13431/A Quick Cooldown

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A Quick Cooldown
Date of Scene: 04 June 2021
Location: Darlington Park, Sunnydale
Synopsis: Buffy and Thomas enjoy another relaxing boat trip on the sea
Cast of Characters: Buffy Summers, Thomas Raith




Buffy Summers has posed:
It's an especially hot sunny day today, but Buffy is actually feeling relaxed and excited for once. She's got next couple of days off, and has somehow convinced Thomas to take some time off too. With the rising heat, she was eager to get in some swimming, and so they're back at the pier where the surprising beaten up looking Water Beetle awaits.

"You know, I'm still surprised that you opted for this dusty old thing over something fancy and expensive, like all those cars of yours." she comments as she swings a duffle bag over one shoulder. Probably some stakes in there, just because even in the middle of nowhere you're bound to run into..Something out there.

Oh and a bathing suit, change of clothes, towels..You know the typical things..Like spare stakes.

And probably a sword.

Cuz you never know.

Paranoid, much?

Thomas Raith has posed:
As a wise man once said, just because you are paranoid doesn't mean there isn't an invisible demon about to eat your face off. Thomas chuckles a bit. He's earing tan shorts, boat shoes and a loose sleeveless t-shirt, caring his own bag as well as a massive cooler with seemingly no effort. "Well it's about motive I suppose." he says as he sets his gear down and heads to the car for the fishing poles. "The cars, the suits, even the apartment, that is all for show. It's a style. It's what people expect and when you give them what they expect they don't dig deeper. They see all that and think Shiftless hedonist." He sets the poles down and opens the cooler for a soda. "This is for me. Only three people have ever been aboard the Water Beetle. Me, you, and Harry."

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers opted for a thin white shirt, khaki shorts and sandals. A straw wide brimmed hat, sunglasses and lots of sunscreen. She's still hot. Hopefully that changes once they're out on the sea.

But as Thomas explains why he chose such a beaten up old thing, it causes her to smile. "Awwe, Thomas, you are soo much more than you seem on the surface. It's kinda..Sweet. I mean, obviously when I first met you, I kinda thought you were just a shallow, vain, egocentric womanizer. But every day I learn a little bit more about the real person behind the mask."

And that is heartwarming to say the least. As she walks across the plank, setting her bag down somewhere, she peers around the place and sighs. "Beaten up but still kinda homely. I guess looks dont count for everything, do they.."

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith smirks a bit, "Well the galley woul make Gordan Ramsey weep and the bed is like laying on angel wings but still." He says with a grin. He smiles a bit and puts his hands on Buffy's waist, physically lifting her up off the ground and lowering her towards him for a slow burning kiss. He smirks a bit, "You do know, before I met you I /was/ a shallow, vain, egocentric womanizer, right?" He says playfully. "You Slayed that part of me."

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers chuckles, "Right, beauty's only skin deep or something?" though her eyes widen a bit as he picks her up, still blushing as he does things like that..Not like she doesn't mind surprises of course!

"Mm.." she murmurs softly, happily, wrapping her arms around his neck as she leans in for a deep kiss. "Thanks for coming out today. I know what a workaholic you can be.."

Though, Buff does arch a slightly surprised brow at him. "Really? You changed that much? Just because of me." she smirks, "And here I thought you were just drawn to another pretty face in the crowd." of course they both know it's more complex than that but still..

"Im glad I met you too, Thomas Raith."

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith smiles a bit, "You saved my life Buffy Summers. Never doubt that for a second." he says setting her down and smiling. He offers her a drink and shrugs slightly, "You have to think about why I founded the Blue Lady. It was a hunting ground. A pretty effective one too. Then you came along and made an honest man out of me." He smiles a bit. "It sometimes scares me how easily you did it.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers smirks and nods. "I know, I know..Although I'm not sure it was exactly..Easy.." she smiles, tracing his lips gently with her fingers. "And I at least hopen I didn't...Y'know..Whip you into shape or scare you into 'behaving' or anything.."

Okaay, totally poor choice of words where Thomas is concerned maybe, but it makes her smiles. "Hmm, maybe it was fate? We're soulmates. It was meant to be. At least, I'd like to think so.."

She nods and takes the drink, cracking it open and takes a long, thoughtful sip. Although there's a faint sadness in her eyes even so.

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith smirks a little bit, "Oh I still aim to misbehave." He says playfully, "I'm just a little more well behavd about it." He says playfully and points to a rope. "You wanna untie that for me and then we'll get out into the open water... and you can slip into something more comfortable." He says wiggling his eyebrows.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers chuckles and nods, fiddling with the rope. "You're trouble, you know that?" she grins and winks at him, loosening the rope. "What, you dont like my oversized shirt and khaki pants?" Buffy winks playfully at him, taking another sip of her drink as she draws nearer. "soo, where are we headed today?"

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith gestures out towards the ocean, smirking slightly. "A few miles off the coast I think. Get far enough away where you won't have to worry about someone seeing you if you decide you don't want tan lines. Well except me of course." He says playfully.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers reddens visibly at that, shoving him playfully, "Oh you devil. But of course you know I'd do anything for you, don't you? I guess it'll be cooler out there once we leave the coast at least, so I don't have to worry so much about shrivelling up. But I'd really love to go swimming for a bit later too, y'know? As long as we don't run into anymore crazy fish monsters, or lobster demons or...Well, maybe we'll actually manage to have a normal vacation without all the weirdness?" she grins.

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith smirks a little bit, "You know it's funny," He says starting the engine which chugs like... well something theat chugs hard and loud. "Most folks go their entire lives without ever crossing paths with a lobster bemon once. Then there is you. Though to be fair, Harry is on a first name basis with one.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers shrugs and smirks. "What can I say, I like to dance with danger. It's kinda like my calling. But hey, at least I didn't eat a live pig, or nearly get eaten by a giant Preying Mantis. You should talk to Xander about that one some time. He's got all the worst luck with dates turning into one demon or another. I mean, I guess I have this thing with vampires, but at least I know what I'm getting myself into. Xander? He's like, *evil* demon magnet. So I guess I should consider myself lucky."

She shrugs and sighs, peering over the edge as she sips her beer, tossing her hair back as she enjoys the feel of the cool air ruffling through her hair once the boat gets going. "Soo...How's Harry doing these days? Barely got to say a word to him when he helped us with that magic rift thingy. How's Karrin? Are they still together?"

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith winces slightly, "I'm ... not sure. Between you and me, I think they might be taking a break. Like still together, but not /together/, you know what I mean?" he asks shaking his head as he piolots the Water beetle out towards the ocean. "Which makes no damn sense to me. The two are perfect for each other." He sighs shaking his head.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers blinks slowly, "Oh...Really?" she sighs and pouts, shaking her head. "Geez, that sucks. I mean, they were such a cute couple, and I loved going on double dates with them..Even if you and Karrin were always butting heads, and Harry was always lecturing me on the dangers of dating a White Court Vampire.."

She shrugs, "But, I guess their jobs keep them busy..It's a little sad. I hope they work their stuff out. I'm surprised they're not married by now.." Buffy looks down wistfully at her own ringed finger. It wasn't a *real* wedding, but the ring remained.

Probably the closest she'll ever get to a wedding ring, even if sometimes it reminds her sadly of her failed relationship with Angel. Or her fear of a cursed love life, even as it brings a soft smile to her face too.

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith smiles a little bit. He is always careful not to touch that ring. They may have "Desanctified" their love so that their touch doesn't burn him, but that ring is a symbol of it, and that makes it uncomfortable on his skin... And yet he hates when he doesn't see it on her. "We'll try to work something out soon. Maybe we can go out with Giles and Mercy some time. That certainly wouldn't be the least bit awkward and without any potential to blow up in our faces.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers is usually very careful with the ring, taking it off at night and or otherwise intimate situations. Now however, she is happy to wear it, to show it off in public with pride. Although the mention of Giles and Mercy gets a curious smile from her.

"Ooh, Are they actually a couple? I kinda suspected but wasn't entirely sure..And I didn't want to make assumptions.."

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith looks mildly amused. "Let's say I'm probably more attuned to that sort of thing." He says with a smile, steering the boat towards the open ocean and then setting the auto pilot. "probably neither one of them are that protected. Not yet anyway, but the work we do, it's just the sort of crucible that builds that kind of love... or melts it into slag. One or the other.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers nods and chuckles, stepping alongside him as she peers out at the sea. "Of course. Guess love is your specialty, isn't it?" she shrugs and hmms, peering thoughtfully at the rushing water. "Well good for Giles, I'm happy for him.I know you're always saying real love is rare..I know his past love was true, but.." she frowns, lowering her gaze almost mournfully, respectfully as she remembers Miss Calendar.

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith nods slightly and smiles just a bit, putting his arms around her. "It's rare, but then in my experiences, the things that are truly valuable usually are." He says with a smile, kissing the top of her head in an affectionate way. At her look he smiles, "I take it she was a friend?"

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers sighs and nods, "Well, it's..Complicated." she relaxes at his touch, leaning into him as she remembers. "Miss Calendar was a computer teacher at our school. She was a 'Techno Wiccan' who helped us out a few times. But when Angel went all evil, he taunted my friends and Killed Miss Calendar when she found a spell to restore his soul."

She sighs and shakes her head. "I kinda feel like it was ultimately my fault..It's because of me that Angel lost his soul, and I didn't have the strength to kill him when I had the opportunity.."

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith smiles a bit and gives her a soft embrace. "You loved him, you wanted that person back. There is no shame in that. I mean I'd like to believe if for whatever reason I suddenly went bad you'd try to save my soul before killing me.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers frowns, "I never told you what really happened, did I..Why he went evil? It was me." she sighs, resting her head against his chest, squeezing her eyes shut. "He was cursed by a gypsy, his soul restored, only so long as he doesn't achieve true happiness. In our case it was..Well I thought it was..True love, but.." she swallows and shakes her head. "I should have focused on the job, not my personal feelings. if I had, she'd be alive today.."

Thomas Raith has posed:
Ever see one of those V-8 commercials where the one person pops the other person in the forehead with their palm for doing or saying something stupid? Thomas does that now, shaking his head. "Okay, because we are apparently going to have this conversation /again/," he says playfully. "You are more then just the Slayer Buffy. You are a human being. A woman who just saw the man she loved effectively die. I believe you can be forgiven for wanting him back.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers's eyes widen a bit as she gets bopped on the head. "Wuh--hey!" she makes a face at him, "Phhtt..Youre soo...!" but he has a point, she nods and smiles, "You're right of course. It's not like we could have known it would happen..Kinda ironic though. I lost him because of love, but saved you. I sure have a weird love life. But..I'm glad it worked out with Giles and Mercy. And I'm glad it worked out with you and me. Even if things seemed a bit rocky at first. Even if I had to do...Bad things just to be with you.." but of course, Buffy still regrets that drunken one night stand with what's his face too.

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith snorts a little bit at that, shaking his head slightly. "Let that go, for the love of God, please. Believe me it wasn't the happiest moment of my life.. but if it meant being with yyuo again it was completely worth it." He says it softrly and kisses her lips. "In it's own way, it was the most romantic thing that anyone ever did for me."

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers smirks, and shrugs, taking his hands, pulling him back a few paces, "Sure, ok. Just as long as you're with me, that's all that matters. Even if it's a bit of an...Unconventional method. But then again, everything about us is unconventional, isn't it?" she grins as she sways slowly back and forth, in step with the gentle rocking of the boat as she leads him in a few playful dance steps.

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith grins a bit, dancing with her to some unheard music. He smiles a bit, "Conventional sounds boring, and frankly boring never really was my style." He says with a smile. "And seriously, can you imagine either of us in a 'conventional' relationship?He goes to the office while you stalk the cemeteries? Or me running my club, and trying to figure out how not to kill her from over feeding."

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers chuckles as she twirls and dips, pulling him towards her then away, perfectly in synch with his steps as if she's done this many times before. "Mmm, can't say I was ever a conventional gal myself. I mean, do t get me wrong, I'm no rebel like Faith, but as The Slayer, I apparently didn't do things the way they're meant to be done, Yknow, brining friends along for the ride, and did you know there's a Slayer handbook even? " she smirks, "Dont think Giles thought it'd be much use for a rule breaker like me. I wonder if I should feel insulted?" she tilts her head at the feeding part and shrugs,"Didnt think that was even a problem anymore, even if *some* people seemed to think it was..Did you ever get to talk to Giles about that by the way? I'm sure it was an interesting conversation."

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith smiles a bit and brings her in close, dipping her low an almost but not quite kissing her. "We talked. I did the thing with the various glasses like I said i would." He turns her so that her back is agienst his cest, smirking as they continue to move. "Then he brought up this.." he says brushing her single grey lock.. "And I told him the truth. No great detail but.." He shrugged, "He actually agreed that knowing what it is like to be under the thrall of a White court in the full of his power might be a valuable asset for you to have.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers chuckles, clutching his hands gently as they dance, careful not to let her ringed finger brush against his skin although it may accidentally happen brushing just once all the same. "Right, you and your glasses. You couldn't use your fingers like a normal person. But I'm glad that Giles understood.." she blushes a bit at the last part though, leaning in against him, eyes closed, thinking.

"He said that?Really? I mean..About being enthralled?" she laughs nervously, "Ok that part surprises me, figured he'd say I was being reckless.."

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith smirks a little bit, "He probibly /thought it, but reasonably assumed that I knew how to not push it too far." He says with an amused smile. "I mean as it was I didn't intend to let it go quite that far." He says gesturing to the lock of hair. "It might have seriously hurt a weaker woman.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers shakes her head and laughs. "Well, isn't it a good thing that I'm strong enough?" she shrugs, unconcerned about the strand of white hair, "I think it's kinda..Nice, dont you?" she shrugs, pulling him close. "Although I didn't like the feeling of..Being powerless, if not being in control of my mind.." she shivers, "I can see how people would fear your kind.."

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith smiles a little bit asnd grins, "I mean it's like you are wearing my mark in a weird way. Almost like a tattoo but one no one else understands the meaning of." He says with a smirk and a nod. "I've never that much liked the mewling kittens myself," he admits with a smiles. "Nice on a rare occasion but not all the time." He shakes his head slightly, "I've never understood the ones that /do/ like being that way. Powerless like that. And believe me they exist."

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers smiles faintly and nods, "Yeah..Something like that. I can live with that..A tattoo.." she murmurs thoughtfully, "I don't care what the others think, as if it's a sign of weakness, as if I'm losing myself to you, They're wrong you know.."

She frowns, turning around to touch a finger to his lips, "I'm not weak, like those other girls. I know people seem to think it's somehow exciting to be under someone else's control, to be weak..But, Real love is about being strong, strong enough to protect those you love."

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith nods slightly, pealing off his loose shirt and tossing it in a chair on the boats deck. "I know that, you know that. If the other's have a problem, the to Empty Night with them." He says with a smile, "That said have you ever considered slowing down /just/ a smidgen?" he adds with an amused smirk. "If nothing else, do it for me. When you are exhasted it effects your energy." He says playfully.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers smirks, "Empty Night. You say that a lot. What does that even mean?" she chuckles, shrugging out of her shirt and shorts, wearing a rather skimpy pink bikini underneath, held together with black ribbons that leaves little to the imagination. She smirks.

"Well, isn't that why we're out here, in the middle of nowhere on a little boat in the sea? I doubt we'll run into any demons out here. And I promise to take it easy and leave patrolling to the others once in a while." she winks, running a hand through her loose hair.

"Soo, how about we make the most of our vacation?"

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith lets his eyes wander over the woman. Even after over a year together, and most of that time living together and sharing the same bed, she can still take his breath away. Still at her question he smiles, "It's sort of a catch all profanity," He says with a shrug. "Legend says that in the end times, if the, and here he adds air quotes "Bad guys" win the war of armageddon, that the world will become a waste land. That the moon and stars will fall like stones to the ground, and the very bells of Hell will ring in the mourning of a vast and empty night." He says with a smile, "So stars and stones, Hell's Bells, and Empty night." He says with a shrug. Then he takes another step towards her and smirks. "Trapped all alone on a small boat with a monster, what shall you do Slayer?" he says playfully... And then with a smirk says "Ten.. Nine... Eight..."

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers smiles and folds her arms loosely, leaning casually against the railing. "Soo, you have all your bets on the bad guys losing, huh? What do you need all of us around then? Not like I'll ever let that happen." she smirks, tossing her head back, almost..Well, no, she *is* tempting, teasing him.

"One day, maybe not today or tomorrow or next year, but one day, we'll rid the world of all evil, then we can finally get married, settle down..I dunno, maybe have kids even..Live a normal night, and maybe then you can talk about 'Full nights' or..So eyeing. Maybe not as poetic, but."

She chuckles and arches a brow, "What, am I supposed to hide from the 'scary monster'? Which one exactly is supposed to be scarier, anyway?" oh yea, she loves these little games.