[ wryly: ] And therein lies the problem. Surely, I should have just let myself become one of those miserly ice queens. You know, the kind who don't deign to give the time of day to anyone.

[ buffy follows up her monkey-mercy by pouring a cheeky little white wine spritzer for herself. just a little one! and prepared so-very-weakly. more soda than spirits. ] Actually, Jack -- the human Jack -- has been nabbed by our scientist friends for few more rounds of lab rat.

[ hence the cranky. ]