His schedule had been so full lately. It was a self-imposed issue, he had nobody else to blame for it than himself. It did not make things any less frustrating when his days were filled with work, and his evenings were filled with a sort of hunt for a young lady he only could theorize existed. His efforts had yielded no results. The relatively inexperienced and the veterans in this war had no ideas about Neptune. It was disheartening, but he was not about to give up.

As was the law, Howl did have to get at least 1 day off every 7 days, so he had carefully decided to invite a veteran he knew quite well. Sure, he had lost touch with her recently, but that didn't mean he couldn't invite his team's captain out to lunch.

Of course, because he would be attempting to get information out of her, he had all intentions of treating her to lunch. He had heard that people who worked in the food industry frequently would not be fond of eating at their place of work. For Howl, that was quite the opposite. Aside from the employee discount, it was a lovely dining environment. Someday, he would like to have a place of his own with a similar mood.

It was a pleasant day outside, so he had decided to take a seat in the sidewalk cafe portion of Maize Maizier. He awaited for Aurora to arrive, waiting patiently as he sipped from his tea cup.