[ there's a deep inhale. there it is. sharp, british "suck it up." and she does. she steels herself, composes herself again, and she deals. no more showing how tough it is. ]
Right.
[ back to the original topic as she distances herself emotionally and cuts herself off. ] I'm sorry. for - For not telling you, when I found out what I did. I just didn't think ... But, I was wrong. I do have a sister. I have Dawn.
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Right.
[ back to the original topic as she distances herself emotionally and cuts herself off. ] I'm sorry. for - For not telling you, when I found out what I did. I just didn't think ... But, I was wrong. I do have a sister. I have Dawn.
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[A beat.]
If you -
[Well. She doesn't need help financially, and he's certainly not emotionally supportive.
But it does beg the question of why she's having this conversation with him and not Rupert Giles.
Ah, but he has an out:]
If you need help of any sort, don't hesitate to contact Dr. Jones.
[Who, in turn, will contact him. But he and Buffy aren't friends, you see, so giving that sort of forthright answer is entirely out of the question.]
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