[Francis nods slowly. It's- good enough. He knows that Dodger is prone to making bad choices, so it's not even like he could blame Lucifer for it. But also, the fact that Spike is getting punished for it soothes some portion of his irritation with everything that had happened and how it made him feel.

He shakes his head, sighs a little in honest agreement.]

It was definitely a wasted opportunity when you gave him quite a unique chance. Not how I would have used it. But Spike and I have rather different goals, I think.

[Fran would never have made that sort of deal just as an excuse for petty destruction in the first place, of course. Had no interest in needing a way to ruin things for other people just because he couldn't stand the idea of playing along. It was childish, really.]