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After a brief period of rest and being cared for like he’s sick, Titus’s life returns to normal. He and his friends return to obsessing over the shows they like and the latest trends. His dad goes back to largely ignoring him, and his mom goes back to being preoccupied with Titus’s six-year-old brother, who he only refers to as Smell Factor. Titus notices his brother has one of the mechanical birds he had seen everywhere, which means that they must be completely out of fashion if a young kid has one. Even Smell Factor starts to lose interest in it. Titus starts going out in his parents’ upcar, a vehicle that is tossed into tubes and travels through the sky, and he is glad to see people living normal lives. Titus also expresses gratitude for his friends. At the end of the week, Quendy decides to throw a party.

Titus is happy that Violet, who he hasn’t seen since their return to Earth, needs a ride. Violet lives in a suburb that’s a few hundred miles away from Titus, and he picks her up at a nearby mall, pleased to have a long ride back to be alone with her.