The scene opens with a conversation between a young man named Aryo and a young woman named sansan, who are on a ship to study at the university. Ayo tells the young woman that she is a foreigner and that she smells "prickly" . He tells her that she should not forget to memorize her notes for the speech she is about to give. The young woman is impressed by the young man's attention to detail. She asks him to continue the conversation.