Monday night

Just as I was checking in, Mike 'phoned, and we made arrangements to meet for dinner in Ikebukuro after I had a quick shower and change of clothes. The restaurant he and Mayumi chose had an evocative, swanky-Japanese decore. As we sat down to eat, the whole situation seemed suddenly surreal - here I was having dinner in Tokyo with people I'd only known from Victoria, when I myself had been there only 24 hours previously.

Ryan joined us about a half hour into things. M&M unfortunately had a long train ride home, which they had to start on or they'd miss the last train and have to stay out till dawn. So it was an all-too-brief visit with them, and then Ryan and I headed out for a bit of action.