Fic: Drink and the Demon (BtVS)

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Title: Drink and the Demon
Author: chevron17
Rating: PG-13 for minor cursing and violence.
Text/Font Conventions: Italics represent emphasis.
Length: Approximately 6920 (8070 with Author's Notes)
Characters: Primarily Drunken!Giles! (of course), plus the Demon, with a smattering of Buffy and [Ethan Rayne] <(highlight to reveal at your own spoiled peril

Comments

[anyjay]

Very nice!

It wasn't until the second read-through that I realized the demon's name was Library backwards and therefore why Yrarbils are so weak without their koobs.

As far as the challenge, I got Dewey and cross-referencing first time through. Dog-eared took me a while to find. I have a suspicion that Galdafrutche is significant, but I can't figure out what it means.

Thanks for both the story and the puzzle. I had fun.

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Yes! Yes!! YEESSSSSS!!!! All hail _anyjay_ for by far the best results on the story puzzle yet! You got 4 out of my intended 5! You got Library, Book, Dewey and Dog-eared! Good show! I actually thought dog-eared would be the hardest. While you are certainly correct that cross-referencing is a library science thing, that one was just part of the story, and not hidden in any way. Alas, Galdafrutche, is simply a nonsense word. It was after I came up with that word and realized I needed several more unique words for the story that I decided to try permutations of library words for the others and turn it into a puzzle

[gilescandy]

Ok, hope I don't step on anyone's toes here. I've been working on the puzzle, too. I believe we have uncovered the answers.

1. Yraril = Library
2. Koob = Book
3. Dewey = Dewey decimal system
4. Doggerd = Dog-eared (full credit to Anyjay.)
5. Finnesdew = Fines Due (thanks to Chevron's last hint.)

Like Giles, not finding the answers really bugged me.

And The Winner Is . . .

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and . . . and . . . AND . . . It's _gilescandy_ by a nose! Thanks for crediting _anyjay_. I think I will have to call this a very close tie, you each solved part of the tougher aspects of the puzzle, and have proven yourselves worth of your callings as Giles fen! You both have my undying admiration, and virtual scones are on the way!

Also, an Honorable Mention goes to _il_mio_capitano_.

I'll be posting the complete results under the "Author's Notes" post following the story, as noted before.

(PS: I know its just a typo, but for anyone else who might be looking, #1 is Yrarbil = Library)

Thanks again for playing!
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[brutti_ma_buoni]

Thanks so much for letting me know you'd written this - I'd have hated to miss out. Love the whole light and loving tone of this, but especially the bonding of librarians across the species. Great stuff!

[chevron17]

I am so glad you liked it, and hope you found it worked adequately for the intent of your original prompt.

Thanks so much for writing a prompt I simply could not walk away from (like Giles and the mysterious package)!

Best,
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[zanthinegirl]

That was really fun!

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So glad you liked it!

Thanks for taking time to comment!

PS: Did you take the "library word" challenge?