Centre of Mystical Convergence
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#1: Centre of Mystical Convergence Author: Liss, Location: Harrow, London PostPosted: Mon Apr 12, 2004 12:56 pm

Just thought I'd start this up again. These rest can be found here.

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Lilac dormitory, which was up several flights of stairs, turned out to be a large, airy room with eight cubicles, separated with crisp curtains decorated with lilac blooms.

“We turned this room out in the last holidays,” Matron informed them. “We didn’t have enough room for all the girls this term. There’s enough space for the three of you, here.” Buffy, Anya and Dawn approached the cubicles diffidently, until Buffy threw back one of the curtains to reveal the bed chair and bureau that furnished each cubicle.

“Well, it seems adequate,” remarked Anya. “But the beds are small. When Xander and-“ Before she could finish her sentence, Buffy had grabbed her arm and Dawn had started asking loudly where the bathroom was. Matron looked at the girls suspiciously, but pointed Dawn in the direction of the bathroom.

“I take it you don’t have much in the way of clothes?” she asked, inspecting Buffy’s leather trousers with a disapproving eye.

“Just what we’re wearing,” replied Buffy, feeling oddly self-conscious. “We had a slight – incident.”

“Well, I’m sure we can manage something,” Matey said briskly. “I’m sure one of the girls or mistresses will have something suitable.”

“I’m not wearing school uniform,” stated Anya definitely. “There are some levels I won’t sink to.” Buffy rolled her eyes, and turned to Matron.

“Please excuse my friend. She’s not well-versed in the ways of…people.”

“Hmm,” was Matron’s only response. “Well, I’ll leave you ladies to wash and find some clothes for you.” She left the room, and thought she heard the words ‘No school uniform!’, oddly muffled, floating after her.

 

#2:  Author: Ellie, Location: Lincolnshire PostPosted: Mon Apr 12, 2004 4:25 pm

Glad you started this again Liss, wonder just how long Anya will be able to hold out against Matey.

 

#3:  Author: Kathye, Location: Laleham PostPosted: Mon Apr 12, 2004 6:24 pm

YAY, Liss thank you, you heard my pleas then !! Wink

 

#4:  Author: Sarah_K, Location: St Albans PostPosted: Mon Apr 12, 2004 6:27 pm

I never saw this the first time round but I'm very gald you've started it again. Anya could be a real liability in a situation like this... actually all of them could be with the possible exception of Giles.

 

#5:  Author: Xanthe, Location: London/Cambridge PostPosted: Mon Apr 12, 2004 7:01 pm

Oooohoooooooohoooooooooooooo!

Shinyshiny Liss!

 

#6:  Author: Jennie, Location: Cambridgeshire PostPosted: Mon Apr 12, 2004 7:21 pm

It's great to see this back, Liss. Please don't leave it as long this time.

 

#7:  Author: Vikki, Location: Possibly in hell! It's certainly hot enough....... PostPosted: Mon Apr 12, 2004 9:22 pm

Yay Liss!!!!! More please!!!!!!!!!

 

#8:  Author: James,  PostPosted: Mon Apr 12, 2004 9:54 pm

Yay! Go Liss! Smile

 

#9:  Author: Jennie, Location: Cambridgeshire PostPosted: Tue Apr 13, 2004 4:45 pm

Liss, please let us have some more. I'm even getting a Buffy book out of the library so I can find out what it's all about! How's that for dedication?

 

#10:  Author: Ciorstaidh, Location: London PostPosted: Tue Apr 13, 2004 5:16 pm

Li-isss?????

Where's more story? Crying or Very sad

*but loves what you've done*

 

#11:  Author: Chloë, Location: London: when away from home planet! PostPosted: Tue Apr 13, 2004 8:03 pm

Yay Liss!

May we have some more soon please oh squeen?

 

#12:  Author: Rachael,  PostPosted: Tue Apr 13, 2004 9:57 pm

*echoes the pleas for more*

I'm also glad to see this is back Liss - please give us some more soon!

I agree that Giles is the one most likely to fit in - I could see him getting on rather well with Plato ... eccentrics together!!

 

#13:  Author: Liss, Location: Harrow, London PostPosted: Wed Apr 14, 2004 4:12 pm

Buffy was in the middle of trying to explain to Anya that, in light of their current situation, discretion was the better part of valour (or, in blunter terms, no talking about sex) when the dormitory door swung open and a girl walked in. Dressed in the same blue skirt, cream blouse and crimson and silver striped tie that the two elder girls had been wearing, she was several years younger. She stopped several paces in and gawped at Buffy, Anya and Dawn.

“Hey!” said Dawn with a little wave.

“Hello,” returned the girl rather weakly, then seemed to recover herself. “I say, who are you? Does Matey know you’re here? Cos she’ll have words to say if she doesn’t. Are you new girls?”

“Erica Standish! What are you doing out of lessons?” Behind Erica, Len Maynard had entered the room, a pile of clothes over her arm. Erica flushed, and waved a blue rag at the Head Girl.

“I spilled ink on my hanky, Len, so Miss Armitage sent me to get another.” Len inspected the proferred handkerchief.

“I’ll say you did!” she exclaimed with a grin. “I never saw such a mess in my life! Here, give it to me; it’s not fit for anything. Got another? Now, scram, kiddo!” Erica, a fresh handkerchief shoved in her pocket, scrammed accordingly, and Len swung the door closed behind her. “Some of those Middles are the absolute end,” she said cheerfully, dumping her armful on the nearest bed. “Keeping them clean is no joke. Anyway, Matey asked me to find some dec- er, some clothes for you. This is for you, Miss Summers.” She pulled out a scarlet velvet dress with a dainty lace collar and handed it to Buffy, who took it rather gingerly. “I nabbed it from Ted; she’s about your size. Undies as well – Matey said you didn’t have a thing.” The next dress was given to Anya, a green wool affair donated by a girl called Eve Hurrell. The last a no-frills creation in navy blue, which Len tossed to Dawn. “Courtesy of Anne Lambert, one our Seniors. I tried to get one from Jack, her younger sister, who’s more your height, but she only has one decent dress, and she needs something to wear to church!” Having distributed her largesse, Len disappeared again, leaving the three girls clutching dresses. Anya held hers at arm’s length.

“It’s not a uniform,” she said, gratified.

“I’d-a thought Xander would’ve liked you in a school uniform,” said Dawn, idly, pulling off her sweater and t-shirt.

“Dawn!” Buffy stopped in the middle of the same process and glared at her younger sister, who just shrugged.

“Jeez, Buffy, it’s not like either of them is big on the not-talking!” Anya proved her point by debating the benefits of school uniform as a fetish to nobody in particular, and Buffy gave in. Standing in bra and knickers, she gazed dubiously at the “undies” Len had given her.

“How do you suppose these go together?” Dawn fiddled with them, then yipped as the elastic snapped back on her. Anya awoke from her fantasy, and began pulling on the underwear.

“It’s perfectly simple,” she said.

“Yeah, when you actually wore this stuff, like, a century ago,” muttered Dawn, copying Anya. She looked down. “Sheesh, I look like Madonna.” Anya looked blank. Buffy laughed.

“Hey, pointy’s in this season!”

 

#14:  Author: Jennie, Location: Cambridgeshire PostPosted: Wed Apr 14, 2004 4:14 pm

Great, Liss, thank you.

 

#15:  Author: PatMac, Location: Yorkshire England PostPosted: Wed Apr 14, 2004 7:03 pm

ROTFL at the last line!

 

#16:  Author: Carolyn P, Location: Lancaster, England PostPosted: Wed Apr 14, 2004 8:45 pm

LOl at that scene!
Hope for more soon.

 

#17:  Author: Vikki, Location: Possibly in hell! It's certainly hot enough....... PostPosted: Wed Apr 14, 2004 10:47 pm

*giggling wildly!!!*

More soon please Liss!!! This is brilliant!!!
(not feeling so guilty now about ordering all seven seasons of Buffy on DVD from Amazon the other night!!!)

 

#18:  Author: Xanthe, Location: London/Cambridge PostPosted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 12:59 pm

Mr. Green Thank you shiny-Squeen Mr. Green

 

#19:  Author: Rachael,  PostPosted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 1:44 pm

Liss - this is wonderful!! I can just picture their faces!!

Please let's have some more soon ...


Vikki - may I ask how expensive that was? Ish?
Sounds very tempting and it's a long time 'til Xmas ....!
I've not seen that many of the but have LOVED the ones I have watched - and Spike is extremely sexy!

 

#20:  Author: Ally, Location: Jack Maynard's Dressing Room!! PostPosted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 2:29 pm

Thank you Liss, its great to have this back!!!

 

#21:  Author: Vikki, Location: Possibly in hell! It's certainly hot enough....... PostPosted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 9:29 pm

Rachael, Amazon have a special offer at the moment
series one is only about £17 instead of £45
series 2-6 are £30 instead of about £80
series 7 is about £60 at the moment

 

#22:  Author: Mora, Location: Lancaster PostPosted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 9:31 pm

*very jealous of Vikki* Those prices are verrry verrrrrrrrry tempting...
In the meantime... more please Liss? It's very very good Very Happy

 

#23:  Author: Liss, Location: Harrow, London PostPosted: Fri Apr 16, 2004 10:56 am

OK, I have to say I have no idea where this is going...

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Once suitably clad in the donated dresses, Buffy, Dawn and Anya stood uncertainly, wondering what to do next.

“I wonder how Giles and Xander are getting on,” said Dawn, suddenly.

“Well, this looks a pretty tweedy kinda place,” said Buffy. “I bet Giles feels right at home.”

“I hope there aren’t any sex-crazed little schoolgirls running around here,” said Anya, looking fierce. “They better not try and have sex with my boyfriend!” Buffy choked.

“I – I don’t really think they’re big on that sort of thing here, Anya,” she said, rather weakly.

“I’m just saying,” replied Anya, with a shrug.

“Do you suppose anyone is going to come and get us?” asked Dawn, who was getting a little tired of Anya’s twin obsessions with sex and money.

“I guess so,” said Buffy. “I mean, unless they’ve locked us in here and plan for us to starve!” Dawn grinned.

“At least we’re not on a hellmouth!” They laughed. Then remembered that they were, in fact, fifty years in the past standing on a centre of mystical convergence. Then made a rush for the door.

Wrenching it open with unnecessary force, Buffy heaved a sigh of relief.

“It wasn’t locked.”

“Of course it wasn’t,” said a curious voice. “Why should it be?” Looking up, Buffy saw another girl in her late teens, wearing the same uniform as the others. She was slightly built, with long dark hair, dark eyes, and a pale complexion, and looked oddly familiar.

“We’re a little…spooked,” Dawn said.

“Spooked? Oh, at getting lost? I’ve never heard that before. Yes, Len said she and Ted found you out on the Platz. I’m her sister – Len’s, I mean. My name’s Con Maynard. It’s time for Abendessen. That’s dinner,” she added, recognising all too well the blank looks her statement received. “You can have privately if you like, Matey says, or come to the Speisesaal – dining room – and have it with the rest of the school.” Buffy shrugged.

“We might as well come along,” she said. Con led the way down a number of corridors and stairs, until they came to a set of double doors, standing ajar. Con pushed one open, and the four girls walked in. The rest of the school was already seated, and there was a general rustle as girls turned to look at the newcomers.

“”Don’t mind them,” Con muttered, as the wound her way to the large table at the head of the room, where the staff were sitting. To Buffy’s relief, Giles and Xander were already seated – though the school seemed harmless enough, appearances were often deceiving. Con pointed out the three vacant seats, then slipped away to her own table.

Buffy, Anya and Dawn sat down, bowed their heads at Grace, and then shared expressions of relief with Giles and Xander as all five settled down to their meal.

“It is very good of you to put us up, Miss Annersley,” said Giles, helping himself to potatoes.

“You’re quite welcome, Mr Giles,” the Head Mistress replied graciously.

“How on earth did you manage to get stuck up here anyway?” asked another mistress.

“Well, we..” Giles broke off, floundering slightly. The Scooby Gang rolled their eyes. Yet again, they witnessed Giles’ attempts at covering up fail miserably.

“We were hiking up to meet some friends, but lost our backpack somewhere, and then got lost ourselves,” explained Buffy easily.

“Rotten bad luck,” sympathised the mistress. “I’m Nancy Wilmot, by the way. Senior Maths.” Xander gave an exaggerated shudder, and Nancy laughed. “Not your subject?”

“Only if the Torture and Total Humiliation class is full,” Xander said. “I still have nightmares.”

“Yes, he does,” added Anya helpfully. “I do, too, but mostly that Giles comes back from England and takes over the store. Or about bunnies.” There wasn’t much that could be said to this, but the mistresses of the Chalet School were made of stern stuff.

“You own a shop, Mr Giles?” asked Miss Annersley.

“Y-yes, a sort of gift shop affair in California. I don’t really have much to do with it now but…”

“Giles lives in England now,” interrupted Anya. “I run the store. I’m very good at it.”

“Yes, you are, honey,” said Xander, patting her hand. “So, how come there’s an English school in Switzerland?” Giles and Buffy exchanged looks of relief as the conversation moved into less worrying channels.

 

#24:  Author: Jennie, Location: Cambridgeshire PostPosted: Fri Apr 16, 2004 11:12 am

Yay for Liss, way to go!

 

#25:  Author: Xanthe, Location: London/Cambridge PostPosted: Fri Apr 16, 2004 12:07 pm

*chating loudly at the Squeen*

 

#26:  Author: Vikki, Location: Possibly in hell! It's certainly hot enough....... PostPosted: Fri Apr 16, 2004 12:32 pm

*wonders how you chate.........*
*thinks 'sod it' and joins in anyway!*

 

#27:  Author: Liss, Location: Harrow, London PostPosted: Fri Apr 16, 2004 12:37 pm

*watches the chating with interest*

 

#28:  Author: Chloë, Location: London: when away from home planet! PostPosted: Fri Apr 16, 2004 12:44 pm

*pokes Liss as she's not taken the chanting as a big enough hint*

 

#29:  Author: Carolyn P, Location: Lancaster, England PostPosted: Fri Apr 16, 2004 1:18 pm

Great, is there more?

 

#30:  Author: Ally, Location: Jack Maynard's Dressing Room!! PostPosted: Fri Apr 16, 2004 1:39 pm

Oooh thank you Liss

*Joins both the chating and the chanting*

 

#31:  Author: Sarah_K, Location: St Albans PostPosted: Fri Apr 16, 2004 1:45 pm

Just the idea of Anya in the Chalet School had me giggling, reading this bit... *composes herself* It's brilliant Liss.

All hail our mighty squeen!

 

#32:  Author: Vikki, Location: Possibly in hell! It's certainly hot enough....... PostPosted: Fri Apr 16, 2004 3:58 pm

*hails the squeen and hopes for more!!!*

 

#33:  Author: James,  PostPosted: Fri Apr 16, 2004 6:36 pm

*Chants, chates, and is relieved that someone else is writing about Buffy and co!*

 

#34:  Author: Donna, Location: Liverpool PostPosted: Sat Apr 17, 2004 12:09 am

just don't think that it lets you off the hook James!

This is great Liss!

*joins in chanting and chating*

 

#35:  Author: Abi, Location: Alton, Hants PostPosted: Sun Apr 18, 2004 12:23 am

*chates and chants*

Come on squeen! Pleeeease!

 

#36:  Author: Nicci, Location: UK PostPosted: Sun Apr 18, 2004 8:17 am

*continues with the chanting and chating* Laughing


Liss, I hadn't read the first part til this morning, and after an awful night, it had me chuckling away quite merrily! thank you.

 

#37:  Author: Jennie, Location: Cambridgeshire PostPosted: Sun Apr 18, 2004 2:19 pm

Liss, lots more, please.

 

#38:  Author: Vikki, Location: Possibly in hell! It's certainly hot enough....... PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 12:46 am

Liss? Where are you? We're waiting patiently for more........

 

#39:  Author: Ciorstaidh, Location: London PostPosted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 1:17 pm

yay! shiny Liss!

*loves them debating over the underwear*

MORE... please!!!

 

#40:  Author: Nicci, Location: UK PostPosted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 10:18 pm

Still no more?

Liiiiissssssss. Please post more.

 

#41:  Author: JemimaJane, Location: Cheltenham PostPosted: Sat Apr 24, 2004 4:44 pm

Liss, this made me laugh so much... it's great *starts to chate*
(Because it rhymes with great, which chant doesn't)

 

#42:  Author: Rachel, Location: Plotting in my lair; sometimes in Hampshire, England, UK, Europe, Earth, Milky Way, Universe PostPosted: Sat Apr 24, 2004 9:12 pm

So when do Scooby-Doo and Shaggy make an appearance?

I've never watched Buffy but I have seen Scooby-Doo!

 

#43:  Author: Liss, Location: Harrow, London PostPosted: Mon Apr 26, 2004 12:01 pm

huh? *confused*

 

#44:  Author: Vikki, Location: Possibly in hell! It's certainly hot enough....... PostPosted: Mon Apr 26, 2004 1:50 pm

Liss, I think RTW may have been mislead by the phrase "Scooby Gang".......................

 

#45:  Author: Katarzyna, Location: Preston, Lancashire PostPosted: Mon Apr 26, 2004 2:10 pm

Or of course the films of scooby doo which SMG is in!

 

#46:  Author: Jennie, Location: Cambridgeshire PostPosted: Mon Apr 26, 2004 7:08 pm

HHM, I thought it meant Scooby Doo, too.

Runs off to hide her blushes in a corner. Embarassed Embarassed Embarassed

 

#47:  Author: Dawn, Location: Leeds, West Yorks PostPosted: Tue Apr 27, 2004 1:16 am

& me Embarassed


anyway what's wrong with Scooby Doo?

 

#48:  Author: Kathy_S, Location: midwestern US PostPosted: Tue Apr 27, 2004 2:14 am

Jennie wrote:
HHM, I thought it meant Scooby Doo, too.

Runs off to hide her blushes in a corner. Embarassed Embarassed Embarassed


You are not alone. There's another Scooby? Shocked

 

#49:  Author: *Aletea*, Location: Manchester PostPosted: Tue Apr 27, 2004 12:16 pm

Ooh, someone explain the confusion and put everyone out of their misery, the poor mites!


In Buffy, the gang are commonly refered to as the Scooby Gang cos they go around beating up vamp's and things... Anyway, that's what Liss meant!

 

#50:  Author: Donna, Location: Liverpool PostPosted: Tue Apr 27, 2004 11:07 pm

I was *thinking* about explaining it at some point Wink








except I couldn't actually come up with an adequate explanation that made sense!

 

#51:  Author: Rachel, Location: Plotting in my lair; sometimes in Hampshire, England, UK, Europe, Earth, Milky Way, Universe PostPosted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 1:44 pm

I did guess it might just be a reference to Buffy & co, but what is so wrong with the idea of Shaggy and Scooby showing up to help out too?!?!?


There you go Liss, I'm sure you can incorporate that idea too!

 

#52:  Author: Nicci, Location: UK PostPosted: Wed May 05, 2004 9:54 pm

Liss sweetie, will there be some more soon? *hopeful smiley*

 

#53:  Author: Jennie, Location: Cambridgeshire PostPosted: Thu May 06, 2004 4:01 pm

Feels very neglected, Liss is not continuing her education in the Buffy universe.

 

#54:  Author: Vikki, Location: Possibly in hell! It's certainly hot enough....... PostPosted: Thu May 06, 2004 6:12 pm

Jennie, just remember that you can nag Liss in person next weekend at the Cambridge Gather....... Wink

 

#55:  Author: Jennie, Location: Cambridgeshire PostPosted: Fri May 07, 2004 1:56 pm

So I can! What sort o ftactic would work best, do you think? Getting down on my knees and begging, or getting a Buffy book out of the library, mugging it up and then asking if she's going to put this or that into her drabble in a heavy hint sort of way?

 

#56:  Author: Nell, Location: London, England PostPosted: Fri May 07, 2004 3:40 pm

Get Vikki to help and just pester her continually until she gives in to shut you up!!

 

#57:  Author: Vikki, Location: Possibly in hell! It's certainly hot enough....... PostPosted: Fri May 07, 2004 6:57 pm

Well, I figure if all of us who are at the Cambridge Gather nag her, maybe she'll give in and write more...... Wink

 

#58:  Author: Ciorstaidh, Location: London PostPosted: Sun May 09, 2004 8:38 pm

*begins to arm self with megaphone and lots of throat sweets for Cambridge Gather*

Auntie Liiiisssssss,,,, more stowwy, pwease!

You CAN'T still be with Rafe?!?! Shocked

 

#59:  Author: Chloë, Location: London: when away from home planet! PostPosted: Mon May 10, 2004 6:09 pm

Liss please may we have some more when you get a chance Smile

 

#60:  Author: Vikki, Location: Possibly in hell! It's certainly hot enough....... PostPosted: Tue May 11, 2004 1:21 am

Chloë, the last sighting of Liss saw her firmly ensconsed on Kathye's floor, having a whale of a time with Megan's Tweenies playset, so i really wouldn't jold my breath for more of this......... Wink

 

#61:  Author: Nell, Location: London, England PostPosted: Tue May 11, 2004 1:50 pm

...and then she moved onto the Fisher Price!!!

 

#62:  Author: Jennie, Location: Cambridgeshire PostPosted: Tue May 11, 2004 2:22 pm

Vikki, Will you join me in a nagging party on Saturday?

 

#63:  Author: Vikki, Location: Possibly in hell! It's certainly hot enough....... PostPosted: Wed May 12, 2004 6:52 pm

Grin!
My pleasure Jennie!!! Wink

 

#64:  Author: LL, Location: Tottenham, London PostPosted: Wed May 12, 2004 7:08 pm

*joins nagging*
Have just read this thing through - good going Liss!
*hails the Squeen* PLEASE continue?
Smile Surprised Confused Cool Crying or Very sad Wink Rolling Eyes Razz
Surely you can't resist all those smilies?

 

#65:  Author: Nicci, Location: UK PostPosted: Wed May 19, 2004 10:24 am

am i to understand the liss has started/continued another crossover, without continuing this one first. that's not on liss!! Rolling Eyes

*chanting* post post post post post post


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    #66:  Author: Vikki, Location: Possibly in hell! It's certainly hot enough....... PostPosted: Wed May 19, 2004 5:48 pm

    *watches Liss's eardrums explode!*

     

    #67:  Author: LL, Location: Tottenham, London PostPosted: Thu May 20, 2004 4:35 pm

    *picks up the pieces and puts them back together*

     

    #68:  Author: Liss, Location: Harrow, London PostPosted: Thu May 20, 2004 10:32 pm

    Don't get excited - there's no more story! Just to say that don't get your hopes up over my ever finishing this one. The X-Men story will heopfully be finished because I know what's going to happen. Likewise *New Girl* (eventually!!!) but this is just a random write-as-it-comes-to-me with no particular plot or anything. Sorry!

     

    #69:  Author: Sarah_K, Location: St Albans PostPosted: Fri May 21, 2004 1:11 am

    Well whilst you're writing two others that's probably understandable Smile we'll just hint on occasions so that if you feel like writing more...

    Wink

     

    #70:  Author: LL, Location: Tottenham, London PostPosted: Fri May 21, 2004 9:27 am

    Awh, I LIKED this one!
    *thinks of going to read some others*

     

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