( fond punches to the face are better than a lack of same, truly. )
Ooh, goody, next we can start planting gardens and making eighty quarts of soup a week. ( beer good ) I'll hold off on the booze-consumption until at least the second week of bloody battle.
I'm gonna have to draw the line on soup, too. [ she starts grinning, though, at the idea of a second week of bloody battles, and buffy being back, and things almost feeling like they're normal again. ] But hey, more booze for me then.
[ hug? hug. sorry, buff. you missed quite a bit here. ]
We can call it victory stew, even if we're losing, because isn't that the whole point of optimism? ( or delusion and hey she's good with hugs and she hugs back nice and tight. ) That bad around here, huh? ( she says it like she knows exactly what's going on even though she doesn't. but she knows jo. and jo has a lot of things on her shoulders, just like she does. )
Optimism gets real old, real fast. [ but jo's not really going to let go any time soon. is this getting awkward? she hopes this isn't getting awkward.
she gives a short laugh, then. ]
You could say that. [ though, necessarily, that's not true. it isn't that bad, because it could always be worse. ] It's a little harder when it's just one.
Oh, c'mon. The world's falling down around us, but we're still hot girls who can kick anybody's ass. At least we'll always have Paris? ( l-lol she tried to be funny it wasn't funny though )
Yeah- I guess it's not that much different than home, when you think about it.
[ nah, the attempt was appreciated. and really, it was just a glimpse. a second, maybe two, and then she's piecing herself back together again. just like always. ]
More than that. [ she hugs back, then pulls back, giving buffy as big of a smile as she can manage - not that great, but it's almost there. ] Ash, Sam and Cas got here yesterday, too. And Daphne. They're around somewhere. [ it's like the gathering of the knights.
and suddenly she misses arthur and merlin, which is not where this was supposed to go. fuck. she shakes herself out of it, again with the forced smile. ] So it's getting better. Who knows- give it a couple of days and everyone might make it back.
The only difference is that I really, like really, miss the abilities I have back home. You should see me in action Jo. I can fly now. Like, seriously. It's almost freaky. I might start wearing a cap.
( jo holds herself together with the same glue that buffy's been using for years. both of them, far too young to have to bear these burdens, and yet... they manage to hold them with some semblance of dignity. without shattering into millions of pieces. somehow. )
.. Sam. ( buffy's heart and breath catch at once. ) I'm glad -- wait. What about Dean?
[ jo listens and finds herself smiling a little. because when all else fails, buffy did always make her laugh. make her relax. and the idea of buffy flying is just ridiculous enough, but also possible enough to lighten the mood. ]
Don't tell me you're going full superhero. I don't know if I'm ready to deal with that secret identity crap.
[ jo smiles when she sees buffy light up about sam, feels a fondness that's only really possible for family. for friends. she can only imagine what that reunion will be like.
but then it drops, falters, falls away. dean. ] He was uh- [ she ends up stepping a little away from buffy, needing a little space to deal with remembering just how much she misses him. ] He was here for a little bit, about two months ago. He didn't remember anything, and was gone a few days later. [ she forces a smile after that, like it doesn't bother her that dean isn't here. like it doesn't matter. ] But it's fine. He always hated it more than the rest of us.
I doubt if I'll ever go with a secret identity. The secret's pretty out anymore.
( well they're both stupidly broken but buffy is still in love with him and she just wants them to get through this together and maybe they'll have a chance on the other end. )
.. Oh - I... Jo, I'm sorry, that was dumb - cue foot going into lips. ( she misses dean a lot, too, though. ) I'm guessing no sign of Gale, either...
Good, because I don't have time to deal with that.
[ broken but in love. isn't that the only way to get through with hunters? i mean, look at jo and her history with relationships. ]
Don't be. Seriously, Buffy, it's fine. [ jo is quick to that comment, though, like she's trying to cut buffy off. like she doesn't know if she has the heart to go on with that. but then buffy mentions gale and it's like a punch to the gut.
jo looks away, lips pressed into a thin line for a moment before she takes a breath. ] No, no Gale either.
Yeah, well, the abilities here aren't something to ignore, but flying? That'd be pretty cool.
[ yeah okay she can be happy enough for buffy for that. even if it's fleeting. even when the crushing weight of gale might never come back. it shakes her to her core, and she's glad for the hug, if anything because it means she can tuck her face into buffy's shoulder and not worry about hiding it all. ]
There's always time here, right? This war's probably going to last an eternity.
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Date: 2014-10-10 11:53 am (UTC)not a joke
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Date: 2014-10-12 06:16 pm (UTC)where are you?
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Date: 2014-10-12 07:53 pm (UTC)for having a war on there's a surprisingly plentiful supply of string cheese
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Date: 2014-10-13 03:51 pm (UTC)either or
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Date: 2014-10-14 06:15 pm (UTC)ten minute jog.
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Date: 2014-10-17 05:17 pm (UTC)[ impatiently tapping her foot and everything. ]
actions.
Date: 2014-10-22 05:55 pm (UTC)I fully expect cake!
actions.
Date: 2014-10-27 04:01 pm (UTC)except not, because the door opens and jo looks up and it's buffy and it takes all she can to keep it together as she walks around the bar. ]
Sorry, war rations. Cake's on the 'not important enough to risk lives' list, it seems. I've got beer?
actions. wow i'm p sure that s wasn't meant to be there oops.
Date: 2014-10-31 05:18 pm (UTC)Ooh, goody, next we can start planting gardens and making eighty quarts of soup a week. ( beer good ) I'll hold off on the booze-consumption until at least the second week of bloody battle.
actions. i dunno i think the s is cute c:
Date: 2014-10-31 08:20 pm (UTC)I'm gonna have to draw the line on soup, too. [ she starts grinning, though, at the idea of a second week of bloody battles, and buffy being back, and things almost feeling like they're normal again. ] But hey, more booze for me then.
[ hug? hug. sorry, buff. you missed quite a bit here. ]
actions. i think YOU'RE cute
Date: 2014-11-10 06:38 pm (UTC)actions.NO U
Date: 2014-11-19 03:55 pm (UTC)she gives a short laugh, then. ]
You could say that. [ though, necessarily, that's not true. it isn't that bad, because it could always be worse. ] It's a little harder when it's just one.
actions. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOpe.
Date: 2014-11-24 07:28 pm (UTC)... Jo. ( buffy hugs again, tighter. ) Two now.
actions. NU-UH
Date: 2014-11-25 07:45 pm (UTC)[ nah, the attempt was appreciated. and really, it was just a glimpse. a second, maybe two, and then she's piecing herself back together again. just like always. ]
More than that. [ she hugs back, then pulls back, giving buffy as big of a smile as she can manage - not that great, but it's almost there. ] Ash, Sam and Cas got here yesterday, too. And Daphne. They're around somewhere. [ it's like the gathering of the knights.
and suddenly she misses arthur and merlin, which is not where this was supposed to go. fuck. she shakes herself out of it, again with the forced smile. ] So it's getting better. Who knows- give it a couple of days and everyone might make it back.
actions. YES HUH THE THINGS WE DO SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS
Date: 2014-12-01 02:11 am (UTC)( jo holds herself together with the same glue that buffy's been using for years. both of them, far too young to have to bear these burdens, and yet... they manage to hold them with some semblance of dignity. without shattering into millions of pieces. somehow. )
.. Sam. ( buffy's heart and breath catch at once. ) I'm glad -- wait. What about Dean?
actions. MAYBE BUT MY ARGUMENT STILL STANDS
Date: 2014-12-01 02:57 am (UTC)Don't tell me you're going full superhero. I don't know if I'm ready to deal with that secret identity crap.
[ jo smiles when she sees buffy light up about sam, feels a fondness that's only really possible for family. for friends. she can only imagine what that reunion will be like.
but then it drops, falters, falls away. dean. ] He was uh- [ she ends up stepping a little away from buffy, needing a little space to deal with remembering just how much she misses him. ] He was here for a little bit, about two months ago. He didn't remember anything, and was gone a few days later. [ she forces a smile after that, like it doesn't bother her that dean isn't here. like it doesn't matter. ] But it's fine. He always hated it more than the rest of us.
actions. LAFFS AT JO
Date: 2014-12-01 03:52 am (UTC)I doubt if I'll ever go with a secret identity. The secret's pretty out anymore.
( well they're both stupidly broken but buffy is still in love with him and she just wants them to get through this together and maybe they'll have a chance on the other end. )
.. Oh - I... Jo, I'm sorry, that was dumb - cue foot going into lips. ( she misses dean a lot, too, though. ) I'm guessing no sign of Gale, either...
actions.SCREAMS AND CRIES AT
Date: 2014-12-01 03:57 am (UTC)Good, because I don't have time to deal with that.
[ broken but in love. isn't that the only way to get through with hunters? i mean, look at jo and her history with relationships. ]
Don't be. Seriously, Buffy, it's fine. [ jo is quick to that comment, though, like she's trying to cut buffy off. like she doesn't know if she has the heart to go on with that. but then buffy mentions gale and it's like a punch to the gut.
jo looks away, lips pressed into a thin line for a moment before she takes a breath. ] No, no Gale either.
actions. look at your pain it's so beautiful LOOK AT IT
Date: 2014-12-01 04:16 am (UTC)( pretty much. poor jo. she and gale were so meant for each other. SO MEANT!! buffy's frustration continues to be paramount with that.
buffy goes in for another hug. )
There's still time.
actions. cries into hands forever
Date: 2014-12-01 04:29 am (UTC)[ yeah okay she can be happy enough for buffy for that. even if it's fleeting. even when the crushing weight of gale might never come back. it shakes her to her core, and she's glad for the hug, if anything because it means she can tuck her face into buffy's shoulder and not worry about hiding it all. ]
There's always time here, right? This war's probably going to last an eternity.
actions. pats head
Date: 2014-12-01 06:34 pm (UTC)( jo you can stop hiding this is buffy forget boys, let's be lesbians, etc. )
Exactly. Besides... When - if, I guess - he manages to clean up the mess he's got at home, he'll be in better shape if he comes back here.
actions. rolls away
Date: 2014-12-05 06:22 pm (UTC)[ she wouldn't know, but details!! and you know what buffy that sounds great. forget sam let's just run off into the sunset!!! ]
Might as well be optimistic. [ because jo's not sure she believes that but she can try. ]