At a presentation, Gael confronts Karlie for bullying Jaycee and demands she kneel and apologize; Karlie refuses. To settle it, Gael calls for a mecha engineer demonstration of new neural-link technology. The linked mecha's performance spikes—left up 32%, right up 287%—stunning the crowd and triggering accusations of luck and outdated technique. Tempers flare between proponents and skeptics. Then someone reaches for her and a bystander snaps, "Who allowed you to touch her?" The episode ends with the audience on edge and the rivalry unresolved, the demo turning personal conflict into a charged public standoff.