Courtesy of Spike's failure, Buffy managed to come in the top five, which left her sitting back and watching his failure over and over again until everyone but him had finished the race and his place in last was secured. She gave him a slow, raised-brows look, clearly trying not to say anything that might hurt his fragile ego but overwhelmingly judge that he'd been so determined to check that she was sure about trying this course.

Finally, she opted for a delicate approach. "So about that mushroom course."