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Post by Anna Kavanagh on Jun 5, 2006 20:11:43 GMT -5
She searched his eyes, finding only truth in them. "Oh, God," she whispered. "I knew it, I knew it." She shook her head and sank back onto the sofa, suddenly feeling very small and helpless. "Make this stop. Please? You have to make this stop!" she pleaded to Angel, tears starting to well up in her eyes.
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Wesley
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Post by Wesley on Jun 5, 2006 20:34:26 GMT -5
Wesley took a step closer to Anna, wanting to comfort her, but not sure how. He barely knew the woman, and he had no idea how it felt to go through what she was going through.
He stopped, watching her as she begged with Angel to make it stop. He made his way to the couch, sitting down carefully. "We'll try to help you, Anna. We'll do all that we can."
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Post by Anna Kavanagh on Jun 5, 2006 20:49:39 GMT -5
She chanced a glance at Wesley as he sat down beside her, a concerned expression on his face. "I'm sorry," she said softly, roughly wiping the tears from her eyes. "I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to get you and your friends involved in this. I just had nowhere else to go."
She hugged her knees to her chest and wrapped her arms around them, closing herself off. "I'm not a good person to be around," she sighed. "Angel can fill you in on the details. Suffice to say, my lack of dart-throwing ability isn't my only character flaw."
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Wesley
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Post by Wesley on Jun 5, 2006 20:52:41 GMT -5
"I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to get you and your friends involved in this. I just had nowhere else to go."
He gave her a small smile, trying to reassure her. "Don't feel guilty. This is what we do...We...help the...We help people who have no one else to turn to," he said quickly, unable to make himself say Cordelia's horribly cliched line.
I'm not a good person to be around. Angel can fill you in on the details. Suffice to say, my lack of dart-throwing ability isn't my only character flaw."
He frowned, studying her face. "Having special powers isn't a character flaw, Anna. It's just...a part of who you are." He looked to Angel, a questioning expression on his face.
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Post by Angel on Jun 6, 2006 1:58:40 GMT -5
Angel stood and watched the two chat, he found it odd that someone Wesley had met at a bar would end being someone he saved, was it coincidence? it had to be, her plees for help where genuine, he just wanted to end this as quickly as possible so he could go back to getting Faith back.
"Don't worry, we can help" he said sitting beside her "From what you told it sounds like a banshee, seen a couple those in my time, I take it you come from an irish family?"
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Post by Anna Kavanagh on Jun 6, 2006 8:55:28 GMT -5
He frowned, studying her face. "Having special powers isn't a character flaw, Anna. It's just...a part of who you are." He looked to Angel, a questioning expression on his face.
"Right," she scoffed, stifling a sniffle. "Next you'll be telling me that Jean Grey turning into Dark Phoenix was just a slight mood swing."
"Don't worry, we can help" he said sitting beside her "From what you told it sounds like a banshee, seen a couple those in my time, I take it you come from an irish family?"
She stared at Angel. "Yeah, my mother was from Kilkenny. She died a few months ago, asked me to go back there to scatter her ashes." She shook her head emphatically. "But I don't know. Banshees? That's just a ghost story, something to make young children stay away from scary old women. Why would some ancient Celtic spirit want anything to do with me?"
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Post by Henry Elder on Jun 6, 2006 9:53:46 GMT -5
"Henry's on a temporary contract, so don't get used to seeing him around the place"
"But I'm such a cheerful addition to the workplace." he said in fake protest.
As Wesley, Anna and Angel talked, Henry listened intently. Banshees. Never fought one of those before. "Well, this all seems to be very simple. Find the banshee, kill it, and get paid. So turn that frown upside down....or at least don't turn on the water works. Every one of us here kill monsters for a living." he said. "And, for a high price, I would happily kill your priest."
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Post by Angel on Jun 6, 2006 10:07:23 GMT -5
"But I don't know. Banshees? That's just a ghost story, something to make young children stay away from scary old women. Why would some ancient Celtic spirit want anything to do with me?"
"You live in L.A. Anna, you see the things we see and you think Banhees don't exist?" he said pressing his hands together "I don't know much about them, just seen a couple, I'm sure Wesley will be able to dig something up on how to destroy it"
He stood up "As for the priest, he can wait, right now we help Anna, then you know what we've got to do after that" he peered over his shoulder to Henry, he then noticed someone was missing from his side "Um...where's Shannon?"
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Post by Henry Elder on Jun 6, 2006 10:13:27 GMT -5
"She's back at Caritas, she'll be back here soon. She's safe there, just hanging with Lorne." he said. "Now, I've never killed a priest before, but I'm on the highway to hell anyway."
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Post by Anna Kavanagh on Jun 6, 2006 11:15:19 GMT -5
She shook her head. "He wasn't just any priest. He was a murderous sociopath. When he looked at me, there wasn't even hatred or malice in his eyes. There was just...nothing. He needs to be dealt with, before someone else gets hurt."
"You live in L.A. Anna, you see the things we see and you think Banhees don't exist?" he said pressing his hands together "I don't know much about them, just seen a couple, I'm sure Wesley will be able to dig something up on how to destroy it"
She nodded reluctantly. She'd seen enough things that shouldn't exist in the past few months to make her question all reality. A ghost might be the most believable of all of them so far. But Angel seemed preoccupied with something else and eager to turn the case over to his associate.
"So this is what you do for a living?" she asked Wesley, with a weak smile. "Well, I was way off base."
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Post by Henry Elder on Jun 6, 2006 11:55:52 GMT -5
He watched Anna and Wesley talk, Anna looking to Wesley for comfort. "Why, Wes, you dog. Best of British charm." he said, grinning. "I'm heading to my car. Bullets kill banshees, right?"
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Wesley
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Post by Wesley on Jun 6, 2006 12:56:57 GMT -5
((OOC: Catching up while I'm on lunch break...))
"But I don't know. Banshees? That's just a ghost story, something to make young children stay away from scary old women. Why would some ancient Celtic spirit want anything to do with me?"
Wesley shrugged. "There have been numerous accounts of altercations involving banshees. Though the lastest one was in 1762, and that was in Dublin. I haven't heard of any banshee encounters occuring outside of Ireland. Seems uncommon for them to stray too far from their homeland."
Wesley rolled his eyes and turned to Elder as the man spoke. "You don't just waltz up to a banshee and shoot it. It's an ancient spirit, more powerful than you. As for the priest..." Wesley thought for a moment. "I know it sounds like passing the trouble on, but perhaps that is something for the police to deal with? We seem to get into a spot of trouble when we start dealing with everyday psychos."
He looked up when Angel began to speak. "I don't know much about them, just seen a couple, I'm sure Wesley will be able to dig something up on how to destroy it". Then he nodded.
"Yes. In fact, I do remember seeing one of my older books on the back of one of the shelves earlier when I was looking for that book you borrowed, Angel. It deals with many European sprits. I'm sure it'll have some useful information in there."
"So this is what you do for a living? Well, I was way off base."
Wes grinned and looked down at the floor. "Well...it's not exactly something you would picture anyone doing, I'm afraid. This job seems like something better suited for late-night television shows or scam artists. But we're not scam artists," he added quickly.
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Post by Angel on Jun 6, 2006 13:39:38 GMT -5
Angel stood up "Don't worry Anna, once Wes finds a way to get rid of that thing, he'll call me and I'll come and lend a hand but right now, I've got something else to take care of" he turned to look at Henry again "You said she was at Caritas? good cos I need her for a little favour"
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Post by Henry Elder on Jun 6, 2006 13:45:19 GMT -5
"What favour?"
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Post by Angel on Jun 6, 2006 14:51:22 GMT -5
"She's gonna help me find Faith" is all he said as he walked out without looking back.
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