Construction site: Wednesday 7/18, all day

[needsaparrot]

Now that the sinkhole's been filled in and smoothed over, there's some cement-work to be done pretty much right on top of it. Not that Xander looks like he's getting Sunnydale flashbacks about that; the thoughtful frown is entirely unrelated. Really.

"The truck did the big parts of it," he says, "But there's paths for a sidewalk laid out that you guys can pour." He points to a small cement mixer, in fact the one that was used to make sure those pesky stones remain in place beneath their feet.

And then there's a safety lecture. You knew there would be.
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[OOC: Open!]

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Re: Talk to Xander

[needsaparrot]

"You asked me to check with Willow about getting you home. She thinks this should do it long as your timeline's not cut off like ours was, and if your brother can send packages..."

And here was why Xander had been stalling. Sending Mel off alone to face her twin and whatever he was up to back home didn't sit right with him. Plus... well, he had experience with trips that turned out to be one-way, didn't he. What if it worked, but she didn't come back?

Re: Talk to Xander

[cantjossme.livejournal.com]

"I can go home," Mel said staring at the apple-thing for a few moments before looking back at Xander.

"Um. Can I get back?"

Which... when she first got here she never thought she'd want to ask that question. Now she thinks it's the most important one of all.

Re: Talk to Xander

[needsaparrot]

Xander held up Willow's letter. "She says it should get you between here and there, yeah. There's a little bit of dirt from Fandom inside that's supposed to tell it where to come back to."

If he sounded doubtful, it wasn't of Willow's power, not anymore. Just of whether the universe would decide to cooperate with it or not.

Re: Talk to Xander

[cantjossme.livejournal.com]

Mel gingerly picked up the device in her hand and nodded silently. "I.."

She stopped looking a little choked up. "Um. Thank you. You really don't know what this means to me."

Re: Talk to Xander

[needsaparrot]

"I spent six years stuck away from people I cared about and wondering if I'd ever see 'em again at all," Xander said with a small smile. "I've got some idea."

Re: Talk to Xander

[cantjossme.livejournal.com]

"Oh," Mel said trying to shake herself out her self-centeredness. "Right. I knew that. Um."

She looked at Xander and then reached over to give him a hug.

"Thanks. Give this to Willow."

Re: Talk to Xander

[needsaparrot]

"If the mojo went both ways, I could e-mail it to her; she did that to me once." Xander squeezed her shoulders. "I'll have to pass it on the old-fashioned way, though."

Re: Talk to Xander

[cantjossme.livejournal.com]

"Please do," Mel said quickly wiping her eyes.

No those weren't tears and she wouldn't admit it. Stupid allerigies.

"So. I guess I better try this sucker out soon, huh?" Mel said looking somewhat distracted.

Home. Erin. The Tav.

Harth.

Mel swallowed and breathed an uneasy sigh. "You know. Just to make sure everyone is all right."

Re: Talk to Xander

[needsaparrot]

He did understand, and that meant it was time to suck up his own misgivings. "Sounds like a plan."