This chapter opens with a flashback to the events of the previous night. The narrator is studying abroad in Europe, and he has just seen a movie about a female supporting character. The female character is a bit of a goofball, and the narrator thinks that this is because the supporting character is also a woman. He says that the supporting female character in the movie was "so goofy" . He also says that he is tired and wants to stand up. He is interrupted by the arrival of the president, who is looking "shut up" , as if he does not want to hear him. He tells the narrator that he has "low blood sugar" and that he wants to go to the doctor. The president asks the narrator to keep his voice down so that he will not be able to hear the president's conversation with the vice president. The vice president asks him to keep the elevator open so that they can pick up the documents from the president