WALSH: I'll see you all tomorrow.

(Buffy and Willow collect their things to leave. Willow goes up to Riley.)

WILLOW: Riley. I notice you left off a name today in roll call. Osbourne, Daniel Osbourne, Oz?

RILEY: He's not in this class anymore. I hear he dropped out.

WILLOW: Oh, well you heard way wrong then. I mean, he's not gone. He--he left temporarily to work out a few things. I know that sounds lame in its vagueness, but I assure you, Oz will be back.

WALSH: Not to my class, he won't. An educated guess. You know the rules, you know I hate exceptions, and yet somehow you feel your exception is exceptional.

WILLOW: Oh, but--

WALSH: (Cutting her off.) It is. To you. But since I'm neither a freshman nor a narcissist, I have to consider the whole class. If your friend can't respect my schedule, I think it's best he not come back.

• Willow & Oz

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