[ is he really... he's waiting for hijikata to prove that soon, then! VERY SOON!!
in the meantime, tsurumaru will take his hand, locking his pinky with hijikata's and pressing their thumbs together, in a full pinky promise! there, the deal's been sealed, and if hijikata does try to get up again before his leg's finished healing...
but he lets go of his hand soon after, smiling in a self-satisfied, pleased way. ]
What can I say? My master was a child — and pinky promises are infinite! If you break them, you die.
[ well, the consequences probably won't be that severe... or severe at all... tsurumaru might get a little mad at him, but that's it.
anyway, in a louder huff: ] So don't break this promise, okay? Because I'd really hate for you to die. I'd get kind of lonely if you did die, you know?
back in MY day we peed in holes in the dirt
in the meantime, tsurumaru will take his hand, locking his pinky with hijikata's and pressing their thumbs together, in a full pinky promise! there, the deal's been sealed, and if hijikata does try to get up again before his leg's finished healing...
but he lets go of his hand soon after, smiling in a self-satisfied, pleased way. ]
What can I say? My master was a child — and pinky promises are infinite! If you break them, you die.
[ well, the consequences probably won't be that severe... or severe at all... tsurumaru might get a little mad at him, but that's it.
anyway, in a louder huff: ] So don't break this promise, okay? Because I'd really hate for you to die. I'd get kind of lonely if you did die, you know?