[ he closes his eyes and has to swallow down the shame of knowing he almost did quit. it's fine. he made the right choice in the end and that's what matters. ]

Here. C'mon and sit down...

[ it's not a very large space but ryouma has made the most of it. there's a desk and a couple of chairs, of course. a little couch shoved up against one wall. there's a little area in the back he's using as a kitchen, although it's mostly just a table with an electric kettle and several different types of alcohol and noodles. it works. it's actually fairly neat and orderly in here aside from looking slightly lived in, but that's probably because he has actually been living here part of the time, especially with the curse involved.

there's a drink on his desk but he leaves it there and doesn't go about fixing another right now. he's trying to follow the advice he was given, as uncomfortable as it might feel right now. ]

I get it if ya didn't want me finding ya, but what about the others? Ya got people who care about ya, Izō.