[ PHONE CALL TO RAFAEL GIOVANNI ] [MAY 28TH]

[slay]

[ until now, there's been a pattern; she makes sure to call him at reasonable hours on weekends so that it doesn't interfere with whatever burt has him doing, and it's regular enough that they can keep up to date with each other.

that's what makes this phone call so odd: just before 8 in the morning PST on wednesday, rafael gets a call from buffy. ]

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[slay]

Hey!

[ she sounds indignant but she's laughing, too. look she could totally be an excellent supervillain if she wanted to. a supervillain who recruited minions by holding them on fanny pack leashes. ]

[romanticidal]

I think we could put up with whatever complaints that might draw from him.

[slay]

Exactly! See, now we're all same-pagey. He's had like a bajillion years to get good at getting out of handcuffs. But slap him with a magic leash and he's not allowed more than ten feet from me.

[romanticidal]

Who knows. He might have his way out of magical leashes as well, after so many years.

[slay]

Do you have any better ideas?

[romanticidal]

Make certain he misses the boat?

[slay]

You really think that's gonna go over better?

[ she scoffs. ]

You're worse at this than I am.

[romanticidal]

It is a good thing we are in this together, then. [ no raf, two people with bad ideas does not a good idea machine make ]

[slay]

Very good thing, 'cause when he gets mad about it, I can tell him it was your idea.

[romanticidal]

Let us agree to blame it on Kat.

[slay]

She is the next most likely candidate. [ pretty sure the list of people brave or stupid enough to fuck with des is a short one. ] Okay. Sound scapegoat.

[romanticidal]

Glad that is settled then. [ there's a small beat ] If I get the chance to come, we could speak to Des together. Perhaps he will be more willing to listen if it is both of us.

[slay]

Gee, if all I have to do to get a visit out of you is coax Des into doing something stupid, you'll be here every weekend.

[romanticidal]

We can hope, si.

[slay]

Well. I could use the help, so if you can get away from Burt, let me know.

[romanticidal]

I will, carina. Until then.