Athena walked over to the couple in blue, where Buffy was struggling to her feet. "Can either of you explain to me what's going on here?" she asked.
Duke went to answer, but Buffy shushed him. "Look, you freak," she said. "We're a little busy, but you seem capable enough. We need to get away from all these losers. Help us, and I'll give you all the information you want."
Athena bristled. The girl was clearly a bitch, but she had a bad feeling about trying to delve into the larger group. Finally, she decided putting up with the girl was the lesser of two evils.
"Alright, fine," Athena said, not noticing as she started to grow subtly.
