Through a series of flashbacks and talking about their past, the four begin to bond. The following morning, Brendan and Sharon pair off and have sex in a storage room, and Eva finds a television and learns that the war in Europe has escalated to a full-scale nuclear exchange, with much of Europe and the United States devastated. The newscast then shows footage of horribly burned and disfigured victims of a nuclear blast near New York City.
The passage describes a series of flashbacks and conversations about their past, leading to bonding between the four characters. The next morning, Brendan and Sharon engage in sexual activity in a storage room, while Eva discovers a television revealing that the war in Europe has escalated into a full-scale nuclear exchange, with significant destruction across Europe and the United States.  The newscast then displays footage of victims suffering from severe burns and disfigurement after a nuclear blast near New York City.