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.

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[herotypical]

Five hundred are under my personal command at our headquarters in Scotland. Other squads are are in Italy, England, Chicago...other places, too. But there are a lot of rogue girls. Some who don't take kindly to our organization and others who just don't realize what they are, yet.

So, as you can see, I'm not exactly too fussed about getting a little vacation from my world. Essentially, I was a glorified babysitter for a bunch of super strong teenage girls.

[so_shik]

...yeeeah definitely can't say I blame you at all. Sounds more like a nightmare than a help. At least here you're down to one...well two, if you count this Faith chick. And last time I checked, the vampire count was down too.

[herotypical]

Yep, considering the odds used to be a world full of vamps versus little old me, these new numbers aren't exactly disheartening. The tough part is how many of the vampires around here claim to be good. Angel and Spike were massive exceptions to the rule. I don't trust any of them.

[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.