video } regrets I've had a few but then again too few to mention

[bigbad]

[Canny viewers might recognize the room Spike's sitting in as the office of Angel's Investigation. Spike is, in fact, sitting on a desk, boots banging against the side as he smirks into the cameras.]

Hey, mates. Thought I ought to let you know that Angel's Investigation is under new management. [He jabs a thumb towards himself.] Sure, Angel's all right as a leader, but some people want a bit more brains and a bit less forehead, know what I mean?

[Has anyone agreed to this change in staff? No. Does anyone from Angel's team even know he's here, in Wonderland? Absolutely not. Is that going to stop Spike? Not for a second. It'll make Angel mad, and that's hilarious.]

So come on over for all your mystery solving needs. We take beer and smokes as payment. One thing's sure: with me in charge it'll be a lot more fun getting your mysteries solved. Cheers!

[He salutes and disconnects.]

Comments

[bigbad]

What, you've never listened to the Sex Pistols?

[interpersonal]

[ it's ok, spike. damon finds elena's musical knowledge tragic, too. ] No ... ?

[bigbad]

Bloody hell, kids. No sense of culture.

[interpersonal]

Are we really kids, or are you just really that old?

[bigbad]

Both, probably. How old are you? Bloody hell, the Sex Pistols weren't even that long ago.

[interpersonal]

Y'know, that question is more complicated than you likely want it to be. Nobody ages in Wonderland. It doesn't matter how long you've been here. So I guess the question is, would you count that time anyway? [ not to mention the times one is sent home for longer stretches of time. ]

[bigbad]

Depends. Could you have listened to music in that time?

[interpersonal]

... Yes. [ realization dawns across her features, and she answers almost slowly. ] I'm closer to twenty than nineteen.

[ somehow. when she hasn't even graduated. ]

[bigbad]

Definitely a kid. That mean you've been here less than a year and you're acting like that makes such a big difference?

video - hi sneaking this in because seriously tragic

[eyething]

Elena.

We need to greatly step up your musical education here. C'mon. "God Save the Queen", "Substitute", "Holidays in the Sun".... We've got a long way to go.

video - wow damon nobody asked you!!

[interpersonal]

Damon.

Why is this musical education so one-sided? I didn't even like The Scorpions outside of that hurricane song.

[ or was it just Scorpions? oh, who cares. ]

video - you asked him by this response!!!

[eyething]

Because I am informed of all pop culture music for the last several decades, and you educate me on feelings and how to look into Wonderland business that I otherwise wouldn't.

Also, how dare you. It's Scorpions.

[not The Scorpions.]

video - it's not a big deal!!!

[interpersonal]

[ ... okay, that's fair and logical reasoning.

she's kind of prickly about that. ]

There's not a big difference. [ scorpions, the scorpions. elena is not seeing the issue here. ]

Video - thank you damon

[bigbad]

Clearly.

Video - he tries

[eyething]

Look, there's only so much I can do. A whole lot of music, limited time. On an unrelated note, I always approve of less forehead. Less broody forehead.

[Also their last musical education session ended abruptly when the cd player, which was supposed to have all music Damon loved on it, started belting out Boyz 2 Men]

Video

[bigbad]

Broody foreheads that like Barry Manilow.

[A visible shudder. Spike will never understand Angel.]

video 1/2

[eyething]

What?

video 2/2

[eyething]

Barry Manilow???? I knew there was something wrong w/ Broodyhead, but I had no idea just how much.....

video

[bigbad]

Oh, you have no idea. His taste in everything is terrible.