Summary

Noah and Michael continue to converse in Noah’s apartment. Noah talks about how he adopted the name Noah after moving to America, as kids made fun of his French name, Noé. Michael admits that he can relate, as kids at school often tease him about his mother being in prison. Michael asks why Noah has no children, and Noah replies that he simply never wanted any. Noah finds Michael’s rudeness alternately perturbing and refreshing. Michael remarks on how quiet Noah’s apartment building is; Michael says that when he lived in an apartment with his parents, the neighbors were generally loud and disruptive. Michael talks about his recently deceased grandmother, who often functioned as a de facto guardian. He says she was strict, but he loved her. He adds that she was religious, and he asks if Noah is religious. Noah says...