Nicely creepy imagery. I sort of get the feeling now that Buffy is trying to WARN Dawn. Pools of blood aren't usually how Buffy tries to communicate.

I also liked how Dawn got up, walked down the hall, past the cops, and down the stairs because Nathaniel was panicking. She seems to be more comfortable with her powers (or maybe there's just too much other freak-worthy stuff going on).

-- Guile