Curved Penny is preparing for her and Dijonay's friend-iversary. At the same time, she is also on the debate team with Maya, Myron and Zoe. However, Zoe has lost her voice and a new debate team member is randomly chosen by their teacher Brother Kwame (Leslie Odom Jr.), who turns out to be Dijonay. No one thinks she is up to the task, but to their astonishment, Dijonay is revealed to have an eidetic memory and is able to help the team win the debate. She soon meets Darrius St. Vil (Chance the Rapper), another debate member and begins to spend more time with him. Penny becomes angered, especially when they both begin to openly mock her in front of them. While at the zoo, Penny voices her frustrations to Shuggie the Panda before discovering that Darrius has been lifting notes from Dijonay. She reveals this to the team and Dijonay is angered in quits. On the day of the debate, Dijonay returns and helps her team win. While angry at Darrius, she forgives him and opts to celebrate her win and friend-iversary with Penny.