Gregory held up a finger; his phone was at his ear and he'd apparently called his father! The boy tapped his foot while he waited, then perked up a bit with an apparent answer. Miho might not be surprised to find that he talked to his father in English! "[Hey dad. Yeah. Yeah, listen-- I can make it quick, yeah.]" Uh oh, he sounded a little annoyed with the second sentence. "[My friend invited me over for-- Sure, I can wait.]" Now he looked annoyed, too.

He turned his back to Miho with a sigh and rubbed at his forehead. Greg was quiet for about thirty seconds, then finally his dad got back. "[Yeah. Yeah, yeah. Yes. Okay. I know, but-- Just, nevermind. I gotta-- You gotta go. Yeah, I know.]" With a huff, he pressed a button on the screen to hang up and spun back around.

"[I can--]" Whoops. "I can go, no problem."