You are an Agent who is on their way to an important S-dispatch when you find a piece of paper in your pocket. You realize it is not in your normal paper and you feel like it is finally your well-deserved invitation. When you look at the paper it is covered in Oriental characters and “feel a physical pinch of disappointment.”

The Oriental characters are the first time S. makes a reference to anything in the Eastern Hemisphere, other than the possibility of some of the valise herbs may be of Asian origin.

In the margins, Jen is also feeling disappointment in herself. After doing everything right, she feels trapped in a lame ordinary life which is not as good as exceptional.

Eric also admits that he may not be at one with being ordinary either, but he is still trying to encourage her to get her PSU degree.