After a night out, Joy's classmates call John 'nice but ordinary' and warn he'll need to keep trying. Back home, Joy's mother announces she'll be away on business and can't celebrate Joy's September 9 birthday, apologizing and asking others to attend. Joy accepts but confesses, "except for you, in this world, no one will remember my birthday." They decide to hold the party at Joy's house; classmates cheer. The episode closes with the birthday set but her father's absence and John's uncertain chance left unresolved.