In this short scene, we are introduced to a number of characters who have been introduced in previous scenes. The first person introduced is Peter Parkman, who tells us that he is "covered in so much doritos" and that he has eaten "two o points" . He tells his friend, ruth, that he found his necklace but that the diamonds have gone. He asks ruth if she would mind turning out her pockets while he waits for her parents, but she refuses, saying that she and her friend did not tell anyone about the incident. Peter then tells ruth that they need to go to the dance teacher, Mr. Templar, and tell him what has happened. . They go to tell him that Mimi has the perfect necklace, but that they have to go because they have diamonos , which is a substance that is used to make diastereos . Peter asks his friend if he has ever asked a man about the size of his rear, and he says that he does not. He then turns to his colleague, Dr. Nicholas Tarkington, a "professor of butt-ology" , and asks him what he thinks of skinny girls. He says that they are "really ugly"