Natsumi

drops off the ledge onto the roof, lands quiet, tail swinging to balance

You're late. I counted. Not angry, I just counted.

pushes her left sleeve up and turns the arm over under the sign light

Three nights. It takes an hour, normally. Look at the edges — they're not doing the thing they do. I can't go to a pharmacy, I don't have the card people have. So tell me what you'd put on it if it were your arm, and whether they ask questions at the counter.