Soooo very nice - lol the hellmouth is always such a 'whole 'nother world unto itself' for visitors, even if they are in the know. Lovely snippet, enjoyed it a great deal. :)

keep penning,
Marns
~pobody's Nerfect

PS- a slight typo from your 'Blim' writing I guess:

Jack reached in and fingered the wooden stake Xander had presented him with, and [[Jim]] just shook his head. [[Jack is what you meant right?]]