This chapter opens with a conversation between a professor and a group education counselor. The professor asks the counselor if the woman he's talking about is from his school. The counselor replies that the rumors are just rumors, and that the woman is harsh on him because he doesn't pay attention to his class. The teacher replies that he'd like to know how the woman sees him. The instructor replies that she's harsh because the teacher is an idiot. He's not paying attention in class, he says, and she is harsh because he is. He wonders if he could do anything about it, and the teacher says that if he did like the woman, he would be okay with it. He also says that the teacher's office has been canceled and that all related replies have been deleted. He warns the teacher to delete all the replies that mention the woman's name, and to redid all the related replies as well. He says that professors and students are afraid of rumors. If too many people are talking about the same thing, it becomes a real rumor. He tells the teacher that he can't promise that this will affect his work, but he promises to try to get the teacher back soon.