Imran wrote: > Oh dear... wonder what Angel made of _that_? Well, since you asked. :) Apologies to everyone. I seem to be in a weird metafiction mood. CAUTION: Contains only tangential Who content as well as juvenile raunch. You have been warned. Joe ------ The CEO of Wolfram and Hart's Los Angeles branch took a sip from his coffee cup and shuddered. With Harmony out getting her fangs cleaned, Angel had been forced to scrounge for his regular morning cuppa. His search had turned up something funky, old, and reptilian: crocodile, from the taste. Angel turned his attention back to Charles Gunn, who was briefing him on the firm's latest legal entanglements, and tried to ignore Spike, who had turned up uninvited as usual. "Why should I loan you out for such a frivolous lawsuit?" he said. "I don't give a rat's ass about fan fiction. It's free speech, more or less. Anyway, don't all the targeted authors operate somewhere out there in long scarves and jelly babies territory? It's not like their stories affect us directly." Gunn stretched out his long legs and grinned. "I can give you three words that might change your mind: Angel. Spike. Slash." Angel and Spike froze. They turned to look at each other. "As if." "Me and Captain Caveman? Not bloody likely." "The statistics speak for themselves. The alt.drwho.creative community is inspiring more and more people to write fan fiction. The more people end up writing fanfic in general, the more people end up writing Angel/Spike slash in specific. It's a vicious cycle." "As much as the thought repulses me, I'm still not convinced," Angel said. "That's like saying video games cause teen violence. I don't see a real causal relationship there." "Well, then, perhaps this will convince you," said Gunn, flipping through the folder on his lap. "Ah, here's a good one. Ahem. 'The Ghost with the Most' by Esmerelda Splentiffery. 'William!' screamed out Angel in ecstasy as Spike thrust his ectoplasmic ." "As I was saying, we have to stop this madness before it's too late," Angel said. "Get on it, Gunn. Let's take 'em down hard." "Oy, don't say 'hard' around me," Spike said, still staring aghast at Gunn. You're making me queasy." ---- Disclaimer: Angel, Gunn, and Spike belong to Mutant Enemy. This is strictly for non-profit amusement. Please don't shoot me!