[Umeda glanced back over his shoulder. He didn't like the idea of forcing someone to do something at all. He did that to his kids all the time, but that was different. Kids needed an adult to take care of them. Akira wasn't a kid, he was just seriously troubled. And Umeda wasn't the man to take that on in a rainy street.]


You won't talk to me Akira. You don't give me any signals that you actually wanna go someplace with me. If you're just going along because I'm a bit of a bully, you don't have to. I'd like to get you a drink and talk a little, but not if you don't feel comfortable.