Someone Else's Vampire?
Interesting idea. That could definitely make for problems. How much autonomy are the Slayers gonna get, now, anyway?
My heart expands / 'tis grown a bulge in't / inspired by / your beauty effulgent.
William ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Buffy 4: Grr. Arrgh.
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-t - Jan 18, 2004 4:41:42 am PST #7206 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 18, 2004 6:07:15 am PST #7207 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
That is, especially after the initial "killing vampires is so nifty", I bet that Slayer participation in Slaying is going to drop off. A lot of them are going to want normal lives, and those who are willing to Slay will get burnt out.
The initial rush may be enough to do the trick. How many vampires and incarnate demons can there be in the world? My impression was that hundreds, if not thousands, of Slayers were called. If it averages out to five or ten demons per Slayer, I don't think many of them would burn out, and ones who band together to work would have an even easier time of it and less burnout/trauma. Certainly none of them is going to face the kind of crushing responsibility buffy had to for years.
Maysa - Jan 18, 2004 1:00:01 pm PST #7208 of 10001
Maybe slayers also receive some sort of "joy in killing things" emotional response along with their physical abilities when they're called. Or that the girls who get called are automatically predisposed to enjoy the act of slaying. I think that all the slayers we were shown genuinely liked killing things, even Buffy who rarely admitted it.
Thomash - Jan 18, 2004 1:05:53 pm PST #7209 of 10001
I have a plan.
I forget the name of the episode. You know, locked in the crypt by B and S to kill their first vampire. But when the Potentials were put through their paces the one thing they all agreed on afterward was the rush they got from personal combat.
Elena - Jan 18, 2004 1:09:56 pm PST #7210 of 10001
Thanks for all the fish.
Certainly Amanda enjoyed beating up boys, even before she was turned. Though Buffy herself, pre-chosing, seemed more likely to want to shop than scrap.
Thomash - Jan 18, 2004 1:15:07 pm PST #7211 of 10001
I have a plan.
It all seemed to come as a realization to them. I guess it's the whole death-is-on-the-line jolt of power and confidence.
Connie Neil - Jan 18, 2004 2:35:53 pm PST #7212 of 10001
brillig
they all agreed on afterward was the rush they got from personal combat.
Tisn't only Slayers who get that. Ask any SCA fighter. Except for the fact that I hate sweating that much, I'd be out there still.
Vortex - Jan 18, 2004 6:24:20 pm PST #7213 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Lots of people enjoy an adrenaline rush. doesn't matter where they get it.
JohnSweden - Jan 19, 2004 12:05:46 pm PST #7214 of 10001
I can't even.
Tisn't only Slayers who get that. Ask any SCA fighter. Except for the fact that I hate sweating that much, I'd be out there still.
Word. Well, three, actually. [Pennsic field battle] And the sweat is of the good, it carries all those pheromones and stuff.
Connie Neil - Jan 19, 2004 12:08:59 pm PST #7215 of 10001
brillig
Of course, when Hubby's reliably back on his feet, I'll be a member of his siege engine crew. Still, it's few wives these days who can say they've stood on the field of battle side by side with their husband, covering each other's backs.
How do you find the old SCA fighter? War stories at the drop of a hat. Heck, we won't even wait for you to find a hat.