After a grueling first week of teaching, Janu is met by Aisha and her cousin Zena outside the school. Janu is hesitant to socialize, as he was planning to return to his office, but Aisha persuades him to join their group for a karaoke outing that also includes a foreign student named Emma.
During the commute, the group debates whether gingers are a "rare species" while Janu realizes he never had a proper consultation with Zena during her time as his student, leaving him ignorant of her current life path. At the karaoke bar, the group experiences a bizarre moment when the British national anthem plays on the karaoke machine, sparking a discussion about Emma’s transition to Japan and her family’s business—a cat café. Janu becomes intrigued and vows to become a loyal customer, particularly enticed by the requirement that Emma wear cat ears while working.
After Emma impresses the group with her singing, Janu spends time alone with Zena. Zena reveals she is currently renting a studio flat in Okakri and expresses her desire to remain in the country for a year to support Aisha before returning to England for university. Zena encourages Janu to embrace his compassionate side and act as a "stoic pillar of support" for the first-year students, just as he did for her class. The event concludes with Janu opting to head home to rest and plan for the coming week rather than pursuing personal dalliances, reflecting on the responsibility he now holds toward his new students.