Chapter 8
It's time for training, and the first thing the initiates learn is how to shoot a gun. Tris has a lot of trouble at first, but after an Erudite boy, Will, mocks her a bit for it, she manages to hit the target. After five rounds she hits the center, and feels a rush of adrenaline at all the power and control she has in her hands. At lunch, Tris sits with Al and Christina, and they discuss the fact that their previous factions, Candor and Abnegation, don't usually associate with each other, even though Candor's real problem is with Amity. Eventually Will shows up as well, eager to get away from Edward and Myra, two other transfers from Erudite who are dating. Tris watches in distaste as they kiss in public, something that isn't permitted in Abnegation.
After lunch, the initiates will begin learning how to fight. Four teaches some technique, then tells them that the next day, they will begin fighting each other. Afterwards, Al announces that he wants to get a tattoo, and Christina decides it's time to give Tris a makeover to make her look more Dauntless and, in her words, "noticeable." She puts Tris in a black dress, takes out her braid, and gives her eyeliner. The new friends go to watch Al get tattooed.
Tori, the woman who administered Tris's aptitude test, is the tattoo artist, and she recognizes Tris and praises her for being the first jumper. Tris wants to talk to her about her Divergence, but Tori refuses, and instead offers Tris a tattoo. Tris agrees, and selects three ravens to represent each member of her family. She positions them on her collarbone, flying straight towards her heart.