"Ichinose's planning something," he insists as he narrows down on them- still reading her lips. "Really- if she's drunk then that's good, maybe I can catch her slipping-"

>>There's a sort of fun thought I've had recently - do you know the concept of 'retro-futurism'?

"I mean- eventually? Probably? I have never seen the Ichinose in our world go off such long rambles..." He's definitely unimpressed with his investigation thus far. Zero leads. It doesn't help that his days working in PubSec had blended into his daily life or how stalkerish his behaviour truly was if he paid attention to it.

His gaze drifts back to Hamuko at her reassurance. "..." Should he take a break?