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So much bloodshed. The clown named Kefka and now Vash-san. It's forbidden to get involved in private fights, but things like this make me wonder. How far should I follow the Code here? Is it considered protecting the people to take arms as a captain, or is it merely foolish of me to assume they even need protecting? Do I even have the strength to help?

The people here fight with fire and magic, things I can't comprehend. They heal with a touch and kill despite the impermanency of death. I fill my days with training and frivolous pursuits, music and art, helping at the Center, but my heart is heavy. We were men charged with war, with keeping the peace and killing our enemies. These enemies are foreign, worse than the rebels, worse than the foreign evil that came upon our shores and forced us into a treaty at the threat of annihilation.

I have no idea how to fight anymore.

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It seems there's quite the commotion going on. Is everyone alright? And has anyone seen Sasarai-san?

Anyway, the Welcome Center is open to help New Feathers, the new arrivals, with adjusting to life here in Luceti. Please feel free to stop by anytime, or call upon myself, Sasarai-san, Martel-san, or anyone else who works at the Center. We can provide lodging and warm food and drink to help you weather the winter. Of course, that goes to anyone! Even those who have been here awhile. It's always nice to see friendly faces, hm?

Hijiri-kun? I'll be by later on to finally take you up on the music lessons, if that is alright with you? I'm afraid I was quite busy with the New Years and all.

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[Kohaku only recognized a few of those words, but enough to respond! ~~Ish...she gave up after the first few sentences..~~]

I'm okay.

[Poor mom. So stressed. :( Not that Kouichi could read it, but he'd feel bad for Okita if he could.]

I'm okay. I finally have my voice back, at least.

How have you been?

I would have never expected this to occur here, honestly.

...Sasarai's been missing for a while now.

Good, I'm glad. It's been quite a few days, hasn't it?

Oh, so that's what you sound like normally. [brb, somewhat giggling now]
I've been well. The cold is difficult to ride out, but the buildings here keep the heat so much better than home.

You--

Yes, I didn't expect it either. Following the problems with the Medic, I had falsely assumed this place was peaceful.

As I feared. Was he taken?

Probably. Otherwise somebody would have heard from him by now.

I understand how you feel. It's hard to judge just what we should do, but I don't have much of a right to uphold the code here when I've already broken it at home.

...then I'll keep a patrol out for him. I'm sorry. For not noticing sooner.

...what do you mean you broke it at home?

...He'll be back eventually. We just have to sit and wait.

I ordered my men to run.

I'm afraid I've never been very good at that.

...

I'm sure you had a reason. A good reason, yes?

I wasn't about to let them all die because of some damn rules. Rules are created to protect people and keep something together. If they destroy the people that follow them, they're useless.

You can always practice.

[And enter internal conflict because Okita is one of the biggest followers of those damn rules, but he also recognizes the distaste for the 'fight until you die' mentality. STUPID MAN AND HIS DEVOTION.]

We trained them better than that. There should not have been--

You need to tell me what happens, Nagakura-san. I've kept away from the history section in the library out of deference to you, but if you withhold this information any longer, I will no longer hesitate.

Yes, I suppose.

Still, I think I'll head out for a bit to see if I can't find him.

Go ahead. Maybe he'll turn out to have been hiding somewhere this whole time.

Does he hide often?

[ Oh jeez... ]

Fine.

... In my time, there'd been some major changes and betrayals. A man named Itou and his group ambushed us after.... after Heisuke Toudou betrayed us. Aburakouji... the base was on fire, and we were trapped there, surrounded. A lot of our men were dead. I made the decision. I told Sano to lead them out. They tried to defend the code, but damn it... it wasn't our code, Okita-san! It was changed! We were falling apart... We were dying. What's the point in our code, our way of living, if there's none of us left?

I wasn't about to let the people I was meant to be responsible for die out when I could do something about it!

... I really don't care... if I end up being sentenced to seppuku. I'll take my punishment. I only promised Sano I'd survive the incident. If my orders saved them, that's all that matters to me.

No. I actually think he'd be horrible at it if he tried.

Probably. He's not very good at hide and seek.

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