The chapter opens with a soliloquy by Tommo, in which he laments the fact that he and his friend have become so close that they are now unable to communicate. He laments that he has never realized that he is a "misochist" and that Tommo is "a sadist" . Tommo explains that the mirrors at his place are made of mirrors that are "vampire friendly," meaning that they reflect the blood of the vampire rather than the natural world. Mirrors are used in bathrooms, and Tommo admits that he broke one when he was a teenager. He explains that he used to smoke tobacco in order to "filter" the smoke before it entered the blood stream. The smoke, he says, is "nicotine-free" and does not harm the vampire's blood.