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Psyche and Eros walk in the university gardens. He is not amused to be out in the cold but happily poses for the paparazzi who follow them. They kiss passionately, and Psyche teases him for dragging her into potential scandal in public. This reminds Eros that his mother, and their marriage, have disrupted whatever plans Psyche once had for her life, and he apologizes to her. Psyche tells him that she can only move forward now, and Eros is comforted when he sees her turn to her own thoughts, seeing this as proof that she feels secure. He wants to atone for trapping her into marriage and resolves to show her his true self, beginning with a visit to one of his favorite retreats in the theater district.

They enter a bar, the Bacchae, which is decorated with theater posters and costumes from prior productions. Eros tells her that he visits often. Psyche realizes immediately that he has shown her a part of his inner life, and she thanks him for it. Psyche explains that she feels similarly about the gardens, as they remind her of her life before Olympus.