At Howard's housewarming, Tyler arrives and is immediately confronted by old college classmates who accuse him of freeloading and trying to cozy up to Howard. They taunt his rural background, recall his campus habit of grabbing freebies, and challenge how he could afford a luxury unit on the same floor. Tyler says he'll return to his own place, but the insults continue. Pushed to defend himself, he snaps, "How dare you talk like that?" His outburst freezes the group and forces an unresolved decision about whether he stays, leaves, or answers their accusations.