call me maybe

[from_scratch]

Cam is out flying. There's a decent cloud of atmosphere around the gold plane, now, millenia of demons making air around themselves for comfort and not sealing it up because why would you bother. There's a small forest, here - the effect is kind of ruined by the lamps it has to grow under, but it's still pretty.

He feels an open summons and lets it grab him -

with the Joker (kappa)

with Ripper (kappa)

with Darren (Aestrix)

with Minus (kappa)

with Emma (Marri)

with Facility 3141592 (armokGoB)

with the admin (kappa)

with Jarvis (kappa, Aestrix)

with Miles (kappa)

with Hank (Nemo)

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[from_scratch]

Eventually Cam goes to sleep, and wakes up a bit before eight, and has plenty of time to wriggle into his leather coat and go meet the Slayer. How nice of her not to have alarmed the easily startled door in that time.

[neverbeatme]

When he gets there, she's sitting on the relevant bench, writing in a notebook.

[from_scratch]

"Hullo. Sherlock says I may tell you about him, but I am debating the wisdom of this course of action, since I don't think he has much in the way of a self-preservation instinct."

[neverbeatme]

"Which implies that he's some variety of demon. Well, I've demonstrated I don't kill those on sight, which is a step up from some Slayers I've heard of. I try not to kill people in general unless it's an obviously better idea than leaving them alive. Most vampires, for example, or anyone who is actively trying to end the world and can't be discouraged any less directly."

[from_scratch]

"He seems at least reasonably harmless, and if you kill him, I will almost certainly go home, which wouldn't be devastating but would be disruptive if I wasn't ready."

[neverbeatme]

"Reasonably harmless is good enough. I reserve the right to change my mind if he turns out to be plotting widespread destruction."

[from_scratch]

"Well, he's a vampire, assuming he wasn't lying to me and vampires are the ones who drink blood and do the face thing."

[neverbeatme]

"Yep. Vampire. What's his stance on eating people?"

[from_scratch]

"Cagey about discussing it at first but ultimately not married to the practice, claimed to have robbed a butcher's shop to rescue its contents from use in inferior beverages, drinks what I make him. Futuristic shelf-stable synthetics are apparently potable but not tasty."

[neverbeatme]

"That's unusually good as vampires go. You can keep him with my blessing."

[from_scratch]

"Thank you for not obliging me to find a way to break up a fight between a vampire and a Slayer."

[neverbeatme]

"No problem."

[from_scratch]

"Do I get a phone?"

[neverbeatme]

"Yes you do." She hands it over.

[from_scratch]

Cam pokes at it and refamiliarizes himself with the basics of its operation. When he has figured out how to add numbers, he notices she's already in there. "Convenient. Okay. Your aunt like the diamonds?"

[neverbeatme]

"I try! Yes she did. Would you like to meet her?"

[from_scratch]

"Sure, why not."

[neverbeatme]

"All right."

She puts her notebook away and gets up and starts walking.

"So how are you liking Sunnydale so far? Got somewhere to stay? If you want money for a hotel or something I can provide an interface between your ability to produce valuable objects and most businesses' reluctance to take barter. Or you can take the option that seems to be popular among more local demons and move into a crypt or an abandoned building."

[from_scratch]

He follows her. "It seems like, you know, a town, I've only met the two supernatural creatures, you and Sherlock. I've been crashing with Sherlock and he hasn't complained yet. If that becomes a problem I will acquire a motorcycle and drive it until I find someplace good to hide a house rather than deal with hoteling."

[neverbeatme]

"It must be so convenient to be you."

[from_scratch]

"I like it."

[neverbeatme]

"I'd like it too if I could conjure arbitrary objects out of thin air. Alas, local magic isn't nearly that nice."

[from_scratch]

"I'm getting that impression, yes."

[neverbeatme]

"Has its uses, though."

[from_scratch]

"Such as?"