When Dimple Met Rishi

Rishi returns to the table. Isabelle mispronounces his name and then says, “You guys have such interesting names” (100). When Rishi asks her to explain what she means, she falters. As the group talks about Insomnia Con, Evan laments having to work with girls in spite of his father’s financial donation. Dimple starts to say that research shows women are better coders, but Hari yawns in her face. Rishi comments, “Papa’s money can’t buy good manners” (102). Rishi can feel that Dimple is angry with him for being confrontational, and the tension at the table seems leaded to trouble, but Celia’s arrival diffuses it.

The conversation turns toward Evan’s, Hari’s, and Isabelle’s expensive summer homes. Rishi asks about Hari’s Indian heritage, but Hari evades the question. Rishi talks about his amazing experience visiting his family’s ancestral home in Gujarat, and Dimple notices the group is unsure of how to respond to his confidence. Dimple says Rishi’s trip must have been so much more meaningful than Hari’s vacation to Bermuda, and then their food arrives.

As dinner continues, the group discusses which set of partners might win the grand prize. One of them mentions that some teams move in together so they can work constantly, and Rishi says he wouldn’t mind moving in with Dimple.