]

Wow, somehow I completely missed that.

[herotypical]

Well, two of them break the normal vamp rules by being able to go outside in the sunlight. How disgustingly overpowered is that?

One of them's named Edward--the other? Eeh, I don't think I got her name.

[so_shik]

...you probably mean Rosalie. I met her when she first got here, kinda vain but she is really pretty.

[herotypical]

Pretty? I guess. For an undead thing.

[Don't mind her--she's been groomed to hate vampires. But it's not just spite. There's also a healthy dose of apprehension in there. The vampires from Rosalie's world are way out of Buffy's league, and that alarms her.]

[so_shik]

...maaaybe we should talk about something less morbid.

[herotypical]

Sorry, Shiki. Really--it's sort of an occupational hazard, me running my mouth off and saying things that shouldn't be found in normal people's conversations.

[so_shik]

Please, it's not like I'm not used to abnormal conversations anyway. Don't sweat it.

[herotypical]

[Have a grateful smile.]

Alright--but if I get too doom and gloomy, just stop me. I don't mind being stopped. Sometimes, I'm pretty sure the shutting up is for my own good.

[She's peeking around the supernatural clutter, again.] Speaking of shutting up, if you're friend arrives--should I keep the whole supernatural slayerosity on the downlow?

[so_shik]

I don't usually stop people, just because everybody needs to talk sometime. Don't even worry about it.

...hah. No, I doubt that. He'd probably ask you a million questions though. Actually I'm surprised he hasn't already jumped Angel or something about being a vampire.

[herotypical]

Questions? Alright, I can handle those. I think--I mean, conversation questions? Sure. Quizzes? Less with the good.

Angel's not always forthcoming with the vampireness, so it's possible that your friend might not even know.

[so_shik]

I'm glad because if he gets wind that you're a slayer...he'll ask more questions than...a really big questiony-thing.

He probably doesn't. The only reason I knew was because when I met Angel he was in the shade trying to hide from the sun.

[herotypical]

See? The fact that Edward and Rosalie can go out in the sun is totally like some sort of cheat--like in a video game! Vampires shouldn't be able to. It goes against the...unnatural order of things.

[so_shik]

Have you asked either of them how that's even possible?

[herotypical]

Just the way they are, I think. I got the impression that they don't really consider themselves to be really demony, the way my world's vamps are.

[so_shik]

So they're just kind of...glittery people without souls?

[herotypical]

Who drink blood and are apparently really freakishly fast.

[so_shik]

...no, that's not intimidating at all.

[herotypical]

I'm intimidated and I'm supposed to be the Slayer. Never a good sign.

Except, they claim not to drink human blood--so maybe they're okay? I'm not sure. I'm really not liking this shades of evil deal.

[so_shik]

Well there's still the power cap right? Maybe they can't do anything too damaging here.

[herotypical]

Unless the cap's removed, like it was in May. Which was one freaky heck of a time--I did not enjoy that. Not even the teensiest teensy bit.

[so_shik]

Then be glad the cap's back on.

[herotypical]

Oh, I am.

But I'm still concerned over why your...power thingies don't work here while that math guy's does. I might actually have to hit research mode on this one.

[so_shik]

I'd like to know the same thing. I can't think of any reason why they're not.