Sweet offers Xander an alternative to becoming his “bride”, and Xander initially thinks the offer is the obvious choice; considering the other option would have been becoming Sweet’s queen, he felt that being subjected to the curse of bursting out randomly into song for 24 hours longer than everyone else was preferable. At least this way, he got to stay in Sunnydale, and it gave him the option of the happy future with Anya that he had initially hoped that Sweet would show him.

Anya jokes about whether he’ll burst into a ballad, some kind of rock number, or whether he’ll do something different altogether and launch into a rap; Xander pretends to laugh along, fearing that instead he will sing something that reveals more to her of his fears regarding marriage.