In this short scene, we are introduced to the "ideal couple" , a young man and a young woman who are both in love with one another. The young man, named kelvin, is a student at the university where the young woman works. He tells the girl, whom he calls "the new girl," that he likes her because she has long fingernails and is thin. The girl tells him that she would like to be his girlfriend, but that she doesn't think they are a good match. He asks her if she can change for him, and she replies that she can, and that she has many love letters for him. He is so jealous that he tells her that he has lost all interest in his studies and is only interested in "studying." The young woman, who is named Imogen, asks him what is up with her, and he says that she keeps asking him what kind of girl he liked. She asks him if she could meet all of his requirements, but he says he likes girls with "long fingernails." He tells her to give him a paper and a pencil so that he can teach her how to write. He gives her the paper and