Trexler sits in his psychiatrist’s office, where his psychiatrist asks him if he ever has bizarre thoughts. Trexler tries to think of a specific instance to share with the doctor and feels self-conscious about the time that passes. He dismisses some possible options in his mind and ends up telling the doctor that he has no bizarre thoughts to share.  He recalls his first time at the doctor’s office as a child and shamefully reflects on how he still must visit a doctor forty years later. The session drags on for twenty minutes, until the doctor stops smoking his pipe and tells Trexler there is nothing "wrong" with him.  A week later, Trexler returns to the doctor’s office and his visits become routine. They start off with a dull report of symptoms. He finds himself often imagining himself in the bodies of others around him. During one visit, the doctor asks Trexler what he wants and Trexler mimics the same question back to the doctor. The doctor tells him a superficial answer and Trexler mocks him inside his head.  As he speculates about his own answer to the question while he crosses the street, Trexler decides that he longs for something unattainable and wants the “second tree from the corner, just as it stands.” He finds happiness in knowing that no one can take the tree away from him, and feels invigorated and satisfied with his discovery.