@RedeemedWiccan ℬuffy Ⓢummers "A temporary affair, as it turned out," he stated, sliding his hands in his pockets.

@RedeemedWiccan ℬuffy Ⓢummers Spike shrugged. "Honestly, I don't know," he replied nonchalantly.

@RedeemedWiccan ℬuffy Ⓢummers "About a year and two months," Spike said, "I stayed with Angel until I was back on my own two feet."

@RedeemedWiccan ℬuffy Ⓢummers "Dying, as it turns out, is potentially highly traumatizing," Spike stated a bit sarcastically, "And I've--

@RedeemedWiccan ℬuffy Ⓢummers --done the bloody song and dance twice. I needed time to recover, get stable."

@RedeemedWiccan ℬuffy Ⓢummers "Well, it's greta to be back. So," he said, clasping his hands together, "How's this new Hellmouth treating-

@RedeemedWiccan ℬuffy Ⓢummers --you?"

@RedeemedWiccan ℬuffy Ⓢummers "Haven't had any major issues yet," Spike reported.

@RedeemedWiccan ℬuffy Ⓢummers "Just got here tonight," he replied, freezing. It still unnerved him, being in the presence of so many--

@RedeemedWiccan ℬuffy Ⓢummers --Slayers at once.

@RedeemedWiccan ℬuffy Ⓢummers Spike snapped out of it quickly enough. "Yeah, I'm fine. Just hard to ignore instinct sometimes,--

@RedeemedWiccan ℬuffy Ⓢummers --even if all the slayers are friendly," he explained.

@RedeemedWiccan ℬuffy Ⓢummers Spike arched one eyebrow. "You're joking," he muttered. Good god, these little slayers would need a good--

@RedeemedWiccan ℬuffy Ⓢummers --lesson or two.

@RedeemedWiccan ℬuffy Ⓢummers Spike looked arkund the room and none of them seem to have noticed him. "I don't think they do," he replied.

@RedeemedWiccan ℬuffy Ⓢummers "For me, yeah. But not for them," he stated.

@RedeemedWiccan ℬuffy Ⓢummers Spike worked his jaw a bit. "N-no, it's a nickname," he confirmed.

@RedeemedWiccan ℬuffy Ⓢummers Spike said notjimg as he drew himself back up to full height. "Quite the little ankle-biter you've got--

@RedeemedWiccan ℬuffy Ⓢummers --there," he murmured.

@RedeemedWiccan ℬuffy Ⓢummers "No one," Spike interjected, "No one at all. We're all tough as nails here."