In this short scene, the young narrator complains that he's been "playing the waiting game" . He's tired of waiting for his parents' arrival, and he wishes he could just get out of the room and get some fresh air. He complains about the smell of his mother's house, which is "full of your scent" , and complains about how tired he feels. He also complains about his obi, who's crushing him, and about the string around his neck, which makes him feel like a "brat." The narrator sighs and says that he can't be serious like his mother, and that he wants to make sure that he doesn't "look away" from her. He tells the narrator to "swish up" and "swag up" when she's doing her "job" of flirting with him. The narrator says that it's his job