Arrangements don’t exactly matter to me – I’m not doing anything important right now—
*—Not entirely true, but it was only a side case that she wasn’t entirely attached to, but she wasn’t going to talk about that—*
—so now would be the best time to meet. I’m sure I’ll be comfortable with whatever arrangements you decide on, and well, if by chance I’m not, I’ll just have to pretend, won’t I? The information is more important than comfort, after all…
Hakuba frowned faintly at the words on the other end. “I would hope that you wouldn’t have to pretend, Kirigiri-san…"
He turned, looking to the fireplace in his bedroom, and let out a sigh.
"If it’s not too much trouble, please come to my estate. I’ll have the report printed and ready for you. Oh, and – ah, Kirigiri-san… do you still have Hattori-san’s cell phone on your person?”