And so, it was Buffy's turn to set herself up for failure. She said nothing and did little more than reach for the pirate's hat. Doubtless, she realized, he would stop her and then they could laugh it off and she can forget that she'd ever painted herself into this corner.

But first? All she had to do was make a most amateurish attempt to relieve him of his current possessions. Steal from, really. Rather than a true marauding.