After parting ways with Ryoki, Zac had noticed the time and made a mad dash back to the Shining Kettle. While he returned after Shizuka had left, he had still made it back just in time to avoid being counted late. The barista then showed Zac his share of the tip left behind by one of the customers, a tip he felt he didn't deserve for being gone so long. However, he resolved to spend the rest of his shift earning the tip, doing his best to entertain and please whatever customer had come in.

Due to this, his shift felt like it would never end, thanks to how hard he was working, but he still had a blast regardless. When the end of his shift did roll around that evening, Zac was happy to take his earnings and return home, where he changed into a more comfortable t-shirt, jacket, and jeans. After dressing, he pulls out his phone and checks the time. 

For a moment, the idea to call Ryoki flits through his mind, but is immediately pushed aside when he realizes that if she wasn't working when they met, then she was probably working now. After a moment of deliberation, he pulls up Ryoki's number. Instead of calling her, however, he sends her a brief text, simply letting her know to text him should she find herself in possession of some free time.[@Delta44]

"So," he mutters to himself. "What to do, next?" Thanks to the money he made during his shift, he didn't have to worry about about bills and food, anymore, and even had a little spending money. [i]I don't feel like going to the club again,[/i] he thinks, [i]and I'm sure everywhere else is closed, right now.[/i] He checks his phone again. [i]9:30. Yep. Definitely closed. Suppose I could just go for a walk, then.[/i] After weighing his options (those being 'sleep' and 'take a walk'), he figures it was still too early to sleep. Slipping his phone into his pocket, he steps through the door and heads back out onto the sidewalk once more.