[At home, there's no one she can talk to about these things outside her immediate circle. Buffy's identity as the Slayer is not something that gets shared to keep them all from becoming a target. There doesn't seem much harm in talking about it here. Buffy is home, there's no one else here from her world, and Willow has given up on on the idea that that will change.]
It has to be us. Our friend - the one who died? She's destined to fight evil - she's chosen. She's my best friend, because it has to be her, it has to be us too. I don't think - even if we could make a spell like that work - I don't think we'd ever convince her to leave. It never even really occurred to us to think about it before.
It's probably kind of a unique situation. You know, all things considered.
[Chosen. Just like Oscar, like each of Ozpin's new reincarnations. Just like those born with silver eyes. He'd like to say it's not as unique as you think, but he's not prepared to get into it. And yet, it hurts. I don't think we'd ever convince her to leave. He doesn't think he could ever convince Ruby and Yang not to go home, either, if he were ever to try.
He wonders what it means that she died twice and someone else wasn't chosen. Is the role stuck with her until she is truly dead and gone? Is it a reincarnation situation, like Ozpin's? If she were to leave...would that mean there would never be another chosen? He can't help but think of how Oz can only die if it means surrendering to Salem and letting the rest of the world die with him. There is a deep cruelty to this idea of chosen ones, he thinks.]
We have something like that, in Remnant. Those born with silver eyes are said to be fated to lead a warrior's life. My niece has them. Her mom did, too.
But having it be just one person....can't imagine having it all on your shoulders like that. It's hard enough to keep the people around you safe, let alone....the entire world.
[It's technically a true statement. He can't really imagine what it's like to be Oscar or Ozpin, or how much heavier the weight of going back is when you have to bear it for the rest of eternity. He can't imagine how this friend feels, either. But it seems so terribly unfair--not just to her, but her loved ones as well. The inevitability of having to bear that grief, because she happened to be chosen.]
[She recognizes the description of the girl with silver eyes at once. The girl at the hotel who was riding the out of control luggage cart and helped Willow find her room after they narrowly escaped crashing the cart into the wall. The lost room had been frustrating at the time, but Ruby's appearance injected some much needed humour into the situation, and the search seemed to go much faster and much easier with a second set of eyes.]
Yeah... I can't imagine doing it alone either. Buffy's not alone, though - she's got us. As far as we know, she's the first one who's ever had help. Usually Slayers work alone, and in secret - no friends, no family. Just them and their Watcher - the person that trains them. She's lived the longest, though, so we must be doing something right.
Ruby's your niece, isn't she? I met her a couple months ago, at the hotel.
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It has to be us. Our friend - the one who died? She's destined to fight evil - she's chosen. She's my best friend, because it has to be her, it has to be us too. I don't think - even if we could make a spell like that work - I don't think we'd ever convince her to leave. It never even really occurred to us to think about it before.
It's probably kind of a unique situation. You know, all things considered.
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He wonders what it means that she died twice and someone else wasn't chosen. Is the role stuck with her until she is truly dead and gone? Is it a reincarnation situation, like Ozpin's? If she were to leave...would that mean there would never be another chosen? He can't help but think of how Oz can only die if it means surrendering to Salem and letting the rest of the world die with him. There is a deep cruelty to this idea of chosen ones, he thinks.]
We have something like that, in Remnant. Those born with silver eyes are said to be fated to lead a warrior's life. My niece has them. Her mom did, too.
But having it be just one person....can't imagine having it all on your shoulders like that. It's hard enough to keep the people around you safe, let alone....the entire world.
[It's technically a true statement. He can't really imagine what it's like to be Oscar or Ozpin, or how much heavier the weight of going back is when you have to bear it for the rest of eternity. He can't imagine how this friend feels, either. But it seems so terribly unfair--not just to her, but her loved ones as well. The inevitability of having to bear that grief, because she happened to be chosen.]
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Yeah... I can't imagine doing it alone either. Buffy's not alone, though - she's got us. As far as we know, she's the first one who's ever had help. Usually Slayers work alone, and in secret - no friends, no family. Just them and their Watcher - the person that trains them. She's lived the longest, though, so we must be doing something right.
Ruby's your niece, isn't she? I met her a couple months ago, at the hotel.