It's the second year of the protagonist's junior year in high school, and he's wandering along the river near his home alone. He runs into a boy who holds his hand and saves him from drowning in the river. After they part, the boy tells the protagonist that he never saw the boy again. The protagonist says that he lives in a "tourist city" , which means that he doesn't have to deal with the "blow in the darkness" of a big city like New York. He goes to the city's comic club, where he meets the president of the club. The comic club is a place where people come to hang out, chat, and generally have a good time. This is where the protagonist first met the boy who saved his life. He tells the comic club president to wipe his face with the silver hair of the boy he saved from drowning. He also tells the club president that he'd like to go to the club with the boss, who brought the clay that the boss brought with him. The boss says that a new person is showing up at the club today, and the protagonist is psyched to go. He's also psyched to meet the new member, who's wearing a "hooping mess" . He asks the boss if he still remembers him, and she says yes. He then asks if she remembers saving him. She says that she's never seen him before, and that it's weird that he would say such a thing about a person he