"See, that's the part I don't buy," Buffy answered. "You're still you. You might have changed, but you can't just put on a new name and pretend you're an entirely different person so that I don't have to face the fact that Daniel isn't my friend anymore. You're the same person, and you've made your stance very clear. Stop pretending that you aren't him and that you haven't just changed. People change, and they never want to admit it. They always look for some stupid reason to excuse it. You're Daniel, and Daniel isn't the same person anymore. Stop pulling this bullshit because you think it's easier on either of us!" Buffy stood up, now sufficiently worked up and oddly thankful for the distraction from where her mind had previously been wandering. Not that the new distraction was anymore pleasant to deal with. At least it was an angry one. She could deal with angry.
"And don't give me that. Ambrose would have never attacked you if you hadn't done that to me," she insisted.