Rowan flees the state after kissing Zahra, returning to Chicago and attending one of the weekly board meetings for Dreamland. His father, Seth, questions him about the $10-billion funding request and suggests that Rowan attend next week’s meeting to walk everyone through his budget.

Zahra does her best to forget about Rowan while he is away, but she struggles to do so. On his return, he arrives at the Creator space while everyone but Zahra is out on lunch. She informs him that she has no interest in going to HR, and he changes the subject to her latest poor drawing for a project. He takes the drawing and claims that he has a friend who will make a better one for her.

After a panic attack brought on by memories of his father abusively criticizing his artistic talent, Rowan uses newly-purchased art supplies to work through the memories and re-create a depiction of Zahra’s vision. He is surprised to find that he soon achieves a flow state, and he is even more astonished by his desire to return to drawing after the design is finished. He gives the finished product to Zahra, who requests the name of the artist so that she can credit them.