Muse not amused.

[visionings]

Listen here you... mun person! I don't know what you think you're doing but I am not a toy and you so aren't putting me into any of these games you're thinking about.

There's no Angel in any of them, not even Wes is! So, no. Just stop even thinking it's going to happen, okay? I have things to do... You know, mind numbing visions? Helping Angel?

[There's a slight pause and she thinks for a moment.]

Unless one of these places is offering a closet full of designer clothes and shoes, I'm not budging.

Comments

[peacefulexplorer]

Do you mean angels in the, uh, plural sense? Or just one in particular?

[visionings]

No, he's not an angel, his name is Angel. You couldn't miss him. Big broody vampire with a soul whose favorite color just happens to be black. I mean, c'mon. Vampire liking black, it's a little cliché, don't you think?

[peacefulexplorer]

[Not an angel, noted. A vampire named 'Angel,' which seems like kiiiiiind of a misnomer, but, okay, Daniel's not judging. His knowledge base when it comes to vampires is a tad limited.]

I guess? That's kinda been my experience with them. The, uh, favoring of darker colors.

[Then, just out of curiosity - accompanied with an indicative, circular hand gesture 'round the head - ]

Wouldn't happen to have bleach-blonde hair, would he?

[visionings]

I guess but it wouldn't kill him to toss in some actual colors once in a while.

[Well it wouldn't since he was already dead.]

Ew, no. He's not that much of a lost cause. I think you're thinking of Spike. [She makes a face.] Now he is just mean and generally all around nasty.

[peacefulexplorer]

Right, Spike - [That was his name - wait, mean?] - is um...that's - not really been my experience with him, actually.

[The blood thing was a little gross, but there were books, and polite conversation! That hardly qualifies as 'mean' or 'nasty' in his eyes.]

[spionaz]

Complaining is of little use, I'm afraid. As is asking for divine intervention. Those who pull string will not listen.

[visionings]

Well then he's pulling one over on you because he's a total ass.

[Like that time he kidnapped Angel to try and get that ring.]

[peacefulexplorer]

I mean, he - he gave me books?

[Daniel doesn't sound all that contrary - in fact, he just looks rather lost, like it genuinely never occurred to him that a vampire could be mean or nasty.]

[formerlyheadboy]

[Oh, same old Cordelia.]

It's nice to know some things don't really change.

[visionings]

Maybe we're not talking about the same vampire. Because the Spike I know doesn't care about anyone but himself.... [She thinks for a moment.] Does he look like Billy Idol?

[visionings]

Oh I'm not complaining. I'm saying I'm not doing like anything this crazy lady wants. There's a difference.

[visionings]

Wes!

[Oh look! She's so excited to see him!]

Where have you been? You have got to talk sense into this lady. She thinks I'm going to go and be in some game. Pft. I don't do anything I don't want and she's just not getting that.

[peacefulexplorer]

Billy, uh... [Sorry, Cordy. He's an archaeologist - any pop culture references after the 12th century are gonna fly right over his head.] Leather coat? British accent?

[visionings]

Oh my god, you don't know who Billy Idol is? Where do you live? A cave?

[Yeah, he's almost as bad as Angel and that's bad.]

Yeah... That sounds like him but he's not nice. So maybe he hit his head and forgot who he is. That would totally make sense.

[peacefulexplorer]

[He shrugs, sheepish.] I'm an archaeologist, so - close enough to it, I guess.

[A small crease appears between his brows.]

Uh, I mean - aside from kind of a temper - he drank blood, but it was um, it was - chicken blood. I think.

[Not that Daniel's a blood expert or anything. He's going purely by word of mouth here.]

[visionings]

Right.

[She's only judging a little. JUST A BIT.

But him talking about the blood Spike was drinking has her making a face.]

Ew. Now I know we're talking about two different vampires. The Spike I know would never drink chicken blood. He made fun of Angel for doing stuff like that.

Anyways, enough about Spike.

Does your mun person have you in one of those games?

[peacefulexplorer]

[Well, based on multiverse theory and the fact that he knows there's more than one version of himself out there and, really, who's to say that doesn't apply across the board -

And, Daniel realizes that's completely irrelevant.]

Yeahhh, been in one for, um, quite a while, actually. Could be worse, I think. I'm in Manhattan. Though I did, uh, die. Rather recently.

[Not to say he isn't used to it.]

[formerlyheadboy]

[It is good to see her again, and he can't help but smile back.

And then she goes on like that, and he chuckles a little.]

... right, well it's nice to see you, as well. You're looking lovely as always. To answer your question, I have been around, though my mundane is rubbish when it comes to actually letting me out. I haven't spoken to any of the old 'gang' in quite some time, I'm afraid.

And I wasn't able to talk any sense into my, ehm, lady so I doubt I'll be able to talk any sense into yours. Where does she want to send you?

[visionings]

Oooooh. I've been to Manhattan, I like LA better though.

[She studies him.]

Died in as dead dead or vampire dead?

[visionings]

Oh, yeah. It's nice to see you too. You're looking.... Well, you. Which don't get me wrong, it's a good thing.

[She was excited and forgot about those niceties okay?]

I don't know... Some hug and snug city. I honestly wasn't interested enough to remember it's name.

[peacefulexplorer]

Not all that fond of New York, myself. [But it's growing on him. When he's not getting murdered via extraplanar intent.] Dead as in, ummm - 'existing as abstract energy' dead. Higher plane, kind of a temporary, stopgap-type measure. I got better, though, so.

[Forrrrrr a loose definition of the term 'better'.]

[visionings]

Oh okay. That happens a lot where I come from. But you say you got better? How do you get better from being dead? You're alive again?

[peacefulexplorer]

[Well, she can certainly roll with that news, which is refereshing.]

I, uh, don't actually remember, to be honest. In fact, I - don't really remember much of anything. I'm a bit amnesiac. Plus, um, a little aphasiatic. My player's assured me that it's only temporary, sooo -

[Shrug. Not a whole lot he can do from this end.]

[idolstolemylook]

Wait. You're looking for a place that has Angel?

[visionings]

[She works for a vampire with a soul and gets visions that literally make her want to rip her brain out. She's kinda learned to roll with things.]

Wow, your mun person sucks, no offense. I mean that's stuff you should remember. But from what I understand all these mun people suck.