It's been a long day for Bassego, and now he's feeling a little guilty about it. He's worried that if he doesn't go out with him, he won't be able to finish his work on time, and that he'll be considered a failure. He tells Bassego to go ahead and have a bite to eat, but Bassego refuses, saying he'd rather be alone with him. Bassego asks if he heard about hachikawa's "breeding period" , which means that she's had kids recently, and he wonders if he should find his "soulmate," too. He asks if she'd think of a dog as a "carnivore," and she says that she would, if she didn't love him. She then asks if it's different if he hadn't gone out with her, and she tells him that it isn't. She says that if you love someone, you're a part of them, and if you don't, then they're not. She asks him to treat her to a nice dinner later, so that she can finish her work. She's pretty sure she'll get