And therein lies the problem. Which was worse? The notion that she had been that Buffy as well or the one where there could ever possibly be two of her. Neither option feels very comforting. And both are more confusion than she wanted. But blaming herself for his issues surrounding her? That is easy. Buffy is a pro at burdening herself with unnecessary responsibility.

"A dick? God, you've behaved a hell of a lot more kindly than I would have if the situation was reversed. Dimensional identity wackiness or not." It's true that Buffy hadn't quite felt like Kirk has been rude to her. Just...guarded. Sad -- maybe. At no point did she think it had something to do with her, personally.