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Tara comes downstairs and goes over to the bar, sitting at one end.

"Could I get a cup of tea with milk and sugar please, sweetness?"

The tea arrives and she sips it, glancing around the bar. She kind of wants to talk to Isabel again, and is torn between wanting to talk to Warren and wanting to leave the poor boy alone.

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He grins faintly. "It really is. How're you settling in?"

"Not too badly. I have a room, and the bar is lovely... it's weird, though, I haven't actually needed to eat or drink anything. I get tea every now and then just for the reminder, but other than that... is that normal?"

"I think it varies. I think the dead... don't have to eat, but we can and most of us do. Or maybe it's different for all of us."

"Huh. Well, I have to admit it's useful, and cheaper. The tea is still nice, though."

"Buffy comes in sometimes, did you know? I think she's from later than either of us, though."

"Tim said she came in, yeah. Who else comes in from Sunnydale? He said pretty much the whol gang, but that's kind of a broad definition."

"Uh, I haven't seen anybody except Andrew and Warren and Buffy. But there could be others."

"Oh, all three of you guys are here? That must be nice."

Trying to keep her voice steady, "so you don't know about any of the others? Xander, maybe, or - Willow?"

He watches her carefully and his voice is quiet when he answers, "I haven't seen them. But that doesn't mean they haven't been here, necessarily."

She sighs, then shrugs.

"Ah well. If they are, I'll probably see them at some point. It's not like I have anywhere else to go. And if they're not... well, there're lots of other interesting people around."

"Who've you met so far?"

"Tim Hunter - he seems a bit annoyed, actually, probably because of Warren. Um, Warren and Isabel - she's his girlfriend, right? A man called Regulus, a woman called Snow and a girl who looks exactly like me called Echo. Plus a cute kid called Loki."

"I've met Tim, and Isabel of course, and Echo, yeah. She's got blue hair now, I think she might have done it so people stop confusing you two..."

"Probably the best idea. I gave poor Warren a heart attack when he finally figured it was me."

Jonathan nods sombrely.

"Yeah, um... he had kind of a bad couple of days. Not your fault, though", he adds hastily.

She winces. "Is he okay? I didn't mean to make him upset, but... well, I can see why he was. Is. Um."

"I think he's doing better", Jonathan answers quietly. "He'll be okay."

"Is there anything I can do to help? Except, you know, not being here, because I don't think I can do that yet."

"I wouldn't ask you to leave. I think... I think he could use hearing that you've forgiven him. If you can say that and mean it."

She nods.

"I can do that. Because it's true. There's no point holding a grudge, what's done is done."

"Then, um... yeah. Tell him so, when you see him next."

"I will. I would've anyway, he deserves that. Isabel seems really fond of him, I can believe he's changed, here."

"He has. And he's all about staying changed."

She nods. "That's good. I'm not going to ruin what he's worked for by being petty, then."

"Thank you."