"I suppose I could reschedule your shoot to the afternoon," Mizuki says with exaggeration. Of course Rasu ought to take the morning. Mizuki can be a bit of a task-master when they have deadlines, but he can make exceptions in certain situations. And this one is most definitely a peculiar one.

He himself, will be there first thing. Not only because he's the director and has to oversee everything, but also because it's his way of getting over a trauma. It happens after break-ups, too. Some of his most productive times are after relationships end. He dives into the work and forgets everything else. Or tries to.

They reach the station and his feel automatically take them in the direction of his platform, up the east ramp.