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[defending]

First things first - Initiative? Really? Come on, couldn'tcha be at least a little original? I mean I'm having a serious case of been there, done that. And for the record? Not really looking forward to doing it again. I've had the tour, I've seen the shinies - and I'll say again. Not interested. Opposite of interested. Me and freaky government strongholds go way back. We had a very hot and heavy relationship, but we're seeing other people now, and both of us are better for it. So, second thing? If you could just, you know - help a girl out and point me toward the nearest exit? That'd be real peachy. Failing that? I'm not your strong-arm. You can't control me. Don't even try.

[ It sounds like she's done, but then there's rustling, and she comes back. ]

Oh, neat um -- neat weapon thingy. By the way. Looks like it might be stolen tech from someone very unsavory. But you almost had me drooling. I'm watching you.

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[spongetastic]

There hasn't been much for me to joke about lately. I must've been bottling it all up.

[defending]

Comic Relief Buffy to the rescue!

[spongetastic]

Is that your superhero name? [amused look]

[defending]

We went over this. I'm The Slayer. And you're Just Peter. But my alter-ego secret identity can totally be Comic Relief Buffy if that works for you.

[spongetastic]

I think I'll just call you "Buffy", if that's okay. The Slayer makes you sound like a rock band.

[defending]

That works. [ He's such a nice guy, man. ] My parents gave me the name for a reason.

[spongetastic]

I'd say your parents sound more interesting than mine. They just went for solid Christian names: Nathan for my brother, Peter for me.

[defending]

I'm just... from L.A. Unconventional names are a thing.

[spongetastic]

I can't say I've been there, so I'll just take your word on it. I was in Costa Verde briefly before I came here. You ever hear of it?

[defending]

Nope. Can't say I have. Must be kinda small.

[spongetastic]

That makes sense. [since apparently Sylar was living there for some reason] I was supposed to meet someone there; I was just curious about the neighborhood.

[defending]

If it's anything like Sunnydale, avoid.

[spongetastic]

I can't. It's one of those save-the-world things. Even knowing what will happen, I still have to go. [he has this crazy idea he can actually change the outcome]

[defending]

That's what makes a real hero. Knowing that it's tough, but choosing to do it anyway. That's sacrifice. [ This humorous moment turned serious, brought to you by Heroes and BtVS, thank you Kring and Whedon. ] You should be really proud, Peter.

[spongetastic]

[theirs are truly the best canons ever. So many rainbows and flowers] I don't know about proud. I just do what needs to get done.

[defending]

No, I mean it. You should be really proud. What you'll accomplish just by being motivated, and being the person to -- to do that... Destiny or not, you don't seem like the kind of guy who would run away from anything. From one fate-bound hero to another.

[spongetastic]

Thanks. [he smiles at her, dropping off his finished soda in the trash] I think it'll all work out in the end. What we do makes a difference, even if we don't see it.

[defending]

But with people like us, it's almost always visible. It's just a matter of our eyes adjusting to anything but burden, burden, burden.

[spongetastic]

I guess it's harder to see when you're in the middle of it. But I like your confidence.

[defending]

Took me a long time to regain it after a pretty big turning point in my life. I was hopeless and miserable for awhile. Took nearly losing everything to snap back out of it. Opened my eyes to a lot that I'd lost sight of.

[spongetastic]

You know.... I went through something similar not that long ago. I spent a whole month not talking to the one person trying to reach out to me. If it weren't for him, I might still be in that place.

[ugh Adam, conflicting feelings] But we move forward. There's too much depending on us not to.

[defending]

I was just going through the motions. It was like I turned into zombie-Buffy, and until something slapped me awake... I couldn't do anything but shuffle my feet, brain dead and lifeless. I was just some animated corpse. But that confidence... You have to have it. Once I got it back... Everything was different. Is different now. And what you can do is amazing. You choose to save lives with it.

[spongetastic]

[it's a good thing he's an empath, because this is the third person he's met he can relate with on a deep level, and most other people would find that seriously weird. But for Peter, finding connections with people is just part of who he is]

You're pretty amazing yourself. And I hope I get to fight next to you on our next mission. I have a feeling between the two of us, we'd make a lot of trouble.

[defending]

[ Buffy connects with certain people very easily. ]

Ever seen a girl wield a sword?

[spongetastic]

Not in person. Is that the weapon you chose? A sword? [if so his dinky little knife is pretty pathetic. Then again, he never uses it. So it's his own fault]