[ It's obvious Chizuru isn't doing too great here, but Shinpachi figures it might just end up okay - surely even Sannan has enough self-knowledge that he's gotten increasingly more uncomfortable to be around the past while. Not that there always wasn't something about him that just made you want to make sure to not do anything stupid around him lest he never let you live it down, it's really taken a turn for the worse. And Sannan is so involved in what Shinpachi has been-- no, despite the circumstances, still is against, that he can't help but be an uncomfortable symbol of everything that Shinpachi feels is going wrong right now.
But that's not important right now. He knows that Sannan is never going to admit whether he heard about Shinpachi's condition or not - not until the worst moment possible, anyway. And it's not like he could ask, and even if he could, he wouldn't get a straight answer, he knows it.
So all he can do on that front is just hope for the best and help Chizuru cover up as well as possible. But before he can speak up, the other man answers the girl's question first. ]
Actually, I wanted to speak to you. [ There's something about what he's saying that draws Shinpachi's attention, his head snapping in Sannan's direction. Talk to Chizuru.. why her? ] Some of the soldiers mentioned they saw Nagakura-kun here walk off with you, but they only gave me a direction to work off, so it took me a while.
[ Somehow there's something in his tone that's almost like he's blaming them for no being easy to stalk or something..
Though there's something about this that vaguely already doesn't feel like it sits right with Shinpachi, and he frowns. ]
Oi, Sannan-san, are you sure you should be out like this? [ Might as well play the rasetsu card straight to him if he's going to be all vague. Maybe he's a little on edge or something because he's been out in the sun, but some part of him tells him to keep Sannan away from Chizuru, if not just because of how unstable he is. ] It's pretty hot out there today.
How thoughtful of you to worry about me..
[ Sannan seems.. pretty unfazed though, on the other hand. There's definitely something there in his smile that says he doesn't mean all his words straightforward when he replies. It's enough to make Shinpachi look almost pouty as he kicks the dust near his feet. ]
That is exactly the reason I was seeking Yukimura-kun out though. [ And with that, he glances to Chizuru once more, that same small smile on his face. ] With her cooperation, it should no longer have to be a problem for me to be out like this.
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But that's not important right now. He knows that Sannan is never going to admit whether he heard about Shinpachi's condition or not - not until the worst moment possible, anyway. And it's not like he could ask, and even if he could, he wouldn't get a straight answer, he knows it.
So all he can do on that front is just hope for the best and help Chizuru cover up as well as possible. But before he can speak up, the other man answers the girl's question first. ]
Actually, I wanted to speak to you. [ There's something about what he's saying that draws Shinpachi's attention, his head snapping in Sannan's direction. Talk to Chizuru.. why her? ] Some of the soldiers mentioned they saw Nagakura-kun here walk off with you, but they only gave me a direction to work off, so it took me a while.
[ Somehow there's something in his tone that's almost like he's blaming them for no being easy to stalk or something..
Though there's something about this that vaguely already doesn't feel like it sits right with Shinpachi, and he frowns. ]
Oi, Sannan-san, are you sure you should be out like this? [ Might as well play the rasetsu card straight to him if he's going to be all vague. Maybe he's a little on edge or something because he's been out in the sun, but some part of him tells him to keep Sannan away from Chizuru, if not just because of how unstable he is. ] It's pretty hot out there today.
How thoughtful of you to worry about me..
[ Sannan seems.. pretty unfazed though, on the other hand. There's definitely something there in his smile that says he doesn't mean all his words straightforward when he replies. It's enough to make Shinpachi look almost pouty as he kicks the dust near his feet. ]
That is exactly the reason I was seeking Yukimura-kun out though. [ And with that, he glances to Chizuru once more, that same small smile on his face. ] With her cooperation, it should no longer have to be a problem for me to be out like this.