▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁him ▁and , ▁at ▁Ev ely n ' s ▁suggestion , ▁gets ▁a ▁new ▁ha irst yle , ▁begins ▁a ▁regular ▁exercise ▁reg imen , ▁e ats ▁health ier ▁food s , ▁dress es ▁more ▁sty lish ly , ▁acts ▁more ▁confident ▁and ▁dominant , ▁and ▁begins ▁we aring ▁contact ▁l enses ▁instead ▁of ▁his ▁usual ▁e y eg lass es . ▁These ▁initial ▁changes ▁regarding ▁Adam ' s ▁physical ▁appearance ▁are ▁well ▁received ▁by ▁Adam ' s ▁friend , ▁Phill ip ▁( Fre der ick ▁W eller ), ▁and ▁Phill ip ' s ▁f iance e , ▁Jen ny ▁( G ret chen ▁Mol ). ▁Jen ny ▁takes ▁such ▁a ▁lik ing ▁to ▁Adam ' s ▁new ▁phys ique ▁that ▁she ▁makes ▁a ▁move ▁on ▁Adam ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁share ▁a ▁passion ate ▁kiss . ▁It ▁is ▁left ▁ambigu ous ▁as ▁to ▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁Adam ▁and ▁Jen ny ▁have ▁sex . ▁Later , ▁Ev ely n ▁c aj oles ▁Adam ▁into ▁under going ▁pl astic ▁surg ery ▁to ▁fix ▁his ▁miss h ap en ▁nose ▁and ▁succeed s ▁in ▁persu ading ▁him ▁to ▁cut ▁himself ▁off ▁from ▁Phill ip ▁and ▁Jen ny , ▁whose ▁relationship ▁she ▁ru ins . ▁ ▁Event ually , ▁Adam ▁lear ns ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁part ▁of ▁Ev ely n ' s ▁M FA ▁th esis ▁project , ▁a ▁topic ▁often ▁mentioned ▁in ▁conversation ▁but ▁never ▁fully ▁explained . ▁Ev ely n ▁presents ▁Adam ▁to ▁an ▁audience ▁of ▁students ▁and ▁fac ulty ▁as