thepicketfencecliche | feel the noise } { of star wars and star trek

[Yay it’s Buffy’s first sleepover! With Sam! In Sam’s house! They’re being good so that they’re not going to do anything, but they have to figure out how to entertain themselves for the evening after Thanksgiving is said and done. Buffy is not holding the fact that they’re just going to sleep against him.]

Buffy: Don't worry about it.

Sam: [lays in bed, wrapping his arm around her] I overworry. You should know that already but thought I would reiterate.

Buffy: I think I can handle it.

Sam: It's a 13 year old habit. Good luck.

Buffy: [smirks a bit as she moves her hand, letting her fingers trace one of his] She's gonna be in college soon, you know.

Sam: I know. And I'm going to have no idea what to do with myself at that point.

Buffy: I think you'll figure it out.

Sam: I think Dean is hoping I go back to hunting. But I don't know.

Buffy: You don't have to. I mean, it's not like there isn't plenty to hunt here. Sometimes being local is a good thing.

Sam: I've been thinking about looking more into the whole Men of Letters. I haven't had a lot of time between school and Olivia.

Buffy: [nods a bit] It's worth looking into. Giles thinks they might have started off as an American branch of the Watcher's council.

Sam: I guess I can see if he and Alaric want to help.

Buffy: I can help too. I'm not really big on the whole reading thing, but I'm good for heavy lifting.

Sam: Oh, I won't not involve you.

Buffy: Good. Because if you boys all ran off to look at dusty old books together, a girl could feel a little left out.

Sam: I will need someone to remind me that there is more than dusty books in the world.

Buffy: Things like sunshine and fresh air?

Sam: It'll help keep my vitamin D level high...

Buffy: Plus a little exercise never hurt anyone.

Sam: Can't get fat and lazy.

Buffy: Nope. Because it's clear at this point that I only want you for your body. [teasing]

Sam: Hey, I never said that. [pokes her under the covers]

Buffy: [giggles a bit as she rolls over to face him] I kid, I kid.

Sam: So I'm so not even sleepy yet.

Buffy: [ponders a minute before shaking her head] I don't think I am either.

Sam: We could go downstairs and watch a movie or something...

Buffy: [thinks before nodding] Sure. Sounds good.

Sam: [gets back up, slipping on his slippers and looking for his robe]

Buffy: [is already mostly covered so she just climbs out of bed and follows him downstairs to the TV]

Sam: [goes to look at the movie wall. Most of them are either Olivia's stuff or Dean's stuff.] I need to actually start buying myself some movies.

Buffy: [smirks as she heads over pushing up on her toes to get a look. Her nose wrinkles when she sees Dean's b-list horror movie collection] Your brother needs new movies.

Sam: Yeah, tell me about it.

Buffy: All of these are totally inaccurate.

Sam: I think that's why he likes them. They aren't real life depictions. He finds them funny.

Buffy: I find them frustrating.

Sam: Well, that eliminates like, a third of the collection. [he has a tiny shelf of mostly dramas like Shawshank Redemption, Star Wars, etc]

Buffy: [goes to browse the shelf, ticking off things that are depressing] I like space movies. Sort of. Star Wars is the one where Kirk dies right? [she's seen them all, thank you Xander, but she's pretty sure she's jumbling them in her head]

Sam: [and he is just going to stand there, making a sad noise and lowering his head]

Buffy: [blinks] What?

Sam: Kirk is not in Star Wars.

Buffy: Oh. [a beat] Xander made me watch ... all of them in a really short period of time. Which one had the Jar Jar Binks guy?

Sam: Star Wars, Episode one. Which is actually the fourth movie.

Buffy: [she shakes her head] That one I think I fell asleep halfway through.

Sam: The prequels weren't as good as the originals.

Buffy: I don't really remember the originals either. [a beat] Which one had the guy with the pointy ears?

Sam: Depends. Human or muppet?

Buffy: Human? I think?

Sam: Spock. Star Trek

Buffy: And the big giant hairy guy with the Batman utility belt around his shoulders?

Sam: Chewbacca. Wars.

Buffy: Shatner?

Sam: Trek. [yes, he can do this all day. you're dating a nerd]

Buffy: I don't know how you keep all of this straight. [she likes the nerdy though]

Sam: Star Wars is my favorite movie. Trek is okay.

Buffy: Xander liked both, I think.

Sam: Usually people do. Only hardcore people feel there can be only one.

Buffy: Kind of like a sci-fi Highlander? [that reference, apparently, she gets]

Sam: [he just looks at her because she got it and smiles] Basically.

Buffy: [pleased! she glances back to the shelf] So do you want me to watch them properly, or should I just leave my Star Wars education as it is?

Sam: No, we can watch them, but we may want to make a day of it. Or a weekend.

Buffy: [ nods] Which takes us back to square one, moviewise.

Sam: [thinks, and then grabs Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves off the shelf] How about this?

Buffy: [she glances at it for a moment before nodding] Bows and arrows. I like it already.

Sam: I think you'll really like it. [goes to put it in.] I think I have some popcorn that we don't have to microwave.

Buffy: I can get it, just tell me where.

Sam: Pantry, second to top shelf.

Buffy: [nods and off she goes, hoping that his pantry isn't very tall]

Sam: [nope, normal pantry. He just keeps the snacks higher so Olivia has to work to get them]

Buffy: [as a result his girlfriend, who is a bit on the short side, has to work a little harder to get them herself]