poly_chromatic | 53rd Slay [Accidental Video

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53rd Slay [Accidental Video | Action]

[Buffy is in at home beating on the punching bag. Her skin is dripping sweat so it's obvious she's been at this a while. She's got ear buds in her ears and the tinny sound of pop music can be heard even from where the device is sitting on a stool a few feet away. She turns on the punching bag with a flying roundhouse kick that snaps the chain it's hanging from and sends it sailing across the room to knock the device off the table. She stands with her hands at the small of her back for a moment before walking over to retrieve the device, noticing it's recording when she does.]

So that's how I'm dealing with the ticking. How's everyone else doing?

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Anything you don't mind me setting fire to? [Seems like a normal question, really.]

Inside, no but there's some things in the Underground you can hit.

Sounds like a good place to be. Might do that for a while.

Just be careful you're lighting monsters on fire and not people?

I'll wait for them to attack first. That's usually a good plan, right?

Usually? As long as the attack first isn't the only one....

You wanna come with me? We can keep an eye on each other and make the Underground just a bit safer.

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[Dawn is lying on her stomach filing her nails with her own music blaring in the background. Hers is some sort of upbeat pop music that sounds pretty much the same from one song to the other. She sighs, looks into the video with an arched brow, and presses her lips together.]

You're dealing with the ticking by showing off? Cause that's what it looks like to me with the uncalled for show of Slayer strength. Also with the sweat. I say ew, but I hear some boys like sweaty girls.

Not showing off. Definitely trying to not kill other more important things in our house.

[Unamused, Dawn. Buffy is unamused. Last time she'd had to deal with ticking this loud, baby sister was not here and Buffy had had lots of sex with Eliot to keep her mind off it.]

[Ha! Sometimes grating on her sister's nerves is a fun kind of past time. Although when Buffy's nerves are already grated from the ticking sound, maybe it isn't such a good idea. But who said there had to be good ideas right now? Dawn doesn't always make the most awesome life choices. And while the ticking is pretty loud and annoying, she mostly has it tuned out at this point.]

Is that a threat? It sounds like you're threatening me. Or maybe I just think I'm a more important thing, which could be wrong from some perspectives. But since I'm being all perspective-y through my own eyes, I'm gonna go with me being important and you threatening to kill me. [A ghost of a teasing grin creeps onto her lips and off so quickly that someone would really have to be paying attention to notice it.]

[No, not the smartest life choice Dawn has ever made.]

I was thinking more actual things like fridges and stair railings and TVs. Last I checked, you qualify as a person.

[She seems quite satisfied with herself, her lips twisting and her head tilting as she studies her nails after filing them. Her sister is in a crappy mood today, the ticking taking a hold of her just like it has most people. And if she were smart, she would just be quiet from here on out. But she's never really been adverse in voicing her opinion to Buffy.]

Remember all those meditation looking inside yourself type things that Giles was teaching you when you wanted to know more about the Slayer and stuff? Like you didn't already know enough, I mean you are the Slayer. Duh~. Anyway, you should try those. They sure helped in tuning me out back in the day. Less with the punchy and more with the zen-y.

[Whaaat? She's trying to help!]

[There's a giant sigh. Dawn has a point. Giles did use a metronome during her meditation sessions.]

The ticking thingy wasn't this loud and I didn't tune you out. You were fourteen! I was trying to protect you from my life.

[Witness her doing the zen attempt now.]

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And is it working? It looks like rather a lot of effort, you see.

It's keeping me from killing things I can't fix or that I like. Such as the TV and my little sister who's decided this is the best time ever to irritate me.

Also, hi. You're back.

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I imagine irritating you is her way of dealing— [ lip quirk. ] —with the noise.

Hello. I hope you realise that my arrival was far more disappointing this time — I made a point of sitting forlornly near the fountain for at least thirty minutes, hoping against hope that a blonde with an unusual name would bring me coffee again.

Well now I just feel guilty. I guess I was less network-y that day. Can I buy you a cup of coffee today to make up for it?

[ooc: and I was sick when he showed up I think :(]

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I should hope you do. I could have been the perfect damsel — or duke or knight, as the case may be — in distress. Would coffee help with the ticking, do you think?

[ ooc: oh, gosh, it's not a problem at all! :c as long as you're feeling better. NO-ONE'S OBLIGATED TO TAG, ANYWAY. ]

It couldn't hurt the ticking. I'll even push you in the fountain if you think being wet will recreate the mood.

[ooc: Oh no! I just wanted you to know I wasn't ignoring you/him on purpose. I love your Will.]

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Better than the inanimate objects in your house. You go all Karate Kid on things a lot?

[Oh big smile even if she is cranky in general because of the ticking.]

So often, you have no idea. I need my own personal carpenter. The punching bag was a sort of accident. Usually I'm good with control. Today I'm less controll-y more snappy.

I'd offer, but I'm pretty sure me as a carpenter would turn out worse than you as a china shop attendant. But hey, I can't knock a punching bag to its knees with control or not, so some kudos going on there.

What can I say? I'm a super girl. Also, carpenters, harder to find then you might thing. The punching bag thing is just a chain. I can redo it.

Well I think the only one I know of is Jesus off the top of my head, and I doubt he'd be particularly helpful except in an 'I know you can do it!' sort of bullshit motivational way.

See, that was the one I was thinking of. Plus Xander, who is a friend back home and not here. Now. he used to be. Also, I'm good with the motivational thing. I once gave a motivational speech to the mail man.

So what are you doing to help the ticking thing-y?