Guess not...but without any of my verification stuff... [it'd mean taking the railway is a no-go. he's not considering illicit travel, thank you! but notifying the authorities he's here right now, especially without any leads to send them down to uprooting the real culprits...

it'd all come crashing down on Grey, no matter what Manabu would say. he's an optimist, but he's not utterly naive to the way authority can suffocate in rather shady areas. shades of gray, if you will.

he can't...contact his mother anytime soon, either. that seeds a fresh bit of guilt in his gut, sending his gaze downcast as he's chewing on all this.]

Nothing else to do. I just...have to do it. Get better. Sort this all out.