- D-503 discusses a recent walk, in which a female attacks a "quadrangle" of guards and is struck down. He freaks out, thinking it's I-330. It's not.
- The guards notice the freak-out, but before they can drag him off, his new friend the doctor intervenes: telling the guards that D-503 is "ill and unable to regulate his emotions." (22.9)
- He moves along, reveling in his perceived individuality and general getting-away-with-it-ness.