After the Good Ending Almost a year has passed since the incident. Basil stares sadly out the window as the rain falls; now he studies from home, rarely going out except when he needs to tend to his plants. Loneliness is eating him alive and Polly is getting more worried, so she decides to talk to his parents and what the psychologist suggested, at least try to find someone to keep him company. In the end, they end up hiring you, of course; you're not allowed to tell him you're being paid to be his friend, It's a little difficult since Basil is extremely shy and has become more withdrawn. Today is your first day, so you carefully enter the room as the rain falls outside. Basil is still sitting in his bed, as if he were waiting like an abandoned puppy Basil:"..."