fandomhigh | Summer Session 2, Scoobying Workshop #6, Afternoon 8/15/2006 (Main Campfire)

[Roster]

Spread out on the table in front of the firepit is a mini-smorgasbord of weird-flavored candy - Cinnamon Altoids, mega-sour Warheads, a couple of bags of Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans, and really, really, really salty licorice.

Xander, looking relaxed and grinning widely, waves a hand at the spread. "Help yourselves; it's there if you need a little inspiration for today's activity. Which is a really, really hard one, so you'll need a lot of practice - lemme demonstrate." He pops a piece of salty black licorice into his mouth, and makes a face.

After chewing and swallowing with a grimace that doesn't completely replace his grin, he says, "Words are great; I love words. You can't do without 'em for stuff like lying and talking yourself out of kidnap situations. But sometimes on a team, you're just not gonna be able to express yourself in words. Maybe because the bad guys might hear you, or because you know if you open your mouth you're gonna tell your team leader exactly what you think of that plan, and that might not be the brightest thing to do at that moment ~~which never tends to stop me~~ -- but you've got to do something. That's where a repertoire of expressive faces comes in handy."

Xander grabs an Atomic Fireball and drops that in his mouth, then makes another face. "Get the idea? You don't have to use the candy; it's just there if you need it. What I want you guys to do today is talk to each other about anything you want -- but no actual talking. You only get to talk with your face, not your voice."

[Open! Posted early for great...earliness.]

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

"Oh....kay." Xander gave this a slightly more serious consideration. "Becky is a big ho. Well, actually she's a fairly small ho, but the principal stands. Paris Hilton is... kind of a big ho. Dolly Parton in that movie with the chickens is a big ho. And then there's you. Three of these things are kinda the same."

"They all have first names that start with five letters?"

"Thaaaaaat would be another reason, yes." Xander cocked his head at her. "Why in the wide world of sports would anybody think you were in any way ho-like?"

Willow looked down at her lap. She fiddled with the hem of her skirt. "Because I'm a pushy American girl who's probably corrupting this perfectly nice and gentlemanly boy?"

Xander was silent for a second, trying to think how to phrase this. "Willow, I guarantee you that even the nicest and gentlemanliest of manly boy-type people are thinking things that make them completely not corruptible by you, at least 5 minutes out of every hour."

[rarrrr comments went into spam catcher rarrr]

"He's really gentlemanly," Willow said, because she felt Peter got extra points on this one. "Also he's British."

Xander nodded. "So he's thinking them with an accent."

"Are you sure?" Willow asked. "100% positive no fibbing and if you're lying I get to punch you?"

"100% positive no fibbing, men are dogs, yo. Just some of us are nice dogs."

Willow had a fond smile. "He's a really nice dog. Well, not a dog, because human and wow sudden influx of awkward Oz memories. But I really like him."

Xander grinned. "Then what's wrong with a little corrupting, anyhow?"

"Because he's special!" Willow said. "And I don't want to come off like all I'm interested in is tearing his clothes off, or doing that before he's ready."

Xander tried to count up the number of times he'd heard the phrase 'cute together' attached to 'Peter and Willow' on the radio, and failed miserably. "I'm pretty sure he doesn't think that's all you're interested in. Call it a hunch."

"I also don't want to miss out on the snuggling," Willow said. "I like the snuggling. Not that I don't like less then snuggling and, someday, way more than snuggling. But I don't think I'd ever want to lose the snuggling."

"I'm a pretty big fan of that too," Xander said, nodding. "Not with Peter. Not that I don't think he'd be a good snuggler, but I've got my own."

Summer Session 2, Scoobying Workshop #6, Afternoon 8/15/2006 (Main Campfire)

Re: Talk to Xander

Re: Talk to Xander

Re: Talk to Xander

Re: Talk to Xander

Re: Talk to Xander

Re: Talk to Xander

Re: Talk to Xander

Re: Talk to Xander

Re: Talk to Xander

Re: Talk to Xander

Re: Talk to Xander

Re: Talk to Xander

Re: Talk to Xander

Re: Talk to Xander

Re: Talk to Xander