Kyouji watches from afar, he wouldn't mind if Satomi interacted with people of his age, not directly. But that clause doesn't apply to older men.

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"I won't tell your brother," Kobayashi assured him. The boy's eyes fixed on him. "Yeah, right." He was less naive than he calculated. "He's just a friend, it's not like you have a tattoo like me." The boy's pupils dilated and his body leaned further towards the table. "What kind of tattoo?" Hooked.

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"one of your friend?" Kobayashi asked curiously, noticing how the boy's body closed in on itself upon seeing the man,he made a noise in response. Nothing they talked about had made him react like that. Fun. His tension had a very different taste than Hoshi's, something more visceral.

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The boy's eyes snapped open, Kobayashi looked back,a man in a suit raised his hand towards Oka approaching the table,he apologized for interrupting. Oka gave a small bow, they looked at each other, and just as quickly as he arrived, he went to the back of the place, to another table.

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Kobayashi asked if he had a date with someone else. A bitter "I wish" escaped his mouth,he apologized immediately.He didn't mean to imply that he wanted to leave or that he preferred to be with someone else.His apology was curt, merely trying to clarify the point, avoided his gaze. Kobayashi smiled.

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