Ever since his name had showed up on the idol signup sheet, Toru had been haunted by it in a sort of vague, dull, queasiness. Distracting himself could only do so much before he was again reminded. There was of course no bigger reminder than Seiko showing up to help him. It was important and helpful, but didn't help the nervousness weighing him down like a lump of lead inside.
Toru got up and answered the door.
"H-hey, Seiko-san! I-it's nice to see you... er, w-why don't you come in so we can get started?"