Visibly flinching at the unexpected if slightly gruff invitation, Benjiro holds a hand up as he replies, “Ah, no, it’s not catching... Thank you.” Effects from Numbers being contagious is a terrifying thought, and he’ll firmly shut that away into the recesses of his mind without consideration.

Stepping over, he takes a seat on the bench with plenty of elbow room left between them. Benjiro sees that the man has a book with him, so he sees no reason to disturb him further. Opening his notebook to a fresh page, he scrawls out the start of his number only to erase it and instead begin a list of titles.