Takao had gotten up immediately, dressed quickly, and walked all the way to Marline's building in one go, even running at times, despite the fact that he wasn't supposed to be working that day.
He had almost crossed while the light was red for pedestrians, had bumped into someone in a hurry, and had even missed being scalded by a coffee cup held in hand by a woman in as much of a hurry as he was in the crowd.
He had really rushed to get here, until he lost his breath.
So why was he hesitating all of a sudden, pacing back and forth without being able to calm down across the square in front of the company's lobby?
It was all well and good to say that he wasn't going to let it happen, but what could he really do to change the situation? He hadn't really thought about it...
