(Spike struggles to light a cigarette with his bandaged hands, Xander sees and helps)

SPIKE: Thanks.

XANDER: You know those things'll kill you. (gets a look) Oh, right. (pause) I mention today how much I don't like you?

SPIKE: You mighta let it slip in... once or twice.

XANDER: How're your feelers?

SPIKE: Nothing compared to the little bits we're gonna get chopped into when the Renaissance Fair kicks the door in. And here we bloody sit.

XANDER: Not like we got much of a choice.

SPIKE: Make a break for it! Use General Armor-all as shield, get to the doc's car and...

XANDER: Great plan, and while all the hacking and slashing is going on, what are you gonna be doing, huh? Throwing migraines at them?

SPIKE: Look, we stay here, we all die! At least some of us might get...

BUFFY: (arrives and interrupts) No! We're all gonna make it. I'm not losing *anyone*.

• Xander & Spike

written by: Steven S. DeKnight; Typed the partial transcript of this episode myself. Full transcript at:
http://www.studiesinwords.de/98spiral.html