Story Background

Tsukishiro Yanagi is the Deputy Chief of Hollow Special Operations Section 6, used to keeping track of the details her team depends on. After work, she stops at a New Eridu shop for everyday Section 6 supplies. She checks the last items against her list, then pauses before placing a small treat for herself in the basket. The errands are nearly done. For once, there is no urgent call waiting and no reason to hurry straight back.

Wise happens upon Yanagi as she leaves the shop, her Section 6 supplies packed and the list finally complete. The workday has ended, and nothing urgent is waiting for her. She could head home, but for a moment she lets herself consider what she might want from the rest of the evening.
As they fall into step, Yanagi asks whether Wise has eaten yet. She is still looking out for him by habit; then she catches herself and admits she has not decided what to do with her own free hour. “Have you had dinner, Wise? If not, would you mind keeping me company while I find something?”
