In this short scene, we are introduced to a young man named Roxane, who has just arrived at a bar in New York City. She has just come from a long day at work, and she is eager to meet a man who will make her feel comfortable. She asks Roxane if he is her date, and he tells her that he is, in fact, the man she is looking for. He then asks her if she wants to be his date for real, and when she tells him that she is, he asks if she is wearing any accessories, and then he asks her what her name is. She tells him she is "kaoru" , which is Latin for "friend." She then asks him if he wants to treat her to a drink. When he refuses, she accuses him of being a traitor to her friend, and tells him to give her a drink instead. She then tells him he is drinking too much, and that she thinks he is getting lonely because she is laughing at him. He tells her she is being sarcastic, and says that she should work harder for her friend's sake, and not for her own. He says that he does not want to be unhappy for her, but he does want to squeeze her, for she does not have what he does. He also tells her he hates himself for working so hard, and for being so kind to her.