Takagi smiled, taking up the cup, “Thank you.” He raised it up to Jenma’s with Chiba following suit. Both gently touched their cups to the older officer’s, so not to spill their drinks, making a soft clink as they did so. Bringing up the cup to his mouth he took a sip. It had a slight bitterness to it. It may have just been the brand of sake or that he didn’t drink it often. It was still very good.
“Mm~” Takagi took another sip before setting the cup down. “How has your family been Jenma-san?” he asked. Chiba leaned forward a bit after taking a drink of his water, curious as well.
“Oh, they’ve been fine, fine,” Jenma said, lifting the cup of sake to his mouth afterward for a well-deserved drink. “My daughter-in-law is expecting… we’ll get to know the gender in the next week or so. I hope that it’s another boy. It’s always good to have more strong men in the family, ha ha!”
Hakuba watched the older man as he spoke, disguising the bored disappointment that he had begun to feel behind a tired smile. He took another sip, then cleared his throat. “Your daughter-in-law… is she the one that’s married to, ah, Jun?”
“Yep, that’s the one! Three sons so far, they tell me they’re hoping for at least two more, and then they can start on daughters.” He poured more sake for himself, then looked to Takagi, inclining his head.