The Zone

Edward agreed to let Scarlet win their bet from the arcade and because he felt bad for what happened, he made a concession and extended the three-day limit to a week so that Scarlet could slowly think it over.

Edward didn't know what kind of thought Scarlet was having to make her look so troubled. He noticed it immediately that night after they returned from the comedy club. He came to understand slowly why she was so focussed on the performance to the point of being fed absent-mindedly. Alex explained that it was a Scarlet thing. Once she enters a 'zone' of intense focus, Scarlet can shut the world around her completely out.