The narrator tells us that his childhood friend, the painter Mr. Manette, is "an erotic" . He's been having sex with a woman named Tomomi, and he's having a hard time getting over it. He tells her not to worry, though, because "just because I made her come doesnt mean it'll be over yet" , because the sex is still going on. He also tells her that she's being selfish, and that she should be ashamed of herself for being so nice to him. The narrator then goes on to tell us that the kiss between Tosuko and Mr. Menette was "such a gentle kiss" and that it was "enjoying having sex too !" , but that's just because it's "just illustra-tions" of people just enjoying sex. He says that this is because "people simply enjoy having sex," and that they're not really enjoying sex at all, but just enjoying having sex.