S stops in front of the building and scans the street behind him. He expects something different in this place of significance, but all he sees are the same nonchalance and bustle of the people.

S starts his ascend up the stairs, which are uneven. Although he reminds himself to be calm, to focus, and to conserve energy, when he gets to the ninth floor, he is sweating.

Eric tells Jen that it has been clear that both the people in the S and those who against it use the “S” symbol. “One to make their mark; the other to taunt them”, writes Eric. The people who oppose S uses the symbol to demonstrate their power–“as in: we’re winning and we can appropriate your symbol of who you are.”