herotypical | action + joint post ✪ out of some sentimental gain -- i wanted you to feel my pain

[ buffy and spike have been out a-missioning -- only it hasn't gone quite as...merrily as they might have hoped. you see, they’re back a little early. spike decided to make an escape attempt and, in doing so, he’s brought malnosso justice down on both their heads. it’s all terribly unfair.

their punishment? one doozy of a bodyswap. spike is buffy and buffy is spike. and neither of them are too pleased about it.

sartre once claimed that 'hell is other people'; however, a situation like this makes a convincing argument that hell is, in fact, being other people. after they argue their way out of a proverbial wet paper bag and manage to find better clothing than the new feather garb they're initially given, they'll be available (throughout the next few days) to be mocked or sympathized with or awkwardly avoided all around town, depending on the individual.

find top comments below for either buffy's thread or spike's thread or -- if you’re looking for a thread with both of them -- buffy and spike. buffy’s tags will come from

deadhero and spike’s tags will come from

heroatypical. please don’t hesitate to tag all three options if that’ll float your boat. ]

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My friend's the owner. I'm walking her home because her stupid not-quite-boyfriend can't be counted on for that.

[Siiiiigh]

[ a flicker of concern. ]

Neku doesn't even walk her home? We are talking about Neku, right?

...Okay who are you?

...Buffy. I'm Buffy. I'm supposed to be Buffy -- however, I'm aware that I don't look like Buffy.

Sorry about that.

Buff- Are you serious?! Even as a guy you're- and what's with-?!

Ugh.

Wait. Wait wait wait.

Even as a guy I'm what?

Blonde and short.

[:T]

...You seriously think this is the boy-version of me? Honestly? [ is she offended? is she flattered? SHE DOESN'T KNOW. ]

Oh, it's not?

[IT SEEMED POSSIBLE?? She sighs and runs a hand through her bangs, looking away a moment]

This? [ a broad gesuture. a panicked sigh. she's newly agitated by this possible misunderstanding. ] This is Spike. A guy who is the guy-version of himself. Not of me. Never of me.

I've been swapped, not re-sexed! Not like...

[ you.

oh crap. ]

[For a brief flicker there is a dark look in her eyes. But it's not focused on Buffy, just on that top over here. And when she turns to Buffy-Spike, it's with a flat look. A very flat one, which at least is't hateful. She's working on it.]

Okay. So why are you in Spike's bod.

Why are we ever at all in anyone else's body?

[ wait. that sounds borderline innuendoish. and innuendo is exactly the thing she wants to avoid when spike is also a conversation subject. ] The Malnosso are playing mad scientist again. This? This is the Shift equivalent of a slap on the wrist.

[ buffy figures she can feel guilty later. she's not to be held accountable for her slip-ups when in this state! ]

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Oh yeah? What'd you do now?

[She's playing with her hair a bit now, carefully studying the Spike-body. She feels like she might have seen this guy around... at some point. But she's not sure]

I did nothing. In this situation? I am the innocent bystander. Spike's to blame.

[ being studied? kinda weird. she wrinkles her spike-nose. ] He's the one who tried to escape on a mission. Not me.

Oh... Oh jeez, really? That sucks.

[There's a sympathetic note in her voice. She could see a lot of her ... not really friends but associates causing that sort of problem for her]

Y'think? [ sigh. ] I miss being me!

Yeah, I bet.

[...] So what, pants you said?

Pants. I'm looking for a pair that's not his. Better all new pants than wearing his pants. Wearing his pants is just kinda weird. Also? A little on the too-tight side of black denim.

You're in a place that follows Shiki's fashions, you're basically looking at the same super tight thing or cargos here, for guys.

[Any chance to rip on Kansai Fashion...]

Oh. He'd hate cargos...

[ a beat. ] Which totally makes them the obvious choice.

[Looking Spike body up... and down... and then nodding to herself. It's a close but quick examination, and she muttered to herself what buffy might catch as Spike's exact sizes, albeit in Japanese style and centimeters]

Okay, then follow me! I bet I know where something is.

[To the right corner!]

[ hmm. letting haruhi dress her?

hah. ]

Fine. Fine. But nothing too...weird. Capice? [ she follows. ]

Give me some credit, it's not like I'm going to give you bell bottoms.

...Somehow, I was envisioning -- and fearing -- something a little wackier than a flared leg.

What? Short-shorts would look stupid on that body and I'm against leopard print on principle.

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