In the music room, Will announces that the club needs five thousand dollars to go to New York for Nationals, and to get it, they're going to be selling saltwater taffy. Will's a moron. Quinn says that nobody cares about the Glee club, and that pisses Mike off. Mike is angry that the Glee club complains about being mistreated when they don't know what it's like to be ignored by everyone. Artie, Tina and Brittany join him as he explains that they're part of an academic team called 'The Brainiacs' who have won a spot in the finals in Detroit- but they'll have to forfeit, because they can't afford the money to get there. The Brainiacs think the school should pay for them.