ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ sᴇᴇ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʟɪᴠᴇ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ's ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴs.

[interpersonally]

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[interpersonally]

They did?

Wolves can make their arguments, too, because they don't know they're making the wrong or right ones.

So, we use facts. We can do that.

[holyposition]

Yeah. If you hear any "I heard someone saw," it's probably them that saw, and they're trying not to make themselves targets.

Speaking of which, one of the soccer girls "heard someone saw" someone with a diamond necklace fleeing Castiel's scene.

[interpersonally]

How much should we trust what someone "heard someone saw?"

[holyposition]

She's a smart, nice girl. I don't think she would lie, other than to make it seem like she isn't a Seer. Which is understandable.

[interpersonally]

So, she may not have seen, she may have "seen" it.

[holyposition]

Right.

[interpersonally]

We were told someone wearing a diamond collar also was seen by Giles' body.

[holyposition]

And you trust the source?

He died from a bite to the throat. So...probably one of yours.

[ Sorry. ]

Armand, Caroline, or Spike. Doesn't Spike know him from home?

[interpersonally]

Spike does, but he also has allegiance to Buffy and he's like Buffy's... trainer.

Caroline didn't know him, or Buffy, she's back.

Armand, I don't know, but that would be my vote if I made one.

[holyposition]

He trains her to slay vampires, which he is.

I know Armand. I'm more inclined to look at him for Castiel. He's too smart to do it the obvious way, he was here the first time. He's got some weird religious hangups that could explain the quasi-crucifixion.

[interpersonally]

No, Giles. Is like Buffy's trainer. Or was. Spike is just on Buffy's heels.

Share that with others. But, if that means Giles was killed by a vampire and one in diamonds, that means Armand, Caroline or Spike.

And then that leaves Spike.

[holyposition]

I heard you. If he trains vampire slayers, then vampires would have good reason to want him out. Even if they like the slayer. It implicates Spike.

Spike and Armand. Would you be comfortable bringing one of their names up?

[interpersonally]

Spike loves Buffy. Would he really hurt her. Hurting Giles would hurt her.

Would I be comfortable bringing anyone's names up.

You know more about Armand and probably about why he would go after Castiel. I don't know enough about Spike and Giles and I couldn't justify Spike ruining any chances he'd have with Buffy.

Or, did you not see their public breakup.

[holyposition]

That's what this game is designed to do. Make us hurt people we love. It happened last time.

I can't accuse Armand. It'll sound like a grudge, coming from me. We've had bad blood since before the last games. My fight with Hawk about it was right in the open for anyone to see.

[interpersonally]

Why did you fight with Hawk over Armand?

[holyposition]

After he killed that girl on the network, I was of the opinion he needed to be contained, and Hawk thought it would be better to ignore it.

[interpersonally]

Were you wrong?

[holyposition]

No. Anyone killing people needs to be stopped, even if it's mind control or brainwashing, or whatever magic torture this place throws at us.

[interpersonally]

For the record, I agree. But, didn't the other vampires take care of it?

[holyposition]

Yeah, they did. And I'm glad they found a peaceful solution. Hawk gets paranoid, he thought it would be pitchforks and torches.

[interpersonally]

I was just told Paul's body was drained, but by cuts, not by a vampire.

[holyposition]

By cuts? What do you mean?

[interpersonally]

His body was literally drained, blood drained, by small cuts. Not by a prolonged vampire bite.

[holyposition]

Like a butcher.

[interpersonally]

Or a surgeon. Or, anyone with medical training. Do you think the wolves could have used their commune-given talents?