[image description: cut to wide shot of the parlour centered on the corner michael is still sitting in, now with a slender grey cat standing near his feat. in the foreground the newcomer has grabbed one of the red-coloured mixed drinks from the bar and is walking toward DJDK, who also holds a drink in his hand and is turned slightly away from her, as if to avert her gaze. “well,” she says, “this somewhat improves the mood i have been in for the past half-century.”]