[ hijikata speaks of a life that tsurumaru hasn't known for a while — of living with smaller, disjointed groups of family, of traveling and selling, a relatively normal, simple, modest lifestyle that reminds him of his days with his clan. ]
Aah, so you weren't rich? [ but he doesn't say it in a condescending way — rather, he sounds curious, and if anything, a bit... enthusiastic, because he still has trouble with the whole "you're your own person" concept, and still thinks of himself as a sword first, prioritizing his own protection — which means, he views the wealthy with suspicion and tears apart everyone else until he can fish out their greedy, ulterior motives, too.
but hijikata doesn't seem to have any of those motives, and then he's not even rich, so... it's almost too good to be true?? +1 trust bond point... progress. ]
Then... we'll have to celebrate your birthday thirty-two more times, to make up for it — I hope you like being spoiled!
If you don't, you're going to have to get used to it, anyway.
[ he also wants to say or, we can celebrate your birthday every year from here on out, but that's like, tsuru's Ultra Mega Death Flag of unfulfilled promises. he doesn't like making promises into the future that he can't keep. ]
i hope you see him again tomorrow but he's feeling better
Aah, so you weren't rich? [ but he doesn't say it in a condescending way — rather, he sounds curious, and if anything, a bit... enthusiastic, because he still has trouble with the whole "you're your own person" concept, and still thinks of himself as a sword first, prioritizing his own protection — which means, he views the wealthy with suspicion and tears apart everyone else until he can fish out their greedy, ulterior motives, too.
but hijikata doesn't seem to have any of those motives, and then he's not even rich, so... it's almost too good to be true?? +1 trust bond point... progress. ]
Then... we'll have to celebrate your birthday thirty-two more times, to make up for it — I hope you like being spoiled!
If you don't, you're going to have to get used to it, anyway.
[ he also wants to say or, we can celebrate your birthday every year from here on out, but that's like, tsuru's Ultra Mega Death Flag of unfulfilled promises. he doesn't like making promises into the future that he can't keep. ]