For a minute, Yasusada's tempted to clarify--he did get to be by his side after Ikedaya, if only for a little while. But it had only been because Okita had pushed himself, harder and harder, desperate to serve his purpose. To make Kondou and Hijikata's dreams come true.
In the end, though, he decides against it. There's no point. Everyone here can see that Okita tries to hide his failing health, he's sure--it's all Yasusada can do to stop him from overdoing it just to prove himself.
He sighs softly, taking care to wrap up the broken shard again; he doesn't expect Okita to wander in here, but still. He'd rather not leave Kashuu bared like that, knowing how much he'd hate it.]
...We're together again now. Kiyomitsu and I. [There's a pause, and then Yasusada's shoulders rise, like he's expecting judgment or rebuke for his next words. Still, he says them anyway.]
I-- I can't say I don't mind being here, of course. This isn't where any of us belong. But being able to see Okita-kun... to talk to him for real... I can't be unhappy about that either.
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For a minute, Yasusada's tempted to clarify--he did get to be by his side after Ikedaya, if only for a little while. But it had only been because Okita had pushed himself, harder and harder, desperate to serve his purpose. To make Kondou and Hijikata's dreams come true.
In the end, though, he decides against it. There's no point. Everyone here can see that Okita tries to hide his failing health, he's sure--it's all Yasusada can do to stop him from overdoing it just to prove himself.
He sighs softly, taking care to wrap up the broken shard again; he doesn't expect Okita to wander in here, but still. He'd rather not leave Kashuu bared like that, knowing how much he'd hate it.]
...We're together again now. Kiyomitsu and I. [There's a pause, and then Yasusada's shoulders rise, like he's expecting judgment or rebuke for his next words. Still, he says them anyway.]
I-- I can't say I don't mind being here, of course. This isn't where any of us belong. But being able to see Okita-kun... to talk to him for real... I can't be unhappy about that either.