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BUFFY SUMMERS
@BUFFY — if the apocalypse comes, beep me!

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i’m worried

( not about giles (which she has all but confirmed is spike) but — )

the guy who got cut in half? i could do that if i had my strength. i could do that i need you to nominate me before someone else gets hurt

buffy.

[a warning. a 'give him two to five minutes' to respond, the only hesitation showing before he comes to a decision.]

i don't want to, but i will.
if i nominate you, promise you'll nominate me.
i could have done that to giles.

or anyone.

to giles?

( horrific — the thought that he might have, the thought that spike might not have. buffy needs her own handful of minutes, to get her head on straight. )

you really could’ve? done that?

buffy, i can summon demons.

there's not much i can't do.

i know but

( but. if august and spike are both her top contenders for killing giles, then )

but do you really think you did? really really i will nominate you, if you do. but if you’re doing it in some i don’t know. because you think you deserve it or because you want me to know what it feels like to ask that from you just just don’t punish me for wanting to keep people safe. please. i’m dangerous. i’ve been killing people for a month. i’ve probably gotten really good at it.

i want to say no, but i don't know.
i haven't been myself. if my powers came back and i couldn't catch on in time, i could've hurt more than one person without issue.

[his track record of being possessed and losing control, especially after the oracle leaving his mind blurry and washed up isn't a good look.]

i probably do deserve it, but you don't.
i don't think you did any of these.

you don’t deserve it. i don’t think you did it either

( that’s not exactly helping, though. so. )

but if anyone was out of control and couldn’t contain their powers, then the most powerful are the most liable and that is you. it would not be good for anyone if you if you weren’t in control i’ll put your name forward and ( and. hesitating. ) if you did kill giles i don’t know. i don’t know how i’ll feel okay?

giles or castiel are the ones i'm the most worried about. i spoke to gale already– demons love making jokes like that.

i understand. do what you have to. my feelings for you won't change.
are you sure about this? if you really want me to put your name in for homelander, i will. i want to keep people safe, too.

Edited (mobile tags my enemy) 2025-10-06 20:47 (UTC)

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i’m sure. i’m really not the investigative type, anyway. that’s more giles’ thing i’ll put you forward for castiel then because i'm pretty sure i know who got giles. i think

ok.
consider it done. never ask me to do something like this ever, ever again.

who do you think did it?

Edited 2025-10-06 21:37 (UTC)

( she can’t promise that, not by a long shot. )

i am sorry, august

( and if he’s doing this for her, the least she can do is offer him her insight in return. )

i think it’s spike. he’s been acting weird all month more than just this place weird. he didn’t have a good relationship with giles. he does get bloodhungry it makes sense to me

i am, too.

in a world that doesn't make sense, finding the one thing that does might save you.
do you think anyone will vote for him?

no. and i don't want them to. i'm keeping him chained up at night. i just want to keep it that way, i don't want him dragged into it. it's been hard enough on him lately. faith will keep up with it if i get locked up.