DINNER MEETINGS 2 – LONG DISTANCE FRIENDSHIP
Author: Dampyria
Fandom: M7 / BtVS crossover
Summary: Isn't e-mail a wonderful thing?
Rating: PG13
Paring: JD/Xander (pre-slash)
Spoilers: BtVS (Post season 7 – Pre Comics season 8), M7 (none) ATF universe.
Disclaimer: I do not own Magnificent Seven or Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Still looking for a beta.
This story is for Kohanita, who left me my very first review. Thank you.
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From: Nick Furry
To: Hacker Chaser
Subject: Made it
Yesterday I barely made it to the plane. Seems like, there was some kind of accident on the road. I arrived twenty minutes late, but as it turns out, if you are flying first class they are willing to wait for you.
That, of course, doesn't make the other passengers on the plane very happy, or the flight assistant, as I found out. In the short time that it took us to arrive, she managed to spill a drink on me, shove me in a wall and drive the buffet carriage over my foot. Ow, still feeling it!
Once at home my only wish was to eat something and go to sleep, but the girls have other planes. Yes, you guessed it. There was a welcome home party, and I am not talking about your average party where there are a couple of friends sitting around talking and catching up. What I am talking about is a huge party, twenty plus people, loud music, dancing and, thank God, eating.
Did I mention I was starving? Because of the way the flight attendant was treating me I was scared shitless to eat anything that she gave me. I kid you not. I think that given a chance, she would have poisoned my food.
Anyway the party was going fine, everybody was having a great time when suddenly Willow (that's my best friend) and her girlfriend Kennedy started having some kind of argument. Things declined rapidly from there and pretty soon there were objects flying all over the place and windows breaking.
So now, the day after, I am preparing myself to fix the window and the furniture that got smashed yesterday. :(
Home sweet home. In spied of everything, I am happy to be back home and back to normality. :)
Bye
Xander
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From: Hacker Chaser
To: Nick Furry
Subject: Re: Made it
Must have been an interesting flight. Seems like, you were kept on your toes the entire trip. And by the way - first class? Do you guys have any position openings?
Kidding! :p I love my job and I would never leave. The guys that I work with are great, even if they treat me like a kid from time to time.
The episode with your friend and her girlfriend made me smile. Not that I enjoy when people fight! It just reminded me of an episode with my roommate, Buck. He is a real ladies man. Woman love him and he loves woman. But as you can imagine with this many partners there is bound to be a hitch from time to time.
I remember this girl Tina, a real looker. We just entered the Saloon (our fav bar) and as soon as Buck saw her he was on her like bees on honey.
They seemed to hit it off. That is until the girls sweetheart entered the bar with her friends and saw what was happening.
Thinking that Buck was cruising on her girl, Clara, a real scary lady if you ask me, and her fellow, even scarier, ladies surrounded them and begun arguing and tossing accusations around.
Seeing that Buck was in trouble we joined the marry congregation trying to calm the woman down. Sadly they took it as sign of male aggression toward womanhood and – well my male ego won't let me finish this story.
Suffice to say that we got kicked out of the Saloon and got two weeks prohibition to enter the place. A real tragedy, I tell you!
Anyway I have to go. Got a new case.
Stay safe
JD
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From: Nick Furry
To: Hacker Chaser
Subject: Friends!
Your friend Buck seems like an interesting guy. I think I have his counterpart here. Her name is Faith and she practically eats man and then throws them out. (personal experience here) Luckily in her old years she mellowed out and now is dating, pretty steadily I might add, a guy named Robin.
He is good for her, she is more centered and less heretic. Which, trust me, is a good thing. (personal experience again) We even got over our differences and are now on speaking terms again. Still not friends, but we are working in that direction.
[The guys that I work with are great, even if they treat me like a kid from time to time.]
I feel your pain. I have the same problem with my girls. It's like I am stuck in the role of the immature sixteen year old forever. I feel like I am split in two. One half I play in front of my friends, the other is for all the other occasions. But I guess it's a little my fault. I never really pushed the issue that I grow up with them. I never really worked hard, to prove that I changed in the last eight years.
Oh well….
Changing the subject, I managed to repair the window and the furniture that fell prey to Willows and Kennedy's argument. They were really sorry about what happened. Well Wills was anyway. She baked my favorite chocolate biscuits. Kennedy didn't seem all that sorry. I suspect that she doesn't like me much. My guess is that she is afraid that I will steal Willow away. Not gonna happened! One fluke was more than enough, besides she is gay now, I lack the right parts for the thing to work. :)
Such is my life now…carpentry work and defense against jealous girlfriends. It could be worse.
Till next time
Xander
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From: Hacker Chaser
To: Nick Furry
Subject: Life…
[It's like I am stuck in the role of immature sixteen year old forever. I feel like I am split in two.]
Then we are more similar then we thought. I have the same problem, specially with Buck, but as you said I never pushed the issue. I don't want to disappoint them or something. It's not that I hate it, just sometimes it would be nice not to be a kid in their eyes.
Wait! You said that you grow up in the last eight years. If you were sixteen when you met them then that makes you twenty-four!
Ha! You are a year younger then I. Who is the kid now?
… ^_^''
Sorry … just let me gloat a little.
:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
Okay, all done now. But seriously I would never thought that you were younger than me. You looked so serious, dangerous and kind of attractive, in the brooding hero type of way. :p
You looked like you had the weight of the world on your shoulders. It was really depressing watching you. I hope that now that you are home you feel better, with all your friends around you. I know that sometimes they could be a nuisance, but it's good to have them around. The same as me and my guys.
Someday you should meet them. You are going to like them. Buck I already told you about. Then there is Chris, which I also mentioned, if you remember from the morning after. He is the boss, very tough, but fair. He and Buck are friends, like, since forever.
Next on the list is Vin. He is kind of a solitary man, used to be a sniper for the Rangers. Then there is Ezra, our undercover agent extraordinaire. Don't ever play cards with him! You will be left without pants!! Literally!!!
Josiah is like our spiritual guide. He was a preacher for some time, followed in the footsteps of his father and all that. He always has some interesting tid-bit about something or other. He and Nathan argue a lot about philosophy and things like that.
Nathan is our medic and if a team ever needed a medic it is ours. You wouldn't believe some of the cases that we investigate!
That makes me think. You never said what was your job? I seriously doubt that you only fix things around. You don't seem the type. Amaze me!
xoxo
JD
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From: Nick Furry
To: Hacker Chaser
Subject: My job(s)
[Ha! You are a year younger then I. Who is the kid now]
With that face? No way! What are you some kind of immortal – Duncan MacLoad type? Sorry my geeky side is showing. And for the sake of our friendship I hope that you have a side like that as well. Not to geeky, just occasionally knowledgeable about some main stream sci-fi movies and comics. If not I could always open your eyes to the greatness of geekness. (I just hope I didn't ruin our friendship with the last two sentences.)
[That makes me think. You never said what was your job? I seriously doubt that you only fix things around. You don't seem the type. Amaze me!]
Nothing amazing about my job. Most of the time, I just fix things around the house. From time to time they send me around to talk to people about joining our schools and stuff.
The most significant experience was the last year that I spent living in Africa. Now that was an experience and not always in a good way.
You wouldn't believe some of the stuff I saw. The poverty of some regions, children starving…It really shook me. I mean you watch Discovery and think that you know how bad it is. Once there you see it with your own eyes and realize that no TV show can picture what goes on there. I still dream about it sometimes.
And sometimes I dream about the tigers and lions, cause no matter what the guide said a thin piece of plastic is not an adequate protection against those beasts. Nor is a tree. Did you know, that they can climb a tree? I didn't!
On the bright side I got a really good picture of the beast's teeth. I will show it to you next time we meet. It's really impressive.
So here it is, my stellar carrier. (not mentioning the time I was working as a pizza delivery boy, selling ice cream, selling power bars, construction and many more.)
Hope it's not to disappointing,
Xander
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From: Hacker Chaser
To: Nick Furry
Subject: Africa?!
Disappointing? Are you serious? You have spent a whole year in Africa and you think I will be disappointed? Hell the majority of the guys I know have a 9 to 17 job. (Well most of the time, if we are not working a big case, or a small one…) Who am I kidding? If we manage to finish at five p.m. once a week it's a miracle.
But to stay on topic – you have traveled to another continent. Not many can say that. Hell most people haven't been out of America. When you will have time, you have to tell me all about it. And I don't mean the sad memories, but the fun ones. I bet you have a lot of anecdotes from your time there.
[I just hope I didn't ruin our friendship with the last two sentences.]
Again with the disbelieving. Did I look like someone that hasn't seen the last Spiderman movie as soon as it got out?
Besides your lousy taste in choosing your favorite character (Mythos is so much cooler then Duncan) I think our friendship is safe. ;)
Next time you are here we should go to the movies. Later we can discuss it while eating pizza and drinking beer, or a glass of water. (I don't think I will be able to drink Willow concoction again, if we got drunk.)
God, I hope that you will stop here for more than a single day. We have so much to talk about.
Hope to see you soon
JD
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From: Nick Furry
To: Hacker Chaser
Subject: Surprise!!
Ask and you shall receive. I was just told that I have to go to Main. Urgent, but fast and easy job. If all goes according to plan, I will make a stop in your fair city on my way back in a day or two. Then we can go to the movies. I heard that Hulk 2 is playing.
My plane is waiting so I have to go. I will call you when I land in Denver. BTW can I use your work phone?
X
p.s. By the way, I prefer Mythos too. Duncan is just too much of a boy scout for me. Amanda is cool too. :)
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From: Hacker Chaser
To: Nick Furry
Subject: Can't wait
We will have a blast. Cinema, food, party, talk… I will try to clear my schedule. At the time we don't have any big cases so I should be able to free myself for a day or two. Will talk about it to Chris, but it should be all right. No problem for the phone.
You are right Amanda is cool too. Never liked Richie or Tessa, but I had a sweet spot for Joe. The old guy sure knew how to play. Did you know that he published a couple of CD's? If you like jazz, you should listen to them.
See you soon
JD
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From: Nick Furry
To: Hacker Chaser
Subject: Anything that can go wrong will go wrong
My little expedition hit a little snag. Or big, if you consider a very angry older brother that thinks that I am hitting on his 19 y.o. sister. There was yelling and punching and more yelling, until I finally explained to him that I am from the school.
Then there was apologizing and a lot of ice. Because of that the negotiations took a little bit longer than expected. Not to worry. I will be a day late, but on the plus side now I can stay in Denver for two days instead of one. 'to heal' ;)
See you in a day
X
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From: Hacker Chaser
To: Nick Furry
Subject: Perfect…
I have put some extra hours at work so Chris agreed to let me go home at noon. If you fly in after 12 let me know so I can pick you up. If not we can meet at the dinner.
Safe flight and don't be late or this flight attendant could take things a little further than the previous one. Remember they manage all the food and drinks.
JD
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Tbc…
Next on Dinner meeting – the two lonely souls finally meet again and have a good time. Stay tuned…