It's good to know that you aren't heartless. [ he holds the back of his hand against his mouth, bursting into laughter — because in all honesty, he's relieved, to see that hijikata is truly a kind person, and he speaks when he can catch his breath again. ]
Ruling families are really demanding, you know? They're like, we know we just slaughtered your entire clan, dug you up, destroyed your original mounting, turned you from a samurai sword into a court decoration, but we don't like it when our decorations talk back to us. They also don't like it when their decorations think for themselves, either.
That's also the only concept I have of behaving. After that, I never stayed with people long enough for them to care about my behavior, and in the rare chance that they did mind, I just didn't listen, anyway.
[ bitter logic, as if that somehow makes sense. anyway, he makes this sort of waving gesture with his fingers, as if he's trying to wave all of that away. ]
You see why I prefer staying with samurai, don't you? You found that strange, but if you were, well... like those people, you'd have found it exciting that I would have done anything that you wanted.
Anyway, this means I win, right? Here, pat my head, right here. [ his fingers rest on his head, pointing towards it, and he hopes that hijikata will indulge him just this once? he likes headpats from trusted people!! his eyes are even sparkling!! ] I deserve at least one pat, right?
is it because assassination in the darkness is his specialty
Ruling families are really demanding, you know? They're like, we know we just slaughtered your entire clan, dug you up, destroyed your original mounting, turned you from a samurai sword into a court decoration, but we don't like it when our decorations talk back to us. They also don't like it when their decorations think for themselves, either.
That's also the only concept I have of behaving. After that, I never stayed with people long enough for them to care about my behavior, and in the rare chance that they did mind, I just didn't listen, anyway.
[ bitter logic, as if that somehow makes sense. anyway, he makes this sort of waving gesture with his fingers, as if he's trying to wave all of that away. ]
You see why I prefer staying with samurai, don't you? You found that strange, but if you were, well... like those people, you'd have found it exciting that I would have done anything that you wanted.
Anyway, this means I win, right? Here, pat my head, right here. [ his fingers rest on his head, pointing towards it, and he hopes that hijikata will indulge him just this once? he likes headpats from trusted people!! his eyes are even sparkling!! ] I deserve at least one pat, right?