The chapter opens with a conversation between a young man and his " carnivorous young boyfriend" . The young man tells the narrator that he is going to Japan to work for a client of his employer. He tells the young man that he and his boss are going to have dinner together and that they will discuss business matters. The narrator is excited about the prospect of working with his boss, but he is also saddened by the fact that his old girlfriend is no longer with him. He is worried that she has forgotten him and that he will not be popular in Japan. He then receives a text from his employer, who is having a dinner party.