The Hitchhiker's Guide to Canada

I got the image and it was hilarious.  I didn't expect it to get this dark.  (It's not bad, but, er, near death.  Again.)
(I'll probably explain this later, but I have yet to, so.)  Xander redesigned Star based on an Eclipse Phase concept, where humans were mostly just data and could make bodies as necessary.  Alpha forks are basically exact copies of the full consciousness.  Hard to make, and problematic, since--which is the real one again?  Beta forks are fairly useful but missing some unnecessary memory and skills.  Lower than that, down to gamma if I remember correctly, you get less and less of the original to the point it might not even be useful-slash-functioning yet.
~Dreamer~

Main Points:
Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Iron Man Crossover (Self-Made Hero)
Summary: Xander was blowing off some steam and meeting some Canadian Potentials--er, former Potentials--before he joined everybody in Cleveland.
It didn't quite work like he expected.
Word Count: 1838
Rating: Gen

 

( Hitchhiking is awkward enough when you're not wearing an advanced suit of armor. )