- Just as Ananias walks into the house, Subtle and Face act like they're super busy doing a bunch of alchemical work. They start tossing around a bunch of alchemy jargon to impress/confuse/bedazzle Ananias, who declares that he "understand[s] no heathen language."
- Ananias goes on to say that every language is "heathen" except Hebrew.
- Subtle pretends to be outraged at the insult and tries to show off his alchemical knowledge by pretending to quiz Face about a bunch of terms and procedures.
- We learn that Ananias has been sent by his pastor, a dude named Tribulation Wholesome.
- He's there to buy some metal, which Subtle's supposedly going to turn into gold for the Anabaptists, who are trying to raise money for their religious cause.
- Subtle hits up Ananias for more money but Ananias refuses—apparently, the Anabaptists have already kicked down a bunch of cash and won't pay any more until Subtle can show them the goods (a.k.a. the philosopher's stone).
- Obviously, Subtle is never going to whip up the stone so, he pretends to go into a rage, throws Ananias out, and tells him to send the Elders to see him.