XXVI -- video

[breakmychest]

Normally it's annoying as hell giving all the new people the tedious "Welcome to the Barge, try not to break anything" speech, but I didn't mind as much this time around. [He's still enjoying having Buffy around. Oh, and Andrew's here too. Which is... better than some people who could have shown up.]

Hello, new people I haven't already spoken to, I'm Spike. Vampire warden, got a soul, won't bite unless you really annoy me... I lied, it's still boring.

[Elphaba]

So, did you do your homework this week, love?

Also, there's someone I'd like you to meet.

[/Elphaba]

[Buffy]

Want to meet my inmate?

[/Buffy]

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[slayage]

The Wicked Witch Of The West? [Pause] You weren't joking, were you?

[Private | Audio]

[bigbad]

Her name's Elphaba. But yeah, I wasn't. Still, things are pretty bloody different than they were in the Judy Garland film. She gets upset about people not being politically correct and that sort of thing.

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[slayage]

...You're sure she wants to meet me? Have you met me?

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[bigbad]

[Deadpan.] I'm sure if I think hard enough, your name'll come back to me.

Anyway, I'm sure I want her to meet you. She's not very good at talking to people, and, well, that's something you're very good at. I think it'd be good for her.

[Private | Audio]

[slayage]

[She laughs a little.]

Aww, Spike. Okay, okay. Just.. I don't know how seriously I'm gonna be able to--

Does she do the laugh?

Private

[vinkus-witch.livejournal.com]

Yes. Genvieve Vernet. She's travelled through a place called 'Europe' as well as 'India'. She once fought off a speckled snake with a wooden cane, and she was constantly around horses and dogs as a child.

If she is a she, I had my suspicions from time to time, though it's not my concern either way.

And of course, I'll meet whoever you'd like me to meet.

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[bigbad]

[A long suffering sigh.]

No, she rarely so much as cracks a smile. She is green, though. I'm going to regret this, won't I?

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[bigbad]

Huh, haven't met her. Did you like talking to her? Or him?

Great. Mind if we come down to your cabin in maybe fifteen minutes?

[By which time, hopefully Buffy will have stopped laughing.]

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[slayage]

[She's snickering a little. Then she pulls it together.]

Green, I can deal with. A non-issue. It's the whole character from my childhood thing.

I'll be good. [Pause] I'll try to be good. Any other things to avoid? Should I not wear red shoes?

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[vinkus-witch.livejournal.com]

It was interesting. I think my description of how I created the flying monkeys disturbed her.

That's fine.

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[bigbad]

...I don't think red shoes are a problem. Don't call her a whore. Can't imagine you would, but she nearly bit a man's ear off for it.

I told her we'd meet her in fifteen minutes. How's that?

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[bigbad]

Great. Can't wait to hear who you talk to this time around.

See you soon.

SPAAAAAM -- Spike, Buffy, Elphaba work?

[bigbad]

[Spike heads over to Buffy's room, picks her up, then shows her the way to Elphaba's room. He knocks, then looks over at Buffy.]

Ready to not laugh?

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[slayage]

Uh, if someone called me a whore, I'd react similarly.

Sounds good.

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[bigbad]

Yeah, can't say I punished her for that one. [Also, it was a flood, so he probably wouldn't have even if she'd bitten him for a worse reason.]

On my way.

[impure-tale.livejournal.com]

And what if one asks?

[sharpememory.livejournal.com]

Vampire. Is that what they're calling Goths these days?

[bigbad]

No, it's what they're calling vampires.

[bigbad]

What if one asks what?

[impure-tale.livejournal.com]

For a bite, naturally.

[sharpememory.livejournal.com]

Right. You think that you're a vampire. That's kind of hilarious.

[bigbad]

Oh.

Then they're asking the wrong vampire. I don't eat humans.

[bigbad]

[Spike just rolls his eyes and shifts into gameface.]

Not think. Know.

[sharpememory.livejournal.com]

[Is surprised, but gets it together quickly.] Nice trick. Does that make you what, some kind of stage magician?

[bigbad]

You haven't been here very long, have you?