Some more Sunnydale:LOTS. Thanks to the lovely people at Buffyguide.com for helping me keep canon straight without bothering you, my audience.
As Cordelia scuttled out the doorway, without talking for once, Giles said “She’s a lovely girl, somewhere in there.”

The detectives smiled. Right now, they were on the same side.
Frank said “You’re back at work awfully soon, aren’t you? Considering your tremendous loss, I mean. Many men would take some vacation time at least.”
“I’m sure I don’t have to tell you, Detective, about the value of work as therapy. I need something to keep my mind off...everything, you know. And, one has obligations.”

He began to clean already spotless glasses.
“Obligations,” Pembleton repeated. “At the library. Surely a student,Or a substitute could help the students find "Silas Marner" while you’re gone?”
“I believe it’s Tale of Two Cities this year, Detective. And those aren’t my only obligations. My research is very important, as well. And the only student I would trust with that is filling in for Jenny...Miss Calendar this term in the computer lab.”
He was hiding something, Bayliss noted, and that last sentence had shaken his Pembletonesque composure. Giles fiddled with his tie and stammered.
“It is a far better thing I do than I have ever done.” Bayliss quoted. “I used to do well in English before I started reading police reports. And I did read your monograph in British Demonology about the Order of Aurelius.”
God, he had to be stifling in that tweed jacket in this weather.And there was something else. Something about the Order made him start with the glasses again. Tim wanted to take them and make actual smudges on them so that this brilliant and well-read man would not be reduced to busywork.

“You have quite a thirst for knowledge. I didn’t know that was available in the States.”
“It isn’t...not generally. A librarian at UC- Sunnydale owes me a favor.”
“Tim here is all about the things that go bump in the night. I like to talk about facts. Like the fact that you were the last person to see her alive. And that you had just gotten back together after she kept pulling away. That had to upset you, being rejected like that.”
“Except the killer. And, no, I understood. You might say my career got in the way.”
“ What, you fought about the Dewey Decimal System?” “
Another important thing about knowledge, gentlemen, is to know when to step away from it.”
“ When you say ‘except for the killer’ does that mean you know who the killer is?”
“It was Angelus, formerly known as the Scourge of Europe.” The two detectives were stunned into silence.
“Is that some sort of street name or something?’ Frank asked.
“More like a vampire name,” Bayliss said. “Vampires like nicknames almost as much as cops do.”
“I must warn you not to try to apprehend Angelus without proper weaponry. I am a trained professional and he was too much for me. Of course, my judgment was a bit clouded. By twelve-year-old Scotch and the desire for revenge.”
“Mr .Giles, what sort of library are you running here?”

Oh, Fay! Yay!

What sort of library indeed ...

I suddenly feel aware of all the unwritten crossover drabbles -- Forever Knight, Kindred: The Embraced, Wolf Lake -- there's so much, just within genre.

Wolf Lake. Oh yes. That should totally be written.

Wolf Lake -- because the show never did the concept justice.

The show's so scattered for me I can't even imagine the voices, but yeah -- I'd love to see a well executed piece like that.

And, oh, Nick Knight and Angel have so much to talk about, 100 words couldn't do them right.

Damn, erika - this is some great writing, I just wish I'd ever seen the damn show! kicks cat.

Meahwhile, another crossover not-quite-a-drabble - 200 words rather than 100.

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"Angel investigations, we help the - Gah!"

Cordelia tried not to salivate.

"Good evening, ma'am. We spoke on the telephone?"

"Oh! Oh, you're the guy? I've always loved Canada," she announced, directing a dazzling smile at six foot something of lickable authority figure. "Maple is my favourite syrup."

The Mountie looked flattered.

"Great. Wonderful. Whatever. Look, lady, we were told you people knew about werewolves." Cordelia glanced reluctantly at the wiry blond guy at the Mountie's side. He seemed to have attended the Doyle school of menswear, and didn't look too enthusiastic about the way Cordelia was gazing at his partner.

"We certainly do. Oh! Oh, no - did you get bit? Who - ?"

"Him," said the Mountie, sadly, pointing down. Cordelia leaned over the desk, bemused.

"That isn't a werewolf, Mister - believe me, I should know."

"No, he's not a werewolf," agreed the Mountie. "I fear the appropriate word may be wereman. Ever since the creature savaged him, Diefenbaker has taken to turning into a large human male for the three nights a month." He glanced at the blond guy and blushed. "This is somewhat - inconvenient. I rather hoped you might be able to assist us?"

Bwah, Fay!

Aw, poor kitty. Did "Homicide" not cross the pond, Fay? In some ways, I can see why it wouldn't being almost always almost-cancelled here and all. And being quite emphatically about an American city and justice system.And I didn't find it till reruns anyway, cause it was probably on when "Friends" was on, or some shit.(Sometimes I find my younger self most embarrassing.) I'm gonna take it as a massive compliment that you care about the story without having seen it. Cause that show had everything(almost): murders, dark humor. a tormented bisexual trying to escape a difficult past, Andre Braugher, fans getting mad at the creator, and a fandom fight or two.

In point of fact I think we do have Homicide: LotS. And several other strings of initials also - and I know they're supposed to be good too, but I've never actually happened across them in my erratic viewing.

hangs head in shame.