In Chapter Twenty-Seven, the two young men discuss the fate of the bug, which is still in its cocoon. They decide that they will not use the bug's cocoon as an excuse to go on a vacation, but will instead use it as a means to obtain a passport and an identification card. The two men decide to go back to school, but not before they learn that a male fan has splashed sulfuric acid on the body of a young man at an event.