Scene 9 - Switch to the lobby. Gunn and Fred sit on a sofa, while Cordelia and Wesley sit at the table.
GUNN: So do you think he is going to go see Bu...
CORDELIA: Don't say it.
GUNN: Buffy. ( He turned toward Cordelia and Wesley.) Is he going to Sunnydale or what? I mean that's obviously what that girl wanted. A way to get to Buffy.
CORDELIA: Please, stop saying that name!
GUNN: ( Ignoring Cordelia.) If he goes, is he going to stay or what?
ANGEL: ( Now entering the room. He has overheard part of this question.) I am going to Sunnydale, but I'm not staying. Okay, now don't tell this Paige of my history with Buffy. She doesn't know, and she won't until it's necessary. I'm going to pack my stuff. Cordy, where is Conner's diaper bag?
FRED: You're taking your son?
WESLEY: The bag is behind the counter. Don't forget to tell her hello from all of us. Even, if she still can't stand me.
PAIGE: Why would the Slayer be mad at you? Your name is Wesley, right? Wesley-Wyndam Price?
WESLEY: Yes. ( He shook her hand.) How did you know?
PAIGE: I had to find out everyone's names before I came here. You are the only British man here, so you ( She looks at Gunn.) must be the vampire hunter Gunn.
GUNN: You did your research. How much do you know about us?
PAIGE: Well, I know that Wesley is an ex-Watcher for Buffy. Yet I still don't know why I can't get a hold of any personal information. I know that Winifred was held captive in, I want to say Pylea. I know that you are a vampire hunter who came to L.A. I know that Cordelia came here after graduating from Sunnydale High in 1999, she used to be a member of their little "Scooby Gang," and she used to be involved with Alexander Harris. I know that she was the most popular girl in school before then. That she was a cheerleader, a Homecoming Queen, all of that stuff.
CORDELIA: How did you know all of that about me?
PAIGE: Your personal files are the least guarded. I hack- (Clears her throat innocently) Er, retrieved the files from a legitimate website legally.
WESLEY: You know more about her than I do.
ANGEL: We are going in a few hours, so I need to pack Conner's things. ( He put on his jacket.)
CORDELIA: Where are you going, Angel?
ANGEL: Out, for a walk. I'm going to think. Do you want to come along?
CORDELIA: ( Knowing he's going to be thinking about Buffy.) No, I'll pack Conner's things. He's sleeping now, so I'll go stay with him in the room.
ANGEL: Thank you. Paige, would you mind coming along? ( He walked to the door.) It's about three thiry, so we need to be quick. ( They exit. Cordelia goes to the room in which Conner is sleeping. Wesley exits to the office, and Gunn and Fred stay in the lobby. We follow Angel and Paige walking in silence.
Scene 10- In the street only yards away from the door. Angel and Paige are walking. Paige is staying in pace with Angel, but he seems to speed up each time she comes near him. Finally, she speaks.
PAIGE: Why did you want me to come along?
ANGEL: How are you the Slayer? You are very young, don't you fear death?
PAIGE: I won't die for a while. Besides, Buffy has died twice, right?
ANGEL: Yes, you know of the magicks that brought her back the second time. Do you know of the first? Buffy had drowned. Xander, a friend of hers, gave her CPR, I couldn't.
PAIGE: Right, the no breath thing. Why do you know so much about Buffy?
ANGEL: Buffy and I dated. Well, actually, Buffy was, is, the love of my life. I was cursed with a soul, but with her, it wasn't a curse. We were together until her seventeenth birthday. I lost my soul, killed her Watcher's girlfriend, tried to open the portal of Hell, and she used the blood that opened the blood to open it to close it.
PAIGE: She killed you, and the First Evil brought you back.
ANGEL: Yes, ( He did a double take.) how did you know?
PAIGE: Well, I knew a little bit about you after Kr..., my friend recommended you. I found your name, your age, your death- date of being sired- and found that you were killed. The name of the person who killed you was undisclosed information. It said that the First Evil brought you back to dispose of someone.
ANGEL: Well, that someone was Buffy. She closed the portal, and I came back a few months later. When she first saw me, I was an animal... ( He dropped off, not wanting to reveal anymore.)
PAIGE: It's okay, I don't like telling a complete stranger my story, either. Listen, though. ( She pulled out of her pocket an aged piece of paper.) I found this while researching you. After hearing that you fulfilled a prophecy by conceiving a son, Conner, I decided to read the full text. Did you? ( He stopped and turned. She handed him the large sheet.)
ANGEL: We were told the text was destroyed.( He was scanning the sheet.) What the-??... ( He nearly fell to his knees.)
PAIGE: What is it?
ANGEL: Are you positive this is the accurate text?
PAIGE: One hundred and ten percent.
ANGEL: We need to get back. Fast. ( They hurried back.)
GUNN: So do you think he is going to go see Bu...
CORDELIA: Don't say it.
GUNN: Buffy. ( He turned toward Cordelia and Wesley.) Is he going to Sunnydale or what? I mean that's obviously what that girl wanted. A way to get to Buffy.
CORDELIA: Please, stop saying that name!
GUNN: ( Ignoring Cordelia.) If he goes, is he going to stay or what?
ANGEL: ( Now entering the room. He has overheard part of this question.) I am going to Sunnydale, but I'm not staying. Okay, now don't tell this Paige of my history with Buffy. She doesn't know, and she won't until it's necessary. I'm going to pack my stuff. Cordy, where is Conner's diaper bag?
FRED: You're taking your son?
WESLEY: The bag is behind the counter. Don't forget to tell her hello from all of us. Even, if she still can't stand me.
PAIGE: Why would the Slayer be mad at you? Your name is Wesley, right? Wesley-Wyndam Price?
WESLEY: Yes. ( He shook her hand.) How did you know?
PAIGE: I had to find out everyone's names before I came here. You are the only British man here, so you ( She looks at Gunn.) must be the vampire hunter Gunn.
GUNN: You did your research. How much do you know about us?
PAIGE: Well, I know that Wesley is an ex-Watcher for Buffy. Yet I still don't know why I can't get a hold of any personal information. I know that Winifred was held captive in, I want to say Pylea. I know that you are a vampire hunter who came to L.A. I know that Cordelia came here after graduating from Sunnydale High in 1999, she used to be a member of their little "Scooby Gang," and she used to be involved with Alexander Harris. I know that she was the most popular girl in school before then. That she was a cheerleader, a Homecoming Queen, all of that stuff.
CORDELIA: How did you know all of that about me?
PAIGE: Your personal files are the least guarded. I hack- (Clears her throat innocently) Er, retrieved the files from a legitimate website legally.
WESLEY: You know more about her than I do.
ANGEL: We are going in a few hours, so I need to pack Conner's things. ( He put on his jacket.)
CORDELIA: Where are you going, Angel?
ANGEL: Out, for a walk. I'm going to think. Do you want to come along?
CORDELIA: ( Knowing he's going to be thinking about Buffy.) No, I'll pack Conner's things. He's sleeping now, so I'll go stay with him in the room.
ANGEL: Thank you. Paige, would you mind coming along? ( He walked to the door.) It's about three thiry, so we need to be quick. ( They exit. Cordelia goes to the room in which Conner is sleeping. Wesley exits to the office, and Gunn and Fred stay in the lobby. We follow Angel and Paige walking in silence.
Scene 10- In the street only yards away from the door. Angel and Paige are walking. Paige is staying in pace with Angel, but he seems to speed up each time she comes near him. Finally, she speaks.
PAIGE: Why did you want me to come along?
ANGEL: How are you the Slayer? You are very young, don't you fear death?
PAIGE: I won't die for a while. Besides, Buffy has died twice, right?
ANGEL: Yes, you know of the magicks that brought her back the second time. Do you know of the first? Buffy had drowned. Xander, a friend of hers, gave her CPR, I couldn't.
PAIGE: Right, the no breath thing. Why do you know so much about Buffy?
ANGEL: Buffy and I dated. Well, actually, Buffy was, is, the love of my life. I was cursed with a soul, but with her, it wasn't a curse. We were together until her seventeenth birthday. I lost my soul, killed her Watcher's girlfriend, tried to open the portal of Hell, and she used the blood that opened the blood to open it to close it.
PAIGE: She killed you, and the First Evil brought you back.
ANGEL: Yes, ( He did a double take.) how did you know?
PAIGE: Well, I knew a little bit about you after Kr..., my friend recommended you. I found your name, your age, your death- date of being sired- and found that you were killed. The name of the person who killed you was undisclosed information. It said that the First Evil brought you back to dispose of someone.
ANGEL: Well, that someone was Buffy. She closed the portal, and I came back a few months later. When she first saw me, I was an animal... ( He dropped off, not wanting to reveal anymore.)
PAIGE: It's okay, I don't like telling a complete stranger my story, either. Listen, though. ( She pulled out of her pocket an aged piece of paper.) I found this while researching you. After hearing that you fulfilled a prophecy by conceiving a son, Conner, I decided to read the full text. Did you? ( He stopped and turned. She handed him the large sheet.)
ANGEL: We were told the text was destroyed.( He was scanning the sheet.) What the-??... ( He nearly fell to his knees.)
PAIGE: What is it?
ANGEL: Are you positive this is the accurate text?
PAIGE: One hundred and ten percent.
ANGEL: We need to get back. Fast. ( They hurried back.)