The narrator tells us that he's fallen in love with the fish, especially the ones that have been caught from two different ocean currents. He compares the fish to artificial brain death, in which a wire is pulled through the fish's spinal cord and the fish tastes fresh out of the ocean. The narrator asks the fisherman if he can repay him for all of his help, and the fisherman says that he can do so if he needs any help. The fisherman also tells the narrator that he has a special way to keep the fish fresh, by pulling a wire through the head of the fish and down through its spinal cord. This way, the fish "tastes fresh." The narrator is amazed at how alive the fish is, and he wonders if it's because of the way he keeps it fresh. The fishermen also tell the narrator to put the vegetables in the vegetable tables when he wants them, and to press a button on the microwave that will heat the vegetables up for him. He asks if the fisherman is about to propose to him, but the fisherman tells him that he doesn't know if he'll be able to repay him, and so he asks for the fisherman's phone number, which he can use to call if anything happens to him on the island.