The scene opens with a flashback to the previous scene, in which the narrator complains about the lack of arousal in the relationship between the two men. The narrator complains that he is being ignored by the men, and that they do not treat him with the same respect as they would a man of his social class. He complains that the women in the group are attracted to him because he is popular with them, and he complains that they are jealous of him for being so popular with the women. He tells the women that he does not care what they think of him, as he is the only one in love with her. He asks her to make him some pickled food, but she refuses, saying that she is lazy and that she often gets jealous. She tells him that she has been seeing new sides to him lately, and she asks him to hold her hand.