Summary

Adam writes an email, saying Mia's idea for acupuncture sounds “great.” He says he got drunk once to try to enhance his synesthesia, but that he was just sick afterward. He suggests she fake an earache to get the acupuncture and offers to write her a fake doctor's note. Jerry announces that he's having a gathering of synesthetes the weekend after Thanksgiving and invites Mia to join them. She agrees.

A tutor named Samantha arrives that afternoon and promises she can help Mia get through math. Mia doesn't really feel that it's as important anymore, especially since she recently cheated to make an A on a quiz.

Mia read about a woman who said colors take on a new dimension when viewed through the steam of a hot bath. Mia takes a candle and some matches from Beth's room without permission and lights a...