TARA: Hey, sorry I'm late.

BUFFY: Oh, time has no meaning here. Gina, I'm taking a break.

TARA: I have this sudden urge to dedicate my productive cooperation.

BUFFY: Well, if you close your eyes and repeatedly smash yourself in the head with frozen meat, it'll go away. (sits) Eventually. I'm hoping. Thanks for coming by.

TARA: (worried) Is it bad?

BUFFY: I was sort of hoping you could tell me.

TARA: I knew this was gonna happen. What did Willow do now? Did she ... she hurt anyone?

BUFFY: Wha... uh, no, no, um... Ta-Tara, this isn't about Willow.

TARA: I-I thought that's why you didn't want to meet at the house.

BUFFY: Uh, sorry, it's, um ... Willow's fine, uh, she, she's been doing really well. You'd be proud of her.

TARA: Good, that's ... that's good. So, so what do you want to talk about?

BUFFY: I-it's Spike. He can hurt me. Without his head exploding.

TARA: Oh my god. Hi-his chip stopped working?

BUFFY: No, it still works. Just not on me. I-I need to know about the spell. The one that ... brought me back. I, I'd ask Willow, but...

TARA: You think it's you.

BUFFY: I don't know. I feel ... different. There are things... I-I think ... maybe ... I came back wrong.

TARA: (firmly) No, Buffy, that's n-not ... no. You didn't.

BUFFY: Can you check out the spell? Just see if there's something that ... Could you just check? Please?

• Buffy's Death & Revivification
• Willow & Tara

written by: Steven S. DeKnight; transcribed by Joan the English Chick (pisces@englishchick.com). . Full transcript at:
http://www.studiesinwords.de/113deadthings.html