messed-up Faith was confronted by the sight of Buffy pulling away from her in shock and fear, using words like 'dirty' and 'sick', and talking about turning her in to the police.
Definitely disagree on the actual events. Buffy talked about what "We need to do", and encouraged Faith to turn herself in; she tried to connect but Faith (understandably scared) denied responsibility Buffy: Faith, we need to talk about what we're gonna do.
Faith: There's nothing to talk about. I was doing my job.
Buffy: Being a Slayer is not the same as being a killer. Faith, please don't shut me out here. Look, sooner or later, we're both gonna have to deal.
Faith: Wrong.
Buffy: We can help each other.
Faith: I don't need it.
Buffy: Yeah? Who's wrong now? Faith, you can shut off all the emotions that you want. But eventually, they're gonna find a body.
Faith: Okay, this is the last time we're gonna have this conversation, and we're not even having it now, you understand me? There is no body. I took it, weighted it, and dumped it. The body doesn't exist.
Buffy: Getting rid of the evidence doesn't make the problem go away.
Faith: It does for me.
Buffy: Faith, you don't get it. You killed a man.
Faith: No, you don't get it. I don't care!
it could be argued Buffy is negligent for NOT going to the authorities sooner. She's going against her own moral code: see "Ted" where she believes she's killed a man and takes responsibility for it. & When Buffy uses the word "dirty" it's in terms of herself as well: Buffy: It's just, look at you, Faith. Less than twenty-four hours ago, you killed a man. A-and now it's all zip-a-dee-doo-dah? It's not *your* real face, and I know it. Look, I know what you're feeling because I'm feeling it, too.
Faith: Do you? So fill me in 'cause I'd like to hear this.
Buffy: Dirty. Like something sick creeped inside you and you can't get it out. And you keep hoping that it was just some nightmare, but it wasn't. And we are gonna have to figure out...
Faith: Is there gonna be an intermission in this?
Buffy: Just let me talk to Giles, okay? I swear...
Faith: No! We're not bringing anybody else into this. You gotta keep your head, B. This is all gonna blow over in a few days.
Buffy: And if it doesn't?
Faith: If it doesn't, they got a freighter leaving the docks at least twice a day. It ain't fancy, but it gets you gone.
Buffy: And that's it? You just live with it? You see the dead guy in your head every day for the rest of your life?
Faith: Buffy, I'm not gonna see anything. I missed the mark last night and I'm sorry about the guy. I really am! But it happens! Anyway, how many people do you think we've saved by now, thousands? And didn't you stop the world from ending? Because in my book, that puts you and me in the plus column.
Buffy: We help people! It doesn't mean we can do whatever we want.
Faith: Why not? The guy I offed was no Gandhi. I mean, we just saw he was mixed up in dirty dealings.
Buffy: Maybe, but what if he was coming to us for help?
Faith: What if he was? You're still not seeing the big picture, B. Something made us different. We're warriors. We're built to kill.
Buffy: To kill demons! But it does not mean that we get to pass judgment on people like we're better than everybody else!
Faith: We are better! That's right, better. People need us to survive. In the balance, nobody's gonna cry over some random bystander who got caught in the crossfire.
She goes to Giles only after Willow advises it: Buffy: I know I've kept things from you before, but....But, um, but I-I've been blowing off my classes. You know, in-in the sense of not attending. And, uh...
Faith: It's okay, Buffy. I told him.
Buffy: You told him?
Faith: I had to. He had to know what you did.
Buffy: What I did?
Faith's trying to take advantage of her knowledge, that Buffy lied about Angel's return earlier in the year. I'm not seeing the wrong here on Buffy's side. I think it weighs more heavily on the adults who fail Faith over and over again: Faith's mom being a poor parent; the WC not making sure their Slayers are taken care of; Gwen's betrayal, Giles & Wesley not handling it well, and so forth.
Now stabbing Faith in the stomach in GD? BIG WRONG. But that's another story.
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Definitely disagree on the actual events. Buffy talked about what "We need to do", and encouraged Faith to turn herself in; she tried to connect but Faith (understandably scared) denied responsibility
Buffy: Faith, we need to talk about what we're gonna do.
Faith: There's nothing to talk about. I was doing my job.
Buffy: Being a Slayer is not the same as being a killer. Faith, please don't shut me out here. Look, sooner or later, we're both gonna have to deal.
Faith: Wrong.
Buffy: We can help each other.
Faith: I don't need it.
Buffy: Yeah? Who's wrong now? Faith, you can shut off all the emotions that you want. But eventually, they're gonna find a body.
Faith: Okay, this is the last time we're gonna have this conversation, and we're not even having it now, you understand me? There is no body. I took it, weighted it, and dumped it. The body doesn't exist.
Buffy: Getting rid of the evidence doesn't make the problem go away.
Faith: It does for me.
Buffy: Faith, you don't get it. You killed a man.
Faith: No, you don't get it. I don't care!
it could be argued Buffy is negligent for NOT going to the authorities sooner. She's going against her own moral code: see "Ted" where she believes she's killed a man and takes responsibility for it. & When Buffy uses the word "dirty" it's in terms of herself as well:
Buffy: It's just, look at you, Faith. Less than twenty-four hours ago, you killed a man. A-and now it's all zip-a-dee-doo-dah? It's not *your* real face, and I know it. Look, I know what you're feeling because I'm feeling it, too.
Faith: Do you? So fill me in 'cause I'd like to hear this.
Buffy: Dirty. Like something sick creeped inside you and you can't get it out. And you keep hoping that it was just some nightmare, but it wasn't. And we are gonna have to figure out...
Faith: Is there gonna be an intermission in this?
Buffy: Just let me talk to Giles, okay? I swear...
Faith: No! We're not bringing anybody else into this. You gotta keep your head, B. This is all gonna blow over in a few days.
Buffy: And if it doesn't?
Faith: If it doesn't, they got a freighter leaving the docks at least twice a day. It ain't fancy, but it gets you gone.
Buffy: And that's it? You just live with it? You see the dead guy in your head every day for the rest of your life?
Faith: Buffy, I'm not gonna see anything. I missed the mark last night and I'm sorry about the guy. I really am! But it happens! Anyway, how many people do you think we've saved by now,
thousands? And didn't you stop the world from ending? Because in my book, that puts you and me in the plus column.
Buffy: We help people! It doesn't mean we can do whatever we want.
Faith: Why not? The guy I offed was no Gandhi. I mean, we just saw he was mixed up in dirty dealings.
Buffy: Maybe, but what if he was coming to us for help?
Faith: What if he was? You're still not seeing the big picture, B. Something made us different. We're warriors. We're built to kill.
Buffy: To kill demons! But it does not mean that we get to pass judgment on people like we're better than everybody else!
Faith: We are better! That's right, better. People need us to survive. In the balance, nobody's gonna cry over some random bystander who got caught in the crossfire.
She goes to Giles only after Willow advises it:
Buffy: I know I've kept things from you before, but....But, um, but I-I've been blowing off my classes. You know, in-in the sense of not attending. And, uh...
Faith: It's okay, Buffy. I told him.
Buffy: You told him?
Faith: I had to. He had to know what you did.
Buffy: What I did?
Faith's trying to take advantage of her knowledge, that Buffy lied about Angel's return earlier in the year. I'm not seeing the wrong here on Buffy's side. I think it weighs more heavily on the adults who fail Faith over and over again: Faith's mom being a poor parent; the WC not making sure their Slayers are taken care of; Gwen's betrayal, Giles & Wesley not handling it well, and so forth.
Now stabbing Faith in the stomach in GD? BIG WRONG. But that's another story.