The chapter opens with a discussion of sexual liberation. It's about each person's own form of "love" and how they can "liberate" themselves from the "norms" of society. In other words, each person is free to be who they want to be. In this chapter, we're introduced to a number of different characters, each of whom has something to say about sexual freedom. The first person to speak is the protagonist, who tells us that he's just had a "horrible" day at work. He's so upset that he wants to apologize to his supervisor, who has invited him out for lunch. The protagonist says that he can't apologize for his behavior, but he also wants to tell his supervisor something about his "relationship ship" . He tells his supervisor that he needs to get up and go to the bathroom. He doesn't want to hurt his supervisor. He wants to get back to his work ASAP, so he tells her that he was "feeling" with his supervisor about what he was doing on the day of the lunch. He says that his supervisor is surprised that he and his supervisor seem to be getting along so well. He also says that the two of them are holding hands, and he wonders if they're "lesbians," since they've been kissing so much. He asks his supervisor if he can come talk to him about it, and the protagonist says he'll do so if he ever needs anything. He then tells the protagonist that he just wanted to "spacing out" on the lunch date, and apologizes for being so awkward. He apologizes again, and says that it was his fault that he wasn't paying attention to what was going on. He adds that if he had something on his mind again, he'd be happy to talk to the protagonist about it. He goes on to say that he thinks "Lesbian love" is "a beautiful