I'm not usually the sort of person who holds hands in public. But I could be, just this once. Maybe again; we'll see, "Um ... I don't know. Where are you staying? Should we go there?"

I almost feel like I want a drink, though it seems a bit callous to say so. He may not want to be anywhere in public, and the whole "your place or mine?" issue is always awkward even out of the usual context. It's still early evening and we potentially have a lot of hours left in the day. I think I'll see if there's anything he needs, and how long he wants me to remain with him. And then of course there's transport, "how far is it? Can we walk?"

I don't earn enough to run a car in Tokyo. The streets are empty anyway, since we're not exactly in a buzzing area - all the restaurants and bars are a block or two away. Therefore any anxiety I might have had about walking in public holding hands with someone is assuaged for now.