Interlude 5: Pass The Popcorn

Interlude 5: Pass The Popcorn


         "Oh my God!" cried Fred, grabbing Cordelia's arm. "He just… he just…" she tried to say it, gesturing wildly with her hand.

         "Blew up? Yeah, we saw that," said Gunn.

         "God, they're showing this commercial again?!" commented Cordy, as another Verizon commercial came on.

         "Forget about the stupid commercial! A guy just died!" cried Fred.

         Cordy looked at Fred and then back at the rest of them, sitting up. "Oh… come on, that's not… it's not real… right?"

         "Normally, I'd say yes, honeybunch, nothing like a murder to spice up a reality show… but this is Sunnydale and right now, we have to assume that the research and genuine confusion they're showing isn't an act," commented Lorne.

         Cordy covered her mouth with her hand as Angel said quietly, "Am I just really old or are they showing just a bit too much these days on TV?"

         "Huh?" said Fred, grabbing the popcorn from Gunn.

         "I think Angel is referring to Willow and Tara? I'd like to think not, but then again this is FOX, not the BBC. I think they have the ability to push the limits," replied Wesley, smiling uneasily.

         "I think it's kinda of cute, they're so in love," gushed Fred.

         "Yeah, but not for long." Lorne then noticed five pairs of eyes in him and said, "Well, there's gonna be some stuff… after… what? You want me to spoil it?!"

         "No," said Cordelia, slowly. "Hand over the kernels," she asked Fred, who handed her the half-empty bowl. Cordy looked in, smacked the back of Fred's head and said, "Pig."

         "What?! I'm hungry!"

         "God knows where it goes…" she grumbled.

         "Girls, hush now. The show's starting," scolded Wesley as Cordy picked out a few kernels, muttering under her breath.