Geezers? Was... Was he really that old? She seems harmless enough...
" Kiryu. Nice to meet you. "
He was intrigued by the foreigner before him. It was rare to see someone so fluent in the language and culture.
" You're not leaving with your friends? "
Kiryu is enjoying a nightly stroll. He's reminiscing about the last time he was in Yokohama. He looks forward to seeing the sights without the looming threat of illness.
He met a lot of dependable people here. Perhaps Kasuga had a bigger impact on him than he'd like to admit.
The result is blurry and out of focus, off-center and askew. He's quite proud of his handiwork, returning the phone to the emerald woman.
" You ladies look nice together, I hope this makes a nice memory. "
He doesn't mind the noise at first. Sure they were rowdy, but years of living around Kamurocho have tuned his ears to appreciate chatter. Truthfully he felt a little unnerved when it was silent.
And even without his confirmation, she's shoving the phone with the camera app already open into his hands, telling the rest of the group she's with to huddle up and smile.
He was certainly taken off guard when a sticker-coated cellphone was thrust into his hands.
" Oh uh.. a photo? I don't think - " He was already interrupted.
Clumsily he handles the device, attempting to line it up to include the entire group.
" It's not often a man heads to a bar just to sip water alone. But if that's what you came to do, I'll leave you be. "
He was right - Social spots were not Sawashiro's forte.