[It's been a while, certainly, since they actually talked face to face. Hijikata makes a habit of keeping a distant eye out, but it sort of felt like, with the Secret to protect, it was safer for him to avoid getting too close...]
[Those new scars are giving him more than a few second thoughts about that approach, though. The chill of the November air has let him catch his breath a bit from his initial soak, so he moves to the water's edge, sitting down and dangling his legs in the water to begin with. Even a big man like him can get a bit overheated if he's not careful.]
Bumps, huh?
[The demand to be told more is pretty loud, for being unspoken.]
no subject
[Those new scars are giving him more than a few second thoughts about that approach, though. The chill of the November air has let him catch his breath a bit from his initial soak, so he moves to the water's edge, sitting down and dangling his legs in the water to begin with. Even a big man like him can get a bit overheated if he's not careful.]
Bumps, huh?
[The demand to be told more is pretty loud, for being unspoken.]