[Akane's heart sinks. She thought for sure Ed would be one of the best leads. She kind of wants to hope that this is just Santa's way of luring her out to a surprise birthday party, but she doesn't think he'd do it like this. He goes out of her way not to make her worry about him.]

Mr. Grayson,

Maybe we should have a search party. I really have no idea where he could be. He hasn't been at the bank, and I don't think any of his roommates have seen him. I'm still waiting for some replies, though, so maybe he just went out with a friend and lost track of time. I'm not sure.

Thank you for answering me.

~Akane Kurashiki