[ The extreme weird does make it easier to accept more weird. Once you start rolling with the punches, it becomes a little ridiculous to start protesting things that you can't control.

Oh, it matters. The stronger he is, the better off he'll be. She just wants him to realize that he's going to have to rely on something besides brute strength. ]

No. I had a watcher. Giles. He lives in England now, but there's this whole council of old British people who act as teachers for slayers. They research and teach and test. Giles is one of the best. It's also a kind of lore though, I guess, in the sense that it's been written down and handed down through generations since....cavemen.