The scene opens with a flashback to the beginning of the novel, when Ganymede explains that he has come up with the idea of a hot spring as a way of getting rid of the "effects" of the hot summer. He says that he is not "knocking you out" , but that he wants to "pass on my feelings" . He tells us that he does not want to be "on the receiving end" but is "trying to pass on" his feelings. He wants to be with her "whenever I feel helpless . . I want to know what you're going to do when I'm with you . " He tells her that she can cry whenever she wants when she's with him and that she is the one who "gave me the courage" to "move onward" ; he wants her to "hold back" and not turn him down. He asks her to help him, and she says that she loves him. He wonders if the "ba-bummer ba-ba-ba" sound is due to the hot springs water, and wonders if it