53rd Slay [Accidental Video | Action]

[whattingawhat]

[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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[whattingawhat]

[That's met with some scrunchy nose] Right. I guess I was too busy with other things to notice the lack of manners there.

Yes. The beach. It's one of my favorite places in the summer.

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[feigns]

It might be more polite in the future, although if my experience with Londoners is anything to go by, I doubt it. They're a special breed, I think. [ or he's just a country boy at heart. one or the other. ]

[ after a considered pause: ] I've always been fond of the coast in general. It doesn't have to have sun.

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[whattingawhat]

I'm pretty sure I can't weigh in on that. You know Americans say the same thing about New Yorkers.

Yeah? I'm more of a sunshine girl but beaches in general are nice.

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[feigns]

Do they? [ amused quirk of his lips. ] I shall have to mention that to Tessa.

Cloud cover is a near-permanent fixture of the British sky.

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[whattingawhat]

Is she from New York?

Which is why Giles was the only Southern Californian tutting over too much sun.

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[feigns]

She is.

I shouldn't think he could really be classed as a Californian, not if he's a born and bred Briton.

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[whattingawhat]

Nope he isn't...wasn't. Very much British.

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[feigns]

[ 'isn't. wasn't.' he notices the tense change, but doesn't bother to comment, his attention briefly flickering off scree for a moment. ]

I suspect we Brits are imbued with a certain stubbornness that prevents us from parting with our melancholy culture. One cannot truly complain about every nuance to be found in the weather and most importantly, the rain if they suspect there is something brighter round the corner.

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[whattingawhat]

Hmmm I don't know. Certain ones seem to find a lot of nuance-y things to complain about.

[It's said with fondness though.]