Early the next morning, Buffy and Giles sit in his apartment, discussing the previous night's events. He says he doesn't understand, and I honestly don't understand what he doesn't understand. Buffy says she just thought he should he should know, and they discuss the masked commando in the woods. Buffy recalls the similar men she saw on Halloween night and says she wants to know what's going on with these guys, because they're getting in her way. She starts to say that she wasn't in time to save Veruca, and Giles tells her she saved Willow. Buffy responds, "Right now she wishes I hadn't. Giles, I've never seen her like this. It's like it hurts too much to form words." Giles attempts to make Buffy feel better by pointing out that she herself has felt that way and survived. Buffy says, "Yeah, and I ran away and went to hell and then got through it. I'm kinda hoping she doesn't use me as a model." Buffy and Giles sit quietly, looking concerned, and Buff wonders how Oz and Willow will deal with what happened.