She had jumped plenty before -- from rooftops to the ground, from the tops of fences to the tops of other things. Once, from a rooftop onto a speeding bus while the world was falling away beneath her. Once, to her death. But usually these jumps were solo and she didn't have another person to look out for as she executed them. So, at the last moment, she hesitated just enough to allow her to keep her attention divided between the lip of the gap and Jack Sparrow.
Her torso crashed hard against the opposite edge; she hadn't gained quite the air that she should have and instead of rolling gracefully to safety, Buffy now had to scramble to haul herself up. It wasn't a difficult task -- just a long one.
Once back to her feet, she checked for the pirate.
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She had jumped plenty before -- from rooftops to the ground, from the tops of fences to the tops of other things. Once, from a rooftop onto a speeding bus while the world was falling away beneath her. Once, to her death. But usually these jumps were solo and she didn't have another person to look out for as she executed them. So, at the last moment, she hesitated just enough to allow her to keep her attention divided between the lip of the gap and Jack Sparrow.
Her torso crashed hard against the opposite edge; she hadn't gained quite the air that she should have and instead of rolling gracefully to safety, Buffy now had to scramble to haul herself up. It wasn't a difficult task -- just a long one.
Once back to her feet, she checked for the pirate.