The scene opens in a cafe in the middle of the night, where the protagonist is waiting for his friend, who is going to give a speech. The protagonist asks the waiter if he can have a bite to eat before the speech begins. The waiter agrees, and the two sit down to wait for the speech to begin. When the speech starts, the protagonist realizes that he and his friend are very different from each other in their personalities. He realizes that the two of them have different interests, and he wonders if they will be able to get along in the future.