The narrator complains to himself about the smell of the flowers. He says that he likes to take pictures because it allows him to capture things that he can't see with the naked eye. He also notes that the flowers are blooming, and that they're supposed to open the next day. The narrator says he'll have to wait until tomorrow to see the flowers open, but he's glad to see them open today. He's also glad that he took the time to capture the smell, because he thinks it'll be cool to see it open in the morning. He asks the narrator to snap a picture of it, and the narrator does so, saying he likes taking pictures because they record "ephem eral moment" . He then says he doesn't like to be around people who do things like this, because they make him feel like a failure. He thinks that this guy is an "extroverted" person, and he compares him to his "classmate," Viola, and his "friend," Claudio. He tells himself that he'