Uramichi was a lot of things. Morbidly depressed. A loser. Probably working a dead end job until his body gave up on him and he lost his will to keep putting one foot in front of the other. But... he was also oddly good at giving advice that resonated with both children and adults.

You watched it happen often on Togther With Maman. For as depressing and uncomfortable as it was... He was... surprisingly genuine, when he answered the children's questions. And wise. Maybe his thirties had actually taught him something.

One afternoon, you found him in the break room, having a smoke. You leaned against the wall beside him. He could tell that something was on your mind. He looked over at you. "Something wrong?" He tilted his head.