Plans

[xander__harris]

Started training my replacement here at work today. His assistant won't be starting until after I'm gone, and Buffy's not her to train her, but I think they'll be fine. And by the time that all happens, I'll be outta here

Comments

[inlovewithnight]

Don't forget to pack hyena repellent...not to jinx you or anything, but, y'know, just in case...

[xander__harris]

Thanks for the jinx-o-rama. Do they make hyena repellent? 'Cause I'll drag a few gallons along if that's something I can actually get.

[inlovewithnight]

There's not any chance that you could relapse or flashback or something, is there? Because if you go running off into the bush to get in touch with the wild side and the Council has to send someone to bail you out, I have a feeling Giles is going to be doing the annoyed-glare-of-doom thing.
Maybe you could just stay in the city.
But on the repellent front, maybe Willow could figure out something.

[xander__harris]

Relapse? I... uh... Nah, I seriously doubt it. I mean, I was possessed, not ill or something. Not that I remember any of it.

But honestly? Haven't been to a zoo since.

[robin_wood]

It's not going to be the same around here without you, man. We'll have to go out for a beer or something before you leave. Gotta get in my last male-type activity before I'm left alone here in estrogen central.

No offense to the ladies intended there.

[xander__harris]

Yeah, some night this week, good plan. Last dose of normal before the seriously abnormal few months start for me.

'Course, won't be all bad for you, being the only guy in a house full of girls. I could think of worse things.

[that0therguy]

Oh, that's cool. Like Indiana Jones, only without Nazis. If anyone decides to open up old Biblical artifacts, look away.

England's cool, too. I've been working a lot with the Council's librarian. He says I'm "quite well-educated" in non-human langages.

[xander__harris]

Well, I guess there's kind of a sorta Jonesian... Wait. No. Not Indiana Jones, Andrew. I'll be looking for slayers, not going after artifacts, eating monkey brains, or springing booby traps, thanks.

Library fun, huh? Glad I'm going somewhere else.

[that0therguy]

You never know where an adventure will take you. Indiana Jones wasn't planning to eat monkey brains, or go after the Holy Grail, or a lot of the stuff he did. Maybe you'll find a Slayer, only it turns out she's going to be sacrificed to some evil thing and then you have to go in and rescue her before the evil priest rips her heart out of her chest.

The library is fun. As long as I can take lots of breaks, 'cause I don't like sitting still for very long. But Ben's been showing me around the estate, and teaching me Sumerian and there's a pool and a gym, and Mr. Giles says I can start combat training really soon.

Don't worry, I won't forget about my old friends. If you ever need anything, just ask.

[yesmydog]

Hey, if you're changing planes in Newark, that means you'll probably get a glimpse of the NYC skyline for the first time! (Just tryin' to list some positives.) Good luck with everything!

[xander__harris]

Hey, that does qualify as cool. Wonder if it'll look anything like it did in that weird dream I had a couple weeks ago?

Thanks!

[clemtastic]

Wow, this trip'll really leave your apartment all empty and stuff, huh?

Gee, if I were you, I would try to find somebody to stay there, at least until I got back.

Oh, hey, on a totally unrelated note, did you hear I got evicted? It's really sad. I was wondering if you knew of any vacancies that might have popped up in your area.

[xander__harris]

Yeah, maybe not a bad idea. We don't know many people around here, but I'll keep it in mind.

Evicted? That sucks. Sorry to hear that. I don't know of any permanent vacancies, though.

How's the human-ness working out for you so far?

[clemtastic]

Humanness is... well, Shan's absolutely in love with it, so it's workin', right?

Uh, say... you have an empty apartment. I need a place to stay, at least for a while...

We could be, like, mutually beneficial buddies. Or somethin'.