Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1996–2003): Season 6, Episode 12 - Doublemeat Palace - full transcript

When Buffy gets a job at the Doublemeat Palace, a local fast-food restaurant, she begins to believe that disappearing co-workers and the secret ingredient to the restaurant's hamburger may be connected.

- Previously.
- - You never had it so good as me.

If you tell anyone about
last night, I will kill you.

So you three have... what? Banded
together to be pains in my ass?

We're your "archnemesises."

You may have beaten us this
time, slayer, but next time,

maybe not.

Amy? How've you been?

Rat. You?

- Dead.
- Oh.

It's nice, having another
magically inclined friend around.

It's way too early
to go home yet.



- So what do you wanna do?
- I have a better idea.

Is it dangerous?

Let's get out of here.

Dawny, I'm sorry.
I'm so...

- you could have killed her.
- I need help.

No more spells.
I'm finished.

There's some money stuff we're
gonna have to talk to you about.

So you're telling me I'm broke?

- How bad is it?
- Anya says pretty bad.

Buffy, some discussion about, um,
what you're going to do now.

Um, I've been giving that
a lot of thought, actually,

and I think I've figured it out.

Now, I get Warren being
a super-villainy type,

but I thought Jonathan
completely learned that lesson.



I've never even heard
of this other guy.

You should have seen their headquarters.
It was like the nerd natural habitat.

Well, if we know where they are,
shouldn't we do something?

We tried. Buffy was gonna go in
there and bust 'em on the spot.

- I'm sensing a not-so-completely.
- Yeah, well, she went in and...

Speaking of Buffy, isn't she ready?
She's gonna be late for her first day.

Hey, respect the narrative
flow much?

Please continue
the story of failure.

So, Buffy went in,
but they'd cleared out.

Then she brought back
the stuff that they left...

Some spell books,
some parchments,

a couple of rare things, charmed
objects and a conjuror's harp.

And they had other stuff,
you know...

Razor scooters and pictures of
the Vulcan woman on enterprise.

Ooh!

I mean, nerds.

Okay. See, this is why demons
are better than people.

Interesting turn.

When I was a vengeance demon, I
caused pain and mayhem, certainly.

But I put in a full day's work doing it,
and I got compensated appropriately.

Welcome to today's episode of
go, money, go. I hear it daily.

Yep, for the rest
of your life.

But super-villains want reward without
labor, to make things come easy.

It's wrong. Without labor, there
can be no payment and vice versa.

The country cannot progress. The workers
are the tools that shape America.

Good to know. I was kinda
feeling like a tool.

And now I know why.

You've seen us in your city or small
town across the American west.

You've ordered our delicious
food from our happy employees.

But now you're seeing it all in a new way.
You're seeing it from behind the counter,

because you've just become part of the
doublemeat experience! I'm part of it!

I'm part of it.

I'm a part of it too.

This cow and this chicken
don't know it yet,

but they're destined to
become part of it as well.

So what happens when a cow
and a chicken get together?

Why, that's a doublemeat medley!

Let's take a look now at the process
of harvesting these two special meats.

Holy crap.

Washing your hands thoroughly
after each visit to the restroom.

Follow these rules,
and you'll be a happy part...

Of the doublemeat family
for a long time!

Interesting, isn't it?

Oh, yes. Like how the cow and
the chicken come together...

Even though
they've never met.

It's like sleepless in Seattle if...
if Meg and tom were, like, minced.

I'm Manny the manager. It's not a joke.
It's just my name.

Right. You mentioned that
a couple of times...

When I filled out
the application.

Why do you want
to work here, Buffy?

You seem like a sharp young woman,
and there are a lot of other jobs.

Well, I-i kind of need money
pretty quickly... like, today.

So, I didn't want to go through
a lengthy interview process,

and I figured this was probably
the fastest way... to...

Because I wanted to be part
of the doublemeat experience?

Mmm. Come on.
Let's take a tour.

Phillip, Timothy, this is Buffy.
She's gonna work the counter.

Hi.

What happened to
the other one... Katherine?

- Emily?
- Yeah.

She's gone.

What happened?

Whatever always happens.

You can use this one.

Uh, there's someone's
stuff in there.

They must've left it.

- You can toss it or keep what you want.
- Sure they're not coming back?

We have a lot of turnover here.

Watch these two.
Are they gonna do something?

They're solid. Follow their
example, and you won't go wrong.

- They're lifers.
- Lifers?

In it for life. Like me.

You want to get something out of
this, Buffy, you'll do the same.

You put the work in, and 10 years
from now, you'll be where I am,

I promise you.

Congratulations.
You're on the clock.

This is the kitchen, the beating
heart of the doublemeat palace.

Wow.
They're all so identical.

Yeah, they all start
to look the same to me too.

Oh, no. Not the employees,
the chicken slices.

Medley meal number two,
double-size it,

drive-through station's over there.
And a shake.

High pressure job.
You won't need to go in there.

Over there is the grill,
the fryers, the walk-in freezer.

You don't need
to go in there either!

That's the dehydrated
pickle storage.

Those are locked.

- Now I want to show you this.
- Two double medley juniors.

Uh, no tomatoes. Look.
The doublemeat medley.

Oh, I know the medley.
It's just,

uh, the video was kind of
graphic, with the slaughter.

A classic double-Decker
with a twist.

A pure beefy Patty
above the mid-bun,

and a slice of processed chicken
product below the mid-bun.

Plus pickles and the
secret ingredient. Eat it.

Oh, you know,
I had a big breakfast.

I'll just wait for...

Oh. But it smells so good.

Mmm. So, what is
your secret ingredient?

It's a meat process.

Now I think it's time to start earning
your money. Don't you, Buffy?

Mm-hmm.

So, what's the deal
with Manny the manager?

If I ask him really nice, can I write
a children's book called that?

Fill this while
I get the fries.

Fill this? I didn't know there was
gonna be drug testing on this job.

- You're funny. You better stop that.
- Why?

Productivity...
One of Manny's watchwords.

"Levity is the time thief that
picks the pocket of a company."

I prefer the one that goes,

"Manny's a humorless dolt who picks
the pocket of he-should-bite-me."

You really need to be quiet with that.
Here you go.

Thanks.

I'd like a small coffee
and cherry pie.

That's $1.92, ma'am.

You hit so many buttons.
It was like buttonpalooza.

No, it's easy. I... look. There are little
pictures of the food on the buttons.

I hit the coffee button, then I hit the
small button, and then cherry pie.

There's a picture
of a little fried pie.

Uh-huh. Then I hit
the total button.

I put the money in the drawer, I
close it, and it resets the system.

A cocker spaniel
could do it.

Here, why don't you take the next
one, the family. They're regulars.

Hi. I'm new.
I come here every day.

That's nice. Oh, you really
might make it, dear.

Not like some of them, where
suddenly you never see them again.

I can see you here for a long time.
That's great.

Thank you.

Hi. Welcome to the doublemeat palace.
May I help you?

Yeah. We need two number four
medley meals, a junior medley,

a Fisherman's medley with bacon, and
a kid's meal, plus three fries,

a chocolaty shake, and extra
pickles on one of the medleys.

Excuse me.
Um, this button...

Does it look
chocolaty to you?

Let me have two double
medleys...

You don't need
to be in there.

Sorry.
I was just curious.

Curiosity killed
the cat.

Theory number five:
Cat burgers.

Thanks a lot. Okay. I got it.

Hey, Buffy!

We're here to support your
subsistence-level employment. Bravo.

- Thank you. This is cool of you guys.
- So, buff, how's it going?

I don't know.

I've waitressed before,
but... this is different.

Uh, when have
you waitressed?

That summer in L.A.

It was a diner, and we had, you know,
lots of people who didn't tip,

and funny, funny
health-code violations,

but it wasn't
like it is here.

I think there's something wrong here.
Wil, are you okay?

Sorry, I-i... yeah.
Uh, something's wrong.

There's... there's
this manager, right?

And he's all scary and mysterious, you
know? And there's this secret ingredient.

And the people that work here, they're...
they're kind of strange. You know?

They just... just stare into space.
Plus, they disappear.

- Disappear, poof?
- No, not poof. Well, I don't think so.

It's fast food. I have swum
these murky waters, my friend.

Here's the assorted creepiness.
Here's staring.

There's the enthusiastic
not-showing-up-at-all.

I think you're seeing demons
where there's just life.

I didn't say demons.
It's just a vibe.

I mean, you guys still
haven't seen this manager.

Well, isn't that him over there,
getting the pickles wet?

- Yeah, with the saddle shoes.
- And the glasses. - I don't know.

Maybe it's just the video
that's creeping me out,

with the cow and the chicken
all swirly together.

Mmm. Make me hungry,
why don't ya?

How's about one of those
delicious medley meals?

Okay, you got it. On me.

Hey, thanks. See, I think she'll be
fine when she settles into the routine.

And by ordering, I'm helping.
And getting a free meal?

- Well, yeah.
- Well, if you like the food here, honey,

maybe we should get it
for the reception.

You're serving burgers?
Cool. Heh!

Well, time is running very short. After
Willow gave us the "whoosh" engagement party,

I got slack on the planning,
'cause I figured she'd help.

But, well, now that's all
been blown to hell.

Hey, standing right here.
Standing right exactly here.

Sorry.
Didn't mean to tempt you.

That one's so delicate.

Anyway, I still have to select
the bridesmaids' dresses,

and, well, then there are the guests from out
of town and the ones from the demon realm.

You wouldn't believe how many of them
have yet to let us know either way.

There you go.
And I double-sized it for ya.

Oh, thank you.

And cut way back
on the cat.

- Cat?
- Just kidding.

Probably.

Slow night.

Gina.

Since it's slow, you think they'll
mind if I take another break?

We're not allowed.
Downtime robs us all.

Hm. Thus quoth Manny.
There's no one here.

Sure there is. Look.

This'll make
my day complete.

What? What's in the
doublemeat nuggets?

I'm working. Go away. Yeah, and you chose
to be in the consumer service profession,

and I'm a consumer.

Service me.
Order something or go.

Give a bloke a chance
for his eyes to adjust.

Damn fluorescent lights.
They make me look dead.

Some demons love 'em. The way they
vibrate makes their skin twitch.

That the kind of demon you are, love?
I am not a demon.

I don't know why you can hit
me, but I'm not a demon.

Oh.

I see.

That why you took this job?

Prove something to yourself.
A normal job for a normal girl.

Good way to drive yourself crazy, that is.
I'll be fine.

Buffy.

You're not happy here.

Please don't
make this harder.

You don't belong here.

You're something...
You're better than this.

I need the money.

I can get money.

Walk with me now.
Come on.

I... I need to go help
Gary with the fries.

You gotta get out of here.
This place'll do stuff to you.

This place'll kill you.

Someone there?

Oh, hey. What are you doing?
What-what...

Feels like I just left,
you know?

You came back.

I came back.

Gary's gone.

Gary? Oh, the guy that helped me
out at the counter yesterday?

He didn't show up
this morning.

Well,
shift's just starting.

He was supposed to unlock early
this morning. Didn't show.

Pull his card.

Well, I-I'm sure, you know, he's just late.
He didn't seem like he was leaving.

I'm moving Timothy to counter.
You're on grill.

Me?
I've been watching you.

But i... I don't know
how to grill.

Just think... this is the last day
you'll ever be able to say that.

You put the beef on the grill. You
hit the button. Then it beeps.

You flip the beef, hit the other button.
Then it beeps.

You put it on the bun.
There's not a button for that.

Repeat until insane.

It eliminates variation.

Every burger at every
doublemeat palace is the same.

People don't like variation.

Got it.
Variety is the spice of bad.

Hmm.

So, what's
the secret ingredient?

It's a meat process.

Well, what does that mean?

It's a process.
They do it to the meat.

But what is it?

It's just the name
of the process.

Oh. Yeah.

So, I guess we're gonna
get kind of greasy, huh?

Hmm.

Skin, hair,

eyelashes,

nostrils,

inside your ears.

You wanna look
inside my ears?

No. No, that's okay.

Once I noticed I couldn't hear
and went to the doctor.

He said it was grease.
It made a plug.

Oh.
Mmm.

And I got me a kit,
a kit for cleaning my ears.

It's got this
little bulb mechanism.

Heh. Imagine that.

Yeah.

Buffy.
Yea. It's Manny.

You're working
a double shift.

What?
Another eight hours?

Right after
these eight hours?

But that's...
So many hours.

You get paid for it, plus an
extra free doublemeat medley.

What happened?
Why the double shiftiness?

Gary didn't show, and now one
of my grinder guys is late too.

But they could still show up, right?
I mean, they could be anywhere.

Your meat's here.

Okay. Bye.

An, that was Buffy. She's working
late, so I might have to go... yike!

I have been called,
and vengeance shall I wreak.

Cower, masculine one.
Tremble as you face my wrath.

Xander, I'm starting to think that
maybe we should do a potluck thing.

Honey.

Hello. I am here
to tear this man apart.

How many pieces
do you wish?

Halfrek!

Anyanka? Oh, my god!

Hi! Hi! How are you?
How are you?

You two...
You know each other?

Funny, halfrek. I didn't summon you to kill
Xander. I called to invite you to our wedding.

You... oh, my...
What an embarrassing mistake.

Oh, my god! Gorgeous!

Huh. Wow. Um, you two clearly
have some catching up to do,

so I'll, uh...

I'll not be
in the apartment.

Gosh, it's swell to see
you again, Hallie.

I didn't mean to have you
materialize all the way here.

I mean, not until the ceremony. I
guess I got the message garbled.

You know how it is. Half the time, I have
no idea if I'm maiming the right guy.

So, um, you're marrying that
man with the large upper arms?

Yes.
Why?

Well, because I love him. Hmm.

Uh, we're gonna be
very happy together.

Hmm.
What?

It's boiling with nothing in it.
Sometimes it does that.

They say bugs
fall in there.

Oh, I'm back. You can
go on your break now.

Come in.
It's me.

Dawn said
I could come up.

So, is she pissed at you,
too, or just at me?

What did you
tell her about me?

Do you want something?

Um, yeah, actually.

I mean, I don't know if
you wanted to keep it, or...

You want it? Really?

Well, yeah. You know, I mean,
it's not much, but it's home.

Or it was. I don't know. I
guess it's stupid, but...

No, it's not stupid.
You can have it. Of course.

Hey, so I hear you got this whole
cold-Turkey thing going on.

How's that going? It's good.
It's really good.

I mean,
it was hard at first,

frustrating doing everything
the slow way.

It was like, is everything
gonna take forever forever?

Yeah.

But, uh, it's better now.
I'm getting my focus back.

Hmm. I can see that.

It-it's a pivotal page.

So, this is it, huh?

This is gonna be
your life from now on?

What? No.

Well, you're never
gonna do it again, ever.

You're never gonna...
Feel how it made you feel.

Don't think that's
the way to look at it.

Hey, wil?

It's your birthday.

Um, no, it isn't.

But now that you mention it,
Buffy's is coming.

Potestas.

What?

- Amy.
- It's a gift.

It's magic,
and it didn't come from you.

It came from me.
Completely legal.

Enjoy.

Look! Look what I found
under the meat grinder.

- Oh, my god.
- Want to tell me what's going on?

- I'm not sure.
- Try again.

Well, there was an accident, maybe,
six weeks ago, a grinder incident.

Right. But see, this isn't six weeks old.
This is new.

It is? Oh. Um, well,

maybe Gary did come in this morning,
or, I don't know, late last night.

M-maybe there was an accident, and
he got himself to the hospital.

Right. Maybe he's
in the hospital.

Or maybe he's in
the grinder, huh? Huh?

Meat process?
Secret ingredient?

Maybe Gary's on the grill, or maybe
he's under the pickle chips.

Buffy. Buffy!

- Stop! Stop! Everybody, you have to stop!
- Hey!

Stop eating!
No, you can't eat this!

It's not beef!
It's people!

The doublemeat medley
is people!

The meat layer, it's definitely people.
It's people! It's people!

Probably not the chickeny part,
but who knows? Who knows?

What about the cherry pie?

What are you doing? I thought
you were part of the team!

You are fired.

Tell me more
about Xander.

You keep asking about him. I mean,
do you think I'm making a mistake?

Do you?
Well, no.

Xander, he...

He's very kind and brave,

and he has the sweetest smile and
the nicest body, and he loves me.

Sometimes it isn't easy,
but he does.

Who told you that it
isn't easy to love you?

Well, you know, I'll do
something or say something,

and then he
has to say stuff like,

"it's incorrect for you
to appreciate money so much,"

or, "observe. Here is how a
real human would behave."

Oh, so he corrects you?

Well, no. It's just...

Uh, uh, well, no. I mean,
now I'm all confused.

I mean, what? Do you think there's
something wrong with the way he treats me?

Do you? Okay, you have
to stop doing that.

I love Xander. Even though he
thinks he knows better than you?

But he doesn't. He doesn't think that.
Okay, I'm sorry.

I was just curious.

You know, you don't have to say another
thing about it if you're not comfortable.

But-but I am.
I mean, it's...

It's not like I'm hiding
any deficiencies or anything.

Hmm.

I have absolutely no threes.
Go fish.

I call an emergency meeting, and this
is it? Where's Willow? Where's Anya?

I couldn't find Willow. I knocked
and knocked on her door.

And Anya's entertaining a
vengeance demon named Hallie.

Say, buff, did you ever see Anya as
a demon? 'Cause if that's it? Whoa.

There's something wrong at the
doublemeat palace. Really wrong.

Have you been demon fighting?
Is that why you smell funny?

No, I'm talking about...

Uhh! That's great.
That's... that's just great.

I try to do the simplest thing in the world,
get an ordinary job in a well-lit place,

and look... I'm right back
where I started.

Blood and death
and funky smells. Look.

Look what I found
near the grinder.

Eww.
Wh-whose is that?

I don't know. It might be
this guy named Gary.

Only one in the whole place who didn't seem all
brain-dead. He didn't show up this morning.

Except now I think he was there the
whole time as the secret ingredient.

We need to analyze that burger. We need
to find out if it used to be people.

What?

- People?
- Xander, you ate the burger?

Well, first you
say it's cat.

Then you come in, hand me a burger.
Blah, blah, blah.

Five minutes later, "oh, and by the way, it
happens to be hot, delicious human flesh"?

I needed that burger to analyze it. Now
I'm gonna have to get another one.

That's your problem with this scenario?
You getting seconds?

Late. Late. Sorry.

I... I was reading for school.
Well, highlighting, anyway.

Anyway, late. Yeah, you just
missed the Gary burger.

What are we doing? Let's jump right in.
Did Xander say something about food?

You wouldn't want any.

Apparently,
the doublemeat medley is people.

Ooh. Bad.

I bet it's not even just this one
time, or even this one town.

- There are doublemeat palaces all over California.
- I've eaten there a lot.

Everyone has. They've
got the perfect deal.

Everyone expects high
turnover of the employees.

They get the meat for nothing, and... and
they have us disposing of the bodies.

How sick is that? We need to bring
down the whole corporation.

Well, Xander ate the burger. Is there any
way for sure to figure out what it was?

Oh, yeah. I can start analyzing
it with science, not...

I can use science.
You ate it?

Um, we have the wrapper. There's little
scribbles of meat on the wrapper.

Okay, good. You guys
get working on that.

It's after closing, so I'm gonna go
there and see what I can find out.

- Cool. You go.
- We'll be good.

Are you okay? I'm just
worried about Buffy.

She could be
walking into anything.

Manny?

Manny?

Guess you really were a lifer.

I don't need magic.
Don't need it.

Don't need it.

My friend Janice?
Her sister's a lawyer.

You think I should sue over the burger?
That's interesting.

No, I just mean...

Buffy's never gonna be a lawyer
or a doctor, anything big.

She's the slayer. She saves the
whole world. That's way bigger.

But that means she's gonna have, like, crap
jobs her whole life, right? Minimum-wage stuff.

I mean, I could still
grow up to be anything.

But for her, this is it.

Okay, but maybe you'll be
a lawyer or a doctor,

and you can use all your money
to support your deadbeat sister.

Oh, that's terrifically better.
Thanks.

Hey, guys,
I think I've got it.

Good job, wil. Those aren't,
like, potions, are they?

No. No potions.
It's not magic.

It's chemistry. You can tell
by how damn slow it is.

I made a solution that reacts
to the proteins in human blood,

- so we're pretty close
to knowing for certain.

- I'm here! I'm here.
- We're doing chemistry.

Oh. So sorry I hurried.

Hey, did your friend have a
good time and then leave?

- She's gone.
- So, an,

the way she
looked with the face,

that wasn't what you
used to look like, was it?

Is there something wrong with that? I
mean, did you think she was unattractive?

Okay, is there any answer to that
question that won't make you nuts?

Halfrek was always considered
to be a great beauty.

Well, hon, she was a little...
There was some veiny-ness.

Hold this.

Okay, if the solution reacts to the
proteins, then I'll be able to see it.

I mean, I'll be able to look through
the microscope and then see it.

It's not like you're
so perfect, either,

what with your strangely large upper
arms and your tendency to criticize.

- Huh?
- What do you see?

- There's no reaction.
- Oh, god, no. There's no reaction.

Which means it's not human.
It's not human!

It's not human?
Well, is it demon meat?

I mean, maybe someone's,
you know,

killing demons and using them
as a cheap source of meat.

I mean, we've all
heard of that.

And, by the way, I'm opposed to using demon
meat, no matter how much money it saves.

Does that surprise you?
Again, I say, "huh?"

No, I'm not sure
what I'm seeing.

Cellulose?

There's something weird here.

Scalp?

Wig.

Wig lady?

Oh, dear. Wig lady.

Is that what they call me?

I don't care for that.

I mean, I have to do something
to hide this.

It's paralyzing.

Don't try to move, dear.
You really can't, much.

The paralysis spreads
upward, by the way.

Oh, you may want to flail your
arms a bit while you still can.

Did I tell you
you're my favorite?

Doublemeat workers.

You're so full
of doublemeat burgers,

and you just
slide down so smooth.

Oh, I just love the paralysis.
It means I can eat you slowly.

I know you're under there.

Buffy, are you in there?

I can't see you inside.

Buffy, if you're in there,
the burger isn't people.

They aren't even meat. It's all
processed vegetables. Isn't that weird?

Buffy, there's more.

Something happened today,
and it wasn't my fault.

It was Amy's fault,
but I feel so bad about it.

It was Amy's power, but it felt
like I was doing everything myself,

and I couldn't stop.

And now it's gone, and I feel kind
of shaky and like I need it. Buffy?

Buffy, something fell.

Buffy!

Visitors. How nice.

Missed me.

Oh. Ohh!

Buffy!

Buffy, are you all right? Paralyzed,
but I think it's wearing off.

I did it. I killed her, Buffy.
Look.

Ew.

Hey.
Amy.

Can I come in?
My new place isn't set up,

and I wanted to borrow some stuff
like detergent. You really can't.

I can't borrow detergent?

Well, when they start calling me stinky Amy,
I'm just gonna say, "hey, not my fault."

- I can't spend time with you anymore.
- What?

You can't come in here again.

- What's up? You didn't like your birthday present?
- That's right.

You're telling me that you
didn't have a genuine blast?

Come on! That was a sweet spell.
It was like a trip to Disneyland

you don't get it.
What you did to me was wrong.

Do you have any idea how much harder
that makes, just, everything?

You know what I notice? You're
not denying that you had fun.

- Shut up.
- Oh, yeah. Sharp argument you got there.

Were you on the debate team?
I forget.

I forgot a lot while you were
failing to make me be not a rat.

Amy, if you really
are my friend,

you better stay
away from me,

and if you really aren't,

you better stay
away from me.

Yeah?

Hi.

You must be the new manager.
I'm Buffy summers.

I'm Lorraine Ross. They called me in
when Manny did his disappearing act.

You hear about that? Guy
just disappeared. Yeah.

I think... I think that used
to happen a lot around here.

Buffy summers.

I heard about you.
Caused a big scene.

Oh, yeah.

Practical jokes, not really
right for the workplace.

I so get that now.

Anyway, I just wanted to
return my uniform. Oh.

Most people
don't even bother.

The doublemeat medley...
Is vegetables?

How do you know that?

So I guess it's true.

Um, can you close the door?

Have a seat.

It's a formed and texturized, vegetable-based
meat-like product, suitable for grinding.

It's blended with large amounts
of rendered beef fat for flavor.

Wait. The secret ingredient
in the beef is beef?

Buffy, you know something powerful here.
Do you understand that?

The doublemeat reputation is built
on a foundation of, well, meat.

You can't spread this around.

I get that.

- It's a valuable secret, isn't it?
- Is there something you want?

- I really need money.
- You want money?

No. Well, I mean,
yes, but no.

I... well,
I want to work.

See, I have zero money coming
in, and there are expenses,

and by the time I interview for a new job and
get hired and go through a training process...

I'd... I'd really like
to not be fired anymore.

Well, I don't want any more
practical jokes. I mean it.

I promise.

I'm a little shorthanded right
now, and you're already trained.

- I think you can not be fired.
- Thank you.

That's great. I can do the job.
I promise that too.

I certainly hope so. I don't
like short-timers, Buffy.

I like people
who want to be here.

Maybe you didn't
take this job seriously before,

but from now on...

See this? I want you to be shooting
for this from here on out.

Right.

Here on out.

Grr! Arrgh!