It’s Nick’s World….

Loki rides into Battle, 

The Saviour of Asgard, to 

arrive Right in The Nick —

Thor :

You’re Late.

Loki : (wincing)

You’re missing An Eye —

“….The most efficient way for us to do this is for each one of us 

to try and attempt to imagine what it is like 

inside of the possessed mind. 

[holds up a joint] For example — a dope fiend 

refers to the reefer butt 

as a "roach". Because, 

it resembles — a cockroach. 

You will notice that I have distinguished FOUR, 

Four DISTINCT States of Being in the 

cannabis or marijuana society. 

They are : "cool", "groovy", "hip" and "square". 

Seldom, if ever, does one aspire to be "square".

If he figures out What is Happening, then 

he can rise one notch and become "hip";

and then if he can convince himself 

to approve of What is Happening, 

then he becomes "groovy".

[ominously] Groovy! 

And then after that he can actually 

raise himself to the rank of "cool". 

He can become one of 

those... "cool guys".

Cut to the cafeteria. Today it's kraut-dogs or spaghetti. 

The camera pans past the steam table as the kitchen staff doles out the food. 

It pans up to show Xander and Oz sitting at a table finishing their lunch.

Xander: 

But... It's just that it's buggin' me, this 'cool' thing. (cut to them) 

I mean, what is it? How do you get it? Who doesn't have it? 

And who decides who doesn't have it? What is the essence of cool?

Oz: 

Not sure. (reaches for a chip)

Xander: 

I mean, you yourself, Oz, are considered more or less cool. Why is that?

Oz: 

Am I? (eats a chip)

Xander: Is it about the talking? You know, the way 

you tend to express yourself in short, noncommittal phrases?

Oz: (considers) Could be.

Xander: (smiles) I know! You're in a band! That's like a business-class ticket to cool with complementary mojo after takeoff! I gotta learn an instrument. Is it hard to play guitar?

Oz: (shakes his head) Not the way I play it.

Xander: Okay, but on the other hand : eighth grade. 

I'm taking the flügelhorn and gettin' zero trim. 

So the whole instrument thing could be a mislead. (thinks) 

But You need A Thing,

one thing nobody else has. 

What do I have?

Oz: 

An exciting new obsession. Which I feel makes you very special.

Xander: 

Now, with The Mocking…. Which I can handle 

because I know I'm right about this — I'm on the track. 

I just need to find my thing. (gets lost in thought)

Oz: 

It seems like You're over-Thinking it. 

I mean, You got some Identity-issues. 

It's not...

Cut to the library that evening. 

Giles walks out of the cage past Buffy.

Giles: 

The End of The World?