War Is Coming Communications.

Hey Andrea-wanna meet Pike and me for pizza and beer?

.......

These people are insane.

You know, I always hated being a Hunter when I was a kid. Was toting guns around and shooting at targets before I could recite the alphabet the whole way through. Don't get why people would wanna throw away their childhood for blood and chaos. It's a real waste. And I know, trust me - sometimes it is forced on you, but I always figured that if you guys were staying at the apartments you'd have the choice to decide. Can't imagine choosing the hard life when there's the option of something so much more safe, simple, and as close normal as you can get around here lined up right there for you to take.

Yeah, yeah. Shut up, Sam. I know. Just an opinion. Take it for what you will.

[Ruby]
Day after Christmas, Dean and I are leaving.

...and don't comment to any of these people talking to me. I don't want you to argue with them.

[Bobby]
Doing all right?

I got a goldfish from my secret santa! I named her Alwyn. She's very pretty, and I've never had a proper pet before. So thank you to who ever got her for me!

Also, I work at this magic shop and I don't understand why people keep asking me to pull a rabbit out of a hat, or make coins disappear. It isn't very useful magic, but they are always so happy when I do...Little kids especially, but adults too. It's strange.

I've got a job now. I've never had to have a job before. I'm going to be working three days a week at Midwest Auto Diagnostics & Repair‎ down on Haskell Avenue. Thank you for the tip, Dean.

Now. Working there I'm sure I'm going to need manicures often. Does anyone know a good manicurist in the area?

When I get back I'm going to find somewhere of my own to live. I can't condone the complex heads decision about letting minors involve themselves in the fight to the level they are and go on dangerous hunts. I'm not saying they're not competant, or powerful enough to handle it. I'm saying no adult worth anything at all would let them. Its cruelty on a scale I'm not willing to allign myself to. I've lost a brother to decisions like that.

I don't want to debate my opinion. I want to get on with this hunt and return to collect my things. Maybe someday things will change, but I doubt it.

Buffy the evil dictator has something to say, since apparently I'm a terrible person and destroying childhoods. To date there are fifteen minors in this building that I can think of off the top of my head. If I've missed some one, tell me. I'm about to start dropping names, sorry guys.

Kurt, Quinn and Puck are never going on a hunt, ever, I said that a while ago.

Cissie, Victor, Richie, Virgil and Tim do not report to me, they're not part of my team, I don't send them anywhere or 'make' them do anything. They are something else all together who have their leader here and frankly I'm not getting in the middle of what's been working for them for years.

Brynna, Dawn, Ron and Sarah have never even approached me about the idea of and frankly I think they're happy enough not going out hunting. Yes, I am extremely bias toward Dawn, I always will be, and anyone who's an older sibling had better not say a word on it because I know you're probably the exact same way with your siblings and I will call you on your crap.

Bobby just got here and I still have no idea what his thoughts are.

The only two minors who have every actively gone hunting is Kendra and Clary. Kendra is a Slayer, she's been a potential since the day she was born. She's been training to be a Slayer since the day she was born. She can't turn off being a Slayer, it's not possible. To ask her to even try would be an insult and a slap to the face. Speaking as a slayer who tried to give up being a slayer in favor of a normal life, I know it doesn't work. I'm not saying that's fair, because frankly it's not. But we can't turn off the dreams, we can't turn off the nightmares, and we can't turn off our powers. And appaerntly you haven't noticed that she's been hunting since she got here.

Clary, as far as I can tell, has also been somewhat chosen from birth. She's got abilities she can't turn off. She told me she had her childhood, she grew up normal. It was cut short, but she's okay with that. She comes from a family of people with her abilities, and having been born into that and most likely aware of the choice she had to make, I'm respecting her decision to hunt. Yes, they will make mistakes. Because everyone makes mistakes. Demanding that they are perfect is unrealistic, especially since no one here can claim to have a perfect record. They will learn.

Just so we're clear. That's two (2) minors who come from backgrounds not unlike the hunter lifestyle. Just two, who have the history and the mentality. So if everyone could stop saying that I'm forcing kids to do what I want, train them to be an army and how much of a dictator and childhood killer I am, I'd appreciate that. I'm not killing anything. The only thing I make them do is know self-defense and how to trap a demon or speak the exorcism so they can run the hell away. Some of the have signed up for the more intense training sessions on Wednesdays, their choice. Those who sign up for the Wednesday classes are also on my combat team, but if they're only their for training, that's fine too.

I'm actually a huge fan of run the hell away! But I won't force people who have made their choice and are capable to sit and be kids, when they stopped being kids a while ago.

As for how I got into this position, Andrew and I were asked to run the building. If anyone wants to challenge me, by all means, challenge me. If everyone in the building would prefer you, jobs yours, I'm not going to force myself on anyone. We chose Paige, Paige chose Needy. Martha was the first doctor and Romana is just really good with politics. None of us forced our way into our tiny square offices.

It would be way cooler if I could say oval office.

EDIT: [Filtered; Pike]
...okay, what did you do to Faith?

Is anyone looking for a roommate?

Because, see, the guy who was staying with me kind of disappeared a while ago, and I should be used to living alone, even when Darla was home she wasn't really there but it's a new place and all and I'm scared lonely not really sure what to do with myself.

Christmas is coming. Expect members of family Antidae to increase in corpulence. Link between festive goodwill and donations to elderly requires further investigation.

哀傷的小的鳥; poor little bird. They have cut her wings and now the sky is far, far away. She turned to a new Paige and the page was blank.

Captain, are you up there in the black?

这里有怪物。他们的眼睛是黑色的。
[Translation: There are monsters here. Their eyes are dark.]

Guys, I know this is a very sensitive subject and there is never going to be total agreement on it.

For now though? Maybe take a step back from the keyboards. Take a deep breath, loosen up, do something else for an hour or two. It'll still be there to discuss, maybe just a little less tensely?

Edit: [Complex Heads]

Are there any double bedroom apartments still available? Sarah's friend disappeared and she doesn't want to stay alone, so I offered to be her roommate. [/filter]

Does anyone have some extra tape and wrapping paper? I just ran out.


ETA: [Buffy]
We are spending the 25th together, right?
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I'll be the first one to admit I'm as hard headed as they come and fully have this problem where I tend to do what I want. It gets me in trouble all the time, that I'm not debating. If I gave you a heart attack earlier, that wasn't my intention, and I'm sorry if I did. That was hardly what I was expecting. That's not me asking for a chance from you, that's me saying sorry about your heart and leaving you to think I'd actually do something that insane. I don't want more cha

To anyone who's after the vampires that Drusilla made, the kid she took is gone now. I saw one of her missing posters as I walked home I feel like I should call her mother some how but there's really nothing I could say that would make any sense.

Martha, are you in the building? I've got a gash that got reopened and I don't think I can support another healing today.

I've done nothing but sit around, watch tv, and have a beer. I haven't left my apartment today. No amount of money could make me either. I do miss my beer hat, but that would involve moving and ruining my perfect day.

[Winchesters, Ruby, Bobby]
I told Ruby this but I don't know if I ever told you. You didn't have to teach us and set up training camps for us but you did. Thank you.

[Complex Medical staff]
Got a free minute?

I'm opening my apartment up for Christmas Day if you guys want to do dinner and gifts. Or brunch and gifts, whatever you guys want. Invite friends if you want, the more the better. If you'd rather not, that's fine too, but it would be great if we could all be together. Otherwise Dawn and I have to eat all the pie on our own.
[/Filter]

If I see one more mistletoe with a yoda in there somewhere Im seriously going to cry.

[[OOC: I haven't asked River or Mal if the Firefly crew are "puncturable" but I suspect no?]]
Well, this morning I was on a ship heading for the outer rim. By this afternoon I was in a park on earth-that-was in a time where they haven't even invented space transport being choked by a man with some sort of enhanced strength who can flip his eyes black because apparently he's a... demon. Apparently there is some sort of apocalypse in the primitive Judeo-Christian religious tradition gong on. Because, really, why not? I'm still tempted to believe that this is some sort of hallucination but I suspect operating as if that were so would be worse than useless.

In any case, much as I might doubt this apocalyptic scenario, it seems like a place that could have some use for a doctor. I was a trauma surgeon on one of the largest hospitals of my home planet until this last year which I've spent as something of a combat medic. I'd like it very much if it would be possible to find work along those lines here, though with the understanding that my first priority is going to be treating my younger sister who has some...health problems. Can anyone tell me who I would talk to about that?

Also, the captain of the ship I was traveling on disappeared recently. From some things my sister has said I suspect she believes he's ended up here. Does anyone know of a Malcolm Reynolds having appeared here recently?

This is Kitty Pryde calling for explanations and sanity. I'd like to be connected to both of those now, if someone doesn't mind.

So. I was just minding my own business, walking down the street. And now I'm here. In a different city. How did I get here? Was it a bunny? It must have been a bunny. It's always a bunny. Never trust a bunny!

Don't know why I'm bothering to tell you this
There's a new demon in town. Don't piss off any women and you should be okay.
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[Andrew]
She's still a demon. God dammit

[Xander]
Hug?

I now have a cape.

I won't be wearing it, but I appreciate it from whoever it was.

Odd way of intervening. Anyone want to explain how someone goes from being in Maine to Kansas without meaning to?