Week 0, post-investigation

[To the surprise of no one, Yasusada's been sticking as close to Okita's side as possible. But that doesn't mean he's totally oblivious to the world around him--and even if Kyouka and Dazai weren't his dormmates, it would've been very hard to miss Jae-ha's outburst.

And let's face it: Yasusada is not the best person for this.

But.

He knows what it's like, to lose your master, partner, captain, commander--all of it. He knows what it's like, to be so close to someone you love, yet unable to touch them, heal them, save them--anything. And that's not a type of suffering he wants anyone to go through alone.

So while they've only had a couple of lighthearted conversations, Yasusada doesn't hesitate to seek out Jae-ha later in the day, when most everyone has likely dispersed. Whenever and wherever he might be, Yasusada does not bother with questions like "are you okay?" or empty reassurances like "it'll be alright."

Instead, he says softly:] You were very close, weren't you.

Week 0, post-investigation

[So, Yasusada is a sword.

And honestly, it isn't the murders or deaths that bother him. He is (perhaps contrary to popular belief) smart enough not to say as much out loud, because... well, most of the others are human. More-or-less.

So the blood, the necessity of killing, all of that is easy enough for him to accept. But seeing Jae-ha's breakdown in the aftermath had summoned up the most painful of his memories--and that, he hadn't prepared for.

Yasusada lost his master, in the past. He lost his partner. He'd lost just about everyone dear to him, intangible and invisible and utterly helpless.

Now, he is tangible. He is visible. And he is willing to do anything, if it means he won't be helpless this time around.

We still know nothing about those two, Okita had said, just a little earlier--and, well. It wasn't an order, but Yasusada wants so, so badly to be a good sword, now that he can actually speak to his master. So if they know nothing about "those two", then it stands to reason Okita would want to find out more. So here Yasusada is, searching for... something. Anything. Anything at all.

And then the door appears.

He very nearly walks past it, so caught up in his own head as he is right now, but thankfully even he isn't quite that oblivious. He is, however, lacking in self-preservation enough to open the magical door and poke his head inside, because it's not like this place is dangerous or anything.]