DawnBuffy? Buffy. Buffy. How-- Is it you? I mean, really? What are you-- No! Don't! Don't jump, Buffy. Don't move! Just walk to me. Please! Please? I'm your sister, Dawn. We were up here together, and then, you went away. And you don't want to do that again. I don't know how you're back, but you are, and please, just stay still. [screams] Or-or move, but-but towards me, because the tower was built by crazy people and I don't think it's holding up very well. Talk to me. Say something!
Dawn
What?
Dawn
No! Buffy, no! You're here... with me. Whatever happened to you, whatever you've been through, it's-it's over now. You're-- [screams] We have to get off of this tower!
It was so clear... on this spot. I remember how... shiny... and clear everything was. But, now, now--
Dawn
Buffy, please listen to me. You told me I had to be strong. And I've tried. But it's been so hard without you. I'm sorry. I promise I'll do better. I will... if you're with me. Stay with me, please! I need you to live. Live for-- [screams] Buffy!
Dawn
Buffy!
Dawn
[screams] Buffy? Buffy. You're-- You're-- You're really here. You're alive, and you're home. You're home.
OK, so you're telling me I'm broke?
Money's definitely becoming an issue.
As in you're being almost out of it.
But I haven't spent any money! I was all... dead and frugal.
Dawn
So what do we do?
Easy, we burn the house to the ground and collect the insurance. Plus, fire? Pretty. [The Scoobies look at Buffy in horror] You guys, I'm kidding. OK, it's bills, it's money, it's pieces of paper sent by bureaucrats that we've never even met. It's not like it's the end of the world... which is too bad, you know, 'cause that, I'm really good at.
Dawn
Oh, come on, Tara. I am so old enough to do research. Do you really think I'm not mature enough?
I think you're very mature for your age ... but you're still only fifteen.
Dawn
Right. Fifteen, as in teenager. You know, if you don't let me look at the pictures, I'm gonna learn everything I know about demons on the street.
[sighs and hands Dawn a book] Knock yourself out.
Dawn
Thank you. See? No biggie. I can totally handle it.
[Dawn opens the book to the first page]
Dawn
That's a weird place for a horn... [stares at the page, then closes the book, shaken] That's not a horn.
...
[seeing Dawn doing research] You do research now? Would you like a cappuccino and a pack of cigarettes to go with that?
Well, I know I'm back in America now. I've been knocked unconscious.
...
Who's calling me? Everybody I know lives here.
[Buffy leaves]
Dawn
I bet it's creditors. The hounding's begun. I read about it. So, you think we'll starve?
Dawn
No chance I'd have to quit school to work assembling cheap toys in a poorly ventilated sweatshop?
Poorly ventilated... what have you been reading?
This is gonna take forever, isn't it?
Not forever. Just a very long time. Here it is. Your first approximation of your spanking new debt.
I've trashed this house so many times. How did Mom pay for this?
For starters, she saved money with this crappy-ass coffee table.
Well, there's always that charging option.
No. I will definitely... probably not be doing that.
Well, I know I'm back in America now. I've been knocked unconscious. Thank you.
What do you think the demon wanted, anyway? Uh, aside from costing you a bundle?
Don't know. Now he's way too dead to answer that question. I wish I know who hired him.
Ooh, I could do a locator spell. Or not.
That's it. It's been four hours. I'm calling it, people. This coffee table, it's gone. Damn it!
Dawn
Also, this lamp's in critical condition.
Well, uh, let's take these thing out to the trash and give 'em a decent throwin' out.
I don't think I can do this.
Yes, you can. Your mother dealt with this sort of thing all the time. She took one crisis at a time, without the aid of any superpowers... and got through it all, so can you.
Who's calling me? Everybody I know lives here. I'll be back.
Dawn
I bet it's creditors. The hounding's begun. I read about it. So, you think we'll starve?
Dawn
No chance I'd have to quit school to work assembling cheap toys in a poorly ventilated sweatshop?
Poorly ventilated... what have you been reading? Buffy, what is it?
He knows that I'm-- He-he needs to see me. I have to see him.
Well, of course. You-you'll leave for L.A. tomorrow.
Not L.A. An-and not here. Somewhere in the middle. There's a place.
I see. Well, we should get these, uh, bills and things out of the way before--
I have to go now. Oh. Um... Thanks for taking care of this for me.
Dawn
So what are you supposed to be?
Dawn
Oh, shouldn't you have wings?
Um, no, this is a special kind of angel called a Charlie. We don't have wings, we just skate around with perfect hair fighting crime.
Dawn
[after her first kiss] Shiver me timbers.
...
JJustin
That was your first kiss.
Dawn
I've been kissed before. I kiss all the time, not that I'm a kiss slut. Just with the lips and the pressing together and stuff. Hey, expert here! OK, OK, that was my first kiss.
Were you parking? With a vamp?
Dawn
I didn't know he was dead.
Dawn
Shut up.
Dawn
I just met him.
Oh, so you were parking with a boy you just met?
JJustin
We've seen each other at parties.
Dawn
Oh, like you've never fallen for a vampire?
Dawn
It always is when it's you.
Uh, excuse me! Can we fight now?
Didn't anyone come here just to make out? [one couple raises their hands] Oh, that's sweet. [points at couple] You run, [points at another vampire] you scream.
Dawn
You want me to name you?
Oh, that's sweet, but I think I can name myself. I'll name me... "Joan".
Dawn
Ugh.
BJBuffy/Joan
What? Did you just "ugh" my name?
Dawn
No, I just... I mean, Joan, it's so blah.
BJBuffy/Joan
I like it. I feel like a "Joan".
Dawn
Fine, that's your purgative.
BJBuffy/Joan
"Prerogative".
Dawn
Whatever, Joan.
BJBuffy/Joan
Whatever, Umad.
BJBuffy/Joan/Dawn
[unison.] Boy, you're a pain in the... / Boy, you're bossy!
Dawn
Do you think we're-
[They smile and hug each other.]
[watching them hug] [to Giles] You never showed me affection like that... [Giles looks at him, bewildered] I'd wager.
So, uh, the burger was good, you liked it?
Dawn
Are you kidding, it was like a meat party in my mouth! ...Okay, now I'm just a kid and even I know that came out wrong.
Dawn
Candles! We can't have candles?
Dawn, it's magic clearance, everything must go.
Dawn
But they're just candles.
Yeah, well, to you and me they're just candles, but to witches they're like... bongs.
The Rwasundi. Very rare. It's presence in our dimension causes a sort of... localized temporal disturbance.
So, that's why time went all David Lynch?
Right. Human perception is based on a linear chronology. Being exposed to the Rwasundi for more than a few seconds, can cause vivid hallucinations and a slight tingly scalp.
So, that's it. These things just made you think you killed her.
She was probably dead long before you stumbled across her.
It wasn't the demon. It was Warren. He knew Katrina. He had something to do with it, I know it.
You always hurt the one you love.
Dawn
Does this mean you're not going away?
Yeah. I'm not going anywhere. We need to find Warren and the others. Whatever they've done, they're not gonna get away with it.
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