BUFFY: She certainly looks perky.

XANDER: Yeah, color in the cheeks, bounce in the step... I don't like it. It's not healthy. So, are you goin' to the Bronze tonight? Oh, probably not, you probably have some vampire slaying or some lame endeavor like that, don't you? Everyone deserts me.

BUFFY: Check out the jealous man!

XANDER: What are you talking about?

BUFFY: You're jealous.

XANDER: Of what?

BUFFY: Willow's got a thang, and Xander's left hanging.

XANDER: Oh, that's meaningless drivel. I'm not interested in Willow like that.

BUFFY: Yeah, but you got used to being the Belle of the Ball.

XANDER: No, it's just... this Malcolm guy? What's his deal? I mean, tell me you're not slightly wigged.

BUFFY: Okay, slightly. I mean, just not knowing what he's really like.

XANDER: Or who he really is. I mean, sure he says he's a high school student, but I can say I'm a high school student.

BUFFY: You are.

XANDER: Okay, but I can also say that I'm an elderly Dutch woman. Get me? I mean, who's to say I'm not if I'm in the elderly Dutch chat room?

BUFFY: (making light) I get your point! (gets his point) I get your point. Oh, this guy could be anybody. He could be weird, or crazy, or old, or... He could be a circus freak. (panicked) He's probably a circus freak!

XANDER: Yeah. I mean, we read about it all the time. Y'know, people meet on the 'Net, they talk, they get together, have dinner, a show, horrible ax murder.

BUFFY: Willow ax murdered by a circus freak... Okay, okay, what do we do? (realizes her paranoia) What are we doing? Xander, you get me started! We are totally overreacting!

XANDER: But it's fun, isn't it?

• Xander & Willow

written by: Ashley Gable & Thomas A. Swyden; Transcribed by: AleXander Thompson. Full transcript at:
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