Yukimura nearly choked on his champagne, giggling. "No, no... no. Absolutely, no."

He finished his glass quickly, spilling just enough to clarify to himself that, yes, he was getting drunk. If not already drunk.

"I don't. If I was sober it wouldn't even cross my mind, but it's funny how different it is, maybe? When I'm working with the boy, people hardly notice me anymore. I haven't been gone that long, have I? But he hates the attention more than I do, so that makes up for it somewhat."