It's more than just witches. It's ... everyone. If Tamara Monroe had her way, she would kill all of us.
[Witches, vampires, werewolves, probably even Slayers too. No one not human would be safe. But that isn't the point.]
My dad managed to get out eventually. He doesn't really do that much heroing in his old age. But he had a choice in it. He's human, through and through. People like us -
[and it's so strange, setting herself apart from him, as though she's something different. And she is, but Oliver's still her father, still a hero.]
- I guess we have to make a choice, whether we can live with standing by or if we can't. I can't, not really. It's in my blood. But I can't make that choice for anyone else.
No, it's not. What I've lived... But, I can't help but think, make my parents proud. Get a degree. Or something. We'll see. Sometimes, I think I'm going because my girlfriend is.
( A conversation she should probably be having with her. )
No, but really, Mia leads her downstairs and for the first time in a while, Hope lets completely loose, jumping, swaying, and bobbing to electronica. )
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( Wars of all kinds for her, really. )
Do you think this life follows us?
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[Witches, vampires, werewolves, probably even Slayers too. No one not human would be safe. But that isn't the point.]
My dad managed to get out eventually. He doesn't really do that much heroing in his old age. But he had a choice in it. He's human, through and through. People like us -
[and it's so strange, setting herself apart from him, as though she's something different. And she is, but Oliver's still her father, still a hero.]
- I guess we have to make a choice, whether we can live with standing by or if we can't. I can't, not really. It's in my blood. But I can't make that choice for anyone else.
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Neither can I. And, I can't stand on the sidelines, either. I tend to put myself into the middle of everything. Or, lead the charge.
( She is much more of a team player now. )
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But the great thing about being on a team is that when you can't step up, someone's there to cover you. It's good that you have a squad.
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( But, here they've made it. )
Did you go to college?
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I was supposed to, but ... it didn't work out. And honestly, I don't feel like I missed anything so.
[She shrugs.]
College isn't for everyone.
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( A conversation she should probably be having with her. )
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Your dad's probably loaded right? It's not like you'd be taking on debt.
[That's probably not the best way to think about college, but:]
Try it for a semester. See what you think, and if it's not for you, you don't have to go back. But at least you tried.
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( Mia's right. )
What happens when it's everyone else's expectations and not your own? What if you don't know what you expect from yourself?
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[Not that she's really had the college experience, but being with the Slayers has been her own kind of dip into the adult pond.]
You'll be the one making all the choices. No one's gonna make them for you.
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( Even though, it's gotten her to some great places. She has an amazing girlfriend. And a loving, if slightly homicidal family. )
Thank you, for coming out with me and showing me how the other half clubs.
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[It's nice to spend time in a familiar scene without being on the look out for vampires eating the patrons. But on that note:]
Want to go dance, while we're here?
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( And they do. Exeunt. Pursued by a bear.
No, but really, Mia leads her downstairs and for the first time in a while, Hope lets completely loose, jumping, swaying, and bobbing to electronica. )