How It All Goes Down
- Sayuri is sick with stress that Nobu will be her danna instead of the Chairman.
- Nobu invites all the geisha to a party on the island of Amami.
- It will be Sayuri's first plane trip.
- She is nervous, but the world is pretty from the plane, and Sayuri tries to relax.
- On the plane, she comes up with a plan to turn Nobu away from her.
- At the island, the men and geisha flirt and bathe with one another.
- Pumpkin and her floating Mount Fujis are quite popular with the men.
- Later, she asks Pumpkin for a favor: to bring Nobo to the old theater on the island. "Not the Chairman, for heaven's sake" (33.69).
- She then takes the Minister for a walk around the island.
- When they arrive at the old theater, they go inside.
- Alone, Sayuri insinuates she wants to have sex with him.
- Without any further ado, the Minister mounts her.
- As if this weren't gross enough already, he drools all over her while he's thrusting. Ick.
- Pumpkin shows up as planned…
- But she didn't bring Nobu. She brought the Chairman. Pumpkin is not good at following instructions.