FIC: Answering Darkness

[blameburner]

Just about to call it a night when I discover an update! A very strange place indeed, Sass - but somehow it all makes perfect sense...



I guess being stuck in Alice In Wonderland would be Willow's idea of Hell, wouldn't it? This update was fantastic! (not that they aren't always fantastic...) My heart was racing with Willow being all desperate and trying to get to Tara, and yet I was laughing out loud at the absurdity... and then I felt guilty about laughing in the face of Willow's pain!!! ARGH!!!



*still dangling off the edge of Mt. Saint Sass, yet feeling oddly reassured by Autumn's safety-harness, blameburner decides to knit a sweater for Sass with the word "squicky" on it*

Giles: There's nothing here to indicate. Just vague references to chaos and destruction.
Willow: Just once I'd like to hear a reference to balloon animals.

[Sassette]

**TX: Well, apparently you did ... 'cuz you tried it *G*



**W.I.: Ummm ... I was smoking Marlboro Lights. Go get your own.



**Pixie: Yeah, well, I'm kind of confused, too. But yes, that stuff all made sense ... I was just confused that it was in there at all ... Willow's brain, apparently, does freaky things when she's unconscious. Couldn't she have just had a naughty Tara dream? Did I >have< to type out all that Alice in Wonderland crap? *sigh*



**blameburner: Heh ... glad it made something resembling sense. Sort of. *confused look* Did that make sense? I mean, Crikey! How >IS< a raven like a writing desk? And yeah, "squicky" is a GREAT word.



-Sass

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I Think The Hellmouth Tastes Like Chicken -- Autumn

[TrueXena]

Oh Sass my dear, I believe someone has been dipping your cigs in angel-dust or something, cuz DAMN!!!



Now if I didn't know how this was gonna turn out (in the broad sense) i'd be scratching my head (like all those poor little Kittens out there are doing now) wondering what the hell all this has to do with Hell and Tara and this damn story!



But then I'm ok with all this cuz I know the deal and it did all make sense.



Great update, sleep well, and ummm get some rest cuz DANGIT I'll need an update to this soon.

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Doc: "I'm the happy peppy pimp, 'cause I don't beat my hos!" / Doc: "...and then they had sex."

Tara: "Its good to be a chicken casserole." -in 'Answering Darkness' By: Sassette

TrueXena: "Get a taste of Religion. Lick a Witch!"

[Scout]

Sass, your descriptions of hell are going to give me nightmares for the next month! You should give this stuff to little kids in Sunday School - it would scare the heeby-geebies out of ‘em.



And somehow it seems right that Willow’s trip should include an Alice-in-Wonderland-like experience. It just seems to go along with the way Willow’s brain works.



Are the girls going to be reunited soon? You know me – I need them together. Even if one of them is naked and the other is puking up black goo. Well, I guess the naked part is okay.

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“…metaphorically fucking flaming circles of mystical fire floating moaning and where the fuck was this show when I was seventeen!?" – BtVS beat poem by Verdant

[BigMac]

Did you have nightmare's of Alice in Wonderland as a kid or is it Willow.

Tara: Assume Crash
Positions

[Kailyn Of Povar]

Anyone else worried that Willow got the Dead Man's Hand in that little poker game, or that she did not finish the crossword now?



Nice update, very weird. :-p



If you want to know what the Dead Man's Hand is (Aces and Eights) go here.



-Yuri



Who actaully knew what it was

[Sassette]

**TX: Angel Dust? Ewwww ... But yes, it was muchly of the weirdness. But, y'know, Willow is sick, still dying, walked through a Hellmouth that didn't really want to let her through, then technically drowned. *shrug* She passed out - it happens. Which, really, was where that was supposed to end, but even passed out her brain is still working this situation out, trying to find all the angles and things ... and she's kind of got issues with Glory and the whole brainsuck bit, so that was in there .... I really had no plans for Willow to dream >anything< ... it was gonna' be "pass out, wake up, keep going" but she said no.



**Scout: Heh .... Hell really isn't such a nice place to be *shrug* And I'm telling you, the more I write this fic, the scarier Willow's brain gets ... 'cuz that was just ... disturbing. But yes, they will be reunited soon.



**BigMac: It was Willow.



**Yuri: LOL ... Okay, you get >major< points for noticing the Dead Man's Hand. But that was a little symbolic thing I threw in there ... When Willow went after Glory, she pretty much marched up to death itself and spit in its eye *shrug* So, in a way, we can say that Glory got the Dead Man's Hand ... 'cuz, y'know, she's dead, remember?



-Sass

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I Think The Hellmouth Tastes Like Chicken -- Autumn

[tommo]

Oh so cool. So very cool. I like it. Heh. I'm always for the freaky dream-but-not-really-a-dream-sequences. Excellent.

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No metaphors...just fucking.

[Sassette]

Whew! Okay, Ruth liked it ... the rest of you can be all confused and that's fine, 'cuz Ruth liked it



-Sass

[Grimaldi]

loved this part, very weird. It was so funny that Anya was the White Rabbit and Buffy & Dawn were Tweedle Dee and Tweelde Dumber. can't wait for Willow to find Tara.

Awww, Grasshopper, you're so screwed.

Alright, let's just shoot the fucking sex

If there are any questions, you may direct them to that brick wall over there.

[Kailyn Of Povar]

*preens at getting >major points< however you do realize that it was Wild Bill (the dead guy) who was holding it--so I still think that Willow holding it portends major bad joojoo for her. Then again this being a Sass fic and considering she still has to cross hell, with the Trickster trying to stop her (I would think) and her own answering darkness ( ) that bad things may happen to Willow is not much of a strech.



-Y



Edit yet another post to get rid of the EQ sig

Edited by: Kailyn Of Povar  at: 4/27/02 10:01:26 am

[Sassette]

**Grimaldi: Heh - thanks *G* Apparently, my brain does the same thing to me that Willow's brain does to her when she's passed out in Hell.



**Yuri: Not much of a stretch indeed ... and yes, I did know it was Wild Bill. But in case anyone is wondering, no, Willow won't get shot in the back, but yes - she's got a few more things to get through before she finds Tara.



-Sass

[Puff]

Sass glad to see Willow made it into hell ok, the whole drowning thing was not very nice (hence the hell I guess). And the Alice in wonderland part was cool, Anya as the white rabbit hee hee.

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You know, it's a real deal relationship and that's why people can relate to it
Amber Benson

[Jennpurr]

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**Jennpurr: *blush* Why, thank you *G* And yeah, the Trickster is a total bastard ... and part of what's fun about him is that no one can be completely sure just how much of a bastard he really is ... the world may never know which bad things that have happened that he's actually responsible for. Heh.

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You are very welcome. I just hope he get's what's coming to him. Can't wait to see how you handle it.



And WOW... that update. Kinda scary. LOL... Poor Willow. I hope she finds Tara soon.



Update.... soon?



OH... how much longer do you think you're going to carry this out? I'm just curious. I'm going to be sad to see it end, but I know it will have to at some point.



Jen

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"It's good to be a chicken casserole," Tara murmured before passing out. -from "Answering Darkness" by Sassette


Tara: Willow... I got so lost


Willow: I found you... I will always find you




Willow: Is anyone else waiting for it to go, 'Poof'? ... Maybe we could cover it with flowers!"

Edited by: Jennpurr at: 4/27/02 10:29:40 am

[Drakkenfyre]

Damn Sass, I have been on a mind trip like that since my good old college days. Ah fond memories or more like the lack of memory totally. Once again you leave me speechless, that was quite a ride. Thanks!!

"We few, we happy few."
"We band of buggered."

[LeatherQueen]

Oh wow... that was incredibly bizarre, but I liked it. Willow's brain does some amazing things, that's for sure.



And I loved the Vacation in Hell line. But she can't enjoy her Vacation in Hell until she finds Tara.

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"Honey, I'm the original one-eyed chicklet in the kingdom of the blind." - Glory


"Futile... like a FOX, baby!" - Tara in The Late Shift by wiccachica

[Sassette]

**Puff: Yeah, I thought the drowning thing was pretty damn squicky - which is why it was in there. Glad you liked the Alice in Wonderland bit .... I thought I was on crack when I re-read it, though.



**Jennpurr: You have Alice in Wonderland fear? *G* But yes, that WAS pretty creep - at least, it was for me. Not that I have Alice in Wonderland fear ..... but it was freakin' weird. And I'm almost done with part 52 .... then there will be two more parts and an epilogue. Probably. Unless there's more.



**Drakkenfyre: College days Mind trips? You didn't happen to do a bunch of drugs, didja'? Glad you liked it.



**LeatherQueen: Well, anywhere with Tara is a vacation *shrug* Even Hell.



-Sass

[Jennpurr]

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**Jennpurr: You have Alice in Wonderland fear? *G* But yes, that WAS pretty creep - at least, it was for me. Not that I have Alice in Wonderland fear ..... but it was freakin' weird. And I'm almost done with part 52 .... then there will be two more parts and an epilogue. Probably. Unless there's more.

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No.. no fear of Alice In Wonderland. I guess creepy, would have been a better word? It was good though.



And ONLY two more parts. NO!!! Say it's not true. That can't be right. But.. then you said unless there's more. I'm voting with the moreness. LOL.... that's not a word, but it sounded good in my head.



Need W/T Smoochies, Sass. Please??



Jen

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"It's good to be a chicken casserole," Tara murmured before passing out. -from "Answering Darkness" by Sassette




Tara: Willow... I got so lost


Willow: I found you... I will always find you




Willow: Is anyone else waiting for it to go, 'Poof'? ... Maybe we could cover it with flowers!"

[bulldog tidnab]

oooooooookay. um sass honey? about the study buddies thing with the cookies?

chapter one: try not to eat too many of the oatmeal-lsd-butterscotch chip ones. they might cause permanent damage, or updates like the last.

on second thought, eat those cookies!



hmmm... yes, so most splendid update goodness. definitely digging on the Alice and Wonderland thing. Anya was the... hee hee....

*falls over onto the floor snickering and receives a well deserved glare from her ferocious feline friend*

oops.

at any rate vr cool. i used to want to be the cheshire cat when i was a kid, but i think now i've changed my mind. eep. such is life.



next cookie discussion will involve super cookies. ( they're like a cookie only cake-y, but not in a newton way.)

and remember kids.... cookie time is fun time!!!



yeah so i've been awake for 42 hours trying to find an apartment and get my shit together so i'm gonna go die for a couple of hours.



Andi Go Sleepy

Willow: "Those darn Salem judges. With their less-satanic-than-thou attitude."


Tara: "Oh, honey, let's change it. The Discovery channel has koala bears."



Il est dit, elle me tient.

[Tiggrscorpio]

Wow Sass, these last few parts were truly "hell" to read. And I mean that in the best possible way. I was holding my breath all the way with Willow. Please tell me they will find each other soon. Thanks again for this brilliant story!

*****

She's my everything!

[Sassette]

**Jennpurr: Well, it's gotta' end sometime *G* And these are going to be fairly long parts, and technically, I'm not done with 52 yet. And of COURSE there will be W/T smoochies. There will be much with the W/T smoochie goodness before all is said and done.



**bulldog_tidnab: Hope you've had a good nap ... and remember ... being awake for 42 hours at a time is Very Bad for you. Of course, I'm the one chomping down lsd-cookies, so I probably shouldn't talk, huh? And how could Anya not be the White Rabbit in a dark-magick-drowning-induced-passed-out-freaky-dream?



**Tiggrscorpio: They will find each other soon. Ummm ... sort of. Heh - sorry ... you asked ... and that's about as reassuring as I am capable of being right now - except to say that this WILL have a happy ending *G*



And I'm going to head on out and make some trouble. I haven't done anything horribly irresponsible in awihle, so I'll probably be too tired when I get home to do the update thing. Unless I have way too much caffeine, and/or get all the 'outside fun' out of my system fairly early in the evening. So, probably no update tonight, but probably 'yes' on the update for tomorrow.



-Sass

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I Think The Hellmouth Tastes Like Chicken -- Autumn

[AutumnT]

ooooo. Sass is going to run out and paint the town lavender.



And that smoochie thing? I'm holding you too it. Got that missy?



Maybe they should try that, er, "spell" again too. Just for good measure.

Autumn

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Buffy: I could wrestle naked in grease for a living and still be cleaner than after a shift at the Doublemeat.

Willow: Plus, I'd visit you at work every single day. --- "Normal Again" shooting script

Edited by: AutumnT  at: 4/27/02 5:07:39 pm

[ExtraFlameyWT]

Okay, I read the update this morning, but I didn't get a chance to reply until now...



GREAT UPDATE!!!



Even though I am kind of afraid of Alice in Wonderland, I thought it was great. Hehe, yes the movie always used to scare me when I was little. It didn't scare me nearly as much as the Wizard of Oz, though... this fic is fine by me as long as it doesn't have any of those scary flying monkeys!



I'm glad that my stern talking to helped... and thanks, TrueXena for pushing Sass into updating!



-Aimee

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"Hey Will, this is me. It doesn't all have to be good and fine. This is the room where you don't have to be brave. I still love you. If you're worried, you can be worried." -Tara to Willow in ep. 603 Afterlife

[TrueXena]

No problem. Tis my job as a "Non-reader of Unfinished Fics" to do the pokeing and prodding thing.

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Doc: "I'm the happy peppy pimp, 'cause I don't beat my hos!" / Doc: "...and then they had sex."

Tara: "Its good to be a chicken casserole." -in 'Answering Darkness' By: Sassette

TrueXena: "Get a taste of Religion. Lick a Witch!"

[tommo]

Well Sass, I couldn't think of anything constructive to say because this chapter was just a blast. It's so like Willow to have a freaky assed vision like that, kind of clued into her whole psyche and take on things. Loved it.

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No metaphors...just fucking.

[Karzia]

Only a truely deranged person would make Anya the White Rabbit In a twisted Alice dream, Gosh Sass is way cool



Try not to be to irrespondsable....... huh did I just say that???? OH my gosh who am I and what have i done with Ginnie????

"The Bible contains
six admonishments of Homosexuals and 362 of Heterosexuals, That doesn't mean God doesn't love Hetrosexuals, just that they need more supervsion."


Lynn Laver

[Jennpurr]

I'm holding you to the smoochies thing too. That is definitely a plus in my book. + = Smoochie goodness.



And a big YAY!!! for the promise for long chapters. I can handle that. Looking forward to the update.



Jen

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"It's good to be a chicken casserole," Tara murmured before passing out. -from "Answering Darkness" by Sassette




Tara: Willow... I got so lost


Willow: I found you... I will always find you




Willow: Is anyone else waiting for it to go, 'Poof'? ... Maybe we could cover it with flowers!"

[jdcioffi]

Very interesting ... did I miss the tweakin' caterpillar? Hmm ...



I think I'll need more ... yes, in fact, I will definitely need more.



JD

Helen: "What makes you happy?"
Jessica: "Nothing. I'm not."
(Kissing Jessica Stein)

[TrueXena]

Will she be too plastered to do much writing? We shall all see wont we?



*runs off to poke, pester, and prod her in IM's*

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Doc: "I'm the happy peppy pimp, 'cause I don't beat my hos!" / Doc: "...and then they had sex."

Tara: "Its good to be a chicken casserole." -in 'Answering Darkness' By: Sassette

TrueXena: "Get a taste of Religion. Lick a Witch!"

[Shinnen]

Nice reference to the Alice in Wonderland story... turned out a little twisted like American McGee's Alice! ...COOL!...



But I love your story on the whole...nice dark and angsty

She Looks at the world in a special way, and I feel special because I'm part of her world. She gets my jokes. She understands. It's Magic.