PARADISA LOST

[Shortly after her altercation with Spike, Buffy comes to slowly, with the startling realization that she isn't at all where she remembers being last. She's somewhere warm and dry, with a soft blanket beneath her. She sits up sharply, hand immediately moving to her head with a wince and glances around, before relaxing. It's just her room in the mansion. She's not going to question how she got here, having more important things to do, and gingerly leans towards her night stand to take down one very simple filter]

( To the people investigation the attacks by vampires )


[[ooc: backdated to sometime late last night]]

[She's...Braving making an open discussion really, since...Now she has to vampires she really doesn't want to deal with, but thankfully she's pulling favours and not actually staying on the castle grounds for now]

So Halloween is like that one day of the year I don't have anything to do, and usually something at home manages to ruin that rule for me, so this year I'm thinking that I'm just going to marathon a bunch of really bad horror films, with a few friends. [Willow and Xander, this better include the two of you D<]

...And I'm burying my journal in the front yard, so any crisis you might have will be seen to later. [Unless Faith...Goes really loco and attempts to murder everyone, you can hunt her down for that one]

Anyone interested in hanging with?

So...Back to that hobby thing I thought of getting awhile back. I guess it kind of failed? As I am hobbyless and it's been brought to my attention that I've been kind of boring.

[Her tone suggests that this person is totally an idiot, and that she's not even remotely boring, but she does spend a lot of nights being actually bored]

So besides talking into these things, and bothering other people, how do you guys pass the time? You don't have a lot of places to go, so I'm sure that...Doesn't help with the boredom factor.

Castle induced 'fun' doesn't count, either.

[Now that she's been here for a few months, the new shiny of the castle's starting to wear off. Having whatever you want handed to you for nothing, just gets a little old. The ghosts cleaning for you just becomes a nuisance, because you can never find anything, and having nothing to slay except for when the castle wants to jerk you around and make you evil for kicks? Yeah, not exactly her idea of a great place.

So she's letting out all of her frustration on the punching bag in the gym. She's holding back just enough so she won't actually break the damn thing. Totally open!]

[Okay, she's been putting this off as long as possible, because however much she doesn't want to admit it, there's a good possibility Faith could win and Buffy really doesn't even want to know what she wants, much less give it to her. But...]

A deal's a deal, so...Let's hear it, what's your kill count?


[ooc: backdated to afternoon after the first attack]

Oh, God. What is wrong with this picture?

Have you all just decided that it's just too hot to go out? Is a ten minute walk really that bad? I hear it's good for you! Keeps...Heart attacks at bay! Which are you know, bad...

Or do you just never come to bars for dancing and food? Just the booze? 'Cause you can have that before midnight. Really, I promise. There's just...Not even that one token drunk guy who just never leaves and moans about his horrible life! Which he had coming to him, really...

I've wiped this counter...seven times. If it gets any cleaner, people will start to feel guilty and actually use coasters!

Just...Go to Caritas before I do something drastic. Like sing. Because then I'd be fired.

[There's an irritated sigh, and slightly uneven breathing as someone is all but dragging themselves up the stairs]

You know, living in a luxurious castle, complete with servants and being granted your every wish? The softest beds you could ever possibly have, enough shoes so you never have to wear the same pair, like...ever?

It's all supposed to make a girl feel like she's hit the jackpot and gotten her childhood dream of being just like a Princess. [And that's a childish sulk being added into her tone] And all I can think about is how there are too many stairs.

All you...Regular floor people have a free ride in an elevator. If the castle is going to be modernized, why can't it invest in an escalator for the towers? Just push a nifty little button and it'll change direction for you!

I work hard, and I deserve to be able to be lazy! [A huff as she pauses on the stairs and looks all the way back down] ...At least I can burn calories as I'm putting them on. A very good dietary plan. I'm thinking like, a nice mochachino or maybe an Rocky Road ice cream...

...Back down I go. [SOB HER LIFE IS SO HARD PEOPLE ;;]

[Someone sounds completely stressed and more than a little irritated]

Faith! I think I've been more than fair! You got to the whole absentee father thing for nearly a week! But now you should take some responsibility and help me take care of our daughter! [A sharp sigh] I can't believe I'm actually having this conversation...