yeah that happens if you turn into a vampire

[cross_and_bow]

(prologue)

Bella slips into the school by a side door; she just saw a thing and she thinks she's seen it in a book before and thinks it's supposed to be mostly harmless but before she wakes Giles up over probably nothing or kills a likely neutral demon she wants to check.

And she pushes into the library.

Comments

[cross_and_bow]

"My Watcher. Slayers get assigned a crusty elderly Brit to Watch us, which can take the form of 'stalking' or of 'research support'. For some reason this is a large organization and ten of them don't work ordinary jobs and tithe to give me a stipend; I think they are as a group very poorly thought out. Giles is okay, though, unless he sent that asshole."

[thisvorlunatic]

"...Yeah," says Miles, glancing at Mark. "You being me would be an efficient use of resources."

[unmarred]

"I'm not sure I can avoid the crying and hugging you part, come to think. Maybe we should get Bella to an appropriate primitive comm device first."

[cross_and_bow]

"They're called phones."

[unmarred]

Shrug.

[cross_and_bow]

"By all means let's find me a phone."

[unmarred]

"Yes," says Mark. "I don't know what to look for, but Miles and I can guard you on your way and if we are in a location unfamiliar to you I am sure Miles can navigate."

[cross_and_bow]

"I'm not sure where we are but if we hit civilization I can figure it out, I just never did get my wilderness survival girl scout badge."

[thisvorlunatic]

"I walked here from the school. Finding civilization won't be a problem. Ready to go, then?"

[cross_and_bow]

"I think I can walk, and if you didn't find anything hostile on the way here it probably doesn't matter if I can also do a few dozen backflips."

[thisvorlunatic]

"We have a stunner, a nerve disruptor, and Mark. I think we're set for any combat situation not involving literal armies."

[cross_and_bow]

"My heroes."

[thisvorlunatic]

"Rescue missions were always my favourite."

He reopens the door and leads the way out.

[cross_and_bow]

And back to civilization she goes, getting a bit more surefooted as they proceed.

[thisvorlunatic]

Walk walk walk.

"I don't know what that is but it looks plausibly relevant," says Miles, pointing out a payphone.

[cross_and_bow]

"Yep, that's a phone." She pats herself down for her wallet: she at least has not been robbed. She puts quarters in the pay phone. She talks to her dad. "Charlie's going to come pick me up. Thank you both."

[thisvorlunatic]

"No problem," says Miles.

[unmarred]

"If you'd like my assistance in finding and assassinating the person who put us in that house, you shall have it," says Mark.

[cross_and_bow]

"And how do I look you up?"

[unmarred]

"I don't know yet."

[thisvorlunatic]

"I'm staying with a friend right now but he doesn't want Bella knowing where he lives because she scares him," says Miles. "And none of us has a phone."

[cross_and_bow]

"I could just tell you where I live but the place is not designed to be a pleasant vampire hangout."

[thisvorlunatic]

"I can imagine it wouldn't be."

[cross_and_bow]

"Yeah. Loiter around the school? I'll have to get my car from there anyway."

[thisvorlunatic]

"We can loiter! I'm becoming very proficient at loitering."