Keene is sitting on a bench next to Hiro. They are apparently talking smack about somebody by the character of their voices and their expressions. Keene, when Hiro doesn't capitalize on his offer of the flask, takes a swig, caps it and puts it away. "No, no, it gets better," he says. "Not only does she just /hope/ to make things happen, but she's gotta play a game of Mother May I with her God damned Avatar."