"It's been too long! After my shoot got canceled last year I was worried it would be during the break before I got to see you. I'm glad this shoot came up and gave me an excuse to see you earlier!"

He tucked his glasses and cap into his bag and beamed at Yamazaki. "So, I'm starving! And you have to tell me all about how nationals went. I haven't had a chance to check out the results."