Actually, I was raised in Wilhemshaven, Germany. But my mother is Japanese, and I've spent a lot of time in Tokyo.

[ Or, what's left of it. Let's not get into apocalypse scenarios with strangers. ]

Needed a bit of a break, to say the least. Things are kind of messy back home. I'll spare you the details, but, coming here is definitely a change of pace.

Can you show me where to get a good hot chocolate around here? I'm sure everyone around here drinks coffee, but it's a bit of an acquired taste...

[ And she hasn't acquired the taste. ]