The chapter opens with a flashback to a time when the two of them were at the zoo, and the narrator asks the reader to imagine what it must be like to be a grown-up man and to be in love with someone. The narrator wonders if he should ask the young man if he's interested in her. The young man replies that he'd rather be with her than with a grown man, and he wonders if it's a good idea for him to ask her out. He's glad that she's warmed up to the idea of being in love, because he thinks that's the best way to introduce himself to someone. He also wonders if the two men will be together again, and wonders if they'll be able to hang out together. The two men reminisce about the first time they met, and they agree that it was a good thing that they didn't run into each other that first time, because it was like an introduction. They're both glad that they survived the first meeting, because they feel like they're getting ready to start their third class at the same time. They also wonder if the young woman has been coming to the school lately, and wonder if she has come to tell them that they've been together. They both wonder if they can bring their selves to tell her, but the narrator can't bring himself to do so. He tells the reader that the shifts at the school aren't as busy as they used to be, and that he has always wanted to help out with the school's social life, especially with the deaf students. He asks the narrator if he can help out at the cafe, and she says that she can, but she doesn't know what to say. She also tells the narrator that she has a job lined up at the restaurant, and asks him to take care of