01/25/2013 07:08 am
Oh, you suck. I had tears in my eyes almost immediately After that demon handed agnes the keys.
And, and you just had to have her name it. Stupid Spike. (of course this is made much worse for the fact that we know how it works out.
And, and you just had to have her name it. Stupid Spike. (of course this is made much worse for the fact that we know how it works out.
05/29/2008 03:28 am
This is exciting - who or what is coming her way? What a great friend Miss A. Pringle is - think she would be a great friend for Buffy and for Tara, that is if Tara somehow stayed in The Buffyverse.
Hope you have another update soon -
Hope you have another update soon -
Thank you so much for reading and reviewing. Much appreciated. yes, Agnes is the type of friend we can all do with in life. I'm only hoping Spike doesn't have to choose between her and Buffy one day!
05/27/2008 03:13 am
her mobile business, her home and her dreams given to her friend without hesitation. and her reward, trouble. very good read, thank you.
So pleased you enjoyed the chapter. More very soon. And we're nearing the end of Series 5. Oh dear!
Liza
05/26/2008 01:07 pm
Oh please let it be something good that's about to happen. The universe has to reward simple goodness. Angst is all very well for certain characters, infact a story wouldn't ring true if it was lacking, but Agnes is a very sweet addition to the Sunnydale world, not it's foundation. Reward her! A happy ending feels like the truth of this tale.
Well, we've got a long way to go before the end, but keep the faith, Agnes' life is about to take an unexpected turn and oh look, the end of Series 5 draws near. Ouch!
fyreburned
05/26/2008 10:50 am
Great update, and so glad to see it! Love the fact that you tie in lovely details, such as Agnes being witness to Buffy kissing Spike (and loved her willing kindness to run tend to her friend! Her heart was in it!) and the Winnebago. So sorry for her that it was ruined, but it simply demonstrates the goodness in her heart, her willingness to give not only of her goods, from her heart but in letting her dreams go to do so. And it was a testament to all this goodheartedness that she was glad for Spike, in that he and Buffy seemed to have made up...from her internalizing she is kind of fascinating in that she makes no bones (mentally speaking) that she doesn't like the slayer (but also partitions that relationship off, justifying it by way of reasoning that Buffy is the Slayer; she does what slayers do; she kills vamps. Agnes is a vamp, among others; ergo Buffy would kill her as quick as look at her (unfortunately before finding out the facts). Plus she personally justifies it by disliking that she saw Buffy cuddling with Angel. Yet she has developed a fondness for Dawn, and of course Spike, unknowingly related others, as well as formerly Joyce, and would hate to see any of them (or their memory) suffer for loss or injury from the Slayer's hurt. Her intricate relationships are marvelous. And now the introduction of a mystery man--- a human? a (human and/or) minion? worse, a lawyer??? LOL!...in a long, slim black car, hmmm...Drac? (Brings back images of Spike vs. Dracula comics)...but spelling trouble? Naughty cliffie hanger-er, you! Happily looking fwd to another update, ASAP! Thanks,
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Thank you once again for such a nice long, detailed review. I really enjoy reading them and would even if they weren't complimentary! Yes, Agnes is a "person" with her own likes and dislikes and she doesn't like Buffy as a person. I think this is valid because just because Buffy is the heroine in her own storyline, doesn't mean everyone has to like her. Cordelia didn't, for example. Liking and admiring are too very different things. If you love someone, I think you accept their faults - i.e. Spike and Buffy, but liking? Not so much.
Arrival of stranger - well, Agnes thinks it means trouble, but then trouble comes in many ways, doesn't it?
Arrival of stranger - well, Agnes thinks it means trouble, but then trouble comes in many ways, doesn't it?
05/26/2008 04:23 am
The chapter was so bittersweet. :( When I started reading about all of Aggie's plans for Esmerelda, I just knew it was her Winnebago Spike burrowed. I enjoyed Aggie's musings about frienship, Spike truly found a gem of a friend in her. :) Can't wait to learn more about Aggie's visitor. Good update!
So glad you enjoyed this chapter. Sometimes life and death are unfair, especially to Agnes. But sometimes love brings its own rewards......
Tamara
05/26/2008 02:48 am
I don't like the sound of this guy.I hope Agnes will be OK.
Spikez_tart
05/26/2008 01:48 am
Oh no - not Agne's van. I was hoping she could drop off some of those spicy cheese straws. And, who's the evil visitor? Someone we know?
Thank you for reading. Much appreciated, as usual. I'll try and update very soon.
IT
05/26/2008 12:54 am
The van! You explained how he got the camper!! You are brilliant!!! :)
Awesome update, as usual. But since I don't recognize the man at the end, I'm sitting on the edge of my seat waiting for more!
Excellent work.
Awesome update, as usual. But since I don't recognize the man at the end, I'm sitting on the edge of my seat waiting for more!
Excellent work.
So pleased you liked this chapter. I've always wondered about the van! Now I know, too! What can i say about the man who has just arrived? Between you and me, he is about to change her life! Or should I say death?
05/26/2008 12:35 am
Re The Archers - yup, I still listen.
anon462
05/25/2008 11:06 pm
Wonderful chapter!!! It was wonderful to read of Agnes thoughts and ideas on how the van was going to change her life. She was so happy!!! Then Spike told her he needed to borrow it. She knew she would never see the van again, but for Spike, her friend, she squared her shoulders and gave up her dream, because her friend needed her to.
At that moment in time there's not a "soul" in all of Sunnydale that is a finer person, nor has a greater heart than Agnes Pringle. :)
Thank you so much for such a nice review. I've always wondered about the camper van. Yes, Agnes understands what friendship means. She might not like the end result, but knows she has to come to the rescue if she can.
Nell
05/25/2008 10:35 pm
I like the way you continue to interweave Agnes into canon events. Somehow, Agnes giving up the van is one of the saddest things I've ever read. At least Spike seemed to notice the significance...
Yes, Agnes isn't having the best of times at the moment, but I'm hoping for something a little better soon!
05/25/2008 09:32 pm
Poor Aggie....so THATS where Spike got the RV that GILES wrecked (LOL...love how I blamed him?). Such a good friend. Naturally she'd hand over the keys without a thought even knowing she would be giving up her dream in return for her kindness. They really need to reward her!
Oooooo wonder who the man is there at the end????
Love how you had her pop in at that moment when Buffy kissed Spike. She knew it was the slayer immediately...of course she wasn't beaten to a pulp either.
Loving our Miss Aggie so very much.
Kathleen
Oooooo wonder who the man is there at the end????
Love how you had her pop in at that moment when Buffy kissed Spike. She knew it was the slayer immediately...of course she wasn't beaten to a pulp either.
Loving our Miss Aggie so very much.
Kathleen
Yes, I always wondered where he stole the van from, then realised he was more likely to have borrowed it from a friend! And it such an unlikely vehicle for a self-respecting demon!
05/25/2008 09:18 pm
Yikes! Who's after Agnes? Good to see you're keeping the cake count up. And what a neat tie-in with the camper van. Dear Agnes' altruism shining through. Best of all, I never thought I'd read vampires and The Archers in the same paragraph! A dream come true.
Glad to oblige! You must admit The Archers and Agnes are made for each other. Well, they were when she lived in England, not so sure about nowadays! Have you heard it recently!
05/25/2008 09:00 pm
So that's where the camper came from. Poor Agnes...I feel so bad for the dream she lost.
As Agnes would probably say, "When God shuts a door he opens a window!" But then, she'd probably catch a cold from the draught.! Thank you for reading.