simplestgift | Twenty-two bells: [WRITTEN/ACTION]

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[The handwriting is disguised and the picture is obscured.]

For the benefit of the new feathers: if you feel unsafe somehow in your own home, you may go to the Welcome Center and be placed in a safe house until you can get back on your feet. There does not have to be a reason. Even if you have returned from a kidnapping and do not wish to be alone, this is available to you.

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[Later, another written message, without the picture obscured.]

To anyone who volunteered to help build the ship:

We will begin work on Monday, at eight o'clock in the morning. We will meet at the fountain and walk from there. It'll mostly be cutting and transporting lumber at first, I'm afraid, and that includes building a cart to transport the lumber in.

Thank you,

Lt. Kennedy

[Then, written more hastily a little while later:]

If anyone has stories about Dr. McCoy, I should like to hear them.

[Today, Kennedy is stopping at the grocery store and the smithy, hoping someone with experience at the forge will be up to the challenge he has in mind.

Tonight, he is back to work at Cloud Nine, mostly waiting tables and looking fairly miserable. It's his first night of work since Dr. McCoy left, and since he dislikes the job anyway, he's not doing great at it tonight.

Before he goes home, he will stop by house 7. He will be home late.]

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[Archie's smile wanes but does not completely disappear.] I...think it might be better to begin with Sunnydale.

...The house is there. Our house. I'll bring you to see it.

If they don't have Drury Lane, I wonder if I could show you Indefatigable. O-or the Kennedy estate.

Any one or all three would be great. I'd be honoured.

[That gets him beaming.] As would I.

You say that now. Wait until you see the cars. You might feel a little less honoured then.

What's wrong with them?

[Hey, Archie drove a tractor once.]

...They're dangerous!

[ buffy doesn't like cars. ]

Everything's dangerous, Buffy.

...Different kind of dangerous. Also? Loud. Also? Expensive. [ maybe she's just bitter for having never got her license. ]

Very much like horses, except a bit cleaner, I imagine.

...And less cute.

Oh, well. Then we shall avoid cars.

...It's a bit weird, going back there. Knowing that it doesn't exist anymore.

Would you prefer to go somewhere else?

...Where? LA? Nah. I might as well see as much of Sunnydale while I still can. It's not the kind of place I ever thought I'd miss.

Very well, then. I'll see Sunnydale, you'll see London as it was. To begin with. Although I'd still like to take you aboard one of the ships I served on.

As it was? Archie -- I've never even seen London as it is. I bet I won't know the difference.

Either way, you'll see it. Hopefully.

And I promise to try and keep my overly snide remarks to myself and my arms and legs within the ride at all times.

Why?

...I think they call it respect. It's this new thing I'm trying out.

[There's something massively amusing about that, but a proud smile settles on his face anyway.] Are you! My congratulations.

Hey, hey. No reason to get uppity about it. I have it on good authority that Respect Avenue is a two-way street.

[ TEASING. ]

And I have it on authority that, for the first time in my entire life, I am more respectful than is good for me.

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