The next morning, the two men discuss what has happened. The doctor says that he will think about a solution when he returns to the hospital, and the others will follow his instructions. He tells Zillah that he has "sacrificed himself" to save her, and that she is cold and cold-hearted. Zillah asks why he eats grass and eats meat, and he says that it is good for his health. He says that the plan is "about to officially begin." He asks the deputy dean to help him get the information he needs. The deputy dean tells him that he used to be the core scientist at the rebirth research center, but that they accidentally injected a deadly disease into his body. He needs to get rid of the disease completely. He wants to know why he should change his heart. Without this heart, he says, he cannot compete with the genetically modified people inside the research center. The only problem is that without the heart, ordinary people only meet a "dead end." The only way to compete with these people is to have the perfect combination of body and mind, and Zillah is the perfect candidate.