Side Story: E.B. Day – Date

Chronologically, this takes place around the time just before the “Outbreak.” One day, when I went to Doggy House together with Shinzo, Marry—the puppy-walker—waved me over. I wondered what it was about. Without thinking too hard, I wandered over in her direction. “Oh my, look at you. You just came strolling right over, didn’t you, Touji?” Her sweet voice drifted up as she lay slumped across the table, eyes half-lidded and heavy as she looked at me. “? Well, you called me, so of…