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Ficlet: A Blind Eye (Giles, PG)
Title A Blind Eye
Author Bruttimabuoni
Rating PG
Word Count 400
Prompt 144 (Lovers Walk)
Characters/Pairing (if any) Giles, ensemble
Watcher’s Diary, week commencing 23 November 1998
I have returned from my retreat to find the Slayer and her friends in some disarray, which I admit I do not as yet fully understand. Must hold on to the sense of calm, serenity and peace that I achieved on retreat, otherwise will have been futile waste to go camping and I could have slept in my own bed without the inconvenience of intrusive wildlife and poisonous plants. (Though the retreat was of course a splendid success.)
I noted before leaving that Miss Summers’ SAT scores (Scholastic Aptitude Test, I believe, though the terminology changes. They are in any case used broadly as a university entrance examination in the United States) were gratifyingly high. It is possible that she is in a position to consider an alternative career path. Miss Lehane could pursue the Slayer calling in the interim. One can now conceive of a shared burden; indeed perhaps the option of multiple Slayers arising in each generation should be seriously investigated since it is evidently a possibility – one we have never before had confirmed. I pondered this innovative proposition on my retreat but have yet to come to a decision about whether to share it with the full Council. I fear they might not be receptive to sharing the power of the Slayers more widely.
There were clearly some tensions among the young people in my absence. I confess I have not fully investigated the detail but there appears to have been some reshuffling of the pack of teenage relationships (or perhaps only ruffling, as the pre-existing pairings remain germane), with unfortunate consequences. No doubt it will all come out in the wash. All concerned seem remarkably subdued. Though with Daniel Osbourne, I admit it is rather hard to be certain of that. Buffy herself is unusually silent and reflective, perhaps pondering her career choices.
Of wider note, and the subject of a fuller, separate circular to all duty Watchers, it appears that William the Bloody (continuing to operate under the sobriquet “Spike”) has separated from his paramour Drusilla. He made a fleeting visit to Sunnydale in which heapparently formed a fleeting alliance with the Slayer did no significant harm. Whether severally they will do more or less damage than during their hundred-year partnership of blood remains to be seen and will doubtless be the subject of much Council study in the coming months.
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Author Bruttimabuoni
Rating PG
Word Count 400
Prompt 144 (Lovers Walk)
Characters/Pairing (if any) Giles, ensemble
Watcher’s Diary, week commencing 23 November 1998
I have returned from my retreat to find the Slayer and her friends in some disarray, which I admit I do not as yet fully understand. Must hold on to the sense of calm, serenity and peace that I achieved on retreat, otherwise will have been futile waste to go camping and I could have slept in my own bed without the inconvenience of intrusive wildlife and poisonous plants. (Though the retreat was of course a splendid success.)
I noted before leaving that Miss Summers’ SAT scores (Scholastic Aptitude Test, I believe, though the terminology changes. They are in any case used broadly as a university entrance examination in the United States) were gratifyingly high. It is possible that she is in a position to consider an alternative career path. Miss Lehane could pursue the Slayer calling in the interim. One can now conceive of a shared burden; indeed perhaps the option of multiple Slayers arising in each generation should be seriously investigated since it is evidently a possibility – one we have never before had confirmed. I pondered this innovative proposition on my retreat but have yet to come to a decision about whether to share it with the full Council. I fear they might not be receptive to sharing the power of the Slayers more widely.
There were clearly some tensions among the young people in my absence. I confess I have not fully investigated the detail but there appears to have been some reshuffling of the pack of teenage relationships (or perhaps only ruffling, as the pre-existing pairings remain germane), with unfortunate consequences. No doubt it will all come out in the wash. All concerned seem remarkably subdued. Though with Daniel Osbourne, I admit it is rather hard to be certain of that. Buffy herself is unusually silent and reflective, perhaps pondering her career choices.
Of wider note, and the subject of a fuller, separate circular to all duty Watchers, it appears that William the Bloody (continuing to operate under the sobriquet “Spike”) has separated from his paramour Drusilla. He made a fleeting visit to Sunnydale in which he
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Totally in character, funny and subtle:)
I especially liked:
"I confess I have not fully investigated the detail but there appears to have been some reshuffling of the pack of teenage relationships (or perhaps only ruffling, as the pre-existing pairings remain germane), with unfortunate consequences."
and this totally rocks:
"William the Bloody (continuing to operate under the sobriquet “Spike”) has separated from his paramour Drusilla. He made a fleeting visit to Sunnydale in which he apparently formed a fleeting alliance with the Slayer did no significant harm. Whether severally they will do more or less damage than during their hundred-year partnership of blood remains to be seen and will doubtless be the subject of much Council study in the coming months."
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You voiced him perfectly... and made me snort with the reshuffling of the pack of teenage relationships :)
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It slightly clashes with Giles's speaking voice, but I like the performance of it, and the sense of unnaturalness of Giles when he comporting himself according to Council rules.
This fic really made me think about Giles, and I think that's definitely a good thing.
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Thinking hard about Giles is *always* a good thing...
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