[ not gonna warn for mild spice every time but there's a smidge near the end ]
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WILLOW, THAT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE THREATENING GILES.
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[ 6.04 ]
It was dark as Buffy crept through the basement, following the faint dripping sound. With a satisfied smile, she finally found the leaking pipe and raised her wrench.
"So we meet at last, Mister Drippy," she said dramatically.
"I wouldn't do that," Teddy said, shaking his head. He was sitting on the steps with Dawn.
"Stuff it, Theo," Buffy said before climbing on a stool to reach the pipe and begin tightening it.
"Want me to call a plumber?" Dawn asked. She already had the phone in hand.
"No."
"You sure?" she asked, sharing a doubtful look with Teddy.
"Yes."
"She's got the number," Teddy said.
Buffy turned to look at them over her shoulder, exasperated. "Theo, Dawn, I'm on it, okay?"
The two shrugged but stopped talking. Buffy gave the pipe one last twist, and the dripping stopped. She smiled in satisfaction. "Ah."
There was a beat of silence before a low, groaning noise filled the area. Suddenly water began spraying violently from at least a dozen different pipes, getting all over the basement. When several jets of water hit Dawn and Teddy, she shrieked and fled upstairs. Teddy just shook his head and closed his eyes to keep the water from getting in.
"Better?" he asked.
Buffy sighed, not moving either. "All better."
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The basement was completely flooded — like three feet of water flooded. Xander brought over a plumber that his construction company worked with to check out the damage and give an estimate on how much fixing it would cost.
"And a big Sunnydale round of applause for Tito the Amazing, plumber extraordinaire," Xander said as he and Tito came up from the basement. The rest of the gang was waiting in the kitchen to see what would be done.
"So how's everything looking down there?" Tara asked.
"Like we should start gathering up two of every animal," Xander joked.
"So, not dry, then?" Kitty asked, finishing off her plate of pancakes.
"Basically, your pipes are shot," Tito told Buffy. "I mean, the whole system's gonna have to be replaced. What you need is a full copper re-pipe job."
