[ she conveniently ignores the evidence they've both seen to the contrary; the easy lie is better to swallow than recalling the case of spike. or even harmony. hmm. ]

Which means calling her out's gonna be more than a little tough. Even demon-Dawn's gotta have that sharp intellect -- [ god, it's hard not to be proud of her even now. ] She won't just go toe-to-toe with me for the kicks and giggles of it.