In this chapter, the narrator and his friends talk about the weather, the food, and the people around them. The narrator says that humans are great, and that he can really taste the urge to reform. He says that he used to ride his stolen bike all night to "let off steam" . He apologizes to his son for this behavior, and he says that if you want "to save someone" , you have to "be there for them." He also says that it's okay to rant and rave, as long as you're not the target. If you want to be safe, he says, then you need to be there to protect people. He also talks about the ex-council president, who he thinks is just like his daughter. She's rich, smart, and popular, and her father runs a company. She thinks she's got everything, too, because her mom worked for him all the time. He tells the story of how her father died when he was a kid, and she is studying to be the next president of the company. He thinks that she gave them a "burst of courage," and they're going to keep going.