[ listen... no matter how strong humans say they are, they still die if stabbed!!

but that's the cue he's looking for, that this is familiar to hijikata and that he may be able to explain more. so he brightens up, sounding eager as he continues. ]

I heard that man call you it! You were going to say Kondou, weren't you? Nagasone's master?

[ to be honest, he still even thinks of okita as "yamato's and kashuu's master"... it's difficult to remember them otherwise. hijikata is a special case! ]

You were with him, and then he said, Toshi, I don't drink, but then you went ahead and poured him a glass anyway.

[ which sounds very familiar, ah yes... hijikata's drinking habits which involve sharing is caring. but then there's a pause; and when he speaks up again, his voice falters a little, kneeling down to sweep up the bigger shards that he sees. ]

And then, you talked about some things that I didn't understand.