▁comp ass ion . ▁Rock y ▁uses ▁his ▁intelligence ▁to ▁explain ▁to ▁D iana ▁words ▁like ▁" b ill owy ", ▁" cloud s ", ▁" red ", ▁and ▁" green " ▁by ▁using ▁cot ton ▁balls ▁as ▁a ▁touch able ▁vision ▁of ▁" b ill owy ▁clouds ", ▁a ▁warm ▁rock ▁to ▁explain ▁" red " ▁and ▁" p ink ", ▁and ▁a ▁fro zen ▁rock ▁to ▁explain ▁" icy ▁blue ." ▁D iana ▁introdu ces ▁Rock y ▁to ▁her ▁parents , ▁who ▁are ▁put - off ▁by ▁Rock y ' s ▁appearance , ▁and ▁do ▁not ▁want ▁D iana ▁to ▁spend ▁time ▁with ▁him . ▁ ▁Near ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁film , ▁Rock y ▁faces ▁the ▁pain ▁of ▁separation ▁from ▁the ▁two ▁people ▁to ▁whom ▁he ▁feels ▁closest . ▁His ▁dream ▁of ▁a ▁motor bi ke ▁trip ▁through ▁Europe ▁col laps es ▁when ▁his ▁best ▁friend ▁Ben ▁( L aw rence ▁Mon os on ), ▁who ▁was ▁to ▁come ▁with ▁him , ▁tells ▁him ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁dro pping ▁out ▁of ▁school ▁and ▁moving ▁back ▁to ▁Michigan ▁for ▁good . ▁This ▁drives ▁Rock y ▁into ▁ber ating ▁Ben ▁and ▁calling ▁him ▁" st up id ". ▁However , ▁Rock y ▁feels ▁better ▁after ▁taking ▁a ▁bus ▁trip ▁by ▁himself ▁to ▁visit ▁D iana ▁at ▁the ▁e quest rian ▁st ables , ▁located ▁near ▁Griff ith ▁Park . ▁They ▁share ▁a ▁rom antic ▁moment , ▁and ▁D iana ▁tells ▁Rock y ▁that ▁her ▁mother ▁prevent ed ▁her ▁from ▁receiving ▁his ▁phone