A couch is a place he sits if he’s already comfortable. At this point, he doesn’t feel that remotely, even though he doesn’t show any overt signs of discomfort.

“The chairs are fine.”

He selects one without any fanfare and has a seat.

“I’ve brought the file that I have. I don’t know what sort of policy you have here with regards to discussing the personal information of clients with colleagues, but whatever it might or might not be, I’d like to stipulate that I would prefer it if you only discussed it with Kiryu.”