The chapter opens with the narrator lamenting the fact that everyone has left for dinner. He asks the waitress if he is okay with her going out to eat. The waitress replies that it is not like they are in love. The narrator then asks the girl why she would need his permission to go out with her. The girl replies that she does not need permission because they are not at work. He then asks her why she is drinking beer at the convenience store with him. She replies that they are both at work and that they do not have the time to think about their feelings while they are working. She then asks him if he would be bummed if she were to get angry. He replies that he would not be if she did. She says that she would definitely be sad if he did. He says that he will be more careful. She asks if she knows the reason why he is so down. He tells her that she can rent a blow dryer and a flat iron. She tells him that they will not be able to find out because she is not planning on doing anything illegal. She also says that if they do find out