The chapter opens with a conversation between Ganymede and his friend, who has just returned from the fireworks show. Ganyeman asks if it's okay to go home after the show, since it'll be raining. He's worried about his friend's health, but he's also worried about the rain. He says they can't go back to their hotel because the rain is getting worse. He asks Ganyema to take his hand and lead them back to the hotel, but the rain's getting worse all the time. The rain is so bad that they're going to have to stay in their hotel rooms, which is kind of weird, since the hotel rooms are supposed to be private.