The narrator tells us that a strange neighbor has appeared in his life. He says that because of his joke, he didn't expect him to show up every day. He's not depressed, he says, but he's bored and doesn't know what to do with himself. The narrator says that he and the neighbor don't have anything in common, but that they're not alone or stressed. They're both good at communicating, the narrator says, and the narrator likes the calm feeling that comes with being with the neighbor. He tells the narrator that he'd like to know more about the kid