TODD: ...the thing you gotta learn about the Palace, and this takes a while...is that job security all boils down to one simple thing. Politics. Now, I'm not a political animal, but you learn fast around here or it's wham! Hello glass ceiling. I mean, it's not like we work at Burger World, or the Happy Bun, where the power structure is simple. No, here at the Palace, you gotta keep your friends close, but your enemies? Closer. It's like Machiavelli says. You know Machiavelli, right? BUFFY: Tall guy, bleached mullet, works day shifts?

TODD: (laughs) I'm sorry. My bad. I keep forgetting you dropped out of college.

BUFFY: I'm reapplying.

TODD: (patronizing) Good luck with that. Well, gotta motor! Don't wanna be late for night school.

BUFFY: You go to night school?

TODD: I'm working on my MBA. Think I wanna spend the rest of my life cleaning grease traps? Ooh, don't forget to lock up before you go, and the gum under the tables? Be sure to give it a good scrape before you leave.

BUFFY: (sarcastic) May I?

TODD: See you tomorrow!

BUFFY: (to herself) Yes, you will. And the day after that, and the day after that, and the day after that...

written by: Douglas Petrie; transcribed by Joan the English Chick (pisces@englishchick.com). action descriptions shortened by me. . Full transcript at:
http://www.studiesinwords.de/115asyouwere.html