some people see the revolution

FEEDING THE PLOT BUNNY DOES NOT HELP MY PREDICAMENT. *dies*

"Really," she says in disapproval, and looks over the selection of crossbows that are the only long range weapons he has. "Peter, do you know where-?" she says without turning around.

"Yeah," he says, and when she comes for practice the next day she's equipped with a longbow and a dozen arrows.

"Yes, well, the reason most Slayers see fit not to use those is because they take such a long time to master," he begins, taking off his glasses and polishing them.

The arrow hits the center of the target with a thud, and he puts them back on and peers at it.

"Ah," he says.

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But of course! And then Peter insults the Watcher's swordsmanship skills.

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This Watcher needs a name.

Something posh, perhaps.. *thinks*

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Worthington? Or, what are the canon Watcher names, since they run in families?

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Blair, Weatherby, Bryardale, Lassiter (hee!), Travers... those all have the right sound, I guess? Hmm.

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Don't forget Giles and Wyndam-Price!

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They are very posh, but they're so prominent in canon...

THEN AGAIN. OMG HAHA. Wesley's ancestor trying to be Watcher to Susan. I LAUGH.

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Or GILES' ancestor trying to do the same.

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heee!

*falls off chair*

NOW I WANT THIS. BUT WHICH ONE? *cannot make up mind*

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Flip a coin!

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And Westley's ancestor wins!

So something Wyndham-Price. *snickers*

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Something terribly British. Percival?

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Stanley. Or Gerald. Works for the period. *not* Percival.

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He would have been born somewhere between 1910-1920, I guess? (A bit inexperienced for a Watcher, huh. Unless we go with making it Westley's grandfather's older brother, who could be born earlier?)

Anyways, Percival's not on the top (American, I couldn't find the English) list of names for the decade. Percy is though, which is odd.

Oooh, maybe Cecil? Poor guy, but still... XD

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Couldn't he have been born earlier? Or...well, there's still a war going on, there has to be some reason he hasn't been conscripted, yes?

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intelligence work, most likely. Bletchley?

And a watcher would normally be in his thirties/forties. :calculates: Okay, so if Wes's dad is around 60 in 2003, he'd have been born in the late thirties. His dad would've been born around 1910.

Not to mention that Susan is *old* for getting discovered as a slayer, but then they were probably going through them like water, it being wartime and vamps and demons going on the rise due to the disruption.

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But on the bright side, she comes pre-trained! And with siblings! Who may not have Slayer-strength, but were trained to fight creatures that were sronger, faster, and bigger than they were. And with non-modern weapons, at that.

be_themoon has Susan at fifteen here.

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I'm putting Susan at 15 because there's a gap in the Slayer timeline - no Slayer is mentioned (as far as I can find out) between 1943, when one died, and 1950, when another one was activated. So, mysterious seven-year-gap with perfect timing for Susan... it's irresistable! :P (Which means that this is also technically an LB AU, something it would seem I just cannot keep my grabby hands off of.)

Yup! That's my timing for Wesley's grandfather too. He'd be in his early thirties, with a ten-year-old kid.

Crack with research, guys. Research into a fictional show. I have sunk low.

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Percival *really* isn't common in England outside of King Arthur. Percy is a name in its own right, as well as a surname - it's one of those boy's names like Lindsey or Leslie, ends in a 'y' sound.

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Another thing I never knew.

I'm liking the sound of Percy or Cecil Wyndham-Pryce. Yes/no, peoples? Something else entirely?

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The Wyndham-Pryces are canonically utter tossers. And higher up in the Watcher hierarchy. His granddad or great-uncle, maybe? His father never had a slayer.

(also : Blair is so not posh. Anyway, it's not so much posh as upper middle-class/low upper class. Went to Eton, but not necessarily stately home owning.)

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XD I still can't really believe that I am doing this. Granddad would probably work, right? *considers timing* Wesley's dad is, what, 60 at least by 2008-ish? So, since it's around... 1943, he wouldn't be born yet, so it would have to be Westley's grandfather or great-uncle or some such more distant relation. Hm.

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'I hate to break it to you, but there are things in this world more horrific than nazis and bombs.' :unveils piccy of vamps and demons:
'They're not attacking right now. have you tried talking to a trade representative?'
First fight - Susan doesn't go for the stake, she chops its head off, and without pausing, continues with the argument she was having with him.

hsst. Wesley. Westley is Princess Bride.

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