Solaris Chapter 3 Summary

The Visitors

  • Kelvin finds some cryptic notes from Gibarian; they seem to refer to other books.
  • Kelvin heads out into the corridor to meet Snow, and runs into his first alien visitor.
  • It's a black woman in a straw skirt and no top. She walks by and goes into Gibarian's room.
  • Kelvin is freaked out. He wonders if this is what Snow was warning him about. (It is, dude.)
  • So since he has nothing else to do, Kelvin goes on to his meeting with Snow.
  • He doesn't tell Snow about the black woman, and instead he asks him about X-ray experiments. Snow hedges, and asks him how he'd heard of them. Kelvin hedges.
  • It turns out it was Snow outside the door in Gibarian's room. Told you we'd find out.
  • Kelvin should feel silly now for holding the door shut.
  • Snow reveals that Gibarian killed himself.
  • He also says that Sartorius has barricaded himself in his room.
  • They chatter some more and Kelvin reveals he saw someone.
  • Kelvin asks Snow why they've locked all the robots away. Snow doesn't answer—shocking, we know.
  • They hear bare feet walking along the floor. Kelvin wants to know where the black woman comes from, but Snow doesn't know.
  • Kelvin leaves. Snow is upset (not necessarily because Kelvin left, though—more because of other stuff).