MCA #0, Thursday Night (Sleepy People)

[needsaparrot]

To say it'd been a weird couple of weeks for a lot of his friends would be an understatement. Xander knew a movie night wasn't going to magically fix that, but it least it would give them a chance to relax a little.

So he had the basic necessities: popcorn, stuff in the kitchen for more substantial snacks, over-caffeinated soda and, of course, movies. The box of his things that had arrived from storage this week contained most of his dvds, not that he'd amassed all that many since Sunnydale went boom, but certainly enough for tonight.

And Harper had been nice enough to leave the place furnished with a less than basic necessity - the huge tv in the den. Xander wasn't about to claim this job didn't have perks.

So now he (and Jeremiah, who was supervising the proceedings from a table near the couch) were just ( waiting for people to show up. )

And, you know, fall asleep. As you do.

Willow	"I think it’s strange," Willow says. She’s typing on her label maker, printing out ribbon after ribbon of words that she doesn’t bother to read.
Xander	Xander's getting old, that's what it is.
Bridge	They're all sprawled around the living room of Xander's apartment...
River	River sat up in her bed. The red Osirian sun was setting outside...
Isabel	Isabel blinked as she recognized the garish decorations of the Crashdown. "The hell?"
Nadia	It was warm and dark. Night time. Every now and then, she'd hear a little girl's giggle, and she'd lift the edge of the threadbare blanket she was hiding under to look out into the darkness of the long room that served as the orphanage dormitory. "//Psst! Nadia! Are you awake? Nadia!//"
Alec	He was playing a piano, and everyone was watching him.
Dawn	Dawn curled into Sam's side as she drifted into sleep, the noise of the movie fading away. A few minutes later, she jerked awake, blinked her eyes and sat up, stretching. "I guess I was more tired than I thought."
Sam	Sam gave a little snort as he woke up and looked around in bleary confusion. He didn't remember him and Dawn coming home from the party, and yet there they were, him in his bed, and Dawn...packing?
Mel	It's the same nightmare she has most nights. It's her and Harth running on the rooftops.
Buffy	She was at the Zoo, watching the striped cat. It was lounging on a stone behind the bars, watching her cautiously. "Hi," Buffy said, holding out a hand.

[OOC: Preplayed with *points up* those people. This is cantjossme's and 1ordinarygirl's show; I just donated the stage. Special thanks to game_of_you for return appearances, and kypriothschoice for not being herself. ...Um. For being people who are not her! And everyone for getting everything in on time and making me be not crazy. And my roommate for not killing me. The end. Except for OOC comments quite welcome after the tiny OCD is up. The real end.]

Comments

Re: Wakey Wakey

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"Mostly," she said on a deep breath. "You?"

Re: Wakey Wakey

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"'Bout the same," he says, still fiddling with the straps of his gloves even though he *knows* his hands are there now that Xander's let him touch. "What was yours about? If you wanna talk about it."

Re: Wakey Wakey

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"A lot of it didn't make sense, but I think I have to help Buffy and Mel with something." She leaned over towards him. "Also, there was portalness, and I kind of...dissolved."

Re: Wakey Wakey

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Oh, *no*," Bridge says, because he knows how Dawn feels about that. "No, no, no. You are staying right here just like you are." He reaches over to offer her a hug.

Re: Wakey Wakey

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

Dawn hugged him back, maybe a little tighter than normal. "I was pushed."

Re: Wakey Wakey

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Not gonna happen, ever," Bridge says, glad of the holding on tight because it's proof that she's still there and he can still *feel*.

Re: Wakey Wakey

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

Dawn wasn't sure she believed that, but was willing to pretend. "You gonna keep me safe too, Bridge?"

Re: Wakey Wakey

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"It's what I do." Bridge tells her.

Re: Wakey Wakey

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"It's what everyone does," Dawn glanced at Sam and Dean, but she finally settled on Buffy and Mel; Buffy in particular.

Re: Wakey Wakey

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Well, you're worth it," Bridge says. "And it's not like I don't think you can take care of yourself, or anything silly like that. I *know* you can. I also know you'd do your best to protect your friends, when they're the ones who need it."