✿ ー night one.

[jyoshu]

[Kanesada's not around, and it's not that Horikawa can't operate without him (ーthough, to a limited extent, that's also true), but it is enough to cause him mixed feelings of worry and relief, and a lot of stress regarding where he should be focusing his attention. It would be a waste to linger on those, though. Circumstances change, and unfortunately not always for the better. There's a great opportunity for Horikawa to adapt here, and he's a limited edition choice named Hijikata Toshizo. Placing the rest of his worries in the backseat for the time being, Horikawa does his best to focus on things one at a time: step one, confirm the safety of his (former) master. Plus, there are a few other things he'd like to sort out, too.

It doesn't take long for Horikawa to find him. Making sure his presence is definitely known before coming too close, he's all eagerness with a trace of concern.]

MaーHijikata-san!

[Old habits, dying hard. He's still staying hushed, though that was intended to get Hijikata's attention.]

Do you mind if we speak for a little while?

[Considering the man in front of him is supposed to already be dead, (not that Horikawa wants him to be,) he's got quite a few questions to ask that he didn't get around to earlier.]
 

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Picks you up. M'sword

[hijiwanwan]

Oh, it's you.

[ Well, out of all people Hijikata would want to meet at this time, Horikawa is probably the best bet. Though, his worry about Souji still lingers, but even if he tries to berate that brat about taking care of himself he'd get the same reply.

Aka: A lot of complaining.

Hijikata is already making a mental checklist about what to do later, and checking out Souji is one of them. Actually, asking Horikawa several questions is too and this just makes it easier! Especially after his talk with Urashima at dinner, he had a few things he wanted to discuss. ]

Hm... I don't see why not. There was something I wanted to talk to you about anyway- So, what is it? Speak first.