A sealed letter is addressed to Yoka Sake and is mailed to her cottage home. The envelope is postmarked shortly after the incident at the Ryoko Onsen.
Yoka Sake,
At present, you are sober.
You are responsible for the near-death of your employee, Murphy Banks. Murphy has worked faithfully for you over the last two years and answered your every request, no matter how unreasonable. You rely on him more than you would like to admit.
You have realized today that the thought of losing him terrifies you. And that terrifies you, because it means, somehow, Murphy Banks has become someone you care about. You have not cared for anyone other than yourself in a very, very long time. You are not sure what to do, but you have thought long and hard over this.
You have made the decision, sober and in your right mind, that you will not let this happen again. More importantly, you have made the decision to stop hiding from your feelings.
You have made the decision to love.
You are writing this now, sober, not only for yourself, but in case there is any doubt in Murphy's mind that your feelings were only a drunken mistake. You are certain that this terrifying fire flickering in your chest is not a mistake.
Murphy Banks, I love you. .
Signed,
Yourself, Yoka Sake