Rory finally stops us from this horrible flashback before we have to see sophomore and student council treasurer Tommy Rigalstein dressed as a tree, giving his lengthy monologue about the changing of seasons. Lorelai and Rory decide they'll only stay at fancy places. "Hear, hear," Rory says. See? She's just like her mother! I can't stop the tears! Lorelai says they'll have to figure out how they're going to pay for their trip now. She asks Rory, who's off-camera, how good her organ-grinding is. They've added a piano to the strummy-strummy, which I guess is supposed to tap into our Afterschool Special hypothalamus. Lorelai wanders down the hallway and they fade out, apparently deciding that this is a good place for the very first commercial break.