In this chapter, the narrator tells us that he paid for the room, the room service, and the food at a fancy hotel. He wants to go back to the hotel the next time he's free, but he can't bear the thought of paying for a room and food that he doesn't really need. He'd like to do something in return for it. The narrator then tells us about a girl he met at a mixer who invited him. The girl told him that she was there to "practise talking to guys" and that she didn't want to dress up as a girl because she wanted people to see her for who she really is. This is the first time she's heard anyone say that they like her, and she wonders why they chose her.