”Aniki,” Kasuka greeted in return, still plain featured but somehow looking happier than he had been before. ”I’m fine. Work is still a lot of fun,” he said, and then asked, ”Have you been well?”

    “Kishitani-san,” It had definitely been a while, as the man had said. Given their completely separate jobs and the fact that they weren’t friends, all things considered, it wasn’t a surprise. Plus– the man wanted to dissect his brother, when they had been younger, and Kasuka wasn’t sure how the doctor was thinking now. Either way, in a nod to the greeting, he said, “I’ll be in Ikebukuro for a while from today..?”

   Ah.. that’s a difficult question. There are a lot of different things that Kasuka likes, all of them involving various different objects. And cats definitely don’t count, so he can’t say his cats are his favourites…

        “… pudding.”