log: buffy/will
Waking up in a strange place, in a strange world, was already a lot to take in. Being asked by a hologram to help fight a war was also a bit much to handle too. Yet literally coming face to face; or technically astral face to face with the woman who had saved his life more than once...that just left him stunned. The last time Will had seen her in the flesh was years ago. Back when she was the guidance counselor at his High School. After that he had caught sight of the Slayer when she was facing off against the hordes of freaky vamps down in the Hellmouth, but he had been trapped in his astral form then...unable to affect the real world, or even be seen.
By the time Palmer finally woke up, and found himself in a hospital, his home and the rest of Sunnydale were all gone. A few times, over the years that followed, he had heard news of the Slayer Army and of her from the coven. But this was the first time Will Palmer saw her in so very long. The fact that she actually recalled his name was surprising. After all the woman before him had saved so many lives...saved the whole world. So when she said it aloud he looked even more stunned for a moment. That figure of a young, almost ethereal, kid came to stand of his feet. Just gazing at her with eyes fill with confusion, surprise, and maybe a bit of awe and wonder.
"You...remember me?" Oh a thousand other questions swirled around in his head; like why was she here, what happened to the others who had helped him long ago, and why did she look younger than he recalled. Still for the moment he was just happy to see that she was okay.