[ mutters while bo's still talking-- ] didn't say they were brady bunch material-- [ but then closes her mouth, because she definitely didn't like them enough to be defending them so hard. really, it's mostly that they accepted her among them, that not a one among them shamed her for the things she's done. no casting of stones. no judgement, so long as you could get the job done. none of the gut-twisty black void she felt when all of buffy's little friends would look at her with disgust. ]

Why do you wanna know? What-- what's in it for you, why are you even talking to me, asking questions? Digging for information, you trying to get me to rat on the old man, is that it?