You can really feel the strain, tension, hope, and worry Buffy's dealing with while she waits to find Faith. The whole talk was great, but a few lines stood out for me, like this from Buffy:

"Fine? Look at yourself...Look at where you are. What you're doing. Do you honestly believe this is you being fine? Because I don't. Not for a second."

That offer of hope and belief that Faith can turn it around is just great.

Of course then there's Faith's heartbreaking:

"What's the point? Everything I touch falls apart. How long until I screw something else up and you realize I'm not worth it?" Wow, didn't that just say it all as far as Faith's self-esteem goes.

"Just give me something to work with." You've got to love Buffy and I do and did when she got pissed.

I'm glad she seems to have gotten through to Faith.

Author's Response:

When you think about it, it was lucky she had Mr Gordo to help her through it. Err, and her friends of course. She got to nap all day while everyone else did the legwork. Slayer perk.

Of course then she got punched in the face. But you win some, you lose some. :p