Come on, don't tell me you can't have a normal conversation without making fun of someone for even a few minutes.

[ because gosh... even Hijikata can do something like that? he's a pretty rude guy. no, he's rude as hell, but he can.. sort of talk?

sort of. he tries his best. ]

Hmm... [ he's not surprised... really. ] I could take that as an invitation that you want to be trained, then.

How much do you want that puppy? [ and now Hijikata is the one that's slightly teasing? there's definitely a hint of sarcasm in his voice. ]