NOTE: Anyone out there seen 'Donnie Darko'? If you haven't, let me clear this up for you (which is kind of hard seeing how complicated and layered the plot is): Frank is a guy in a demonic bunny suit that tells the main character, Donnie, that the world will end in 28 days, 6 hours, forty-two minutes, and twelve seconds. There're a few important scenes with him in the fourth dimension (made of water) and a movie theater scene and well…I guess you have to see the movie, really. And also: Please review! Thanks!
Faith walked into the living room after having trained with the Potentials and found it – as usual – crowded with little girls watching TV. She let out a sigh and headed upstairs, thinking she might find some quiet up there. She ducked her head in a few rooms, all of the occupied except one. Buffy's room. Ah, she won't mind if I'm here for a little while. She's not even here. She thought. She found a magazine on the floor and settled herself on the bed.
"Vogue." She said aloud, smirking. "This could be interesting." She heard a noise from the closet and went over to investigate. She opened the door and jumped back. "Holy –,"
"Hello." It said in a creepy tone, cutting her off.
"Who the hell are you? Why are you in Buffy's room?"
"So many answers, Faith. Yet so many more questions."
"What's with the cryptic talk? What kind of demon are you?"
"I'm not demonic. I'm a deax ex machina."
"What?"
"If I told you, you would only have more questions instead of the answer which you seek."
"Wait a second…you look familiar. I think I saw you in a movie once."
"I come in many forms."
"It was real trippy and shit. The guy was like, a schizo."
"I have led many schizophrenics to their destined path, yes. I do not recall only one incident."
"Hmmm…I'm not schizophrenic, so why are you here?"
"You don't have to be."
"You didn't answer my question."
"You didn't ask the right one."
"You're only a movie character. Why should I even talk to you?"
"I wasn't in any movie myself, Faith."
"You weren't, were you?" She got a mischievous grin. "Why do you wear that stupid bunny suit?"
His voice lowered into an odd sort of whisper. "Why do you wear that stupid man suit?" He thought about what he said for a second. "Damn it!" He said, finally speaking in a normal voice.
"So, how are you Paul?"
"Paul? Who's Paul?"
"Isn't that your name when you're not like, the Manipulated Dead or whatever?"
"Frank, Faith. It's Frank."
"Quit saying my name, a'right?"
"Fine." He took his mask off and gave her a look (with his good eye, of course). "How did you even see that movie? It's only a cult classic. Not many people have even heard of it."
"I don't really remember. I think Spike brought it over one night. And by the way, wicked make-up job."
"Oh, no. It's real. Want to touch it?" He said, gesturing to his nastily screwed up, shot-out eye.
"Uh, no thanks. I think I'll have to pass this time."
"'K."
Some awkward silence followed, neither one of them really knowing what to say. "So," Faith said, trying to break some ice. "What are you doing here, really?"
"Oh. Yeah. It's kind of funny…" He snickered. "See, I was supposed to make you think you were schizophrenic and get you to kill yourself. I didn't think you would have seen the movie." She got a confused look. "Cause you know, I'm the first."
She nodded. "Oh, I get it. But you know, I have to say that was a pretty good idea. Too bad, though."
"Yeah, too bad."
"Sorry about foiling your plan."
"Oh, don't sweat it. See you later, ok?"
"Sure."
He put his mask back on and walked into the closet where a swirly thing had appeared. "Wormhole." He explained before being dragged back into his rightful plane of existence.
NOTE: That 'deax ex machina', if I got the right words, means 'god from the machine' and its something Donnie mumbles at one point and it has this history of Greek origin of a god who comes down and resolves the plot. Also: Review, please! ;-)
