De acordo com a a novelização , Dawn está " ficando com sua amiga Janice "durante os eventos retratados, algo que Buffy é grata pelo nível de ameaça.
“Let’s go.” She moved ahead, hefting the bag of Slayer goodies she’d grabbed at her house in her left hand. She hadn’t had time for a shower, but a few extra weapons were never a bad idea and she took care of it. Dawn wasn’t home, and for a moment she’d been terrified. Then she remembered that her little sister was staying with her friend Janice. It was a risk having Dawn away from home, but on this night that wasn’t exactly a bad thing either. Her sister needed protecting, and better that she be with a regular family for the night than be at home alone when Kakistos was out and roaming the streets.
A wikia de Buffy, no entanto, contesta a canonicidade do romance , pois afirma que os eventos ocorrem.
na sexta temporada, enquanto os quadrinhos prequel afirmam que eles acontecem na quinta temporada e "Uma vez que a história em quadrinhos foi escrita pelos mesmos escritores do jogo, Christopher Golden e Tom Sniegoski, essa configuração deve ter prioridade."