Tadaomi walks with Riku and wonders when he will stop flinching upon touching others. Riku clarifies whether Tadaomi would even want to cure his OCD. With Tadaomi feeling his life would be easier Riku proceeds to say that he is an android. With him free of germs it should be fine for Tadaomi to touch him. Tadaomi does so and feels Riku is soft and warm. Unsure of whether Riku really is an android he hears that Riku thought Tadaomi was one too who would understand his loneliness. Tadaomi takes ahold of Riku's hand.
