just got back from the funeral

After his father's nonreligious, half-hour funeral, Daniel felt isolated, stood in the rain, and left the wake early. Victoria's attendance triggered anxiety; after his mother suggested she wanted to see him, Daniel reconsidered editing out the rant. His wife proposed divorce over lies and cheating; he remains ambivalent after admitting filming sex with another woman before marriage.

Bereavement amplifies his longstanding isolation, online exposure, and indecision about marriage, Japan, work, and identity.