Chapter 7 Summary

Following his rejection by Pris Stratton, Isidore returns to his apartment and plans to cook her dinner. He thinks about several funny things about her, including the fact that she does not seem to know about the famous Buster Friendly. He also ponders whether she needs help, but concludes that his status as a chickenhead prevents him from being able to assist her in any way.

We next see Isidore at his job, taking a broken electronic cat back to the repair shop. When the fake animal wheezes, he stops his truck to recharge it before it damages too much of its circuitry. He marvels at the realistic construction of the cat, and cannot find the charging circuits. The animal stops wheezing, and he reflects that even the fake wheezes bother him. He then expresses his regret at being a special, doomed to...