- Ringer's living up to her name. Her squad has advanced rapidly in the competition.
- Poundcake crunches the numbers and it becomes clear the only way to move up further in the competition is if Zombie starts shooting better.
- Ringer says she'll give Zombie lessons if he resigns as squad leader. He agrees, though he says it'll have to wait until they win the competition.
- Ringer asks Zombie why they have electricity and machines since all that went away after the First Wave. She seems suspicious.
- First gun lesson. Ringer says Zombie's really bad. He knows that.
- Also, he's flirting with her big time. Ringer's not having it. He's pulling out all his best jokes, and she won't even smile.
- She goes on for a while about her philosophy about shooting. Everything's connected… or something like that, anyway.
- Whatever she said seems to work. Instantly, Zombie improves.
- Also, he wants to kiss Ringer. Somebody has a crush.