[... this is weird. Checking in like this so that he won't expect her in his home, in his kitchen, in his bed. So that he won't wonder.]
I don't think I'll be coming back to the apartment tonight. There's still a lot to be done out here, so I thought I'd stay at HQ and work through the night. Would you mind looking after Hayate?
[voice] dated to the evening before awfulness
[... this is weird. Checking in like this so that he won't expect her in his home, in his kitchen, in his bed. So that he won't wonder.]
I don't think I'll be coming back to the apartment tonight. There's still a lot to be done out here, so I thought I'd stay at HQ and work through the night. Would you mind looking after Hayate?