Chapter Twenty Three - The One Where Tris "Acts" Weak

Tris stays the night with Four again. Tris admits to herself that she likes Four. Was this supposed to be a big deal? We have known that since around Chapter 3. Now we'll have to wait another fifteen chapters for her to admit it to Four. Oh well!

When they are both fully awake, they walk to the dining hall. Tris goes in first and Four follows a few minutes later so it doesn't look like they were together. Tris reminds herself to act weak around her friends. She tells them about everything that happened to her and they seem to actually sympathize for her. Or show as much sympathy as possible, they are Dauntless after all.

Four leads the initiates to the fear landscape room. He introduces Stage 3 of initiation, the fear landscape. The fear landscape is different for everyone who goes into it. Each person's fear landscape is specially designed based on each person's greatest fears. The number of fears for each person varies, so some might be in the landscape longer than others. When they are talking about the fear landscape, Peter seems very upset. Four acknowledges this with a little bit of a cheap shot (still funny).

"I understand why you're worried Peter. The events of last night certainly proved that you are a miserable coward... So now we all know, that you are afraid of a short, skinny girl from Abnegation."

The catch to the fear landscape is that the people are supposed to know that they are in a simulation and need to find a way to defeat the fear. Yes, Tris. We are all looking at you.

After the Stage 3 introduction, Al tries to apologize to Tris. The apology catches her off guard. At first she wants to forgive him, but then decides against it
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"Never come near me again. If you do, I swear to God I will kill you, you coward."