[She almost expects the pat on the shoulder. What she doesn't expect is for him to cross his room and go for his haori, and she blinks dumbly at him for a few seconds as his words register on her -
Hijikata-san can't complain if I'm with you -
And she blushes. She supposes it's true, because it's fairly obvious that Shinpachi won't get up to too much mischief if he's acting as Chizuru's escort; it's not quite the same thing as letting him wander the streets of Edo with Sano and Heisuke by his side. And she supposes it makes sense that he would want to go, since it's very much got to do with him, but he should be resting and...
Well. It's a little strange. Even if her father won't be there, the thought of bringing a man to her house...]
It's, um. It's... not too far. [It is a little far, but it's manageable - for her. For Shinpachi in the daytime, though...] But, you need to get your rest, Nagakura-san...! After such a long trip...
[It's the excuse he gave to Sano and she knows it's a flimsy one to try and use on him. In fact, she can already tell he's not really going to let her convince him to rest, so she starts crossing the room even as she tries halfheartedly to convince him.]
...well, you'll just have to promise to rest when we get back, all right?
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[She almost expects the pat on the shoulder. What she doesn't expect is for him to cross his room and go for his haori, and she blinks dumbly at him for a few seconds as his words register on her -
Hijikata-san can't complain if I'm with you -
And she blushes. She supposes it's true, because it's fairly obvious that Shinpachi won't get up to too much mischief if he's acting as Chizuru's escort; it's not quite the same thing as letting him wander the streets of Edo with Sano and Heisuke by his side. And she supposes it makes sense that he would want to go, since it's very much got to do with him, but he should be resting and...
Well. It's a little strange. Even if her father won't be there, the thought of bringing a man to her house...]
It's, um. It's... not too far. [It is a little far, but it's manageable - for her. For Shinpachi in the daytime, though...] But, you need to get your rest, Nagakura-san...! After such a long trip...
[It's the excuse he gave to Sano and she knows it's a flimsy one to try and use on him. In fact, she can already tell he's not really going to let her convince him to rest, so she starts crossing the room even as she tries halfheartedly to convince him.]
...well, you'll just have to promise to rest when we get back, all right?