Jared again illustrates his discomfort with mixing love and violence. Sarah tries to make her declaration of love after cutting herself, almost as if she’s making some kind of blood pact or sacrifice. But to Jared, this isn’t a proper substitute for warm affection, because he knows that she’s also distorting her mind with the psychedelic mushrooms. Additionally, Jared continues to brush off the magic around him by convincing himself that he is in a dream. But trying to do so does not protect him from the ape men coming toward them, suggesting that trying to avoid confusing or stressful situations isn’t an effective coping strategy.