Marshall finds a new japanese girlfriend on campus and communicates with her through translators. The relationship was formed, in part to make Rachel jealous. The plan works and Marshall discovers Rachel likes him after her and Ron send prank calls to Kicooki using the translators. Steven's attempts at avoiding his father cause Hal to meet RA Hillary. They commence in an affair which sparks Lucien's jealousy. He makes it his mission to get Steven kicked out of the dorm but fails. Lloyd and Steven decide to strike revenge by performing tasks such as barracading Lucien in his room with a pop machine. It is surfaced that Hillary was simply using Hal to get to Steven and the relationship is ended.