In this short scene, the reader is introduced to a new character, the "tetabyte" , who has just returned from a trip to the "murderer's house" in London. He is dressed in wet clothes and complains that he is 37 years old and that he does not enjoy being complimented for his looks. He tells us that he likes being complimented when someone says he is beautiful. He asks if he is happy right now, and if he will be happy as long as he remains by his side. He then asks if the thud on his clothes is a sign that he has been murdered. He says that he had no idea he would understand him to this extent, and he asks if it is the ending he had desired. The thud is not a sign of murder, he tells us, but a warning that he will not be able to sleepwalk away from his relationship with the girl. He adds that he hates everything about her, and that she is "an impulsive child who