He almost laughs — almost — at that, but instead, his grin just gets bigger and after she backpedals for a second, he nods. He had a feeling that he knew what she meant but now he knows for sure. "I get you," he says after a moment, letting her off the hook.

"Yeah, no, baby would've been weird in that context, I feel like. Baby would've been a poor decision. We'll go with turtles," he agrees with a quiet laugh. "So what do you think, Buffy? Take pause and stay away from whatever the hell is going on out there for a little bit or are you spoiling for another fight with a robot? Because if I can find something to use for batting practice, I'm totally down with some bot destruction right about now."