In this short scene, the photographer introduces himself as "Bill" and introduces himself to the audience as "the poet" . He tells the audience that he has just returned from a holiday party at which he was a guest. He asks the poet to tell him a story about "noah" and "menu usp" , but the poet refuses, saying that he is not a holiday person and that he does not eat. The poet tells him that his father wants to stay at his house for the holidays, and the poet says that he will not be able to make it to the wedding because he will have to stay with a friend for two days.