Having probed their memories for all of the probable and improbable master candidates from their past, the team faces the music: None of them are the kind of figure you’d feel comfortable about leading you into an event called World War Death. Especially given the poor record on leadership that’s associated with World Wars I and II already. NO, they have to find somebody better.

In utter desperation, Biff suggests relying on the educational system to provide good and competent leadership. Which, I guess, goes to show that while he might have gotten a lot more intelligent since his days as a dumb jock, he still seems to harbor quite sizeable pools of naivete. >_>

With no real alternative, even Mopey jumps on the idea – despite the fact that there are preciously few things left in the world she’d be naive about. And she also sketches out a plan for attracting the desired educator right away. Having been a teacher herself, she knows that looking like the ideal pupil is the best way to attract the attention of a potential teacher, so she volunteers the younger members of the team for the task.

And then unvolunteers the Bratessor. With some pretty valid arguments – overall, he looks quite close to the ideal of a bright-eyed, eager young pupil hungry for instruction. But the eyes have it, and the Bratessor’s eyes just shine a bit too brilliantly, raising the specter of a pupil who is smarter than his teacher – and that’s, of course, kryptonite in this sort of situation. Mopey gets bonus points for leaving the Bratessor speechless and unable to reply, which is really rare – but being stuck a pupil after decades of teacherdom, the Bratessor just has nothing that he could say without incriminating himself in some way or the other.

So the onus is on Snuka to provide. His looks aren’t quite as ideal as the Bratessor’s, but his squinchy eyes have the big advantage that his diabolic shrewdness can’t shine through as clearly as the Bratessor’s intelligence. If you don’t know him, he looks like a pretty acceptable mentee – he can get a bit of chick-fallen-out-of-the-nest look going, and that tends to work well on educators.

Will Snuka be able to attract a coach? Find out on Monday.