BUFFY: OK, watch?watch the head.

XANDER: Gotcha.

DAWN: (without moving mouth) Watch my head. Watch my head!

XANDER: Sofa.

DAWN: (without moving mouth) Face up! Face up!

XANDER: (rolling her over) She's right, face up is better.

BUFFY: OK, I'm gonna check the computer. Find that page. See if there's an antidote.

XANDER: It'll be all right. We'll get you fixed up. You'll be doing limbo in no time.

DAWN: Yeah, as a pole.

XANDER: No, not as a pole. I promise.

BUFFY: Oh, got it. It says the paralysis is permanent. (Dawn squeaks) No, oh, wait, my bad. (reading) Permanent until the creature dies. (looks over) Sorry. Guess we have to go back.

XANDER: We can't just leave her here like this. What if she vomits?

DAWN: Ew. I won't vomit.

BUFFY: Do you think she'll vomit?

DAWN: Stop talking about vomit.

BUFFY: I'll call Anya. She can watch her.

XANDER: Right, she'll love being called for vomit watch.

DAWN: Stop talking about vomit!

(...)

ANYA: I bet she's dying.

BUFFY: She's not dying. She's just paralyzed.

ANYA: Oh. Paralyzed how?

XANDER: Paralyzed how? In the not moving way.

ANYA: Well, there's lots of different ways. Did you try this?

BUFFY: (protesting) Hey!

DAWN: Hey!

XANDER: Oh! You're poseable.

BUFFY: (intrigued) She's poseable?

ANYA: It's a common variety. Watch this. Huh. Neat as you please. Hardly a need to undo her.

BUFFY: (mouthful of nuts) Where'd you get the nuts?

ANYA: Brazil. No need to thank me, by the way, for sitting with her. I'm feeling very benevolent today. Helping Willow. Helping you. You might even call it even for that whole worm thing last week.

BUFFY: Yeah, I don't think we could call? Wait, you saw Willow?

ANYA: Um-hmm. Oh, she's looking for you, by the way. Decided you might be out in some cave. Sounded pretty tenuous.

DAWN: Cave?

BUFFY: Anya, listen. This is really important. Did Willow go to that cave?

ANYA: Mm-hmm. Last time I saw her, that's where she was headed. Shall I make her salute? That'd be very cute.

BUFFY: Xander, she could be there right now. Willow could be trapped with the Gnarl.

ANYA: Uh, it's not "The Gnarl", just "Gnarl". Oh, wouldn't it be tragic if you were here being kinda silly with your comically paralyzed sister while Willow was dying?

BUFFY: Anya, you know about this creature?

ANYA: Uh-huh, sure.

BUFFY: You're coming with us.

(they head off, leaving Dawn posed with one hand up. Then Buffy runs back and sticks a remote control in her hand. )

• Funnies

written by: Jane Espenson; Transcribed by: CariCranberry. Edited by me. . Full transcript at:
http://www.buffyworld.com/buffy/season7/transcripts/125_tran.php