Chapter 213
Faith came back to Sunnydale shortly before new years eve. Buffy wanted to get to work immediately. There was a man Buffy wanted to question with Faith. He was known as Willy the snitch. According to Willow this man used to be in the army. He got involved in the black market, small stuff at first. Willy got a chocolate bar or a pair of clean socks for a friend, things that were hard to get in the field, and made a few bucks doing it. By the time Willy was caught he had a three-day-pass printing press and ran a cock-fight training camp. In exchange for immunity and an honorable discharge Willy sold bad intel to terrorists and got a number of them killed. Now, Willy ran a bar, sold stolen blood-bank blood to vampires. Buffy and Faith leaned on him.
Willy: What did I do to you ladies?
Faith: You sell stolen blood to vampires.
Willy: I do it so they don't feed on living humans. Besides, people gave the blood to save lives. That's still what it's used for.
Buffy: You do it for money.
Willy: I do it so they don't kill me. There are more vampires in this town than you realize. Most aren't out there killing humans. Not for moral reasons, they're afraid of you. And two slayers, who could blame them? You cut off their blood supply, they'll risk it. How many people you think they'll kill then? I do this to keep people, including myself, safe. And if the free market says I can make a few bucks, why not?
Faith: Yeah? What about those idiots who let te vampires feed off them?
Willy: I'm a libertarian, if it's their choice I don't judge.
Faith: You want to live, you'll help us too. Keep us informed, especially about the Master.
Willy: I do business with his people. Is it true he wants to destroy the world?
Buffy: Yes.
Willy: Than I'll help you anyway I can. And let our new president know he's always welcome in my humble establishment.