week 3, post-trial - Sanji

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[SO THIS SURE IS A DUNGEON THAT YASU IS CHILLING IN...

Is it dark? Is it cold? Is it weirdly damp? IS IT ALL OF THE ABOVE we may never know but here he is anyway, curled up against the wall with his hands tucked into his haori sleeves. He doesn't look any worse for wear, just a little tired, especially with his hair out of its usual tie.

He isn't so exhausted that he ignores the sound of footsteps, though, lifting his head and glancing over curiously.]

Sanji-kun?

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I told her I'd protect her, though. My partner would never forgive me if he knew I'd let this happen.

[Truthfully, that's neither here nor there, but. Yasusada's perceptions differ from reality in many situations.

Still, when it comes to Okita--]

He definitely is. [But...] ...He might try not to, though. [It isn't so much that Okita is actively suicidal, but Yasusada knows his master well. He can get... reckless, especially if he's panicked or feeling helpless in some way.]

[concasse]

[Sanij can't exactly scold Yasusada's perceptions when Sanji would be blaming the shit outta himself if their positions were reversed. He'll close his eyes and let that slide.]

... So Souji is of those types, is he?

[no elaboration needed. He understands]

So he needs food and something to keep him busy. [What a troublesome guy]

-- Do me a favor, would you? Wherever you end up, don't settle for death. If there's a way to get everyone back, I wanna see it through... you guys don't deserve this.

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[Despite himself, Yasusada smiles. Somehow, even though they aren't exactly the closest of friends, he'd known Sanji would understand. Perhaps it's something about his aura, or maybe just his willingness to indulge in the wide-eyed curiosity of tactless spirit, but he trusts Sanji to take care of this, as best he can. To take care of Okita.

(To everyone who's come to visit him, it's the only thing he's really asked for.)

The request, though, that catches him off-guard, and he blinks, visibly surprised. "Don't settle for death" is not really a common sentiment amongst his people, after all. But it isn't as thought he disagrees--and even if he did, he'd be hard-pressed to deny Sanji anything after he'd gone out of his way for all this.

So after a moment, he nods, expression shifting into something determined.]

I'm not sure how helpful I'll be able to be over there, but I'll do what I can.