The chapter opens with a discussion of the nature of romantic relationships. It is clear that the narrator and the protagonist are not "friends" and that they are "just coworkers" . The narrator says that he has lost some of his "romantic" self-confidence in the past few months, but that he is determined to "win some" in the future. He tells the protagonist that "you lose some you gain some you are 'dating' them" , and the two men discuss how they do not even know each other. They do not act like "couples" and are not even friends. They are just co-workers. The protagonist says that when he is buying something, he goes out of his way to ask for someone who seems nice. Sometimes they will date other people, just like he does. He says that "a lot of people dont exactly appreciate that" and he imagines that they may be moving in different directions. The two men talk about their resumes and how they are going to use them to find a new job. They discuss the fact that they will both be working full-time and that the protagonist will be writing his own resume for the job market. They joke about how the narrator will cry if he ever needs anything, and that he will come straight to them if they ever need anything. The conversation ends with the protagonist saying that he might get rejected from a job if this does not work out, but he will try to find another job if