[He reaches for the jug, to fill up Shinpachi's cup again. It's not like they have anywhere to be; they plan these days with that in mind. They have an awful lot of things to remember, an awful lot of sorrows to drown.
And it takes an awful lot to get them drunk.]
It's only fitting that you should feel like an old man first.
[Saitou's not sure he does, yet, but sometimes he feels older than he's sure he ought to, and Shinpachi's got plenty of time on him. Although at that last -
The sudden change in his expression can only be explained by "trying to picture Shinpachi with a beard." It's a strange mental image.]
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And it takes an awful lot to get them drunk.]
It's only fitting that you should feel like an old man first.
[Saitou's not sure he does, yet, but sometimes he feels older than he's sure he ought to, and Shinpachi's got plenty of time on him. Although at that last -
The sudden change in his expression can only be explained by "trying to picture Shinpachi with a beard." It's a strange mental image.]