Fair enough. I'm afraid that Saturday evenings are booked for me, but I should be free any other time.

[Uh-oh. Jusis senses danger. Still, he doesn't have much of a way out with this question, so....]

Indeed. They're close friends and classmates from my past life. Elliot thought that we should have lunch or dinner together once a week. This is mostly non-negotiable.

[And, yet, he doesn't seem at all bothered by that. If anything, he sounds slightly rueful, as if he's had that conversation.]