"I'm a big slacker" , the narrator tells the young man in his room. He tells him that his mother has ordered him to take care of her son. The young man tells his mother that he'll be dropping by every week. He asks his mother to check on his friend, alvan, but she doesn't seem to know what's going on. She tells him to knock on the door and ask for help. When he does, he finds everything in a mess. He's shocked to find that alvan has cleaned everything up. He even drops some glasses carelessly. The narrator is shocked to learn that his employer's wife hired alvan to be his "babysitting" for a year. He says he's busy right now.