[ Atsuhide listens to Ko carefully, maintaining eye contact as he speaks. He feels bad for the guy, of course. It makes sense: he has quite a bit of pressure on him from multiple angles, after all. Atsuhide just nods. ]

Well... I don't want to hound you for a call back or anything. I guess just closure would be nice if you think you're too busy to... see someone. No hard feelings.