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42 is ... Adventures in Rome. Which is still a WIP at 9 chapters of who knows how many?

What don't I like about this story, besides the fact that I'm having trouble finishing it? :) But here are three points that strike me first ...

1) I'd wanted to redeem Imhotep ever since that scene at the end of Mummy 2 when he lets go, but in a healthier way than hooking him back up with his ex. Buffy's evolution of opinion about black vs white over the course of the show seemed like a good way to go there, and I'm pleased it's working out well with the readers, too.

"There's evil, and then there's evil," Buffy replied, softly, staring at the sour curve of Imhotep's mouth. "There's the insane, hates-all-things-living kind of evil, and if he was that kind of evil, it would definitely be a bad idea to keep him around. But the other kind, the kind that paves the road to hell with the best intentions--"

2) The reincarnation thing. The show dropped that bit from the movie like a hot potato, despite keeping other plot points, but it's always fascinated me - there are a lot of stories they could have told with it, and it was the perfect canon-provided shortcut to bridge over the communication gap, here.

Buffy woke with a gasp, curling closer against her firm pillow, and shivered as a warm, resonant voice murmured to her in question. "What do you dream of?"

"Blood. Victory, and death," she mumbled automatically in reply. Then she stiffened as she realized just who her pillow was-- and the fact that neither of them had spoken English.

3) A better excuse for the whole Immortal thing than Buffy actually dating him!!! Ugh.

She'd originally struck up an acquaintance with the Immortal for one very important reason, one that all the flirting and dating and dancing were only window dressing for: there might be no Willy to beat up for rumors in the Eternal City, but there was a focal point for supernatural traffic, and Paolo was it.