Inside a fortified dorm, the Host returns with supplies and inspects a delivered crystal core while controlling bitten roommates through the Dorm Manager System. He recalls the campus apocalypse and how ex-girlfriend Linda left with a rich friend, pushing him toward death; his roommates saved him but were bitten. He rebuilt a cafeteria, livestock and factory floors to restore order, yet the system needs five million crystal cores to reach the third upgrade and turn them human again. He pressures residents to earn cores; one complains about no water. The episode ends with the crystal balance still five million short, stakes rising.