Re: OT: Yet Another Challenge

["Jamie" <sombrerogiles@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm on it, mate.

Cheers,

Jamie.

-----Original Message-----
From: Mad-Hamlet@xxxxxxx <Mad-Hamlet@xxxxxxx>
To: buffywantswillow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <buffywantswillow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 08 June 2001 09:38
Subject: OT: Yet Another Challenge


>Greetings,
>So I recently posted the latest Forge and am working on the next one.
>Forge-Steel
>
>But between then and now..or is that now and then?.. I recently 
>recieved the entire First Season of BtVS which I enjoyed immensly for 
>much needed escapeism. I COULD actually watch Angel now as they're 
>showing it on Hungarian television. I could just print the scripts and 
>read along...but that's beside the point.
>
>SO..
>I'm watching WTThe Hellmouth/Harvest and I meet Jesse.
>For a childhood friend that meets an untimly demise, Willow and Xander 
>handled it pretty well. Xander kicks a recycle bin and moves on.
>Which leads me to the challenge.(I've waffled enough.)
>
>What if Jesse had not been turned? Okay, that's too basic so I'm going 
>to throw in a few ..stipulations.
>
>Firstly: He wasn't turned but he WAS terrified out of his bleedin' 
>little mind. And this..this is the point.
>
>He's been so terrified by this ordeal that he doesn't want to be 
>around Buffy. Any reminder of his trauma is bad. He basicaly hates 
>her, doesn't know why really 'cause he's not that bright but he 
>doesn't want his friends hanging out with her. 
>
>Who goes along with him? Who sticks with Buffy? A Schism is created 
>before the Scoobies even start. My own thought would run along the 
>lines of Xander goes with Jesse(RELUCTANTLY) and Willow sticks with 
>Buffy(Easier to bring in the Buffy/Willow factor that way.)
>
>Maybe it's not out and out cruelty being displayed but the close order 
>of friends that Buffy has in the canon is now a few memeber short and 
>she has to deal with possible 'normal' social complications of Jesse. 
>Who knows maybe by 'Dissing' Buffy he suddenly becomes 'popular' so 
>there's a whole Jessie/Cordelia thing going. More like an alliance of 
>convience than an actual relationship though.
>
>How to work the Willow/Buffy angle? Well..without Xander around, and 
>maybe he gets pretty bad, pretty fast, (Think 'The Pack' mentality) 
>she loses her crush at warp speed. Course there would be resiudule 
>blame she'd put on Buffy for complicating her pretty complex free 
>world.(Everybody hates me, cept for Xander and Jesse)
>
>What would this do?
>
>Write.
>
>Again, I WOULD..but..I'm busy. Neener, neener!
>No..really..just an idea I though I'd share.
>Right.
>Back to Forge.
>I remain, as always,
>Mad-Hamlet
>
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