BUFFY: Your motorcycle is loud.

BARTENDER: Sssspike.

SPIKE: The usual, Dave, and one for the lady. (to Buffy) We're heading for the back room, pet. (Buffy grabs the bottle from the bartender) It's where the real action is. These lowlifes know everything happens in this town.

BUFFY: (too loudly) Oh, good. These are the lowlifes.

( 4 demons playing cards turn to look)

SPIKE: Fine. A little louder. (to demons) Boys, what's the game?

GREEN DEMON: You know the game, Spike. You in?

MANY-EYED DEMON: He kills our kind. Don't let him in.

(Spike grabs him)

BUFFY: Ooh, ask him if he's heard-

SPIKE: Later. (shoves the demon out, takes his spot at the table)

BUFFY: You're gonna play cards?

SPIKE: (to demons) I need a moment with my lady. (takes Buffy aside)

BUFFY: You wanna play, that's fine. Okay? I am sticking to the original plan. Which one do I kill for information?

SPIKE: Listen. These guys talk while they play. We'll get more information out of their mouths than out of gaping holes in their corpses.

(Buffy grudgingly acquieses)

SPIKE: (to demons) I'm in. Everybody okay with that?

DEMON CLEM: (shrugs) Ante up. (demons each put a kitten in the pot)

BUFFY: You play for kittens?!

SPIKE: So, who's gonna advance me a tiny tabby, get me started? Come on, someone's gotta stake me.

BUFFY: (grinning) I'll do it! (gets a look) What, you thought I was just gonna let that lie there? (takes a swig) Blaaah!

• Buffy & Spike
• solving things with violence

written by: David Fury and Jane Espenson; transcribed by Joan the English Chick (pisces@englishchick.com). action descriptions shortened by me.. Full transcript at:
http://www.studiesinwords.de/105lifeserial.html