[001] - Hologram

[notthatbuffy]

This should really be easier to figure out... [ There's a bit of rustling, and then a hologram of a pretty blonde young woman's head and shoulders appears ] Oh, there we go, it should be working. Hello! I'm... not entirely sure how I got here, but it could be worse, I guess. And holograms! Isn't that cool

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[hologram]

[nobodysfetch]

Hey there! [ Little waggling-fingers wave. ] Love your name, by the way - it suits you. Way better than Georgette, anyway. I'm May!

And I thiiink a couple of your friends are here, actually. I talked to Shaun a little a couple weeks ago, anyway, and there was a girl in sunglasses asking for him on the network the other day...

[ She pauses a little, and then adds: ] Are you okay? After the car crash, I mean?

[hologram]

[notthatbuffy]

[ Buffy grins widely - that finger-waggling and the approval of her name has already endeared May to her ] Thanks! It's nice to meet you.

I did get hold of Shaun. I'm waiting for him and Georgia to come pick me up.

[ That question, though... nobody's actually asked her that. Not even Shaun. Her smile wobbles, and she looks down. ] Well, I... I guess my boyfriend didn't make it, from what Shaun said. But, um, yeah. I-I'm okay. I think.

[hologram]

[nobodysfetch]

Good! Glad you've got friends here. [ May's honestly a little jealous, but it doesn't show. ]

Oh, honey. I'm really sorry to hear that. [ She sounds like she really, really means that, too. ]

Ummm. I know you don't know me, like, at all, but if you need someone to talk to later... Sometimes it's easier anyway, y'know? Talking to a stranger about some things.

[hologram|private]\

[notthatbuffy]

[ having had a few minutes to poke around, she's figured out SECURITY SETTINGS! She's not going to trust them, but she'll have time to develop her own security in time. ]

I... I think I'd like that. I just-- I did some things that I shouldn't have, and I guess Shaun and Georgia know about it 'cause they're from... from later than I am. And it--

[ deep breaths, and a forced smile ] But I'm okay. It's okay.

[hologram|private]

[nobodysfetch]

[ Pfffft, security, what is that? May is totally cool with mirroring Buffy's security settings, though. ] ...sounds like a long story. Call me whenever you want, and we can meet up to chat, okay? I'll find you some tea or ice cream or something if that'll help.

[hologram|private]

[notthatbuffy]

It kind of is, yeah. [ she laughs a little and rubs the back of her head ] Ice cream would be awesome, though. Ice cream is always good for bad days and long stories, right?

[hologram|private]

[nobodysfetch]

Absolutely. And ice cream you shall have, fair lady. [ Mock-serious salute. ...the mock-serious only lasts so long before it breaks and she grins. ]

[hologram|private]

[notthatbuffy]

[ Buffy giggles and ducks her head a little to hide that she's blushing. She always likes a good flirt... ] Whatever would I do without such knights in shining armour as you? My thanks, oh loveliest of knights.

[ Here, May, have a bow ]

[hologram|private]

[nobodysfetch]

[ May laughs - especially at the bow - and shakes her head. ] Oh, geez, don't even joke about that. If someone ever tries to knight me, I'm punching them in the face and running away - I'm just saying, that job is no fun.

[hologram|private]

[notthatbuffy]

Really? How do you know?

[hologram|private]

[nobodysfetch]

Oh! My, um... [ Sister? Friend? ...dlfkjdflkj Toby probably hates her now. ] My roommate's a knight. I've seen the sort of things she gets dragged into, and I am so not interested.

[hologram|private]

[notthatbuffy]

I didn't know knights still, y'know, existed. I mean, I know that you can get knighted in the UK, but I thought that was usually more an honorary thing.

[hologram|private]

[nobodysfetch]

Oh, well. They don't. Exactly. With humans. It's kind of a... different thing with us.

[hologram|private]

[notthatbuffy]

[ curiously ] You're not human?

[hologram|private]

[nobodysfetch]

Well... okay, no, but there's lots of people who aren't human here, so it's not... that... big a deal?

[ And she's really hoping that if some other fae show up, she won't get in trouble for telling humans about it. SHE'S LONELY, OKAY? And doesn't like feeling like she's lying to people. ]

I'm a fairy. A Fetch. And Toby - that's my roommate - she's Dochas Sidhe, and... none of this means anything to you, does it? [ Tiny, almost tentative smile. ]

[hologram|private]

[notthatbuffy]

[ Buffy smiles widely and encouragingly at her - Buffy doesn't care that she's a fairy. Actually, she thinks that's pretty cool ]

Nooooot really, no. [ laugh ] But that's okay! You're a fairy, that's cool. Do you have wings? Or... I don't know, leafy skin? You don't, I'm just going off drawings that aren't even realistic, aren't I?