11596/We Have to Talk for a Minute!

We Have to Talk for a Minute!
Date of Scene:	05 June 2020
Location:	Brendan Cemetery, Sunnydale
Synopsis:	Willow and Zach have a heart-to-heart. She is going to introduce Zach to Supergirl; he will show her flight.
Cast of Characters:	Willow Rosenberg, Zach Daniels

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Willow Rosenberg has posed:
"Zach! Hello, Zach?" Willow wanders about the cemetery, hoping she finds her friend. So far, her isn't finding him yet. "Drat. Why did I think he would be here. Real great. Harump." And with that, she sits upon the park bench and sulks.

Zach Daniels has posed:
Zach's not far away, though he's circling Sunnydale and at the time Willow's callling for him, circling the cemetery again. Landing, he doesn't tuck his wings in. Willow knows what he is, as he jogs over.

Zach lifts a wing and a hand in greeting.

"Why're you not happy?" he asks, and kneels on the ground by the bench, half watching her, head bowed a little.

Willow Rosenberg has posed:
"Oh! There you are." She smiles softly at him. "I forgot I had a phone. But you heard, or something. Got a few?" Willow makes space for him on the park bench. "It always looks different in the daytime."

Zach Daniels has posed:
Zach nods and smiles sliding onto the bench with wings trailing down behind it. Willow knows what he is, why hide his wings...

Watching Willow Zach listens keenly, canting his head a little bit as if asking what's up and prompting her to explain.

Willow Rosenberg has posed:
"Can I ask you a personal question? You don't have to answer." She folds and refills her hands, looking at them. "I guess there are a few things." She looks up, and screws up her face.

Zach Daniels has posed:
"of course" Zach says with a ruffle of his wings, as he lifts them a moment letting them fall back over the back of the bench. "What's on your mind?" he asks, doing his best not to seem nervous or out of it. Which he's totally out of his depth that is, he's not good at this.

Willow Rosenberg has posed:
Willow's thinks how she wants to go about this one.. "Well, I guess first off, how come you, what I mean it, you look like one of us. Except for the wings, and even those you could explain away if you were mutants. So how come you didn't take the easy way out? Why? You made them distrust you, when you could have made it simple."

Zach Daniels has posed:
That gets Zach thinking. "So you think I'd like to be a mutant, no, I'm me. I was just an angel in the holy armies and was abandoned, that doesn't sound like a mutant does it?" he asks sounding worried at t that like mutants are....something awful. Loooking to Willow Zach takes off his baaseball cap and runs a hand through his hair. "What're you meaning one like you?" he asks looking lost at that.
R"I mean I look like people don't I?" he asks looking over at Willow as if unsure if he does look like other people.

Willow Rosenberg has posed:
Willow's gives a soft sigh. "You're you. And mutants are okay. They're kinda like you. Everybody's different when you look at them. I thought you *were* a mutant until you told me. Really, we're all the same. Only Buffy has a little bit of - well, she has to protect people. Everything is looked at and treated like a threat, until it isn't. You and Harry.." She shakes her head.

Zach Daniels has posed:
Zach nods listening, "I'm not a mutant but be honest. Did you think I was a mutant with wings?" he asks.looking a little lost, though he blinks a few times.

"So mutants are okay and people too?" he asks, "I mean, I...I don't get it, I've been on my own pretty much all my life" Zach offers and adjusts his wings a little, bringing them around to create a feathered blanket for his lap as he nod. "I'm not a threat though, that's the thing" Zach says looking upset.
$R"I've no idea what his prob;em with me is but he hates me for some reason" Zach says looking dejected.

Willow Rosenberg has posed:
"Mutants just are people. Everyone likes to pigeonhole everything. I think we gave them that name, but really it doesn't matter." She cocks her head to one side. "I did! I mean, who would have thought you were an angel! And Harry had something weird happen - the fallen angel he met makes him crazy? Something like that."

She shrugs.

"I know you aren't a threat, and to him, anything that calls himself a fallen angel, has to be bad. Even if you were kicking butt of those vampires. Which I wish I could have seen! But, Zach, to do want to do that? It's not.. I mean, you didn't do it because you.. like me?"

Willow's cheeks pinken.

Zach Daniels has posed:
Zach's quiet with a smile. "Yeah I kicked butt, I wa sabout ready to tear their heads off" Zach admits. "Flying fast is useful when they don't expecct it, freeway speeds and kicking the vampires" he says and looks a little surprised.

"Why do you think I only did that because I like you? I mean yes I like you but...but..." Zach says and arches his wings a little as he stretches, wings falling back over the bench again.

"I fought the vampires because it's in my nature. I was an angel, I was taught evvil is to be killed but now...now I....I'm not ssure what good or evil is any more"

Willow Rosenberg has posed:
"Weeeeell," Willow begins, "cause I don't want you to take up with a group of friends if you were only doing it for me."

She listens to Zach remembering his fight, her whole face lights up. "See? I don't ever remember being able to fight. Okay, I have magic, but, sometimes I wish I could fight." But she remembers the force lightning..

"If you want to be, I have some friends who would think you aren't evil, and maybe you can fight with us?" She watches him, "Zach?"

Zach Daniels has posed:
Zach smiles ruffling his wings, "I did it for both reasons, you showed up after I was done fighting and teaching those vampires a lesson" Zach nods again and looks pleased, "Though your friends, like Buffy and her friends, or do you mean more people who can do magic? Because magic sounds amazing" Zach offers, looking hopeful and a little worried at dealing with Buffy.

"Fighting's not that bad, I could taeach if you like? I'm no master but I know enough to be dangerous, or maybe that's the flying at speed and punching things" he adds

Willow Rosenberg has posed:
"Magic?" Willow shakes her head. "No. There are fewer of us than fighty types. Really." She shakes her head. "They are more like you, only probably a few with wing feathers." Willow grins, "Sorry, I couldn't keep it in. But really, more like you. I think they would be good for you."

And then she's quiet again.

"Okay, I think that's alright then." Willow nods, although *what* she's nodding for, it's not clear. "Wait! You'll teach me? Really!?"

Zach Daniels has posed:
Zsach can't resist, he reaches a wing out to Willow as if making a point, and more so if she wants to touch it, she can, hey he won't complain if she wants a feather or anything. He moults enough as is.

"Ah" Zach smiles. "I'm more the flighty fighty type" he laughs, looking pleased. "+scene/recall

Willow Rosenberg has posed:
"Well, actually, you may be part of a group, now that I think about it." Willow blinks, there's Supergirl, for example. When Zach offers the feather, she considers, "Wouldn't that hurt?"

She does think about it, settling on a stroke. "Oh, wow. They're not quite right for feathers, yet not quite hair."

Zach Daniels has posed:
Zach relaxes when she strokes the feathers, "It's not bird feather, it's....how do I explain it?" he asks. "Okay you know those pictures of angels? Those feathers" Zach offers with a smile, "Wouldn't it hurt? Nah, I shed like crazy anyhow so" he smiles, looking amused then snaps back to focus on this group Willow mentioned.

"So" he says not moving his wing, "So, about this group then, who are they, what're they like?" he adds. Curiosity killed the cat, and maybe the fallen angel too?

Willow Rosenberg has posed:
She pats the feathers down, then neatly folds her hands in her lap. "Well, you will have to get past the leader to get in! But I think you'll fit in well. Her name is Supergirl. Uhm, she's got a whole lot a bravado. Everybody listens to her. We kinda are the misfits? Yet we work together. It's different from Buffy. It's hard to explain, you'll just have to trust me."

Zach Daniels has posed:
Zach looks amused by this, "So you listen to somebody who isn't like Buffy? I do trust you, long as I don't get any weapons pointed at me it's good" he nods and watches her with a quiet, relaxed look. "So you're all misfits and forgotten ones yes? It sounds like you all came together to help each other for a reason, right?"

Willow Rosenberg has posed:
"Supergirl's my friend, of course I listen to her, and she listens to me. But she met me under different circumstances. We were part of the team that rescued Superman from Apokolips. She met me.. Buffy thinks of me like back in highschool. It's difficult." She shrugs. "Anyway, I'll make certain you can meet her."

Zach Daniels has posed:
Zach nods, "Thank you" he smiles watching Willow for a moment and finally removes his wing from her hand and trails itt back down the bench again.

"Ah so you'll put in a word with me and I'll impress her, is that what you'ree saying?" Zach asks looking at the night, listening to it all. See normally Zach'd bee all nope flying away now but he's curious about this group and decidd to give it a shot. What's he got left to lose anyway?

Well, besides granola bars, that is. Still he stretches his wings out and nods silently, as if looking for something up in the sky.

Willow Rosenberg has posed:
"Just leave up to me." Willow grins. "Anyway, I wanted to talk to you about. Now, I have."

Zach Daniels has posed:
"You did, I can definitely do thatt" he nods, unfurling his wings for a moment, "You got a way home though? I'd get you a cab or fly you back or something"

Yeah sure, fly Willow back, like it's an every day thing. Cab's the safer, more logical option, cabs don't have fifteen feet wingspans and all that do they?

Willow Rosenberg has posed:
Willow's head tilts, "Really? Could I do it when I have nothing on my plate, like tomorrow?"

Zach Daniels has posed:
"Do what, come flying with me? Sure, if you don't mind dressing for the cold air and keep a good grip on me" Zach nods, "Let's do it then, it'l let you get a great view of the city if you wanna fly" he nods.

Willow Rosenberg has posed:
Great! You have a date!" Willow smiles. "And I'll bring lunch."%