Night.
It was past midnight. The clamor of the daytime had faded, leaving the streets at night particularly deserted, with only a few figures, arm in arm, staggering out from the alleys.
They waved drunkenly for taxis by the roadside.
"Nishida, it's still early. I know a spot with decent service. Since tomorrow's a day off, we can keep drinking there and maybe find some..."
A portly man burped, swallowing the rest of his sentence.
"I won't fall for your tricks again. The quality of the girls at the place you took me to last time was terrible. Forget it, better to go home and rest."
The man addressed as Nishida waved his hand in response.
Perhaps it was too late at night. Taxi drivers in the distance had fallen asleep in their cars while waiting for passengers. Despite the pair waving by the roadside for a while, no taxi approached.
The two men, arm in arm, helping each other stay upright, wobbled towards the taxi.