by chance he then runs into another man his age, the far more spontaneous trygve sissener, who has fallen asleep in the snow-covered street. the two spend the evening in conversation over a few drinks at sissener's house, and odd is led to realisations about his own life. it emerges that his mothera free-spirited womanwas a ski jumper, but odd himself never had the courage to try the sport. he now feels as if he has let her down, by never having the courage to seize the day and try new things.