- Next, Brian says that he relates—he doesn't like himself either, the way he is with his grades.
- He talks about how he failed shop class, because he built an elephant-shaped lamp that ended up not working.
- But he and Bender argue about shop class—Bender's good at it—and they go on to other things.
- Claire shows them how she can put on lipstick using her cleavage to hold the stick.
- Bender makes fun of her, which blows up into a big argument. He makes fun of her expensive diamond earrings and talks about how he got a carton of cigarettes for Christmas.
- They worry that they're going to end up like their parents.
- Then, they worry that they won't be friends when they go back to school the next Monday.
- Claire says they probably won't be—her friends put too much pressure on her. The others all object, vehemently.
- Claire claims that people like Brian and Allison look up to the popular kids, and Brian says she's conceited.
- He says that she thinks she understands pressure—but he knows pressure.
- He was thinking of killing himself after ruining his GPA with the elephant lamp. He brought a gun into school and it went off in his locker, which is why he's in detention.
- When he reveals it was a flare gun, everyone—including Brian—finds this sort of funny.
- Allison reveals why she came to detention: no reason. She didn't have anything better to do.