Season: Episode 12 of Season 6
Original Air Date: 01/29/2002
Written by: Jane Espenson
Directed by: Nick Marck

<b>Notes:</b>

Buffy gets a job in the fast-paced Fast Food Industry.

<b>Plot Highlights:</b>

Willow describes Buffy's unsuccessful raid on the Trio's Dork Lair. Buffy watches a graphic DoubleMeat training video, gets the tour. The Scoobies show their support by visiting; Spike visits & tries to get her to quit. Buffy learns to grill. Halfrek terrorizes Xander before Anya arrives to welcome her. Amy gives Willow free magic. Buffy thinks the secret ingredient is people. Halfrek makes Anya doubt her attachment to Xander. Emergency chemistry meeting of the Scoobies. Demon Wig Lady attacks Buffy, Willow saves her. Willow tells Amy to stay away from her. Buffy gets her job back.

<b>Quotes:</b>

BUFFY: This'll make my day complete. What?

SPIKE: What's in the DoubleMeat nuggets?

BUFFY: I'm working. Go away.

SPIKE: Yeah, and you chose to be in the consumer service profession, and I'm a consumer. (smirking) Service me.

BUFFY: (not amused) Order something or go.

SPIKE: (sighs) Give a bloke a chance for his eyes to adjust. Damn fluorescent lights. Makes me look dead. Some demons love 'em. The way they vibrate makes the skin twitch. That the kinda demon you are, luv?

BUFFY: I am not a demon. I don't know why you can hit me, but (firmly) I am not a demon.

SPIKE: 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.

BUFFY: (shrugs) I'll be fine.

SPIKE: Buffy. You're not happy here.

BUFFY: (quietly) Please don't make this harder.

SPIKE: You don't belong here. You're something ... you're better than this.

BUFFY: I need the money.

SPIKE: I can get money. Walk with me now, come on.

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

SPIKE: You gotta get outta here, this place'll do stuff to you. This place'll kill you!