[ Willow ] ISN'T COLLEGE COOL?
[ Buffy ] JUST HAVEN'T HAD A WHOLE LOT OF TIME
TO THINK ABOUT LIFE AT U.C. SUNNYDALE.
WOW. [ Giles ] PREVIOUSLY ON BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER.
- HAVE YOU MET YOUR ROOMMATE YET? - NO.
- OH, HI. - HI.
IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU. KATHY.
I JUST KNOW THAT THIS WHOLE YEAR IS GONNA BE SUPER FUN.
- OH! - [ Grunts ]
I'M SORRY. I FORGOT MY MANNERS IN ALL THE CONCUSSION.
I'M RILEY. ARE YOU GIRLS TAKING INTRO PSYCH OR--
- YOU'VE TAKING IT? - I'M A T.A. I'LL BE HELPING THE PROFESSOR OUT.
I'M PROFESSOR WALSH. THOSE OF YOU WHO FALL INTO MY GOOD GRACES
WILL COME TO KNOW ME AS MAGGIE. THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T,
WILL COME TO KNOW ME BY THE NAME MY T.A.'s USE AND THINK I DON'T KNOW ABOUT--
THE EVIL BITCH MONSTER OF DEATH.
OFFICIALLY, YOU NO LONGER HAVE A WATCHER.
BUFFY, YOU KNOW I'LL ALWAYS BE HERE WHEN YOU NEED ME.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.
[ Grunting ]
SO, COLLEGE NOT SO SCARY AFTER ALL, HUH?
IT'S TURNING OUT TO BE A LOT LIKE HIGH SCHOOL,
WHICH I CAN HANDLE.
AT LEAST I KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.
[ Cher's Believe Plays ]
WOW. THIS MUSIC IS SO...SO...
I KNOW.
THIS SONG IS SUPER FUN, ISN'T IT?
YOU BET.
IT JUST GETS FUN-ER AND FUN-ER EVERY TIME YOU PLAY IT.
GOING OUT?
YEAH.
I'M SERIOUSLY CAFFEINE-DEPRIVED.
FIGURED I'D HEAD DOWN TO THE GROTTO AND GET A JOLT
AND, YOU KNOW, DO SOME STUDYING.
OH, IT'S LATE. WON'T YOU BE UP ALL NIGHT?
OH. YEAH, BUT IT'S COOL.
I'M SORT OF AN "UP" KIND OF NIGHT PERSON.
I MENTIONED THAT, RIGHT?
I GUESS I JUST DIDN'T REALIZE YOU'D BE COMING AND GOING AT ALL HOURS.
WELL, NOT THAT I MIND.
I'M JUST SURPRISED.
I'LL BE QUIET AS A MOUSE. I PROMISE.
OK.
OH! SAY, BUFFY...
I WANTED TO SHOW YOU THIS LITTLE SYSTEM I IMPLEMENTED.
OH, GOODY. A SYSTEM.
JUST LOG EVERY CALL YOU MAKE IN HERE.
AND THAT WAY WHEN THE BILL COMES, THERE WON'T BE A PROBLEM.
'CAUSE I FIGURE, A STITCH IN TIME--
CATCHES THE WORM.
YOU BET.
OK, THEN.
ALSO...
I NOTICED THAT SOME OF MY MILK WAS MISSING.
DID YOU...?
OH. YEAH, ACTUALLY I DID.
I MEANT TO--
NO. IT'S TOTALLY OK. I WAS JUST WONDERING.
YEAH, I--I WAS MAKING MY COFFEE AND I JUST--
BUFFY, IT'S FINE.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE--
[ Song Ends ]
[ Song Repeats ]
THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE A THIEF OR SOMETHING.
LIKE WHO?
SID THE WILY DAIRY GNOME?
I DON'T KNOW. IT'S NO BIG DEAL.
I MEAN, PLEASE, FEEL FREE.
OK.
I'M REALLY SORRY.
I HAVE TO...
HAVE A GOOD TIME.
YEAH.
YOU, TOO.
WITH IRONING.
SO YOU'RE HAVING TROUBLE GETTING PAST KATHY?
YEP. SHE MADE BIG WITH THE QUESTIONS.
AND YOU THOUGHT YOUR DAYS OF SNEAKING OUT OF YOUR ROOM WERE OVER.
NO SUCH LUCK.
KATHY'S NICE AND ALL, BUT SHE'S SORT OF...
I DON'T KNOW, LIKE MINI-MOM OF MOMDONIA.
[ Chuckles ]
WAIT. DID YOU JUST HEAR SOMETHING?
I'M CHEWING MY GUM KIND OF LOUD.
THAT'S NOT IT.
MY SNEAKERS ARE SQUEAKY.
I'M LOOKING FOR SOMETHING LURKY HERE, WIL.
OH.
SORRY. NO.
DARN. I COULD USE A LITTLE PLAY TONIGHT.
LISTENING TO THE BEST OF VH1 ALL DAY SORTA PUT ME ON EDGE.
OH, KATHY STILL SPINNING THE DIVAS?
'CAUSE IT'S THE FUN-EST!
UHH, IT'S NO BIG.
COLLEGE IS A TIME OF CHANGE, RIGHT?
I BET, BEFORE TOO LONG, SHE'LL BE TRIP-HOPPING ALL OVER THE PLACE.
YEAH. THIS WHOLE DORM THING IS JUST AN ADJUSTMENT WE NEED TO MAKE.
YOU KNOW? I MEAN, MY ROOMIE IS KIND OF CHALLENGING, TOO.
AND WHAT ARE WE, IF NOT WOMEN UP TO A CHALLENGE?
EXACTLY. I MEAN, DID WE NOT PUT THE "GRR" IN GIRL?
WELL, HERE'S WHERE I GET OFF.
SAY HEY TO OZ FOR ME.
HAPPY HUNTING.
WISH ME MONSTERS.
[ Growling ]
[ Leaves Rustling ]
WIL?
[ Leaves Rustling ]
ALL RIGHT.
WHY DON'T YOU QUIT HIDING AND COME OUT AND FACE ME LIKE A...
THING.
HEY, I CAUGHT YOU!
IS EVERYTHING OK?
OH, EVERYTHING'S SUPER.
I JUST DECIDED A DECAF LATTE SOUNDED LIKE HEAVEN AFTER ALL.
SO YOU'RE COMING ALONG.
WHY NOT? THIS WAY YOU DON'T HAVE TO WALK THESE SPOOKY PATHS ALONE.
GREAT.
THAT'S JUST GREAT.
[ Sighs ]
THIS IS NEAT, ISN'T IT?
THE FRESH AIR, THE TREES,
THE SMELL OF--
AAH!
WHAT THE BLIZZARD WAS THAT ALL ABOUT?
UH, HE, UM... TRIED TO TAKE MY BACKPACK.
WHAT WERE YOU THINKING, TAKING HIM ON LIKE THAT?
OH, I, HEH. I DON'T KNOW.
I GUESS I PANICKED.
I MEAN, IT'S JUST YOU COULD HAVE GOTTEN HURT OR SOMETHING.
AND LOOK AT MY SWEATER. IT'S RUINED.
YEAH. SORRY ABOUT THAT.
HERE. WE'LL GO GET YOU CLEANED UP.
[ Speaking Demon Language ]
BORING...BORING... BILL...BILL...
[ Grunts ]
YOU RUN?
AND JUMP.
AND BEND.
AND, OCCASIONALLY, FROLIC.
OK...
AND WHAT'S WITH MOTORBIKE AND SCOOTER MAGAZINE?
CONGRATULATIONS. YOU'VE FOUND ME OUT.
I'M A MOD JOGGER.
OK, YOU'RE NOT HAVING ONE OF THOSE MIDLIFE THINGS, ARE YOU?
'CAUSE I'M STILL GOING "ICK" FROM THE LAST TIME YOU TRIED TO RECAPTURE YOUR YOUTH.
BUFFY?
SORRY.
DEMON, LAST NIGHT. MADE WITH THE PUMMELING,
BUT HE GOT AWAY.
WHAT SORT OF DEMON?
UM, HE HAD A CLOAK ON.
GLOWY GREEN EYES, AND HIS SKIN HAD, LIKE, A SUPER BAD FAKE RUB-ON TAN.
TRANSLATE?
ORANGEY?
THANK YOU.
ANYTHING ELSE?
MY ROOMMATE KATHY WAS THERE, BUT SHE DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING.
YOU TOOK YOUR ROOMMATE PATROLLING WITH YOU?
WELL, I INVITED THE WHOLE DORM,
BUT SHE WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT COULD MAKE IT.
I TOLD HER I WAS GOING FOR COFFEE,
AND SHE DECIDED TO TAG ALONG.
RIGHT. WELL, WE SHOULD DISCOURAGE HER FROM THAT HABIT.
FROM WHAT YOU DESCRIBED, I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE CREATURE,
BUT I'LL LOOK INTO IT AND GIVE YOU A RING WHEN I FIND SOMETHING.
YOU KNOW, IT'S NICE OUT HERE.
YES. I TAKE MY TEA OUT HERE SOMETIMES.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING TODAY?
UH, IT'S A BIG DAY FOR ME, ACTUALLY.
A FRIEND OF MINE RECENTLY ACQUIRED AN ORIGINAL GUTENBERG DEMONOGRAPHY,
AND IT SUDDENLY OCCURS TO ME THAT YOU'VE NEVER ONCE ASKED ME WHAT MY DAY'S PLANS WERE,
WHICH WOULD LEAD ME TO INQUIRE WHETHER YOU'RE FEELING ENTIRELY YOURSELF.
THAT'S NOT TRUE.
I ASK ABOUT YOU ALL THE TIME.
OK, WELL, MAYBE THE WORDS
DON'T ACTUALLY MAKE IT OUT OF MY MOUTH,
BUT I THINK ABOUT IT.
AND IT'S APPRECIATED.
STILL DOESN'T EXPLAIN WHY YOU'RE HANGING AROUND HERE
INSTEAD OF RUSHING OFF AS USUAL.
IT'S NO BIG.
I JUST FIGURED I'D HANG HERE, YOU KNOW,
UNTIL MY ROOMMATE GOES TO CLASS.
AH, I SEE.
I KNOW, IT'S PROBABLY JUST ME HAVING A BITCH ATTACK.
BUT IT'S NOT... ME.
BUFFY, LIVING WITH SOMEBODY IS NEVER EASY.
ESPECIALLY FOR AN ONLY CHILD.
JUST LISTEN TO ME, OK?
WHEN SHE SHARPENS HER PENCILS,
SHE MEASURES THEM WITH A RULER
TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE ALL THE SAME SIZE.
WHICH IS FUSSY, I AGREE.
BUT EVERYONE HAS THEIR IDIOSYNCRASIES.
YOU'D DO WELL TO LEARN TO TOLERATE THEM.
OR I'LL END UP AN OLD LADY WHO CAN ONLY LIVE WITH CATS?
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
OK. YOU'RE RIGHT.
TAKE A MENTAL PIC.
THIS IS THE NEW BUFFY-- KINDER, GENTLER, ROOMMATE EXTRAORDINAIRE.
EX-BOYFRIEND OR LOAN SHARK?
EXCUSE ME?
THE PERSON YOU'RE HIDING FROM?
OH... BOTH.
UGLY BREAKUP.
I'M SORRY. I JUST CUT--
NO. STAY. STAY.
I'LL WATCH YOUR BACK.
FRESHMAN, HUH?
IS IT THAT OBVIOUS?
THERE ARE SIGNS.
FOR INSTANCE, PEOPLE WHO'VE BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE
KNOW HOW TO USE THEIR DINING HALL CARD.
IT'S NOT FOR FOOD?
WORK IT RIGHT, AND YOU CAN GET 3 MEALS' WORTH.
WHICH EQUALS FEWER PUNCH CARDS USED ANNUALLY.
AH, AND MORE CASH FROM DAD THAT YOU GET TO KEEP FOR YOURSELF.
RIGHT!
THE GOAL IS TO POLISH OFF
AS MUCH AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE IN ONE SITTING,
ENOUGH TO GET YOU THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY IF NECESSARY,
WHILE CHIPMUNKING ITEMS FOR FUTURE CONSUMPTION.
AH, GOT IT.
EXCESS DRY GOODS FIT NICELY IN A BACKPACK OR YOUR POCKET.
THE WETTER ITEMS-- MACARONIES, YOUR TURKEY LOAF-- THEN YOU'RE INTO ZIPLOCKS.
IT'S NOT FOR BEGINNERS.
I'LL JUST TAKE IT SLOW.
SO...
SO, THOSE ARE MY...
ARE YOU...
OH, NO. I HAVE SOMEONE WAITING.
OTHERWISE, I'D...HAH.
UH, PARKER ABRAMS.
I'M AT KRESGE HALL.
BUFFY SUMMERS. STEVENSON.
OK, WELL, I'LL SEE YOU AROUND BUFFY SUMMERS OF STEVENSON.
SEE YA, PARKER ABRAMS.
HEY. SAY HI TO NON-COLLEGE GUY.
NOT THAT I MIND, BUT DON'T NON-COLLEGE GUYS
USUALLY POPULATE THE NON-CAMPUS?
USUALLY. JUST THOUGHT I'D COME AROUND AND CHECK ON MY GIRLS.
AND EAT OFF MY PLATE.
WHAT'S THE DEAL, XAND?
PARENTS NOT FEEDING YOU?
SURE THEY DO.
FOR A PRICE.
SO...SPILL.
WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT WITH THE CUTIE PATOOTIE?
I DON'T KNOW.
NOTHING SERIOUS, I THINK.
JUST RANDOM ADORABLENESS.
OH, A TECHNIQUE I KNOW WELL.
HIT THE GIRL WITH YOUR BEST SHOT,
AND THEN HASTA.
GOTTA RESPECT THE DRIVE BY.
LOW REJECTION. FOND MEMORIES.
IT LOOKED LIKE MORE THAN THAT TO ME.
HE GOT ALL GOOGLY-EYED.
AND THAT'S BECAUSE HE GOT HIT BY THE BUFFINATOR.
NOW HE'S POWERLESS.
YOU THINK?
NO QUESTION. HE'LL BE BACK.
SO WHAT ELSE IS UP WITH THE BUFF?
ANY VAMP ACTION?
NO. I DID GET JUMPED BY A DEMON OF NON-SPECIFIC ORIGIN LAST NIGHT.
YEAH? SOMETHING APOCALYPSE-Y?
DO WE NEED TO ASSEMBLE THE SCOOBY GANG?
NO, BUT THANK YOU FOR ASKING.
I JUST GOT WAY TOO EXCITED, DIDN'T I?
YOU JUST NEED TO GET OUT OF THE BASEMENT A LITTLE MORE THERE, XAND.
[ Kathy ] HI, EVERYBODY.
SQUEEZE IN.
YOU ALL KNOW MY ROOMIE KATHY?
HEY, KATHY. HI.
IS THAT MY SWEATER?
OH, I DIDN'T THINK YOU'D MIND.
I MEAN, YOU GOT MINE ALL MUDDY.
I WAS SAVING YOU FROM A--
BEAR.
MUGGER.
WELL, IT'S NOT A PROBLEM, IS IT?
I MEAN, I FIGURE WE'RE ALMOST LIKE SISTERS NOW,
LIVING TOGETHER AND EVERYTHING.
NO, IT'S-- IT'S FINE.
I JUST WISHED YOU'D ASKED.
[ Xander ] SO, WHERE ARE YOU FROM, KATHY?
NEBRASKA, ORIGINALLY.
AH, YES. BIG SKY COUNTRY.
I KNOW IT WELL.
I MEAN, CAN YOU BELIEVE HER?
I MEAN, FIRST SHE ACTS LIKE SHE HAS
SIT PRIVILEGES AT MY LUNCH TABLE,
JUST BECAUSE SOME COMPUTER DECIDED TO MAKE US CELLMATES.
[ Willow ] I'M SURE IT'S NOT EASY FOR HER.
SHE'S NOT LIKE YOU. SHE DOESN'T KNOW ANYBODY HERE.
FINE, BUT WHAT ABOUT MY SWEATER?
YOU CAN'T BELIEVE THE STUFF THAT I HAVE TO PUT UP WITH.
YEAH, I GUESS IT'S HARD,
BUT I'M SURE THE SWEATER THING WAS AN ACCIDENT.
I DON'T KNOW, WIL. I DON'T THINK I CAN TAKE ANOTHER DAY OF THIS.
I THINK SHE'S COMING BACK FROM THE BATHROOM. I'LL CALL YOU BACK.
DON'T FORGET TO LOG THOSE CALLS.
EW!
WHO LEFT THEIR GUM HERE?
GUM GNOME?
IT WASN'T ME. IT HAD TO BE SOMEBODY, BUFFY.
[ Swallow ]
I DON'T KNOW.
DO YOU ALWAYS MAKE THAT NOISE WHEN YOU SLEEP?
[ Buffy ] SO THEN, AFTER THE SCORPION,
THE DEMON OPENED MY MOUTH
AND SUCKED SOME KIND OF WEIRD LIGHT OUT OF ME.
AND THE WORST PART? I WAKE UP,
AND THERE'S KATHY STARING AT ME
LIKE I'M SOME KIND OF FREAK.
WELL, ACTUALLY, THE WORST PART? I'D HAVE TO GO WITH
THE DEMON POURING THE BLOOD DOWN YOUR THROAT.
ME, TOO. I WOULD VOTE FOR THAT, TOO.
BUT THAT'S JUST A DREAM,
AND THIS KATHY THING IS REAL.
I MEAN, ALL SHE CARED ABOUT
WAS THAT HER PRECIOUS SLEEP HAD BEEN DISTURBED.
PERHAPS IT WOULD BE MORE PRODUCTIVE
TO EXAMINE YOUR DREAMS.
UM, TO DETERMINE THEIR MEANING.
YOU CAN READ DREAMS? THAT'S NEAT.
GILES, KATHY. KATHY, GILES.
[ Willow ] HE'S OUR GROWN-UP FRIEND.
N-NOT IN A CREEPY WAY.
NICE TO MEET YOU, KATHY.
DITTO. MAYBE YOU CAN READ
THE DREAM I HAD LAST NIGHT.
THERE WAS, LIKE, THIS MONSTER,
AND HE SAT ON ME,
AND DID ALL THIS STUFF TO ME.
STUFF LIKE SCORPIONS,
AND BLOODY MARY MINUS THE MARY?
THAT'S IT. HOW'D YOU KNOW?
WELL, I'M A GOOD GUESSER.
ME, TOO. AND I'M GUESSING
THAT YOU NEED TO BE ON YOUR WAY TO CLASS, RIGHT, KATH?
HMM. SOUNDS LIKE SOMEBODY WOKE UP
ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE BED THIS MORNING.
UM-HMM, AND GUESS WHAT. YOU WERE NEXT TO IT.
YOU KNOW, I DO NEED TO DASH.
MY WHOLE SCHEDULE'S OFF BECAUSE SOMEONE KEPT ME UP ALL NIGHT.
WELL, IT'S BEEN FUN. TOODLES.
[ Clears Throat ] YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS?
YES. NOT ONLY DOES SHE TAKE MY SWEATER,
BUT NOW SHE HAS TO HORN IN ON MY DREAMS.
SHE IS THE MOST EVER MOOCH--
OH, I HAVEN'T EVEN GOTTEN TO THE FLOSS.
BUFFY, FOCUS, PLEASE?
NOW, IF KATHY AND YOU ARE HAVING THE SAME NIGHTMARES,
CHANCES ARE, SOMETHING HAPPENED TO YOU BOTH
WHEN YOU MET THE DEMON IN THE WOODS.
SO, WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT
IF THIS RITUAL THEY'RE DREAMING ABOUT
HAS SOME SPECIAL USE OR MEANING.
COOL. YOU GUYS CAN DO THE BRAIN THING,
I'M GONNA GO TO CLASS.
WHICH COULD ALSO BE CONSTRUED AS THE BRAIN THING.
NOT WHEN YOU'RE MINORING IN "NAPPING 101."
OK, SO THAT WAS THE EVIL TWIN, RIGHT?
'CAUSE SHE WAS BORDERING ON CORDELIA-ESQUE.
WELL, SHE'S DEFINITELY PUSHING
THE STRESS METER ON THIS KATHY THING.
I CONCUR THAT SHE'S NOT, UH, HERSELF,
BUT YOU KNOW, UH, LEARNING TO LIVE WITH SOMEONE
CAN BE A CHALLENGE.
AND SHE HASN'T BEEN SLEEPING.
RIGHT, THEN. NOTHING TO GET TOO CONCERNED ABOUT.
STILL, UH, LET ME KNOW IF SHE, UM--
HITS THE RED ZONE?
YES.
[ Speaking Demon Language ]
[ Demonic Chanting ]
[ Cher's Believe Plays ]
[ Parker ] LOTS OF POPULAR ARTISTS WHO DON'T GET THEIR DUES.
MADONNA, WHITNEY--
THAT'S SO TOTALLY TRUE.
PARKER?
HEY. UH, I JUST STOPPED BY TO SAY...
HA HA. THAT. UH, AND BRING YOU--
YOU KNOW, UH, TO MAXIMIZE YOUR DINING HALL EXPORTS.
THEY'RE HEAVY DUTY.
PLUS FREEZER GUARD. THAT'S SO--
PARKER WAS JUST GONNA LEAVE HIS NUMBER AND THEN GO, BUT...
HA HA. WE JUST STARTED TALKING.
HE'S SUCH A BLAST. THE TIME JUST FLEW.
TIME, REALLY? HOW MUCH TIME?
I'M NOT SURE. WE SORT OF GOT CAUGHT UP TALKING RED WINGS.
IT TURNS OUT KATHY'S A CLOSET HOCKEY FAN.
I THINK IT'S THE VIOLENCE.
[ Laughing ] QUIT IT!
I TOLD YOU THAT WAS JUST BETWEEN US.
IT COULD BE THE SWEATY MEN.
STOP!
LOOK, IF YOU 2 ARE GONNA RASSLE,
DO YOU MIND TAKING IT OUTSIDE?
I HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO.
SORRY. I DIDN'T REALIZE.
NO, PARKER, WAIT.
LOOK, I'M SORRY, I--I DIDN'T MEAN TO--
NO, IT'S TOTALLY COOL.
I SHOULD GO ANYWAY.
IT WAS GREAT OF YOU TO STOP BY.
M-MAYBE WE COULD DO IT ANOTHER TIME?
ANOTHER TIME FOR SURE.
BYE, KATHY.
BYE. SEE YA.
IT WOULDN'T HAVE KILLED YOU TO BE NICE, YOU KNOW.
LOOKED LIKE YOU WERE BEING NICE ENOUGH FOR THE BOTH OF US.
I WASN'T MOVING IN ON YOUR TERRITORY, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU MEAN.
RIGHT. JUST LIKE YOU DIDN'T DESTROY MY SWEATER.
I'M COLD.
WELL, I'M HOT. DEAL WITH IT.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR PROBLEM IS, BUFFY?
YOU?
HARDLY. YOUR PROBLEM IS, YOU'RE SPOILED.
MAYBE THE WORLD REVOLVED AROUND YOU WHERE YOU USED TO LIVE,
BUT IT'S SHARE TIME NOW.
SHARE TIME, HUH? FINE. I'LL SHOW YOU SHARE TIME.
YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT HER.
YEAH, BOTH OF THEM.
I MEAN, WHAT KIND OF DEMON RUNS AROUND
PUTTING OOKY BLOOD DREAMS INTO PEOPLE'S HEADS
LIKE SOME KIND OF NIGHTMARE FAIRY? IT'S NOT RIGHT.
WELL, I'M AGAINST IT.
AND BUFFY'S COMPLETELY BEING NOT HERSELF.
IF IT WASN'T FOR THIS ENGLISH PAPER,
I'D BE THERE RIGHT NOW,
UM, LISTENING, DOING THE GIRLY BEST-FRIEND THING.
WELL, I CAN DO THAT.
YOU CAN?
OH, I'M NOT SAYING WE'LL BRAID EACH OTHER'S HAIR,
PROBABLY, BUT YOU KNOW, I CAN HANG WITH HER.
WATCH FOR SIGNS SHE'S GOING OVER THE EDGE?
YOU'RE THE BEST.
OH, SHE'S PROBABLY PATROLLING BY NOW.
CHECK AROUND THE SCIENCE CENTER,
AND IF YOU NEED ME, I'LL BE...
AT THE LIBRARY.
[ Buffy ] SO THEN, KATHY'S LIKE,
"IT'S SHARE TIME,"
AND I'M LIKE, "OH, YEAH? SHARE THIS."
SO EITHER YOU HIT HER,
OR YOU DID YOUR WACKY MIME ROUTINE FOR HER.
WELL, I DIDN'T DO EITHER, ACTUALLY,
BUT SHE DESERVED IT, DON'T YOU THINK?
NOBODY DESERVES MIME, BUFFY.
OH, KATHY DOES.
SHE DESERVES TO BE LOCKED IN AN INVISIBLE BOX,
AND BLOWN AWAY BY AN IMAGINARY WIND, AND--
FORCED TO WEAR A BINDING UNITARD?
YEAH, THE ITCHY KIND. IT'S PERFECT.
JUST HERE TO HELP.
WHICH I APPRECIATE,
BUT YOU'VE NEVER COME ON ROUTINE PATROL
WITH ME BEFORE, OZ. SO, WHAT'S THE DEAL?
IT SEEMED MORE INTERESTING THAN HOMEWORK.
AS LONG AS IT'S AN ELECTIVE.
I CAN HANDLE MYSELF ALONE, YOU KNOW.
NOT IN QUESTION.
GOOD.
SO THEN, I GO TO THE REFRIGERATOR, RIGHT?
AND THE LABEL QUEEN HAS MANAGED TO PUT--
JUST A, JUST A THOUGHT, BUFFY.
DO YOU THINK ALL THIS RANTING IS SCARING AWAY POTENTIAL DEMONS?
YOU'RE RIGHT.
OOH! SHE'S EVEN AFFECTING MY WORK, NOW.
SHE'S THE TITANIC.
SHE'S A CRAWLING BLACK CANCER!
AAH!
SHE'S OTHER REALLY BAD THINGS!
ON THE PLUS SIDE, YOU KILLED THE BENCH
WHICH WAS LOOKING SHIFTY.
THIS ISN'T FUNNY, OZ.
SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE.
AGREED.
[ Snipping ]
[ Loud Snipping ]
[ Cher's Believe Plays ]
[ Soft Crackling ]
I'M GOING TO BED.
OH, JEEZ.
I DO WHAT I CAN, BUT BUFFY'S DIFFICULT.
SHE'S SECRETIVE, FOR ONE THING.
SHE COMES AND GOES AT ALL HOURS OF THE NIGHT.
SHE LEAVES HER GUM ALL OVER THE PLACE--
SOUNDS LIKE THINGS ARE ROUGH.
BUT DON'T YOU WANT TO BE TALKING TO BUFFY ABOUT THIS?
I WOULD, BUT SHE'S SO TOUCHY
ABOUT ALL KINDS OF WEIRD STUFF.
I MEAN, SOMETIMES I GET THE FEELING
THAT SHE'S NOT QUITE NORMAL. YOU KNOW?
WELL, NORMAL IS... RELATIVE, RIGHT?
LATER, OK?
WHY WERE YOU TALKING TO HER?
BUFFY, COME ON. WE WERE JUST SAYING HI.
YEAH, THAT'S WHAT SHE WANTS YOU TO THINK.
BUFFY, THIS HAS TO STOP.
I MEAN, I GET IT.
I HAVE A SUCKY ROOMIE, TOO.
BUT YOU JUST HAVE TO DEAL.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
I'VE BEEN THINKING A LOT ABOUT THIS
AND IT'S CLEAR TO ME NOW.
GOOD. THAT'S BETTER.
KATHY'S EVIL.
I'M AN EVIL FIGHTER.
IT'S SIMPLE.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO KILL HER.
YOU HAVE TO KILL HER?
DON'T YOU THINK YOU COULD JUST...
SWITCH ROOMS OR SOMETHING?
I WOULD, BUT IT'S NOT JUST ME IN DANGER FROM KATHY.
LOOK.
TOENAILS?
EVIL TOENAILS.
I TOOK THEM OFF THE FLOOR LAST NIGHT
WHEN SHE WAS IN THE BATHROOM.
SHE THOUGHT I WAS ASLEEP.
GOOD THINKING. 'CAUSE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT,
THOSE TOENAILS COULD HAVE ATTACKED YOU
AND LEFT LITTLE HALF MOON MARKS ALL OVER YOUR BODY.
DON'T BE RIDICULOUS.
THE POINT IS I MEASURED THEM BEFORE I FELL ASLEEP
AND AGAIN THIS MORNING.
AND THEY GREW,
AFTER THEY WERE CUT.
THAT'S A DEMON THING.
SHE HAS TO BE ELIMINATED.
OF COURSE. IT MAKES SENSE NOW.
BUT YOU'D BETTER SHOW THOSE BAD PUPPIES TO GILES
BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING. JUST TO BE SURE.
OH, ABSOLUTELY.
I DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING CRAZY.
YOU HURRY ON TO GILES'S,
I'LL HANG HERE AND KEEP AN EYE ON KATHY.
GREAT. GOOD.
THANKS, WIL.
GILES, I JUST TALKED TO BUFFY AND, YEAH,
I THINK SHE'S FEELING A LITTLE...INSANE.
NO, NOT BITCHY CRAZY,
MORE LIKE... HOMICIDAL MANIAC CRAZY.
SO I TOLD HER TO COME SEE YOU, OK?
GILES?
ANYBODY HOME?
HELLO?
OH!
WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING?
THIS IS-- THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
[ Xander ] BUFFY, THIS HURTS ME MORE THAN IT HURTS YOU.
NOT YET, BUT IT WILL.
DON'T SAY THAT.
PLEASE DON'T SAY THAT.
WE'RE DOING THIS TO STOP YOU FROM MAKING A TERRIBLE MISTAKE.
CLEARLY, SOMETHING IS AMISS.
YEAH, SOMETHING'S AMISS HERE, A MISS KATHY NEWMAN.
GILES. OW.
GILES, LOOK IN MY BAG.
LOOK IN THE BOTTOM POCKET OF MY BAG.
SHE HAS PARTS THAT KEEP GROWING AFTER THEY'RE DETACHED.
SHE IRONS HER JEANS. SHE'S EVIL.
SHE HAS TO BE DESTROYED.
I FEAR THE DEMON THAT BUFFY MET IN THE WOODS
HAS SOMEHOW POSSESSED HER.
LITE FM. LOVE SONGS. NOTHING BUT LOVE SONGS.
YA THINK?
UM, YOU STAY AND WATCH HER.
I KNOW A SPELL THAT WILL MAKE THE POSSESSING DEMON
REVEAL ITSELF SO THAT WE CAN FIGHT IT.
BUT I NEED TO GET SOME SUPPLIES FROM THE MAGIC SHOP.
BUFFY, I--
SEE YOU AROUND.
CAN I COME IN?
SURE.
WHERE'S BUFFY?
I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY.
BUT I'VE BEEN THINKING
IT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA FOR YOU AND BUFFY
TO GIVE EACH OTHER SOME APART TIME.
IN FACT, YOU MIGHT WANT TO BE, UH,
APART BEFORE SHE GETS BACK.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN? I SHOULD LEAVE THE ROOM?
WHY SHOULD I GO?
IT'S NOT FAIR, I KNOW.
YOU BET IT'S NOT FAIR.
HAVING TO LIVE WITH SOMEONE WHO'S OBVIOUSLY TROUBLED.
SOMEONE WHO SO CLEARLY NEEDS TO BE IN A HOME, NOT IN A DORM.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.
BUFFY'S GOING THROUGH SOMETHING, YES, BUT--
I WOULDN'T PUT IT PAST HER TO DROP OUT
OR TAKE OFF OR SOMETHING.
DO SOMETHING HORRIBLE TO HERSELF.
HERSELF?
OR WORSE. SHE'S CAPABLE OF IT, YOU KNOW?
YOU CAN SEE IT IN THOSE SHIFTY LITTLE EYES OF HERS.
ONE OF THESE DAYS SHE MIGHT EVEN PUSH SOMEBODY TOO FAR...
[ Telephone Rings ]
HELLO?
IT'S OZ.
HI.
YOU DID?
SHE'S AT GILES'? OK.
YOU KNOW...
DURING THAT...
REALLY SHORT PHONE CALL
I REALIZED YOU ARE SO RIGHT.
I MEAN, IT'S NOT FAIR TO MAKE YOU LEAVE YOUR OWN ROOM.
SO, YOU'RE GOOD.
YOU JUST STAY RIGHT THERE, OK?
I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS.
AFTER ALL THAT WE'VE BEEN THROUGH TOGETHER,
AND YOU GUYS WON'T BELIEVE ME WHEN I TELL YOU
THAT KATHY IS BAD.
WE WANT TO, BUFF. IT'S JUST--
SHH. DON'T ENGAGE.
[ Grunts ]
I DON'T KNOW IF I TIGHTENED THOSE ROPES ENOUGH.
THEN WE'D BETTER GO OVER THERE AND CHECK THEM.
[ Laughs ]
OH, DEAR GOD.
AVOID THE LEGS.
NOPE. NOT TIGHT ENOUGH.
KATHY.
BUFFY.
I THINK WE NEED TO TALK. DON'T YOU?
ABSOLUTELY.
LET'S TALK.
OOPS. LOOK WHAT I DID.
OH, LOOK WHAT I DID.
I KNEW IT!
[ Chanting In Demon Language ]
QUIT IT.
I KNEW IT.
I KNEW YOU WERE ONE OF THOSE DEMON THINGS.
YOU KNOW, WHY DON'T YOU JUST STUFF IT
AND LET ME FINISH MY RITUAL. RITUAL?
"THE RITUAL OF MOK'TAGAR,
"A RACE OF TRANSDIMENSIONAL DEMONS,
"INVOLVES THE FORCED INGESTION OF ANIMAL BLOOD
WHILE THE VICTIM SLUMBERS..."
BUFFY'S NIGHTMARES...
WERE REAL.
LOOK, I'M SORRY, OK?
I LEFT MY DIMENSION TO GO TO COLLEGE,
AND THEY SENT THESE GUYS AFTER ME.
"BUT WHILE THE MOK'TAGAR
"CAN ASSUME MANY FORMS AND GUISES, INCLUDING HUMAN,
"THEY CAN ALWAYS BE RECOGNIZED BY OTHERS OF THEIR KIND
DUE TO THEIR LACK OF A SOUL."
SO I'M BORROWING YOURS.
WITHOUT EVEN ASKING.
TONIGHT WHEN THEY COME LOOKING FOR ME...
THEY'LL TAKE THE ONE WITHOUT A SOUL.
THANK GOD, I WON'T HAVE TO WATCH YOU FLOSS ANYMORE.
AND I WON'T HAVE TO LIVE WITH A SLOB.
AAH!
IT'S SHARE TIME, BUFFY.
FINE. LET'S START WITH MY SWEATER.
OH.
OH, WHY COULDN'T GILES HAVE SHACKLES
LIKE ANY SELF-RESPECTING BACHELOR?
GUYS, I JUST SAW KATHY AND SHE'S ACTING--
OH, MY GOD. ARE YOU OK?
YEAH. BUFFY'S GOT A PRETTY GOOD LEAD ON US THOUGH.
I'LL CALL KATHY.
TELL HER TO GET OUT OF THERE.
ALL YOU HAD TO DO WAS WRITE...
DOWN...
YOUR...
CALLS!
NO ANSWER.
TOENAILS.
BUFFY WAS RIGHT.
KATHY'S TOENAILS NOT ONLY KEEP GROWING AFTER THEY'VE BEEN CUT,
THEY ACTUALLY REGENERATE IF THEY'RE DESTROYED.
AND THAT'S A DEMON THING?
UNEQUIVOCALLY, YES. SO--
WHERE IS BUFFY?
OH, DEAR. WE HAVE EVEN LESS TIME THAN I FEARED.
I'VE LOOKED UP ALL KNOWN REGENERATING DEMONS,
AND ONLY ONE SPECIES PRACTICES THE RITUAL
BUFFY'S BEEN SEEING IN HER SLEEP.
IT'S USED TO STEAL THE SOUL FROM A HUMAN BODY.
WAIT, ARE YOU SAYING THAT BUFFY'S
BEEN DOING A LINDA BLAIR ON US
BECAUSE KATHY'S BEEN SUCKING HER SOUL?
I BELIEVE SO, YES. EXCUSE ME, PLEASE.
SO BUFFY WAS RIGHT ALL ALONG.
LATER ON, BIG REMORSE.
NOW, I'VE FOUND A SPELL THAT SHOULD
REVERSE THE SOUL TRANSFER PROCEDURE IMMEDIATELY.
WILLOW AND I WILL PERFORM IT AT ONCE.
LEAVING XANDER AND ME TO HELP BUFFY IN THE FLESH.
HEAR ME, ELDERS OF THE UPPER REACHES...
ELDERS OF THE LOWER REACHES...
ELDERS OF THE DRY LAND...
ELDERS OF THE RIVER FLATS...
AH HA.
DO YOU MIND? PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO STUDY!
ANCIENTS, I BESEECH YOU. THE SOUL ABSTRACTED,
LET IT REVERT TO ITS TRUE SEAT.
WINDOW'S OPEN. HAPPY?
OPEN UP. LET ME FINISH.
LET IT BE FINISHED.
LET THE UNNATURAL VESSEL BE EMPTIED.
LET THE ESSENCE BE RETURNED TO ITS ORIGINAL HOST.
HOW DID YOU--
[ Speaking Demon Language ]
[ Roars ]
AAH!
HOW'S THAT?
MM-MM. A LITTLE TO THE LEFT.
THERE. PERFECT.
I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE, WIL.
I CAN ALREADY FEEL ALL THAT BAD KATHY KARMA
JUST DRAINING AWAY.
ABOUT THAT...
THE KATHY THING?
I'M SORRY I DOUBTED YOU.
YOU'RE COMPLETELY FORGIVEN.
I MEAN, YOU HAD REASON TO DOUBT.
EXCEPT FOR THE SOUL SUCKING THING,
I BET KATHY WAS PRETTY REGULAR
AS FAR AS ROOMIES GO.
THAT'S A PRETTY BIG "EXCEPT."
I GUESS.
I'M JUST GLAD THAT IT WAS KATHY'S DEMON-Y WAYS
MAKING ME NO-FUN BUFFY.
I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT I WAS PRETTY EASY GOING, YOU KNOW?
IT'S NOT LIKE I HAVE THE BIG ISSUES.
I DON'T BURN INCENSE OR--
YOU GONNA FINISH THIS?
GRR! ARRGH!