"What's taking so long?" Buffy paced around the apartment.
"Look Dr. Alpert is doing the best he can. I told you this was a dangerous procedure." Riley watched her closely from the chair he was sitting in.
"I just wish I was in there that I could do something for him."
"It'll take awhile so why don't you just sit down and watch a movie or something to distract yourself."
"A Movie"
"Or Something."
"Oh I hate this," Buffy sighed finally sitting down on the couch.
"Do you mind if I ask you some questions?" Riley asked, "I mean it'll distract you from what's going on and it'll really help us learn more about the demon world."
"Fine, but I don't have to answer anything I feel uncomfortable with."
"Fair enough. How do Slayers get picked? When were you picked? What is your usual training routine? What advice could you give to future Slayers that would help them? What..."
"Whoa slow down. A Slayer gets chosen after the last Slayer dies. I was chosen when I was fifteen. Spike and I try to spare for about two hours every day not including patrol. And I think the first thing ever Slayer should learn is not to die. It doesn't matter how sloppy that last round-off was. It matters that the vamp is dust and you're still alive. The Slayer fights for survival: her own and the worlds. Does this help at all?"
"Wow, I mean yeah that's exactly the kind of information we need." Riley smiled at her
"The patient is awake." Dr. Alpert said coming in from the bedroom. "He'll still be weak for a few days, but the surgery was successful. I never thought I'd ever take a chip out of a vampire."
"Thank you doctor," Buffy hugged him as she ran into the bedroom.
"Extraordinary," Dr. Alpert shook his head as he left the apartment.
"Yeah, she really is." Riley smiled as he closed the door behind himself. "She really is."