satou looks around curiously. she figured it wouldn't be hard to find murasaki, but there hasn't been any sign of him so far, and he isn't answering his phone, either. maybe she should've called ahead. after looking around for a few more minutes, she waves over to one of the employees to get their attention.
"yes? how may i help you?" the bellboy asks, looking entirely too happy to be cleaning. murasaki sure lucked out hiring someone like this, satou thinks to herself.
"ah, i was wondering if you knew where murasaki went," she replies.
"of course!" the bellboy perks up, as if they were expecting such a question. "the boss left not too long ago, actually."
satou tries not to let the concern show on her face. she's not sure how often murasaki's been visiting azuki's grave - she just knows that he'd been shutting himself away a lot more since the funeral - but she hopes he'll be alright regardless.
"i see... and has yuzu been around today?" satou asks. the bellboy doesn't even take a second to think about it before shaking their head.
"no, i believe she would be at school at this time. shall i take a message for you?"
"that's alright, i just came to check in with both of them," satou returns the polite smile the bellboy gives with one of her own. this person is way too happy. "i'll see if i can meet up with murasaki, then. thank you, though!" the bellboy gives a respectful nod as satou turns to leave. they're a little weird, but as long as they get the job done, satou supposes they're fine.