[that pulls Faith up short. The response had been instinctive...the culmination of her frustrations from the past few days. This though-

Buffy had been her enemy. Willow too. Or, more truthfully, she'd been theirs. Now, they weren't friends. They weren't allies. But she honestly didn't know what they were.

She frowns, conflict warring in her eyes as she tries to place it]

Maybe.

[after a pause, she shrugs] They're not exactly welcoming me in with hugs and kittens. But whatever. Guess it's this place's idea of a joke.