Every time Spike manages to save Buffy and Dawn in his dreams it makes me sad for him. When he's always dreaming how he could have saved them and then wakes up and Buffy is still dead. And therefore (because of Buffy) he reacted so violent to the dead girl. It's really hard for him. I'm not sure if the others (except Dawn) know how hard. No wonder he didn't like the idea of the bot even if it is neat, using the bot to get rid off the vampires for the moment. If they won't dust it's hard to fight them.
Loved the update as always :)

Author's Response: Between the 'Bot and the undustable vampires, he's got a lot of nasty decisions to make. I'm glad you're liking the dream sequences. Sometimes they're hard to write, but they're also guiding how Spike acts when he's awake. Thanks for the review!

As if the Buffybot being around wasn't hard enough on Dawn, now she's going to be a walking reminder of how Dawn is naturally a portal generator, and how that led to the real Buffy's death.

Ouch.

Not surprising for Willow, though, and not in the end an unreasonable solution... if you've got Anya and Willow's emotional detachment.

No wonder Willow was surprised at Spike's premature vote aye.

Author's Response: I'm not below a little knife twisting, and the BuffyBot was going to be painful, no matter how I brought her in. Glad you're liking it! Thanks!