[ listen... had hijikata been a stranger, tsurumaru would have totally left him to fall. but he isn't a stranger, and he isn't even just an Acquaintance, either — he's really important, so tsurumaru will do everything in his power to make sure that he doesn't make himself look like a loser by falling!! how will he enter mikazuki's and tsurumaru's room then!! no losers allowed!
alas, it already seems as if hijikata knows the sad truth about how he probably can't princess carry anyone in the first place. his spirit form looks to only be about twenty, anyway, and he's not even of the bulkier swords; beneath his many, many layers of white clothing, it's painfully obvious, how his skin is practically splayed across his bones. hijikata's flat refusal makes tsurumaru laugh, though, because that was #stone cold.
he's used to being semi-worried about, whenever he comes back from battles in tatters, until the repair bath has become his second home. but he isn't used to being worried about just because, when there are no battles to be fought here, and therefore, his well-being should be less of a concern, and his wounded shoulder shouldn't be a problem, but...
it's why he stumbles over his words, just a bit. ]
Wh— I just said that you don't have to... I've seen worse, really!
[ despite how tsurumaru tries to dissuade him, he figures that it's respectful to accept the gesture anyway, so he peels off his jacket (or as far back as he can, with his unwounded arm). ]
WHEN YOU LEARN HOW TO USE HIM PROPERLY
alas, it already seems as if hijikata knows the sad truth about how he probably can't princess carry anyone in the first place. his spirit form looks to only be about twenty, anyway, and he's not even of the bulkier swords; beneath his many, many layers of white clothing, it's painfully obvious, how his skin is practically splayed across his bones. hijikata's flat refusal makes tsurumaru laugh, though, because that was #stone cold.
he's used to being semi-worried about, whenever he comes back from battles in tatters, until the repair bath has become his second home. but he isn't used to being worried about just because, when there are no battles to be fought here, and therefore, his well-being should be less of a concern, and his wounded shoulder shouldn't be a problem, but...
it's why he stumbles over his words, just a bit. ]
Wh— I just said that you don't have to... I've seen worse, really!
[ despite how tsurumaru tries to dissuade him, he figures that it's respectful to accept the gesture anyway, so he peels off his jacket (or as far back as he can, with his unwounded arm). ]