Nope! If I was old enough to do all the crap I was doing, I figured I was old enough to have a good time. It was a lot harder when we weren't being paid.

[ He holds fast to Yamagi's hand, feeling very lucky to be the one who gets to do it. Yamagi's picky. He loves Tekkadan as much as any of them, but he's a lot more selective with his personal time. Ride, Takaki and Mika are the only ones who really get in on it. Eugene now that they've bonded, too, but not as much as Shino. Never as much as Shino. Other than Eugene, no one's ever seen him as this special. He's enthralled by it. ]

You've been patient with me. I'll be patient with you.

[ That's what's fair. ]

This is it. Let's go in, huh?

[ The inside is nice and full of replicant wood and tiles. It's still got the grimy stains of Mars in its corners, but compared to most places, it's charming and a little higher end. He'd saved money since the last year of 'Tekkadan'. He can afford to pay for a nice night for them.

He takes him up to the bar counter to sit and keeps hold of his hand so Yamagi can use him as a brace to climb up on the stool. ]