"That would be most helpful." Both in getting a job and finding a potential Dominant. Without his previous Dominant there, things were going to be more difficult. He doesn't want to get stuck in the Down again. It's far too similar to how his life used to be.

His gaze continues to rest on her mitten. Normally, he'd most likely find an excuse to leave abruptly, but the hot cocoa has clouded his judgment just a little. The bulge straining in his pants gives away that much.

Dryly, still not willing to verbally acknowledge it, Akutagawa adds, "I'll have to speak to Claudia-san."