(Riley moves stealthily among the headstones, ducking from shadow to shadow. He pauses behind a large marble slab and raises his arm, fist closed, and pumps it up and down twice before moving further into the cemetery. WILLOW, ANYA and XANDER follow about twenty yards behind him, munching potato chips and making no effort to conceal themselves.)

XANDER: What's with the hand move? Does that like mean something?

WILLOW: It's code. I think it breaks down to "choo-choo".

ANYA: It means to follow him. That, or wait here for him.

(They watch Riley's covert movements for a moment, then Willow turns to Xander.)

WILLOW: Ask.

XANDER: (yells) Hey, Riley! What's the (hand gesture) all about?

RILEY: (exasperated) It means yell real loud so the vampires who don't know we're coming will have a sporting chance.

XANDER: (to Willow) See, now he's all mean and sarcastic.

WILLOW: That's because you were doing all the yelling, Mr. Stealthy-Pants.

ANYA: (to Riley) It's their fault.

RILEY: Guys, I'm thinking if we split up, we could cover more ground. Tell you what? I'll take the cemeteries, you guys get the Bronze.

ANYA: Are we not being covert enough?

XANDER: We're sorry!

WILLOW: Sorry.

XANDER: We'll be sneakier. Promise.

(He munches loudly on a handful of chips.)

RILEY: Okay. Just ditch the chips and watch my back.

WILLOW: Done.

(She reaches into the bag and grabs a handful of chips herself before setting the bag down. Riley moves off into the cemetery again.)

XANDER: (to Anya) You know what he's like? He's like a cat. You know, a big jungle cat. How come I'm not like that? It's just so cool.

WILLOW: (munching) I think you're cool.

• Riley & the initiative

written by: Douglas Petrie; Transcribed by Joan the English Chick (pisces@englishchick.com).. Full transcript at:
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