Buffy wasn't going to remark on the whole blood fountain thing, nor was she going to say anything about the way Matthias had turned down any prospect of Spike having a taste of it. She didn't know if either of them had been serious, but she could feel the tension beginning to grow, and she wanted to get this done.
"Let's get started, then," Buffy said as she stood from her seat, the pastry she'd been poking at before going uneaten. "To the laboratory." A pause, and she snickered. "Always wanted to say that."