The straight line competes with the squiggly line to become more fun and win the heart of the perfect circle. The straight line eventually learns how to create angles and complex shapes in order to win over the circle.
Jackie, Matt, and Inez set out to prove that Hacker doesn't deserve to be the ruler of Cyberspace. They try to find a counterexample to his statement that "you can always make a triangle out of any three rods." After some experimentation, they discover that one long rod and two short rods do not connect and therefore do not make a triangle. They present their findings during the debate.