And I'm guessing based on his... more polite demeanor that he's not really the type to just hide as a prank?
He could just have gotten lost or stuck on one of those adventures, seeing as we've got another one missing. So it doesn't necessarily have to be catastrophically bad news.
Even so, there's not a thing you, or anyone here can do about it at the moment. We're stuck.
He knows better than that. Given our shared past, I'm certain he knows exactly how much of an earful he'll get when I find him... [It's meant to sound foreboding, but the latter half of that sentence is lacking any sort of vitriol.]
Even if he is off on some sort of adventure, I can't just sit here and wait...!
[He nods, giving a sort of sympathetic smile, as uncharactaristic as that is for him.
He understands love, and he understands it intimately. He saw how Buffy reacted all those times that Dawn went missing or got captured, and this is a similar thing, only Buffy was never bound. And if Buffy was captured, he'd have drowned the world in a sea of blood to get her back.]
You'll get plenty of chances to give him a right earful when you get your hands on him tomorrow morning. You're pretty good at that, I've noticed.
...I don't blame you for going crazy stuck in here, I'd do the same thing in your shoes, but there's nothing you can do for him right now except save your strength for when the barriers down. I'll help you look, even.
[Sympathy is not what she expected from Spike. Not by a long shot. And yet, that's what makes it strike home, smothering the last embers of her frustration. She's been in this position before.
Like then, all she can do is wait.]
...thank you. I'd appreciate that, truly.
[Silence for a few seconds... and then:]
I almost lost him once before. He sought to help our newfound allies, and their own Emperor shot down their airship. We had no idea what had happened to him for weeks.
[There's something painful in that story, or the feeling behind it. Spike's not naive, he knows the girl's brother is probably long dead. But he understands the sheer helplessness of being unable to protect the ones you love when it counts.
God, he understands that.]
I get it.
I got a... [You're not friends. You'll never be friends.] There's a girl back home I know who has a brat kid sister. There's nothing she wouldn't do to protect her. Die, kill, whatever, there's nothing she wouldn't do.
If he survived one near death experience, he'll do it again and you'll be back to getting under eachothers skin in no time.
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And I'm guessing based on his... more polite demeanor that he's not really the type to just hide as a prank?
He could just have gotten lost or stuck on one of those adventures, seeing as we've got another one missing. So it doesn't necessarily have to be catastrophically bad news.
Even so, there's not a thing you, or anyone here can do about it at the moment. We're stuck.
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He knows better than that. Given our shared past, I'm certain he knows exactly how much of an earful he'll get when I find him... [It's meant to sound foreboding, but the latter half of that sentence is lacking any sort of vitriol.]
Even if he is off on some sort of adventure, I can't just sit here and wait...!
[SHE HATES THIS????????]
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He understands love, and he understands it intimately. He saw how Buffy reacted all those times that Dawn went missing or got captured, and this is a similar thing, only Buffy was never bound. And if Buffy was captured, he'd have drowned the world in a sea of blood to get her back.]
You'll get plenty of chances to give him a right earful when you get your hands on him tomorrow morning. You're pretty good at that, I've noticed.
...I don't blame you for going crazy stuck in here, I'd do the same thing in your shoes, but there's nothing you can do for him right now except save your strength for when the barriers down. I'll help you look, even.
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Like then, all she can do is wait.]
...thank you. I'd appreciate that, truly.
[Silence for a few seconds... and then:]
I almost lost him once before. He sought to help our newfound allies, and their own Emperor shot down their airship. We had no idea what had happened to him for weeks.
I can't let that happen again.
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God, he understands that.]
I get it.
I got a... [You're not friends. You'll never be friends.] There's a girl back home I know who has a brat kid sister. There's nothing she wouldn't do to protect her. Die, kill, whatever, there's nothing she wouldn't do.
If he survived one near death experience, he'll do it again and you'll be back to getting under eachothers skin in no time.
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He gets it.]
Yes... I pray that you're right.