XXXVI--video;

[breakmychest]

Well, that was interesting. Glad I didn't revert. That would have been... bloody.

[He looks distant for a moment, then shakes his head and smiles.]

Makes you appreciate what you've got today, though, doesn't it? Unless things were better then, I suppose.

[Locked to Buffy]

How are you, love? I know thinking about Angel, especially at that point, must have hurt. You all right?

[The fact that she was thinking about how she'd just slept with Angel doesn't bother him at all. No, that's not sarcasm, he's seriously fine.]

[Locked to Andrew]

Well, you were a good ten times as obnoxious then as you are now.

[This his way of paying you a compliment. Appreciate it.]



[ooc: so I finally settled on jealousy as what's changing about Spike, especially when it comes to Angel, but all over, really. He just plain isn't worried about it.]

Comments

[Private]

[batmanschmatman]

Sure does. But I wouldn't say no to one or two more relatively low key monster fights from time to time, either.

[Private]

[bigbad]

Won't hear me complaining. I like fighting monsters. Even gooey ones.

[Private]

[batmanschmatman]

I know people get really annoyed when people bring this up, and believe me, I'm not complaining when people aren't trying to kill each other? But I definitely wouldn't mind a port with some bad guys to beat up.

[Private]

[bigbad]

God yes. Get a real work out, release some bloody tension.

Want to spar?

[Private]

[batmanschmatman]

As long as we don't do anything that'll land me in the infirmary again. I'm pretty sure Martha would kick my ass if she saw me down there again twice in two days.

[Private]

[bigbad]

I'll go easy.

[Private]

[batmanschmatman]

Gym?

[takencareofyou.livejournal.com]

It makes me sorry I missed it Warden sir.

[bigbad]

...it's Spike. And don't be. Generally, missing these things is good.

[takencareofyou.livejournal.com]

[snort] Better then sitting around and doing nothing.

Spike. Nice name. Still going to call you warden.

[bigbad]

I won't respond. And don't call me sir either.

[Private]

[slayage]

[She only nods at the Angel mention. Big honking yes, Spike.] Revisiting my life before it started sucking beyond the telling of it? Mixed bag.

Sometimes you forget how much you've changed.

[Private]

[bigbad]

I never forget.

Want me to come over or something?

[Private]

[slayage]

Well I was planning on sitting around and staring at the walls some more..

[Private]

[bigbad]

Oh, were you? Wouldn't want to get in the way of your busy day.

[Private]

[slayage]

Yeah. It's a valid and productive part of my day. There's the staring, then the gazing, then the daydreaming.. And then? The looking.

[Private -> spam]

[bigbad]

[Spike sounds amused.]

I'm coming over.

[And a few moments later, there's a knock on her door.]

[82prctmoremanly.livejournal.com]

Gee, thanks a lot, dude. [He's only a little sarcastic here. Interestingly, Andrew's a little more mature recently. Or always has been. So sarcasm and overreaction isn't quite as strong as usual.]

I'm tired of these floods... They're all just... really embarrassing.

[bigbad]

Noticed that, have you? I'm glad I escaped this one.

[82prctmoremanly.livejournal.com]

Lucky. [He considers whining about how he always gets hit with this stuff and why does Spike get to miss out on making a fool of himself? That isn't fair.

But he doesn't.] How's Buffy? She seemed sort of, uhm... upset. During the flood.

[He manages to keep his mouth shut concerning what he knows. Dawn has told him a lot, but it would be insensitive and immature of him to disclose exactly how much he knows about Buffy's past.]

[bigbad]

Oh, it was her birthday. More than that, you'll have to ask her.

[82prctmoremanly.livejournal.com]

Oh. Uhm, I don't think she'd wanna tell me. But that's okay. I just was, uhm, a little worried about her. After the fact. I mean, when it was happening, I was... uh... not worried really at all.

[Private] -- retcon that all of this was private?

[bigbad]

Sort of noticed. She'll be all right, though. She's tough.

[Private]

[most_feared]

I'm glad you stayed normal too. You're a good fella to have around.

[Private]

[bigbad]

Yeah, same to you.