The scene opens with a conversation between clara and ada. clara tells ada to take a break from the show and to take some time to think things over. She tells her that she's not sure what to do next since she hasn't gotten along with her new co-star, Lucy. Ada asks clara if she'll be free to go hang out with her friends in the evening. She asks if she can crack some jokes, and clara says she doesn't have time to do that. linda interrupts the conversation and tells clara that they said they would be single together. She says that she has to deal with the loss of her career after getting her heart broken, and that now is the "prime time of her life" . Clara tells her to learn from it, and she says that her job situation is "trampled into the mud," and that she hopes that her bad news will mean good news for her in love. She thanks her idol, Mr. Kong, for encouraging her, and claps good luck.