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[[caption-width-right:284:"You get Fangs and I'll get Horny."]]

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[[caption-width-right:284:"You get Fangs and I'll get Horny."]]
[[caption-width-right:284:"Xander! Don't you knock?"]]
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->'''Riley''': [[TalkAboutThatThing But I have that thing]].
->'''Buffy''': Right, that thing that we can squeeze in before. We gotta go.
->'''Willow''': They probably mean--
->'''Giles''': I know what they mean. I did go to university in the Mesozoic era.

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->'''Riley''': [[TalkAboutThatThing But I have that thing]].
->'''Buffy''': Right, that thing that we can squeeze in before. We gotta go.
->'''Willow''': They probably mean--
->'''Giles''': I know what
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[[caption-width-right:284:"You get Fangs and I'll get Horny."]]

->''"So with Buffy and Riley having... You know, acts of nakedness 'round the clock lately, maybe
they mean. I did go to university in the Mesozoic era.
set something free, like a big, bursting poltergasm."''
-->--'''Xander Harris'''

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Spike suggests to Anya they get revenge on their significant others. In Season 6 [[spoiler:after Buffy dumps Spike and Xander leaves Anya at the altar, the two sleep together for comfort and revenge.]]

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: {{Foreshadowing}}:
** Spike having to talk himself out of helping to save Buffy.
**
Spike suggests to Anya they get revenge on their significant others. In Season 6 [[spoiler:after Buffy dumps Spike and Xander leaves Anya at the altar, the two sleep together for comfort and revenge.]]

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Moved YMMV and Trivia. Death By Sex is covered at Out With A Bang. Potholing The Power Of Love doesn\'t make it applicable.


The spirits of sexually repressed teens are wreaking havoc in Riley's frat house.

* ADayInTheLimelight: Everyone except Buffy and Riley.
* AliensMadeThemDoIt: Or ghosts, in this case.
* AllGirlsLikePonies: Averted with Willow who once had a bad birthday pony experience. Tara offers to teach her horse riding.

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The spirits {{Living Memor|y}}ies of sexually repressed teens are wreaking havoc in Riley's frat house.

house, empowered by Buffy and Riley's ''very'' revitalized relationship.

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!!Tropes in this episode:
* ADayInTheLimelight: Everyone except Buffy and Riley.
Riley, who spend most of the episode in bed.
* AliensMadeThemDoIt: Or ghosts, ghosts (well, [[LivingMemory sort of]]), in this case.
* AllGirlsLikePonies: Averted with Willow Willow, who once had a bad birthday pony experience. Tara offers to teach her horse horseback riding.



-->"I don't understand. I'm pretty, I'm young... I mean... [[ArentYouGoingToRavishMe Why didn't you take advantage of me?]] Is [[TheLoinsSleepTonight something wrong with your body]]?"

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-->"I -->'''Anya:''' I don't understand. I'm pretty, I'm young... I mean... [[ArentYouGoingToRavishMe Why didn't you take advantage of me?]] me]]? Is [[TheLoinsSleepTonight something wrong with your body]]?"body]]?



* AsTheGoodBookSays: Graham NotHimself.

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* AsTheGoodBookSays: Graham NotHimself.Graham, NotHimself, quotes the Bible and stares at nothing.



* BadHumorTruck: Xander and Anya are having an argument, and Xander suggests making up with hot sweaty sex then and there...only to realise a family with small children are [[CringeComedy standing outside their ice cream truck listening to them]].

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* BadHumorTruck: Xander and Anya are having an argument, and Xander suggests making up with hot sweaty sex then and there... only to realise realize a family with small children are [[CringeComedy standing outside their ice cream truck listening to them]].



-->I know I'm not the first choice for heroics ... and Buffy's tried to kill me more than once. And, I don't fancy a single one of you at all. But... (pauses) Actually, all that sounds pretty convincing. ([[ScrewThisImOuttaHere shakes his head and walks off]]) I wonder if Asian House is open.

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-->I -->'''Spike:''' I know I'm not the first choice for heroics ... and Buffy's tried to kill me more than once. And, I don't fancy a single one of you at all. But... (pauses) ''[pauses]'' Actually, all that sounds pretty convincing. ([[ScrewThisImOuttaHere ''[[[ScrewThisImOuttaHere shakes his head and walks off]]) off]]]'' I wonder if Asian House is open.



-->'''Buffy''': I need you to take a look at... an ''[[UnusualEuphemism essay]]''... for class.
-->'''Riley''': That essay. right. I'll catch you guys in a minute. There's an essay... gotta look at.
-->'''Graham''': And I'm the one who got a "D" in Covert Ops.
* TheCastShowoff: Giles sings for the first time.
* DeathBySex: Well there are much worse fates than being screwed to death by Buffy.

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-->'''Buffy''': -->'''Buffy:''' I need you to take a look at... an ''[[UnusualEuphemism essay]]''... for class.
-->'''Riley''': -->'''Riley:''' That essay. right. I'll catch you guys in a minute. There's an essay... gotta look at.
-->'''Graham''': -->'''Graham:''' And I'm the one who got a "D" in Covert Ops.
* TheCastShowoff: Giles sings for the first time.
* DeathBySex: Well there are much worse fates than being screwed to death by Buffy.
Ops.



* HauntedHouse: Turns out though it's not actually haunted.
* HilariousInHindsight: Buffy saying to Riley, "You get fangs, I get horny." [[spoiler:Riley later breaks up with Buffy because he thinks she's not as passionate about him as she is towards vampires like Angel, Dracula and Spike. Maybe if he got some fangs though...]]

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* HauntedHouse: Turns out though out, though, it's not actually haunted.
* HilariousInHindsight: Buffy saying to Riley, "You get fangs, I get horny." [[spoiler:Riley later breaks up with Buffy because he thinks she's not as passionate about him as she is towards vampires like Angel, Dracula
haunted--no one died there, but the sexual repression and Spike. Maybe if he got some fangs though...]]strong negative emotions the children experienced created {{Living Memor|y}}ies.



-->'''Xander:''' Anya! (sees Spike) What are you doing? You brought ''him'' here?
-->'''Spike:''' That's what I said...only I hit the 'here' part.

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-->'''Xander:''' Anya! (sees Spike) ''[sees Spike]'' What are you doing? You brought ''him'' here?
-->'''Spike:''' That's what I said... only I hit the 'here' "here" part.



* LivingMemory

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* LivingMemoryLivingMemory: A whole house full of orphans raised by TheFundamentalist left strong negative impressions, which are given power by Buffy and Riley's sexual energy and begin doing typical ghostly things and making the party guests act out their experiences.



* {{Love Is in the Air}}

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* {{Love Is in the Air}}Air}}: Once the {{Living Memor|y}}ies gain a bit of power, they force Buffy and Riley to keep feeding them via non-stop boinking. Meanwhile, a particular spot on the wall of the house induces an orgasm in whoever places their hand on it.



* MakeoutKids
* ManOnFire: Buffy and Riley upstairs stokes the fire downstairs until it explodes in the face of an Initiative soldier. Fortunately his colleagues are there to throw a fraternity banner on him.

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* MakeoutKids
MakeOutKids: Buffy and Riley are getting on everyone's nerves.
* ManOnFire: Buffy and Riley upstairs stokes stoke the fire downstairs until it explodes in the face of an Initiative soldier. Fortunately his colleagues are there to throw a fraternity banner on him.



* NotListeningToMeAreYou
-->'''Xander:''' [re Anya] Which, makes me wonder, is it me? Am I the crazy one?
-->'''Buffy:''' ([[EatingTheEyeCandy looking at Riley]]) Uh-huh. Absolutely.

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* NotListeningToMeAreYou
NotListeningToMeAreYou: Buffy's too busy sharing {{Longing Look}}s with Riley.
-->'''Xander:''' [re Anya] ''[re. Anya]'' Which, makes me wonder, is it me? Am I the crazy one?
-->'''Buffy:''' ([[EatingTheEyeCandy ''[[[EatingTheEyeCandy looking at Riley]]) Riley]]]'' Uh-huh. Absolutely.



-->'''Buffy:''' Uh-huh. [beat] Huh? What about my peasant top?

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-->'''Buffy:''' Uh-huh. [beat] ''[beat]'' Huh? What about my peasant top?



-->'''Buffy:''' That's so creepy. [beat] Giles really sang?
* ObliviousMockery: Giles is annoyed to hear the Initiative commandoes will be having a party instead of patrolling for Adam. Riley calmly explains it's his idea, as his men are getting stressed out and need some R & R.

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-->'''Buffy:''' That's so creepy. [beat] ''[beat]'' Giles really sang?
* ObliviousMockery: Giles is annoyed to hear the Initiative commandoes commandos will be having a party instead of patrolling for Adam. Riley calmly explains it's his idea, as his men are getting stressed out and need some R & R.



* OutWithABang: What the Scoobies narrowly prevent happening to Buffy and Riley.
* PersonAsVerb: "People are going all {{Felicity}} with their hair".
* PlayingAgainstType: Typical sweet old lady actress [[Series/TheWestWing Kathryn]] [[Series/DesperateHousewives Joosten]] as a disturbing religious nut who ruined the lives of the children under her care.
* {{The Power of Love}}making

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* OutWithABang: What the Scoobies narrowly prevent happening to Buffy and Riley.
Riley--the memory spirits intended to drain their sexual energy until there wasn't enough to live on.
* PersonAsVerb: "People are going all {{Felicity}} Series/{{Felicity}} with their hair".
* PlayingAgainstType: Typical sweet old lady actress [[Series/TheWestWing Kathryn]] [[Series/DesperateHousewives Joosten]] as a disturbing religious nut who ruined the lives of the children under her care.
* {{The Power of Love}}making
hair".



* SophisticatedAsHell: Willow appealing to the ghosts to "Transform your pain...release your past...[[QuitYourWhining get over it]]."

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* ShirtlessScene: Riley shows off his abs.
* SophisticatedAsHell: Willow appealing to the ghosts to "Transform your pain... release your past...past... [[QuitYourWhining get over it]]."



* SpookySeance

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* SpookySeanceSpookySeance: Which draws the memory spirits out of the house long enough for Xander and Anya to enter. Instead, they surround Willow, Tara, and Giles, staring creepily.



* TalkAboutThatThing
* ThatCameOutWrong
-->'''Giles''': In the midst of all that, you really think they were keeping it up? ''(everyone looks at him)'' Oh, for a different phrasing.

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* TalkAboutThatThing
TalkAboutThatThing: Employed so Buffy and Riley can sneak away, though no one is fooled into thinking that "thing" means anything other than Riley's penis.
* ThatCameOutWrong
-->'''Giles''':
ThatCameOutWrong:
** When the situation is explained to Giles.
--->'''Giles:'''
In the midst of all that, you really think they were keeping it up? ''(everyone ''[everyone looks at him)'' him]'' Oh, for a different phrasing.



-->'''Buffy''': You get Fangs, I'll get Horny. I mean...
* TraumaticHaircut: The caretaker would cut off the hair of girls she found 'preening' -- this is self-inflicted on one of the current residents.
* TheTriple / ComicallyMissingThePoint

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-->'''Buffy''': --->'''Buffy:''' You get Fangs, I'll get Horny. I mean...
* TraumaticHaircut: The caretaker would cut off the hair of girls she found 'preening' -- this "preening"--this is self-inflicted on one of the current residents.
* TheTriple / ComicallyMissingThePointTheTriple:



-->'''Xander:''' I meant about the house.

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-->'''Xander:''' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint I meant about the house. house.]]



* WalkingShirtlessScene: Riley shows off his abs.

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* NewJobAsThePlotDemands: Xander the ice cream man.



* WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs: Xander the ice cream man.
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Giles gives one to the fraternity's former owner after finding out that her forcing the children under her care to be emotionally repressed was the cause of the apparitions haunting the place now.
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* SophisticatedAsHell: Willow appealing to the ghosts to "Transform your pain...release your past...get over it."

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* SophisticatedAsHell: Willow appealing to the ghosts to "Transform your pain...release your past...[[QuitYourWhining get over it.it]]."

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* ShipTease: Willow likes Giles' sexy singing voice, and reveals she used to have a crush on him.
** This would have to have been years ago, also making it HotForTeacher.
* SophisticatedAsHell: "Transform your pain. Release your past. Get over it?"

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* ShipTease: Willow likes Giles' sexy singing voice, and reveals [[HotForTeacher she used to have a crush on him.
** This would have to have been years ago, also making it HotForTeacher.
him]].
* SophisticatedAsHell: Willow appealing to the ghosts to "Transform your pain. Release pain...release your past. Get past...get over it?"it."
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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Death by Buffy doing Riley until they both kill themselves.
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* BattleCouple: Buffy and Riley tag-team to take down a demon/vampire tag team. Who says we can't just get along?
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* TheTriple

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* TheTripleTheTriple / ComicallyMissingThePoint
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* MachetteMayhem: Xander hacks through the vines.

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* MachetteMayhem: MacheteMayhem: Xander hacks through the vines.

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* AliensMadeThemDoIt

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* AliensMadeThemDoItAliensMadeThemDoIt: Or ghosts, in this case.
* AllGirlsLikePonies: Averted with Willow who once had a bad birthday pony experience. Tara offers to teach her horse riding.



-->I don't understand. I'm pretty, I'm young... I mean... [[ArentYouGoingToRavishMe Why didn't you take advantage of me?]] Is [[TheLoinsSleepTonight something wrong with your body]]?

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-->I -->"I don't understand. I'm pretty, I'm young... I mean... [[ArentYouGoingToRavishMe Why didn't you take advantage of me?]] Is [[TheLoinsSleepTonight something wrong with your body]]? body]]?"



* EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench: A college student is chatting up a girl by talking of the lyrical eroticism of French. Then he puts his hand on the 'orgasm spot' and moans. The girls goes, "Wow, you really like French!"
* FailedAttemptAtDrama: Xander says he's going in to get his friends, only to get hurled out the frat house door by an invisible force. "Or it could be Watcher time."



* FreudWasRight: InUniverse when Anya tells Xander that the only thing they have in common is they both like his penis. Unless she was referring to ADateWithRosiePalms.



* JawDrop: Willow and Xander watching Giles sing.



* MachetteMayhem: Xander hacks through the vines.



* NotSoDire
-->'''Riley''': I can't believe that really happened.
-->'''Buffy''': That's so creepy. [[spoiler:Giles really sang]]?

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* NotSoDire
-->'''Riley''':
NotListeningToMeAreYou
-->'''Xander:''' [re Anya] Which, makes me wonder, is it me? Am I the crazy one?
-->'''Buffy:''' ([[EatingTheEyeCandy looking at Riley]]) Uh-huh. Absolutely.
-->'''Willow:''' Hey, Buffy, this might be a good time to mention that someone, [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial so not me]], spilled [[BuffySpeak something purply]] on your new peasant top [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial which I would never borrow without asking]]. Still love me?
-->'''Buffy:''' Uh-huh. [beat] Huh? What about my peasant top?
-->'''Willow:''' Nothin'.
* NotSoDire: After the Crisis of the Week is over...
-->'''Riley:'''
I can't believe that really happened.
-->'''Buffy''': -->'''Buffy:''' That's so creepy. [[spoiler:Giles [beat] Giles really sang]]?sang?


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* SpookySeance


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* TheTriple
-->'''Xander:''' What do you feel?
-->'''Anya:''' Sad, afraid of being without you, and a little hungry.
-->'''Xander:''' I meant about the house.

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-->'''Graham:''' And I'm the one who got a D in Covert Ops.

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-->'''Graham:''' -->'''Buffy''': I need you to take a look at... an ''[[UnusualEuphemism essay]]''... for class.
-->'''Riley''': That essay. right. I'll catch you guys in a minute. There's an essay... gotta look at.
-->'''Graham''':
And I'm the one who got a D "D" in Covert Ops.



* MakeoutKids
* ManOnFire: Buffy and Riley upstairs stokes the fire downstairs until it explodes in the face of an Initiative soldier. Fortunately his colleagues are there to throw a fraternity banner on him.



* UnusualEuphemism:
-->'''Buffy''': I need you to take a look at... an ''essay''... for class.
-->'''Riley''': That essay. right. I'll catch you guys in a minute. There's an essay... gotta look at.
-->'''Graham''': And I'm the one who got a "D" in Covert Ops.



* WhenTreesAttack: Anya is attacked by deadly vines.

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* WalkingShirtlessScene: Riley shows off his abs.
* WhenTreesAttack: Anya is attacked by deadly vines.vines, one of which gives her an ImpaledPalm.
* WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs: Xander the ice cream man.
* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Forrest's reaction to hearing the [[PortmanteauCoupleName Biley]] bonkfest. "Do they ever come up for air?"
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* DeathBySex: Well there are much worse fates than being screwed to death by Buffy.
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-->I don't understand. I'm pretty, I'm young... I mean... [[ArentYouGoingToRavishMe Why didn't you take advantage of me?]] Is something wrong with your body?

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-->I don't understand. I'm pretty, I'm young... I mean... [[ArentYouGoingToRavishMe Why didn't you take advantage of me?]] Is [[TheLoinsSleepTonight something wrong with your body? body]]?

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* TheCastShowoff: Giles sings for the first time.



* TheCastShowoff: Giles sings for the first time.



-->'''Buffy''': You get Fang, I'll get Horny. I mean...

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-->'''Buffy''': You get Fang, Fangs, I'll get Horny. I mean...
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* FetishFuel (InUniverse): Willow moaning at Giles singing before saying how she had such a crush on him.

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* FetishFuel (InUniverse): {{Fetish}}: Willow moaning at Giles singing before saying how she had such a crush on him.

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Audio Erotica is now Aroused By Their Voice. Bad examples are being deleted.


* ArousedByTheirVoice: The female Scoobies think Giles' singing is quite sexy.



* AudioErotica: The female Scoobies think Giles' singing is quite sexy.
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* TravelingAtTheSpeedOfPlot: During the same night the gang manages to go to The Espresso Pump to pick up Giles, move from there on to their headquarters, find out about the Lowell Home and Genevieve Holt, visit Genevieve Holt and from her place travel back to the frat house.
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* OnlySaneMan: Well, several here actually.


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* TravelingAtTheSpeedOfPlot: During the same night the gang manages to go to The Espresso Pump to pick up Giles, move from there on to their headquarters, find out about the Lowell Home and Genevieve Holt, visit Genevieve Holt and from her place travel back to the frat house.
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* LongingLook: Riley and Buffy aren't paying attention to what their friends at the party are saying because they're too busy making gooey eyes at each other. Willow uses the opportunity to confess to spilling something on Buffy's 'borrowed' sweater.

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* LongingLook: Riley and Buffy aren't paying attention to what their friends at the party are saying because they're too busy making gooey eyes at each other. Willow uses the opportunity [[NotListeningToMeAreYou to confess to spilling something on Buffy's 'borrowed' sweater.]]
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* HilariousInHindsight: Buffy saying to Riley, "You get fangs, I get horny." [[spoiler:Riley later breaks up with Buffy because he thinks she's not as passionate about him as she is towards vampires like Angel, Dracula and Spike. Maybe if he got some fangs though...]]
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* ObliviousMockery: Giles is annoyed to hear the Initiative commandoes will be having a party instead of patrolling for Adam. Riley calmly explains it's his idea as his men are getting stressed out and need some R & R.

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* ObliviousMockery: Giles is annoyed to hear the Initiative commandoes will be having a party instead of patrolling for Adam. Riley calmly explains it's his idea idea, as his men are getting stressed out and need some R & R.

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-->'''Buffy''': You get Fang. I'll get Horny. I mean...
-->..


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** Buffy/Riley are attacked by a vampire and a HornedHumanoid.
-->'''Buffy''': You get Fang, I'll get Horny. I mean...
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* PlayingAgainstType: Typical sweet old lady actress [[Series/TheWestWing Kathryn]] [[DesperateHousewives Joosten]] as a disturbing religious nut who ruined the lives of the children under her care.

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* PlayingAgainstType: Typical sweet old lady actress [[Series/TheWestWing Kathryn]] [[DesperateHousewives [[Series/DesperateHousewives Joosten]] as a disturbing religious nut who ruined the lives of the children under her care.

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->'''Riley''': But I have that thing.

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->'''Riley''': [[TalkAboutThatThing But I have that thing.thing]].
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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Death by Buffy doing Riley until they both kill themselves.
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* ModestyBedsheet: Buffy and Riley are shown going at it over and over as the camera pulls back, but discretely shows both wrapped in the bedsheet.
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* OutWithABang: What the Scoobies narrowly prevent happening to Buffy and Riley.

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