Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Anything?

Ah! "Introduction to the modern novel.

A survey study of 20th century novelists."

Open to freshmen. You might like that.

Introduction to the modern novel?

I'm guessing I'd probably have to read the modern novel.

Maybe more than one.

I like books...

I just don't want to take on too much.

Do they have an introduction to the modern blurb?

Oh! "Short story."

Well, that's good.

Oh, no. It conflicts with psych.

Maybe I shouldn't take psych.

You gotta.

I-it's fun, a-and you can use it

as your science requirement.

Anyway, professor Walsh is supposed to be great.

She's like world-renowned.

How do you get to be renowned?

I mean, like, do you have to be "nowned" first?

Yes, first there's the painful "nowning" process.

Wait! "Images of pop culture." This is good.

T-they watch movies,

t-TV shows, even commercials.

For credit?

Heh. Isn't college cool?

How did I miss that one?

Well, you did sort of wait till the last minute

with your course selection.

Sorry, miss "I chose my major in play group."

That's an exaggeration.

I just, you know, think it's good to be prepared.

Don't want to be caught unawares.

Well, I've been busy.

It's been a very slay-heavy summer.

Just haven't had a whole lot of time

to think about life at uc sunnydale.

College is exciting, though, isn't it?

Yeah. It's gonna be an adjustment.

Yeah, it's, like, 5 miles away.

Heh. Uncharted territory.

Giles said I have to be secret-identity gal again.

That makes sense.

It's gonna be tough, though.

With a roommate.

Yeah.

I'm psyched about college. Definitely.

I just need to figure out how it's gonna work

with my extracurricular activities.

I just can't let it take the edge off my slaying.

I gotta stay sharp.

Is this guy ever gonna wake up?

Freshmen! We're doing this by folder color!

If you're not holding on to a yellow folder,

you're in the wrong group.

You belong up by wiesman hall.

We're not gonna take it.

No!

Don't take it lying down.

No!

What do we want?

When do we want it?

Now!

We're not gonna take it.

No!

Don't take it lying down.

Rally tomorrow night.

We have to let the administration know how we feel.

Yeah. Right.

Have you accepted Jesus Christ as your personal savior?

Uh, you know, I meant to,

a-and then I just got really busy.

Party Thursday at Alpha delt.

Gotta be there. Free jell-o shots for freshman women.

Do you guys know where... Wiesman hall is?

Buffy. Hey!

Boy, am I glad to see you.

Isn't this cool? There's so much going on.

Yeah. Almost, one might say, too much.

I got all my courses, except for modern poetry.

I had to switch to ethnomusicology, but that's cool.

West African drumming, I think it's gonna change everything.

Have you met your roommate yet?

No.

Me neither. I hope she's cool.

I see you got ticketed, too.

Yes. I've heard about 5 different issues,

and I'm angry about each and every one of them.

What did you get?

Jell-o shots.

I didn't get jell-o shots.

Oh, I'll trade you for a "take back the night."

Are we heading anywhere near wiesman hall?

I still need to get my I.D. Card.

Oh, I got mine this morning.

The lines are really long now. You should have gone early.

Well, I hope that I learn from this experience

and that I grow.

I'm being annoying, aren't I?

No. It's nice that you're excited.

It's just in high school, knowledge was pretty much frowned upon.

You really had to work to learn anything.

But here, the energy, the collective intelligence...

It's like this force, t-this penetrating force,

and I can just feel my mind opening up, you know,

and letting this place just thrust into and... and spurt knowledge into...

That sentence ended up in a different place than it started out in.

I'm with you, though. I'm all for spurty knowledge.

I mean, it's just, it's a little overwhelming.

Don't you feel it?

Well, I'm... Ooh, boyfriend!

It's my on-campus boyfriend.

Oh, no, I forgot to pick mine up.

Line's probably really long now, too.

How are you?

Good. It's pretty much a madhouse, a madhouse.

I know. I was just saying that to Willow.

I mean, it's just so overwhelming.

Don't you feel completely disoriented?

Oz!

Hey, Paul.

Finally matriculating with us. Very cool.

Tell me you're playing this week.

Thursday night, Alpha delt.

Ooh! I have that one.

I'm bringing the wrecking crew. Jell-o shots.

Good.

Do you know where they're distributing

the work-study applications?

Back of Richmond hall, next to the auditorium.

Thanks. See you, bro.

Go get 'em.

My band's played here a lot. It's still all new.

I don't know what the hell's going on. Hey, Doug.

Library... ooh, library. Come on.

It's too bad giles couldn't be librarian here. Be convenient.

Well, he says he's enjoying being a gentleman of leisure.

Gentleman of leisure? Isn't that just British for unemployed?

Uh-huh. He's a slacker now.

Speaking of slack, you heard anything from Xander?

Not for a while.

He's still on his "cross-country, see America" thing.

He said he wasn't coming back until he'd driven to all 50 states.

Did you explain about Hawaii?

Well, he seemed so determined.

Well, I hope he gets back soon.

It'd be fun to have the whole gang back together, you know,

hang out in the... Library.

Wow.

Oh, my gosh, isn't this amazing?

It's... cozy.

You know, I never wanted to hurt giles's feelings, but occult books aside,

our old library just didn't have the greatest selection. But this!

Yeah, this is great, you know,

if we ever need a place for the nuremberg rallies.

Ah, this is a real library.

Shh!

See, we even have to whisper.

It like a whole new world.

Here. Oh, thanks.

I can't wait till mom gets the bill for these books.

I hope it's a funny aneurism.

Introduction to psychology. Oh, up there.

I'll get them.

You know, this store discriminates against short people.

Oh, I think there's a protest next week.

Whoa... oh!

Oh! Ah... oh, god, I'm so sorry.

I'm okay. It's okay.

Well, that was bracing.

I'm so... the books were just too high,

and then everything was bad.

Let me give you a hand.

Let's put a few of these down here.

So, uh, are you girls taking intro psych,

or do you just want me dead?

Uh-huh. I mean, the first one.

Well, you'll have a lot of fun.

Professor Walsh... She's quite a character.

You've taken it?

I'm a t.A. I'll be helping the professor out.

I'm sorry. I've forgotten my manners in all the concussion.

I'm Riley.

Willow, and this is my friend Buffy.

It's nice to meet you both.

I'm nice to meet.

Hey, do you know if we're gonna be studying

operant conditioning in the first semester?

'Cause I hear that's kinda professor Walsh's specialty.

Absolutely. You know her treatise on Dietrich's work?

I know of it.

It's not in the syllabus, but it's a fascinating read,

if you're into that sort of thing. They have it here.

Ooh! Where?

I'll show you.

I don't meet that many freshmen

that know that much about psychology.

Well, it's fascinating.

Yeah, you know, 'cause everyone's got a brain.