Oh. [ hm. on one hand, an admission like that doesn't necessarily surprise him; people tend to be more actively involved with causes they have personal ties to. on the other-- ] Well, "sorry" doesn't mean much, but sounds like you've done pretty good for yourself, yeah?

[ with how.. a job and university and all. he does wonder if that has to do with whoever may have adopted atsushi, but that's a somewhat too intimate a question for him to ask right off the bat.

once they've reached the top of the stairs, john sets some of the things down to the ground. he begins fishing through his pockets for the key. ]

Which bakery? [ not that he goes to any too often. ah, well. ] And I work at Union Grocery and Club Sunshine.