In this short scene, Aroku offers to give a gentle massage to a man suffering from a sore back. The man, who has just woken up from a long night's sleep, does not want to be bothered, but Aroku assures him that he will be able to give him a good massage if he just "wiggles" his way through the cold night. He tells the man that he is all the cold, all the rough, and that winter is "bleed to a harsh" just to make use of him whenever he can