Title: A Slayer of a Certain Age
Author: Vashti
Fandom: Lois & Clark, BtVS
Character(s): Buffy, Lois Lane
Rating: G
Summary: There's an emergency at the Planet and Lois needs Buffy's help. Coerces Buffy's help. Potayto, potahto
Length: 200 words
Disclaimer: Only the words are mine, and that's probably up for philosophical debate.
Notes: Written for the Twisting the Hellmouth January 20 in 2020 challenge: "Post twenty crossover drabbles or double drabbles about some activity that a Scooby or someone Scooby Adjacent has never done before, set in that crossover fandom. An activity that is new to them in the story, not necessarily something you've never seen anyone write about them doing in a crossover before for that character, but bonus points for originality."

Buffy frowned first at the device in front of her, then at Lois Lane standing by her side. "I'm supposed to do what again?"

"Type this copy," Lois said, pushing a folder's worth of loose notes into her hands. "Fast."

"On that thing?" Buffy gestured at the desk.

"It's a typewriter. You did have typing listed as a skill on your resume."

"It doesn't even have a screen."

Lois rolled her eyes. "It doesn't need a screen, Summers."

Slowly lowered herself into the seat, Buffy said, "Oookay. Um...how do I turn it on?"

"It doesn't run on electricity! Which is why we're using because, if you haven't noticed, we're in the middle of a blackout."

"But if we're in the middle of a blackout, why do we care about typing stuff?"

Lois snorted. "This is the Daily Planet. We're reporters."

"Intern here."

"Come hell, high water, or power disruption, the news must go out. Which is why we never tossed any of the old typewriters or hand-crank mimeograph machines. So your choice, Summers," Lois said, planting her hands firmly on the table beside Buffy. "Type copy or crank out fume-laden copy. Whatsit gonna be?"

"When do you need this by?"

[in]Fin[ite]

Notes 2: So the reason why Buffy has typing skills listed on her resume is because I do, and I'm approximately the same age as the Scoobies, so I feel like it's plausible that they, too, are part of the last generation that had to learn touch typing. Although for the purposes of this story, she learned on a computer instead of the relatively modern electric typewriter I learned on (still no screen).