"Heeey, you've reached Yang! Well, actually, you didn't reach far enough, 'cause I'm not here right now! But don't yang up! Just leave a message on this baby, and I'll get back to you soon enough, okay?"
[ It's all he gets until she's knocking on his door, and when he answers-- he'll find Yang, holding a very happy-looking black-and-gray corgi in her arms.
[Sorry, Yang. There's an odd message being left for you today.]
I knew reaching out to a dame like Yang wasn't exactly fair. A guy like me, no one owed me anything. But she'd done us a solid, me and Hajime both. I knew she could be counted on.
[...he's narrating. Sorry. It's not going to stop. But that's only half of it.]
Sorry to call out of the blue, but I have to ask you a favor. I had to cut straight to the chase; time was something I was already running short on. I'd been running short on it for a long time, but my supply was finally all dried up. I don't have much time.
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