Before leaving Japan, Rodrigo and Hailey experience a traditional tea ceremony, where they learn about themselves.
Before leaving Japan to head back to New York, Rodrigo has arranged for him and Hailey to attend an authentic Japanese tea ceremony. Hailey's mood is affected by the entire process of the conducting competition, that mood which Rodrigo can sense. As the tea ceremony progresses, each of the two of them contemplate what the next phase of their relationship will and should be.—Huggo