Tamaki awakens from a nightmare in which he sees Haruhi living in poverty. He enlists the others and they go to Haruhi's apartment where she resigns herself to letting them in and serving them tea. When Honey asks Haruhi to prepare lunch, they prepare to go to the commoners supermarket. As Tamaki lags behind to pay respects to the shrine of Haruhi's late mother, he and Haruhi exchange a moment of empathy, but he trips and falls on top of her, making a bad first impression on Haruhi's father, Ryouji "Ranka" Fujioka, as he arrives home from work. Later, Ryouji reveals that he is a professional transvestite named "Ranka" and has been in contact with Kyoya ever since Haruhi became a Host. Haruhi is thoroughly annoyed and goes shopping by herself. Ryouji and the Hosts stalk Haruhi and though Tamaki tries to impress Ranka with his appreciation for Haruhi, Ryouji refers to him as "the enemy."