BtVS Double Drabble: Gone

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Title: Gone
Fandom: BtVS
Author: badly_knitted
Characters: Joyce, Buffy.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 046: Mind at doubledrabbles.
Spoilers/Setting: Becoming Part 2.
Summary: Buffy has run away and all Joyce wants is for her daughter to come home.
Disclaimer: I don’t own BtVS, or the characters. They belong to the wonderful Joss Whedon.
A/N: Double drabble.




Joyce is slowly going out of her mind; she doesn’t know her little girl anymore. Buffy claimed she’s a Slayer, whatever that is, insisted that vampires and demons are real, and that she had to stop her ex-boyfriend Angel from ending the world, or something. Maybe it’s Buffy who’s lost her mind; a bad break-up, especially after what happened between her parents, might have pushed her over the edge.


In retrospect, giving Buffy an ultimatum was the wrong way to handle things. If Joyce had tried to be more sympathetic and understanding, perhaps if she’d offered to go with her daughter to confront Angel instead of telling Buffy not to bother coming back if she left… Of all the times Joyce had screwed up as a parent that was hands down the worst. She hadn’t even meant it, not really; she’d simply been trying to shock her daughter back to reality, make her see sense. It had backfired spectacularly.


Now Buffy’s gone, run away from home. She must have slipped back during the night, thrown a few things in a bag, and left. Joyce has no idea where her daughter is, or if she’s okay.


She just wants Buffy back.



The End

Comments

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No breed, just ordinary cats. Joe was a black and white stray, Pom Pom was the kitten of a stray cat who thought our car was the ideal place to put her 5 kittens.

Oz saw how amazing Willow was and loved her for herself.

Stunt doubles do make the actors look good. That's what they're for.

SMG's athleticism certainly helped. Someone had to be the damsel in distress and who better than the rich girl?

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Okay. There's a program called "Cat's 101", that breaks down the characteristics/health needs. I had a one grey tabby and a tabby/tortoiseshell.

Oz : I'm gonna ask you to go out with me tomorrow night. And I'm kinda nervous about it, actually. It's interesting.
Willow: Oh. Well, if it helps at all, I'm gonna say yes.
Oz: Yeah, it helps. It-it creates a comfort zone.

It was an ideal transition. From one relationship to another, as part of Willows evolution.

Exactly. But sometimes it's hard to find a stunt double with the same profile as the actor. It's just cool when the actor has additional skills for authenticity. Other examples are singing, dancing or playing a musical instrument.

Cordelia : I thought he had a soul.
Spike : I thought she didn't.
Cordelia : I do!
Spike : So do I!
Cordelia : Well, clearly, mine's better.

The monsters were no longer chasing "the helpless blonde girl". But they still had to chase somebody, and Cordelia eventually adapted.

Cordelia Chase: You can't fire me. I'm vision girl.

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Sometimes an actor's skills will be incorporated into their character. Otherwise actors have to be cast for their skills, say riding a horse.

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Yes. Usually their other skill/skills were their back up plan if they didn't end up acting long term. I remember Shannen Doherty like horse riding and what do you know, Prue rides a horse in one Charmed episode.

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It can add facets to a character the writers wouldn't have thought of otherwise.

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

Yes. Actors can try negotiating with writers on the direction their character will go.

Cordelia: Actually, I'm looking forward to it. I do well on standardized tests.
[They all look at her]
Cordelia: What? I can't have layers?

You might gather that I recently rewatched Cordelia scenes.:*grins*

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They can try, but not all writers want input from the actors.

There are a lot of good Cordelia scenes to watch.

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

That's true. Things run more smoothly if there's some kind of agreement beforehand on how to proceed. Some actors like to be directed, while others like to ad-lib.

Cordelia Chase [About Fred]: Sure I like her! What's not to like? She's sweet and adorable and... seems to be laughing at something that shrub just said.

Yeah. She had some zingers as "Charisma Carpenter" said at a Comic-Con once. When Buffy could read minds, Cordelia was the only one who said what she really thought.

I liked her honesty, even if it was just an opinion.

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Tact is just saying things that aren't true. I'll pass. (Not sure of the exact quote, but something like that. Cordy could be brutally honest, but she could also exaggerate. In Welcome to the Hellmouth, she claimed Buffy came at her will a stake, yelling "I'm gonna kill you!" which of course she didn't.

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Angel: Punished. (Cordy nods) For what?”
Cordelia: I don’t know. For what I was? For everything I said in High School just because I could get away with it?

Yes, she did embellish during her early mean/gossip girl days back at Sunnydale High. Which is why I liked her reluctant involvement with the "Scooby Gang". Charisma Carpenter said Buffy fans didn't approach her back then. She had a better character arc on "Angel". I'm ignoring series four, because that wasn't the real Cordelia.

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Cordy's character developed into a much nicer person, she grew up over the first three years, then really came into her own in Angel. I agree though, season 4 wasn't really Cordy.

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Gunn: Listen, I spent most of this year trapped in what I can only describe as a turgid supernatural soap opera.

There were still a few highlights in season 4 (I accidently said series), but that wasn't it. However, it is interesting to see online people's analysis of that plot point.

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I don't tend to bother with analyses, that's where the friction between rival factions of fans begins.

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Phebe Buffay[FRIENDS] No, I'm serious. I'm intuitive, but my memory sucks.

Oh is it? So far, I've only seen mutual statements or essay breakdowns. If I start to read something online that's unnecessarily negative, I'll just move on.

Sometimes, I feel the need for someone to clarify things further. You know, from a person who can be objective and informative.

I now have the urge to skim through my old psychology books again.

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In fandom a lot of people aren't objective.

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

I just watched/listened to the Buffy Panel of 2011, and there was this awkward incident with a fan who was rude to Nicolas Brennan. She made Eliza Dusku uncomfortable, reluctant to answer her question. The person obviously lacked tact. Apparently she didn't like the character of Xander.*shrugs*

So this means that I tempted fate.*sighs*

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How could anyone not love Xander? *hugs him* I don't think there were any characters I really didn't like other than Riley, lol!

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I thought I was hearing things. Poor Nicolas went backstage momentarily.:(

Julie Benz: Just remember. We all have feelings.

What can I say about Riley that hasn't been said?*ponders*

Xander seemed to get along with Riley. I don't know.*shrugs*

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Partly I was just sore because I love Angel/Buffy, but also, Riley lied to Buffy, there was nothing ordinary about him, and then he started sneaking off to have his blood sucked. Just went to show what bad luck Buffy had with boys.

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Xander: He's like a big jungle cat...

The writers did a number on Riley. But it was understandable that Buffy wasn't emotionally available at that time and Riley took it badly. He had a decent sent off though.

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Buffy was trying to move on when she wasn't over Angel. Riley was just wrong in so many ways.

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Spike: Captain Cardboard*Refers to Riley*

I think that what happened with Parker beforehand didn't helped matters. I don't want to hate on Riley too much. Overall, I can't picture Buffy with any regular guy long term. Lets face it, Riley got some really dodgy dialogue and the jealous streak didn't help. He was nice to Dawn.*shrugs*

I also didn't like the Initiative story. The behind the scenes rewrites may have something to do with it. If that hadn't happen, I would have preferred Xander had become the insider. Given we had a hint of that potential in "Halloween".

Cordy: Angel. (Rude noise) I don't know. For a guy, who's a couple of centuries old - not very big with the wise investing. (Looks at the smiles on the furies faces) And when you say 'equipped' that isn't what you mean, is it?
Furies: Mmm, Angel.
Cordy: Got it. And 'eww!

Once you go Vamp, you never go back.*my own cheesy dialogue*

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Yeah, I wan't keen on the initiative arc, but there were good points to those seasons as well. Hush was brilliant.

Xander made a good soldier.

Angel is a hard act to follow.

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According to an interview with Marti Noxon, Professor Walsh was suppose to be the real Big Bad, not Adam. If that would have made things better plot wise, we will never know.

Speaking of Halloween...

Rick Castle: Looks like Buffy’s visiting the Big Apple.*Castle episode Vampire Weekend*

It would have been cool to see Xander excel in that! His role was to stay humble, I suppose.

Yep. Plus Angel as a puppet. He was so adorable. I wish Buffy had seen him like that.:)

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That would have been interesting. Lindsay Crouse is a great actress although I loathed Walsh.

Xander was a regular guy. The other needed him to ground them.

Who wouldn't love a cuddly vampire?