[Buffy acts on instinct. Although her stint as a guidance counsellor had been brief and only barely successful, she still considers herself vaguely qualified for this kind of conversation. She reaches out and sets one hand lightly on the young woman's shoulder.]

It's frustrating and it's one of the worst feelings in the world. I know that. But until they come back? Well, all you can do is get exceptionally ready to help them.

[Says the hypocrite. If someone close to her had been kidnapped (as they have been in the past), she would be out hungry for justice.]