GILES: Power to the people? You sound like a child of the 70's.

KENNEDY: All I'm saying is we're in charge of ourselves.

FAITH: Okay, you guys, let's try not freak out.

KENNEDY: All I'm saying is that now that Buffy's not here, we finally have some say in how and when we lose our necks.

PRINCIPAL WOOD: Maybe you don't have to be so blunt about the losing of the necks bit.

ANYA: Let the girl speak the truth. We?re all on death's door, repeatedly ringing the doorbell, like maniacal Girl Scouts trying to make quota.

XANDER: And I'm thinking that maybe everyone here shouldn't have a say.

GILES: We just have to find some way of having constructive dialogue without going completely mad.

AMANDA: Do you know the parliamentary procedure? Because that's a convenient way of organizing verbal?

KENNEDY: I just wonder if those of us who?ve been here longer should have more of a say.

PRINCIPAL WOOD: Maybe if we break down into smaller groups, this wouldn't be so chaotic. Faith, what do you think?

AMANDA: When I was involved with the Model UN, we found the parliamentary procedure to be a total life saver. For example, once when I was Uruguay? (beat) anyway, one of those 'U' countries, it was like here, only we had this system which allowed us to organize our conversation.

GILES: (privately, to Dawn) She's going to be fine. Really, it's for the best.

DAWN: Yeah? Then why do I feel like this?

FAITH: (to Amanda) I hear what you?re saying but?

KENNEDY: Shouldn't we get down to business and start talking about our game plan?

WILLOW: You guys? I think we?re wasting our time arguing about how to argue.

AMANDA: Why don't we?

VI: Please do not mention parliamentary procedure.

CARIDAD: I second that.

FAITH: (cutting through the chaos) Everyone listen to me. Chill. All right, it's been a long night and I don't know about you but I'm wiped. I think we should catch some sleep and figure all this out in the morning.

KENNEDY: Do we really have time to waste?

FAITH: Look, I understand you guys are wicked stressed. Frankly, our situation blows. But we?ve got to stay cool. It's the only way we're going to get through this. Can everyone handle that?

VI: Yeah, yeah. We'll get some rest and then tomorrow things won't seem so?

(lights go out)

VI: What happened?

CARIDAD: The lights went out?

AMANDA: I'll get some candles. If we have candles.

KENNEDY: I'll check the fuse box.

FAITH: Don't bother. All the lights on the whole street just went out.

CARIDAD: Which means?

FAITH: The people from the power company have got the hell out of Sunnydale.

VI: I think I'm freaking out.

written by: Rebecca Kirshner; original transcript by Buffy vs Angel. Edited by me.. Full transcript at:
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