1st Joke [Action -->Voice]

[cuteobsessed]

[Welp, this is not what he expected. His back hurts, he's been left out in the cold, strange world with nothing but an ugly pair of white pants, and...he has things growing out of his back. And a book with his name on it. Oh, and a ugly scar on his chest. So unfair.

Afterlife? You are officially on Notice. You suck. Hardcore. Like a sucky thing.

But at least you have cute wings. Even if they're painful.

Not sure where to go, he wanders around in the forest, tapping the book against his shoulder before carelessly flipping through it - and turning on the video and voice function. The video only shows flashes of the ground and grass or white-clad legs, but the voice picks him up loud and clear.]

---sucks. Where's a guy gotta go to see what's goin' on down below, huh? Ain't someone supposed to come greet me?

Man, I hope I don't get stuck here alone forever. Talkin' to myself is borin'. Reeeeeally boring.

...Whoa, was that a squirrel?

Comments

[2ndunitcaptain]

A shame it lives in such denial.

[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

Not denial. Hope! It keeps hoping that one day Shinpatsuan will realize the truth and come around.

[2ndunitcaptain]

What truth?

[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

That he can't change how cute he's grown up to be.

[2ndunitcaptain]

Uh huh.

[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

I knew you'd come around sooner or later, Shinpatsuan.

[2ndunitcaptain]

Unfortunately, there's only so long you can argue with an idiot!

[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

Haha! At least I win out on this one!

[2ndunitcaptain]

I wouldn't call it a win.

[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

I dunno. You stop arguing with me. I keep getting to say you're cute. Sounds fair enough to me.

[2ndunitcaptain]

Fair? What do I get out of it?

[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

Someone who sees your true nature for what it is. Isn't that what we all want?

[2ndunitcaptain]

My 'true nature', huh? Coming from a pervert like you, I don't think that's a benefit for me at all.

[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

Hey! I'm not a pervert!

I'm a connoisseur of cute things. It's totally different.

[2ndunitcaptain]

Uh huh. Twist it whatever makes you feel better.

[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

I twist it so it's the truth.

[He looks around where they're walking.]

So where're we goin' anyway?

[2ndunitcaptain]

To the village.

[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

So....who's at this village anyway?

[2ndunitcaptain]

Okita-san's there... Ayu-nee is there, too. [ He waits for a reaction to that. Maybe he's already spoken to her. ]

[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

.....What.

[Ayumu? Here? But this... But she... Then what if...]

.....She's...here...?

[2ndunitcaptain]

Yeah, she's here.

[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

...b-but how.... [She died. I mean, he died, too, but she died so long ago. An eternity ago. Back when things were simpler. When he could still believe that he had friends and family in the Shinsengumi.]

....That.... She....

[2ndunitcaptain]

I know... and she knows, too. But she is here, Heisuke. It's the real deal Ayu-nee. She doesn't know what's been happening. I won't tell her what you did.

[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

She... [Knows? She knows... She remembers dying then, like he remembers it? It's kind of painful, actually, to realize that. He remembers dying, but no one else will. Shinpachi is leading him around like nothing's wrong, but to Shinpachi their reconciliation hasn't happened yet.]

...Y-yeah, probably best to keep that to ourselves, huh?

...

[He lowers his eyes as he follows after Shinpachi, slowing down.]

......I'm glad she's here.

[2ndunitcaptain]

Right... she doesn't need any worries about what she left behind her. I haven't talked much about anything past then, for that reason.

[ He looks back at Heisuke and tries to give him a reassuring expression. ]

I'm pretty glad you're all here, myself.