[Kaneki's panicked, loud voice sets stone in the base of Hideyoshi's stomach, and his fingers grip his phone just that much tighter. Worry already flooding his mind, he wishes he was already in the others' company. Soon--he'd be able to see him soon.]

--Hey. Kaneki. Calm down. It's alright, right? You were protectin' me. You said it yourself.

[He'd already gone quiet, but it's the jagged uncertainty in the others' request that fills him with the need to reassure the other.]

Yeah. I want to meet you. It'd be easier that way, right. Just tell me where, and I'll be there, bud.