Like reflexes, it all comes back. Akaya knows exactly which angle they like to come in from, and how to avoid being captured on camera. The media isn’t as crazy in his corner of the industry, but he’s seen enough of it both from his own experience and from when he was with Yukimura to know.

They get through the gauntlet and he makes a dash for it, slipping through just as the elevator doors slide shut behind them. The momentum propels him right into Yukimura. He grabs at his shirt and they slam against the wall of the elevator. He laughs, breathless from the sudden sprint.