In this chapter, we're introduced to some of the characters from the previous chapters. The first person narrator explains that this is the first time he's heard anyone mention the word "ballistic" in the same breath as "planet" or "ballet." He also explains that it's a violation of the treaty between the United States and the International Space Station, and that he plans to sue the alliance. He also says that the people of the star planet of minomino aren't likely to be violent, since they're not inclined to attack other planets. The narrator says that yura's heart broke in the accident, but she's not an alien, so she doesn't have the same disease as the other earthlings. Also, the similarities between yura and the alien are that they both love the earth, and they've both been put there by the same government, so they can't be infected by the disease. So yura is unlucky, but the alien is unlucky too, because he may have been infected with the disease of the earth. The words "friendship," "respect," "affection," and "greeting" are all starting to pop up in the dictionary, and the narrator thinks that this might be a sign that something's up. He says that when the earth goes, there's no need for the government to intervene in any way