[Dropping his things to the ground, Shoichi uses it as an impromptu seat and tugs the plastic wrapping off of the lollipop.]

Oh, he'll pay me for the work, but it's almost definitely not going to be the usual amount. It'll be fine- I can probably make up enough and fill space with interviews around town for it to not look too suspicious.

[Sticking the lollipop in his mouth, he frowns around it.]

I should really find a different job at this rate... Journalism sort of happened by accident.