[It's only because Ookurikara and Lili immediately took off to investigate that Yasusada's even still here. There's a restless energy to him, though--he, too, can't stay still, and he's pacing in front of the cabins, his grip occasionally tightening where it rests on the hilt of his sword. He notices her approach, but it's still a little startling when she speaks to him, and he blinks to snap himself out of his own thoughts.
He doesn't have a good answer, though, and he looks down at his feet.]
...I don't know. [He replies honestly, lifting a hand to press against his chest.] It hurts, here.
[IT SURE IS. Yasusada struggles with it a little more than the rest of them do, probably--but that's because his focus is, and always has been, on being a good sword. His humanity, or lack thereof, was never really a problem before.]
...Even if it was foolish, I wanted to trust them. [He hadn't seen any reason to be hostile to their hosts; what good would that do them? That said--] But I can't really say I'm surprised, either.
[...He didn't expect it to be one of his own, though. Even if they weren't particularly close.]
Tsurumaru-san is from my home. [He'd be upset either way, but the fact that it's a comrade, even if they weren't close... it's making things harder for him than they might've been otherwise.] I should be doing something. Trying to find him, somehow.
[Before this, Yasusada would've hesitated to call them friends. But now, he's had barely a week with other swords around, and he's already lost one of them. It feels disrespectful to say anything else.
He nods, though, at her question.]
I have. But I didn't want to get lost, if we were going to go home soon.
Sanji-kun. We were in the castle together. [HE... doesn't really want to say "he's my keeper because sometimes I threaten entire rooms" but] He took care of Okita-kun after I died.
[And since she knows how much Okita meant to him, at least to some degree, that's probably explanation enough.]
Yes. He might want to come along. [And he promised he'd let him know if he chose to do anything reckless, so.] I'll be right back, okay? He's probably in the kitchen.
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He doesn't have a good answer, though, and he looks down at his feet.]
...I don't know. [He replies honestly, lifting a hand to press against his chest.] It hurts, here.
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It's all right not to know. It's all right if it hurts. Being angry is normal. Being sad is normal. Wanting to do something is normal.
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...Even if it was foolish, I wanted to trust them. [He hadn't seen any reason to be hostile to their hosts; what good would that do them? That said--] But I can't really say I'm surprised, either.
[...He didn't expect it to be one of his own, though. Even if they weren't particularly close.]
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[ Isn't that the same thing? There's a fine line with Shinobu, who wanted to put forth the effort to show she truly didn't want any murder around. ]
We all expected it, but that doesn't make what happened any less terrible.
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Tsurumaru-san is from my home. [He'd be upset either way, but the fact that it's a comrade, even if they weren't close... it's making things harder for him than they might've been otherwise.] I should be doing something. Trying to find him, somehow.
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I'm sorry, Yasusada-san. You have my deepest regrets.
[ But as for doing something.... ]
Have you wondered about what's hidden in the fog?
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He nods, though, at her question.]
I have. But I didn't want to get lost, if we were going to go home soon.
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[ Knowledge is power. ]
If you don't want to see, that's also fine.
[ Free will is a thing. She encourages choice. ]
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If you're going, I'll accompany you. [...Oh, but--] I need to tell someone first. Is that alright?
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[ Just so she can keep track. ]
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[And since she knows how much Okita meant to him, at least to some degree, that's probably explanation enough.]
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[ She just wants to know who to expect if someone feels like they have to yell at her for walking into the unknown fog with an impressionable sword. ]
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[That's where Sanji always is,]
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I'll wait here.
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No just kidding. He comes back relatively quickly, and alone--when he returns to her side, he nods firmly.]
Alright, let's go.
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She nods in return. ]
Shall we go east?
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Alright. Please stay close.
[The last thing they need is another lost soul.]
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[ It's a fog, so who knows what the visibility is like, and in they go...! Into the fog! ]