(Summer's livng room. Buffy tries to quickly neaten things up for her friends.)

BUFFY: Here, I'll get that. Sorry. Mom's still not a hundred percent, and I guess I haven't really been taking up the slack.

WILLOW: No, the place looks fine, Buffy.

TARA: Yeah, it's just us.

(Buffy picks up a sweater (Riley's) and looks sadly at it.)

XANDER: That must have belonged to, uh... Um, aren't we supposed to have a meeting?

GILES: Uh, yes, yes, we, we're here for a reason. I've had some rather, uh ... well, I've had some news. It seems that the Council of Watchers has ... found some information that may help us out.

BUFFY: About Glory?

GILES: Presumably. We'll find that out when they ... arrive. Could be very important.

BUFFY: Arrive? They're coming here? Now? W-why do they have to come here?

XANDER: Yeah, don't they have phones? (fake British accent) "Allo, Buffy, here's some stuff we know, pip pip."

BUFFY: Yeah! Phones. See, I'd like them on phones.

• Funnies
• Watcher's Council

written by: Douglas Petrie and Jane Espenson; Transcribed by Joan the English Chick (pisces@englishchick.com).. Full transcript at:
http://www.studiesinwords.de/90checkpoint.html