oo2 [Accidental voice / Written]

[ahappylie]

[He's humming to himself as he doodles in his journal; the sound of crickets chirping indicates it's rather late at night and yet he's still awake. The page quickly fills up with drawings of grumpy looking piglets chasing after butterflies, gnawing on reed shoes, or sitting in the grass and flowers until there's almost no space left. Then, very small in the corner, a grumpy looking man with long dark hair and a Japanese pipe is drawn.]

Funny... I used to tease them all for how loud they snored at night.

...and now I can't sleep if they're not. I wonder how long it'll be until I grow accustomed to this.

[He closes the journal and the sound cuts out.]

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[ahappylie.livejournal.com]

[Okita has two teacups set on his journal like a tray and hands one to Shinpachi, smiling.]

Drinking alone is no good, Nagakura-san. You should have called me.

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[2ndunitcaptain]

I'm pretty used to it. Most people here don't drink, or at least, not outside of the bar. [He takes the cup carefully.]

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[ahappylie.livejournal.com]

[Kneels down and relaxes on the floor like he used to at home, his teacup in his hands.]
Hm~ It's no wonder seeing how young they are.

But now that I'm here, you could always call me over, you know.

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[2ndunitcaptain]

[ He nods, sipping the tea carefully. ]

I'll keep it in mind.

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[ahappylie.livejournal.com]

You better, or I'll find a replacement Saizou and send him after you.

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[2ndunitcaptain]

Oh, that's right... your pigs aren't here, are they, Okita-san?

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[ahappylie.livejournal.com]

[He shakes his head and seems a little sad.] No, they're all at home.

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[2ndunitcaptain]

Who knows, maybe they'll show up. Stranger things have happened.

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[ahappylie.livejournal.com]

That's what everyone's been saying so far. I hope they're right. I'd...like to see him again.

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[2ndunitcaptain]

I'd keep my hopes up, Okita-san.

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[ahappylie.livejournal.com]

Of course. When have I ever let my hopes down?

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[2ndunitcaptain]

Right, right. You're a pretty positive guy. I forget that, sometimes.

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[ahappylie.livejournal.com]

I try~ Maybe I should try harder if you can forget that I'm the sunny one of the bunch.

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[2ndunitcaptain]

Well, it has been almost over a year.

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[ahappylie.livejournal.com]

Oooh, right, I keep forgetting that.
[He leans back and sighs, staring up at the ceiling.]
I guess I'll have to get used to this being home now, huh?

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[2ndunitcaptain]

For now, at least.

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[ahappylie.livejournal.com]

Perhaps it will be good practice for us - to live in relative peace.

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[2ndunitcaptain]

Yeah. [ He smiles. ] It's a good place for that. It's pretty quiet... and most of the people are friendly. We can even use our names here.

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[ahappylie.livejournal.com]

That's a bit of a change. No one is afraid of us because of them?

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[2ndunitcaptain]

Yeah. It's kinda nice!

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[ahappylie.livejournal.com]

Haha, yes, it does sound rather nice. No one trying to kill us just because we introduce ourselves.

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[2ndunitcaptain]

Haruki might get pretty excited to meet you, though.

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[ahappylie.livejournal.com]

I spoke with him briefly a day before you arrived, and yes, he did seem interested. He says we're in his history books?

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[2ndunitcaptain]

Yeah. He knows a lot about us. It's so creepy!

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[ahappylie.livejournal.com]

Really? How much? He wouldn't tell me anything! Said it would be a 'spoiler' or something.