Hijikata shakes his head, avoiding Chizuru's gaze again.] Sure haven't. Of course, they could have guessed by now. It's not like I've been sneaky about it or anything. [Except he totally has. Knowing that pretty much everyone is from years before him, letting on that even their vice-commander couldn't escape the ochimizu isn't high on his to-do list.
Also, the presence of the other Okita and ...whatever the hell Kohaku is... makes the whole thing that much more problematic.] If Heisuke knows, he hasn't said as much.
[He squints a little before continuing.] I never asked you what "everything" even means for you, did I? What was going on before you came here?
['Cuz he's seriously hoping she doesn't remember that he---no, he doesn't want to think about it.]
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Hijikata shakes his head, avoiding Chizuru's gaze again.] Sure haven't. Of course, they could have guessed by now. It's not like I've been sneaky about it or anything. [Except he totally has. Knowing that pretty much everyone is from years before him, letting on that even their vice-commander couldn't escape the ochimizu isn't high on his to-do list.
Also, the presence of the other Okita and ...whatever the hell Kohaku is... makes the whole thing that much more problematic.] If Heisuke knows, he hasn't said as much.
[He squints a little before continuing.] I never asked you what "everything" even means for you, did I? What was going on before you came here?
['Cuz he's seriously hoping she doesn't remember that he---no, he doesn't want to think about it.]