The hotel's owner, Filipstankovic, and his business partner, Pakolavlovic, are in the middle of a conversation about how far they have to go before they can get to the top of the hotel. They're in a "shithole" , where no one would dare climb the stairs. They don't like the way people live their lives, but they're cool with it as long as it doesn't take them too long to get there. They joke about the fact that they've got a "full backpack" and that they haven't had a single bite of food for two days. They also joke about how the hotel is better than a "self-destructive little freak" because it's surrounded by other people. They talk about how, even though the hotel isn't exactly a bastion of liberal values, they do have a good reputation for being "better than self- destructive little freak." They also say that the hotel has changed since they first arrived, and now there are fewer people staying at the hotel, which means that they can't be bothered with the guy who's there all the time. It's cool, they say, because he's just a "glassy-jawed little freak," and they can do whatever they want with him without worrying about him. The hotel also says that there's no need to worry about the other guests since they'll all be joining them for dinner. They say that one of the girls they were hanging out with was "just ashes and dust," and that she's "just a crowbar" . They all agree that the temperature is too hot and too cold for everyone to get out of the hot shower. The owner says that he didn't think about how hot and cold it would be