Rupert Giles

My name is Rupert Giles, I'm one of the few remaining humans. I use to be a Watcher, born and raised in England, now I'm back in Sunnydale, doing what I can to stop this most recent plague on mankind. Read and follow my watcher diary here. This is a RP blog. Player's Timezone: GMT-8

[stevedoregiles]

Giles/Spike: Settling Differences

He sat on the front porch, a cigarette between his lips as he took a drag. He'd been there a couple days now. He'd mostly kept to himself. He wasn't use to being around people anymore. So he mostly stuck to Buffy's side while they went on salvage missions and guarded the perimeter. He'd been able to find a couple books about electricity on one of their trips into town, when they found themselves near the public library. He had one of the books open in his lap, careful not to get any of the ashes from his cigarette on the pages.

[stevedoregiles]

Giles/Liam: Curiosity

[demonboyliampratt-blog]

Liam squirmed, squealing now. “Stop it! Not fair,” he managed, doing his best to roll away, still giggling.

[stevedoregiles]

He laughed, ruffling Liam's unruly hair as he helped him sit back up. He popped another piece of candy in his mouth, looking out from the porch. This wasn't so bad after all.

[stevedoregiles]

Giles/Liam: Curiosity

[demonboyliampratt-blog]

Now he was humoring Giles…he didn’t think this’d ever be over. But he nodded in agreement, ready to change the subject. “Hey,” he said suddenly. “If Buffy is B…does that make you G? G. Hi, G.” He was giggling now, a huge grin on his face.

[stevedoregiles]

He gave the boy a mock glare. "Definitely your mother's son." He said reaching over and tickling the boy, amused by how easily entertained he seemed to be. He didn't know when the last time he'd laughed this much was.

[stevedoregiles]

Giles/Liam: Curiosity

[demonboyliampratt-blog]

He knew Giles was humoring him…even if, by some miracle, the world went back to normal…people didn’t have kids because some other kid asked them to. He was sharper than people gave him credit for. But he smiled nonetheless. “Thanks anyway.”

[stevedoregiles]

He nodded. He tried his best. And who knows for sure what the future would hold, maybe it would happen. But he knew he was getting ahead of himself, he and Buffy hadn't even slept together yet. "It could happen, you never know." He said with a small smile. "And maybe, when this is over, we'll be able to find you a friend your own age."

[stevedoregiles]

Giles/Liam: Curiosity

[demonboyliampratt-blog]

“Really?” he asked, a huge grin on his face. “You’re actually gonna do it?” He knew it’d take a few years for the baby to grow up, but eventually he’d have a friend He wouldn’t be alone anymore. But thinking back to what the world was like now, his face fell. “No…I mean, you guys could, if you want. But it doesn’t seem fair somehow…you know, to the baby.” He’d grown up with a park, and normal food, and the ability to go outside during the day without running for his life. Any baby born now…they wouldn’t have that. They’d only have this. And Liam wasn’t that selfish.

[stevedoregiles]

He gave the boy a sad smile, surprised he'd come to that conclusion on his own, of course, Giles had already known that now wasn't the time for any new children. Especially babies. Babies are completely dependent on their parents and during a zombie apocalypse that really wasn't something they should do. "Well, perhaps when this is all over then. If Buffy and I still love each other, and would be willing to sleep together. Maybe..." He shrugged.

[stevedoregiles]

Giles/Liam: Curiosity

[demonboyliampratt-blog]

He shrugged it off. “Just curious.” He kept the desire for another kid around to himself. They obviously couldn’t get one, so what was the point? Besides his parents, Xander and Angel were the only people in love. Unless… “Could you and Buffy have a baby?” he suggested. “I mean, you love each other, right? That’s part of it. And I know the sleeping together’ll suck, but eventually you’ll have a kid. How cool is that?”

[stevedoregiles]

He coughed, trying to cover up his distress. "err... I'm not sure, Liam. I mean, we're physically capable of it I suppose, but... I'm not a young man anymore, and babies are a lot of work..." He saw the look on the boy's face. He knew how difficult it was growing up alone, not having anyone but adults to talk to. Being isolated from people your own age. "You know what, I'll talk to Buffy about it. See if we can get you a friend." He knew now really wasn't the time for procreation, but he couldn't outright say no to the look on Liam's face.

[stevedoregiles]

Giles/Liam: Curiosity

[demonboyliampratt-blog]

Liam nodded, giving Giles a weak smile. “Thanks,” he said quietly, eventually falling silent. It was weird, being the only child around. Everyone was really nice to him, even when he was annoying. But he was lonely. He saw families on tv fight, complain about brothers and sisters…he’d love a sibling. But if it came with the same strings he had, then no way, Jose. “Can Xander and Angel have kids?” he asked. “They love each other, right? And I’m guessing they sleep together in a baby-having way. Plus, they have a dog. They have to have a kid. Kids and dogs go together. It’s like…some kind of rule.”

[stevedoregiles]

He shook his head, somewhat baffled by where the question had come from. "No, unfortunately not. In order for one to reproduce they'd need to have a male and a female." He tried not to complicate things for the boy without getting either vulgar or too scientific. "You see, boys only have half of the parts needed to make a baby. And Girls have the other half. So two boys can't have a baby, and two girls can't have a baby, even if they love each other very much." He explained. "Why are you so interested?"

[stevedoregiles]

Giles/Liam: Curiosity

[demonboyliampratt-blog]

He nodded. “Ok.” He knew he should be able to do better…give him to her for good. But he couldn’t. He was too attached. His teddy bear was the closest thing to a friend he had…the grown ups didn’t count. He’d never been around other kids…not really. And now he might be the only one left.

[stevedoregiles]

"And just remember, if you ever need anything from town, just let me know. I'll try to find something for you." He said patting Liam's back softly. He didn't get a chance to be around children much, and he knew he'd never have any of his own, so getting to be a part of young Liam's life was somewhat of a blessing. And he felt bad that he hadn't been there before. Even though he knew Spike had questions, he'd left. Sure he had his own problems to deal with at the time, but he should have considered the other factors.

[stevedoregiles]

Giles/Liam: Curiosity

[demonboyliampratt-blog]

“It’s not the same. It can’t just be any stuffed animal,” he protested. It had to be his teddy bear. He knew it. He’d had it forever…he’d been holding it the night he found out he was the key. He’d had it the night he cried himself to sleep, wishing his dad wasn’t back at the crypt, that both of his parents were home together. And both of those things had worked out somehow. His bear was better than other bears. He’d made Liam feel better…he could do the same for his Aunt Tara. “She needs him more than I do,” he said quietly.

[stevedoregiles]

"Maybe you could just lend it to her." He suggested in a soft voice. He knew what the Liam must be feeling. He's had a teddy bear of his own when he was younger. His name was Mr. Snuggles and he'd gotten him through the best and worst of times. Such as when his father told him about his destiny when he was ten. When he broke his nose when he was six. Mr. Snuggles had always gotten him through. And he still had him. Somewhere.

[stevedoregiles]

Giles/Liam: Curiosity

[demonboyliampratt-blog]

“I have a teddy bear!” he piped up hopefully, thinking back to his stuffed animal. But he bit his lip again. “But I dunno if I could give him up. Does that make me a bad person?” He felt like a bad person…his aunt was alone. He still had his parents. She needed the bear more than he did.

[stevedoregiles]

He smiled softly. "No, that doesn't make you a bad person. Children shouldn't have to part with their stuffed animals. I'll tell you what, next time I'm in town, I'll make sure to keep my eyes peeled for any stuffed animals. yeah?" He asked, giving the boy's shoulder a squeeze

[stevedoregiles]

Giles/Liam: Curiosity

[demonboyliampratt-blog]

“Tara,” he said softly. “My godmom. Her fiancee…she died. She went out and didn’t come back. And she’s sad, Giles. Really sad. She hasn’t been at dinner, and she’s crying, and I wanna make her feel better. I had Jeeves get her cupcakes, but she’s not eating stuff, so that was just dumb.” He’d left them outside her door, not wanting to bother her. He turned to the grown up. “What do I do?”

[stevedoregiles]

He remembered Tara. She was a lovely woman, he was saddened to hear about her fiancee. He placed his arm around Liam's small shoulders. "Well, it's very different for someone my age and someone your age. I would be more apt to buy a teddy bear or a box of chocolates and say a few kind words. But I think, with your relative size and age, she would probably very much appreciate a hug. I find those are rather helpful. And she'll have to eat eventually, so comfort food was a good idea."

[stevedoregiles]

Giles/Liam: Curiosity

[demonboyliampratt-blog]

“Ok.” He’d have to see what kind of candy his godmother liked…if she didn’t like the kind Giles had, then this plan was a bust too. “How do you make people feel better?” he asked quietly. “You know…people who’re sad. How do you cheer them up?” Please say food, please say food…

[stevedoregiles]

He sighed, thinking about it. "I'm not really sure. Everybody's different. some people just like to cry and talk about their feelings, some people like to take it out with physical exertion, like jogging. For some people the way to their heart is through their stomach." He answered. "Do you mind if I ask why?"

[stevedoregiles]

Giles/Liam: Curiosity

[demonboyliampratt-blog]

“Do I have to eat it?’ he asked, thinking his whole Tara cupcake idea might flop, and maybe candy was the way to go instead.

[stevedoregiles]

He raised an eyebrow, somewhat confused. "No, I suppose not. It's yours to do with what you want."

[stevedoregiles]

Giles/Liam: Curiosity

[demonboyliampratt-blog]

He bit his lip. Now he felt bad about it. Somehow he hadn’t actually thought Giles’d give in. “No…that’s ok. You’re helping me with the electricity. And I won’t tell anyone about Buffy, I swear. Pinkie swear, even.”

[stevedoregiles]

He held out his pinky and hooked it with Liam's, sealing their deal. "I'll tell you what. I'll give you one piece of candy a day. I would say more, but I don't know when we'll be able to get more."

[stevedoregiles]

Giles/Liam: Curiosity

[demonboyliampratt-blog]

“If I were him, I’d say you should just give me the candy now, no parents involved. Because you told me a secret, and if you don’t, then I’ll tell.” But he shrugged the idea off. “It’d take the fun out of the candy though, and I’d feel like a jerk. A promise is a promise, right?” he asked, looking up at the man.

[stevedoregiles]

His eyes widened. He couldn't believe it, blackmailed by a seven year old. He shook his head, muttering something about definitely being spike's son under his breath. "Alright, alright. I'll be your supplier." He said with a small smile. "But I have a sweet tooth too, so you can't have all my candy, or there wouldn't be any left for me."

[stevedoregiles]

Giles/Liam: Curiosity

[demonboyliampratt-blog]

“Ok,” he said slowly, “How about I let you come with? But you have to promise not to question my methods.” He thought for a moment. “Or I could just do it my dad’s way to begin with,” he added, grinning.

[stevedoregiles]

"Oh? And what way would that be?" He asked curiously. He didn't spend much time around kids, it was fascinating how their minds worked. How they made connections between ideas.

[stevedoregiles]

Giles/Liam: Curiosity

[demonboyliampratt-blog]

“What?” he asked innocently, staring up at Giles, doing his best not to blow his poker face by grinning. And he wasn’t totally lying. It depended on how he asked his parents. A couple more questions about babies, and he was pretty sure he could get them to agree to the candy idea.

[stevedoregiles]

"If I let you ask them, and then just trust your answer. I have no way of knowing if you really asked them. or if you're just saying you did."