"Well, what's done is done. At least he invited some people that we knew." Taro put his hand on Jiro's shoulder reassuringly. "Besides, some of them might not even show up. Let's just all take a deep breath and calm down." He looked between Jiro and Taisei, noticing Yuudai on the couch out of the corner of his eye.

He may have forgotten Yuudai was here. "Hey, uh, Yuudai. Do you want anything?" Taro moved into the living room, to face him better. "We can get some of this food ready, I'm sure."