GILES: Tell me again why we're not doing this at your house.

BUFFY: Giles, if you would like to get by in american society, then you are going to have to follow our traditions. You're the patriarch. You have to host the festivities, or it's all meaningless.

GILES: And this is in no way an elaborate scheme to stick me with the cleanup?

BUFFY: How about that ceremonial knife, huh? Pretty juicy piece of clueage, don't you think?

GILES: Yes, all right, I'll look into the chumash connection and see if there's any ritual significance to the ear removal.

BUFFY: Thank you.

(Buffy pauses looking lost in thought.)

GILES: You all right?

BUFFY: Yeah. Uh... I still need to pick up a few things, so I'll check in. And keep your hands off the food.

GILES: Oh, I'll try and restrain myself from eating uncooked potatoes and cranberries.

• Buffy & Giles

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