Madison's flighty-but-lovable roommate Kynley (up and coming Rebel Wilson type) has gone back to Iowa to finish the semester online, so Madison is begrudgingly taking care of the roommate's misbehaving beagle, Zayn. Despite being from rural NY, Madison is NOT an animal person.
Madison decides to take Zayn on a walk (or the other way around, lol), and she witnesses some guy gently chide a lady for walking her tiny dog without a leash. The lady immediately loses her crap and tells the guy she wishes he had Coronavirus. Jared also witnesses the scene, and he and Madison make small talk about the incident.
Madison says to Jared that the lady is obviously way out of bounds and needs to be mindful of leash laws, Jared agrees that she shouldn't have said that about Covid-19, but also that they guy should just mind his own business. Things escalate into a mild argument, and Madison and Zayn walk off in a huff, frustrated with the strong-willed (but cute) Jared.
Later that night, Madison recounts the incident in a Zoom conversation with Kynley.