"Hey." It was a standard enough greeting, but everything about Shinjiro's body language was off. It wasn't unusual for him to appear somewhat avoidant, but the fact that he hadn't met Aki's eyes stood out. A frown flickered across Akihiko's lips as he ducked his head in an attempt to get a better look at his face, concerned, as he always seemed to be when it came to Shinji.

"Your message felt pretty urgent. Someone I need to see?"

He stepped inside, gaze searching as he moved past Shinjiro, allowing him room to close the door behind him. He didn't have to look far; there wasn't enough room to hide a person in these apartments, anyway, but the girl in question had been mere steps away from Shinji himself. Akihiko stared for a moment, puzzled. At first glance, she was wholly unfamiliar, but there was something about him that struck her, and while his head had yet to make sense of the situation, he felt a tight knot beginning to form itself in the pit of his stomach as he continued to stare, struggling to place her face as his memories refused to surface.

"Hi," he said simply, everything in his manner cautious, questioning. After a moment, he offered her his hand, though his eyes never left her face for a moment, his eyebrows knit together as memory continued to fight him.