[ GOD... that was truly priceless?? tsurumaru's already holding his sides and laughing, semi-gasping for air with every breath he exhales, and his stomach hurts so much, that he thinks he's going to die—

but he knows better than to think he'd be granted the blessing of dying... so once he manages to breathe without bursting into a pile of laughter, he wipes at his eye, looking back at hijikata; there's still this smug, shit-eating grin on his face, though, and it's not going anywhere. ]

Of course — you have to be ready for surprises at any given time. It won't do if you're caught unprepared. [ hijikata's passed his test for today, though, so maaaaaaybe he can have a break from surprises for the rest of the day... ]

Ah, about that...

[ a pause, to make it look as if he's thinking REALLY DEEPLY, but no — ]

I got bored.