Back in Apartment 505, Rocky is riveted by a tsunami on TV. Joan watches too, wondering, "Is this really good for you?" Rocky says, "Death is a natural part of life. Why does it scare you?" Joan: "Maybe because it looks like it might hurt." Rocky assures her that it doesn't. He's researched it: "A chemical goes off in your brain and anaesthetizes you. So the worst that happens is nothing and you just go away and cease to be." Joan: "See, now that seems like it would suck, ceasing to be. Where's the fun in that?" Rocky says that it's only our consciousness that ceases to be: "Matter is neither created nor destroyed." Joan asks, "Just out of curiosity, why are you so interested in death?" Rocky replies, "Because that's where we're all heading. That's how the story ends." She asks him why he's worrying about it now. He explains, "I have breathing issues. It's a lung disorder. You can die from that." Joan's dismissive and assures him that he's just a little kid and he's not dying: "They can fix all kinds of things nowadays. Just take it easy and stop obsessing." Rocky doesn't say anything, since he's too polite to tell Joan to shut it since she doesn't know jack about what she's talking about. He goes back to watching the show, and Joan just sighs.