At the top of the page, Jen complains about how she’s worried that when Isla gets the archive logs, she will become very suspicious of how often Jen goes inside. Jen says she’ll just stall for the next month and then she’ll be done. Eric, surprisingly, uses this as an opportunity to flirt. The inconsistency to which the two flirt with each other perhaps reveals that on some days they feel more confident than on others.

Jen does not want Isla, Eric’s ex, to know she’s been in the archives.

Corbeau continues to tell the story of the K–, the people that her father researched. As they tell stories, Corbeau remarks that the K— chronicled every detail of their lives on the walls. Since Corbeau only reveals one letter, researching the K in real life is impossible. Countless cultures on all continents were known to paint on the walls to tell stories.

S. notes that Corbeau loses all her inhibitions while telling the story. Eric writes in pencil that changing one’s personality is a feature of story telling. Again, S. chronicles (as does Eric) every detail pertaining to identity. He’s eager to know how other people work.

Jen and Eric get into a discussion about the identity of Straka. “Every story has a little truth in it. Every story comes from somewhere,” says Corbeau. Jen thinks Straka knew this was his last book, and the Havana meeting was intended to mark the end of his career. Eric explains that since Ship of Theseus has many references to his other books, Straka is charged with “laziness + egotism.” Some people think FXC just threw together the books and made Ship of Theseus herself. Originality is heavily valued by critics.