Dinner was a somewhat sombre affair. Dale felt terrible about his poor performance, and Cheerilee didn't look very happy with him either. Conversation was awkward, and Dale couldn't help but think back to the younger him who’d brought lousy report cards home. It was bad enough feeling that he'd let down his teacher and his friend, but it was nagging at the back of his mind that he might be letting down humanity as well. Kate—she wasn't much of a good example, although at least she was sculpting her mashed potatoes with a fork, rather than her fingers.