A Morning Meeting
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Midtown
Offices of Wolfram & Hart
May 26, 2005, 10:30am
Beth looks around the elegant office lobby uneasily, sidestepping a trio in business suits (two men, one woman) hurrying past her toward the elevator at the rear, as Brianna leads her toward the security desk. "Hey, Alan," she says cheerfully.
"Morning, Ms. Walden," says the uniformed young man behind the desk with a pleasant smile. "Signing in a guest?"
"Yeah. It's on B Clearance. Emma wants to meet her." Brianna says it casually enough, but Alan's eyebrows go up and he looks at Beth with a shade more respect.
"Very good. Could you please sign your name here?" He hands Beth a pen, and adds "And just fill in by invitation under Purpose of Visit."
Offices of Wolfram & Hart
May 26, 2005, 10:30am
Beth looks around the elegant office lobby uneasily, sidestepping a trio in business suits (two men, one woman) hurrying past her toward the elevator at the rear, as Brianna leads her toward the security desk. "Hey, Alan," she says cheerfully.
"Morning, Ms. Walden," says the uniformed young man behind the desk with a pleasant smile. "Signing in a guest?"
"Yeah. It's on B Clearance. Emma wants to meet her." Brianna says it casually enough, but Alan's eyebrows go up and he looks at Beth with a shade more respect.
"Very good. Could you please sign your name here?" He hands Beth a pen, and adds "And just fill in by invitation under Purpose of Visit."
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Date: 2007-04-30 12:20 am (UTC)Another pause, and she adds more soberly: "Speaking of superstitions."
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Date: 2007-04-30 12:28 am (UTC)Beth glances at her, and looks back at Emma. "Who are they?"
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Date: 2007-04-30 12:29 am (UTC)"They're going to tell you that women like you are called Vampire Slayers, or just Slayers, and that your abilities come with a sacred destiny. They talk a lot about destiny. And duty, that's another favorite. And what that particular pile of crap boils down to is that they think they have the god-given right to use your power to kill their enemies."
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Date: 2007-04-30 12:29 am (UTC)A thin smile, ironic and unamused.
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Date: 2007-04-30 12:30 am (UTC)A pause, and she adds ruefully: "Which makes it a little suspect, since their attitudes toward women with power crystallized sometime around the Middle Ages, but we try to work around their prejudices."
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Date: 2007-04-30 12:31 am (UTC)"...what happened to the girl?" she asks, unwillingly. "The one five years ago?"
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Date: 2007-04-30 12:32 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-04-30 12:54 am (UTC)"Okay, wait," she says abruptly. "So they kill vampires and you kill vampires, right? What's the difference?"
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Date: 2007-04-30 12:55 am (UTC)"Listen, you don't want to judge all vampires by the ones who attacked you," she continues, very earnestly. "Demons, either -- most of them are thoroughly civilized. From civilizations older than ours. And here in this country we finally have a shot at compromise and peaceful coexistence, because a lot of them came here for the same reasons we did. They just want to live and let live here like everybody else. If old-world relics like the Watchers' Council will just leave them alone."
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Date: 2007-05-27 05:22 am (UTC)Emma sees the two to the lobby, waits as Beth finishes signing out, and shakes her hand warmly. "Again, if you've got any questions about what we discussed -- any of what we discussed -- you can call me. Take care."
Brianna makes her goodbyes and turns to head back into the building for her afternoon shift. Emma waits and watches as Beth leaves; the younger woman hesitates by the revolving door, looking back over her shoulder, and Emma raises one hand in a small reassuring wave.
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Date: 2007-05-27 05:53 am (UTC)The time he sees seems to please him; he lowers his wrist, and offers her a pleasant if oddly reptilian smile. "And the early bird catches the worm."
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