TARA: Poor Dawn. She was pretty shaken up.

WILLOW: Well, sure. Bloody death and stuff. She'll be okay.

TARA: It's just ... I, I think it's tough for her, not being able to ... well, allowed to, you know, help.

WILLOW: Help?

TARA: Oh, you. You guys. The slayer circle.

WILLOW: Well, Buffy doesn't really need ... a-and I think Dawn's a little young.

TARA: I-I know, you're right. It's just hard. That outsider feeling.

WILLOW: Tara ... you're not an outsider.

TARA: Well, yeah. I kinda am.

WILLOW: No, you're not.

TARA: Willow, it's okay. Where does this go?

WILLOW: Somebody making you feel uncomfortable? Is it Xander? It's Xander, isn't it?

TARA: No, Xander's a sweetie.

WILLOW: It's Giles! It's 'cause he's ... British and doesn't understand about stuff.

TARA: It's no one. You guys all just have this really tight bond. It's-it's hard to break into that. And I'm not even sure I want to.

WILLOW: I'm sure. You're completely one of the gang now. Everyone accepts that. You're one of the good guys.

WILLOW: Maybe I can talk to the rest of the group and we can do something, some kind of scooby initiation. Oh! Maybe we could wear some kind of special ring that identifies us as members.

TARA: I don't think so. But maybe something like that would be nice for Dawn. I do worry about her sometimes.

WILLOW: You don't have to. She's got big sister Buffy happily looking out for her.

• Dawn & Tara
• Scoobies
• Willow & Tara

written by: David Fury; transcribed by Joan the English Chick (pisces@englishchick.com). Full transcript at:
http://www.studiesinwords.de/80realme.html