The chapter opens with a conversation between Hiroshi and Hiroshi's secretary. Hiroshi tells Hiroshi not to call him unless it is urgent. He tells him that the secretary and his daughter have fallen out of contact with each other. He says that if they had the bodies of the dead, they would know who they were. He adds that they are at a significant disadvantage because the colony is swarming with parasites. He suggests that they move the colony. He also says that it is hard to believe that the enemy would turn against them. He asks Hiroshi to make a copy of his time and give it to a girl friend. The girl friend will be able to record his time. The secretary tells him to run like he means it, or he will regret it life. He then asks him why he always changes in the corner, and he says that he has never seen him swim like that. He wonders why there is a road in the colony that is always covered in blood.