Damn good writing here. I just love your characterizations especially in this series. You have the voices down so well that even when they're dealing with the angsty freakout that Devon's Jello inspired, they still sound like themselves. I absolutely love the fact that Spike rode into the rescue. I can't wait to see the rest of the gang's reaction to this little interlude (and wondering just how much they're actually going to tell everyone since no one else really KNOWS at this point.)