Everyone wears a mask in public. [ Even Akira. Especially Akira. He reaches up -- but he removed his glasses awhile ago, so his hand just hits on empty air, a gesture that's more informative than if they'd actually been there, honestly. ]

Realistically, [ and Akira says this with complete and total confidence, ] you'd put the mask on for everyone else and then you'd give me snide remarks about the other attendees over your drink.

[ Akira is confident because this is exactly how their jazz club hangouts in January went. ]