"Research. Of course." Hajime knew when to back down; the last thing he needed was his cousin getting even more irritated with things than he already had. That was how they'd ended up at the Denny's in the first place.

But as for the rest of what was going on...Hajime read the writing on the notepad. "Completely understandable, that you couldn't discuss whatever sort of research my colleague might be considering." But she was handling herself well enough even having some idea of what was going on, and there was something to be said for waitstaff who could deal with high levels of ridiculous rolling on into town...but how was he supposed to get her number without raising suspicions?