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[faithful-slayer.livejournal.com]

Faith comes in from outdoors, looking quietly pleased, and acquires dinner and coffee, then curls up in front of the fireplace.

Tomorrow, there will be blood and violence and possibly all manner of woe. Tonight...tonight was good.

As Alain would say, it is well.

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[aching-all-over.livejournal.com]

A small witch watches her curiously from her own seat by the fire.

[faithful-slayer.livejournal.com]

Faith sips her coffee, quietly, for a moment.

"...you know, in polite circles, people say 'hello'."

[aching-all-over.livejournal.com]

Tiffany continues to stare.

She doesn't mean to. She just doesn't seem to blink as much as people might like.

"The last circle I was in wasn't very polite. Hello."

[faithful-slayer.livejournal.com]

"Hello."

Faith turns and stares back.

"Is there a reason you're staring at me?"

[aching-all-over.livejournal.com]

"Sorry," says Tiffany, contriving to make her voice as polite as possible, which we all know never works when you're 12. "I didn't know I was staring. I was just looking at you."

[faithful-slayer.livejournal.com]

"OK. Is there a reason for that, then? Do I have food in my hair or something?"

[aching-all-over.livejournal.com]

Tiffany shakes her head.

"I was wondering what you were."

[nitro-is-ace.livejournal.com]

Someone's staring at her.

Well. Not at her. In her direction, anyhow.

[faithful-slayer.livejournal.com]

Faith notices.

Turns.

Waves, slightly.

[nitro-is-ace.livejournal.com]

Ace does not wave from her perch way up high in the rafters. She's probably still hoping she hasn't been seen.

Silly Ace.

[faithful-slayer.livejournal.com]

Very silly.

Faith will tell her so.

Right about...wait for it...now.

"Avoiding me?"

Yes, Faith is behind Ace now. It's a Slayer thing.

[nitro-is-ace.livejournal.com]

Ace yelps, and jumps.

Perfectly normal reaction.

When on solid ground.

She tilts, and flails as she realizes the floor is rather far down.

[faithful-slayer.livejournal.com]

Faith reaches out and grabs the pyro, stabilizing her.

"Sorry." And she really is. "But if you're avoiding me, this seemed the only way to, y'know, not have you run off on me."

[bloodyrockgod]

Charlie bucks the trend by not staring at Faith. He does, however, smile and give a small wave from the piano.

[faithful-slayer.livejournal.com]

Faith smiles back and blows him a kiss.

[bloodyrockgod]

He grins, pleased, and bats his eyelashes.

[faithful-slayer.livejournal.com]

Faith laughs and gets up, joining him at the piano and kissing his cheek with an exaggeratedly loud smacking noise.

"Hey, gorgeous. Whatcha doin'?"

[bloodyrockgod]

"I, lovely girl, am banging my head against a song that keeps meandering off into the night. Bloody useless." He makes a face. "You?"

[faithful-slayer.livejournal.com]

"Mmm. The usual violence and debauchery. All very fun."

[sai_delgado]

And at some point later, Susan also comes inside and spies Faith over by the fireplace.

She comes over, smiling. "Long days and pleasant nights."

[faithful-slayer.livejournal.com]

Faith looks up, returning the smile.

"And may you have twice the number," she says, almost cheerfully. "How are you, Susan?"

[sai_delgado]

"I'm well enough-- and ye?" She settles down on the couch nearby.

[faithful-slayer.livejournal.com]

"All things considered, I'm doing pretty well."

Beat.

"You...did you know about Tonks?"

[sai_delgado]

All hint of a smile is gone, and Susan nods, looking away from Faith-- and at the fireplace.

"Aye. I'd heard."

[faithful-slayer.livejournal.com]

"She's alive, Susan."

Faith's voice is utterly calm.

"She's alive, and we're going after her."