The chapter opens with the reader, deskachan, asking the protagonist if he's ready to go to the shower. The protagonist says that he'd like to take a shower, but he doesn't know what else to do. He asks if he can just take a bath, but the protagonist says he'll have to think about it later. He also says that if he changes his mind, the offer will still be valid. He's not sure if he should just go ahead and do it or if he needs to wait until he've had a chance to think things over. He says he can't wait to get out of the shower, since it's such a waste of time. He tells the reader that if she changes her mind, he can still offer to take the shower with her if she wants to. He then asks if she needs anything before she goes in, and she says she does, but that she's going to have to do something else before she can go in. He gives her a list of things she needs to do before she gets in the shower: water