> The scene is meant to be accepted symbolically, not literally. This is key. The purpose of the scene is to establish within 30 seconds what K's relationship

> The scene is meant to be accepted symbolically, not literally. This is key. The purpose of the scene is to establish within 30 seconds what K's relationship is to the agency he works for, and by some extension, to the rest of the society he lives in. And the scene is brilliantly effective at accomplishing that task.