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[embracethewind]

( fellow moonblessed~! have a pair of dark hazel eyes looking at you through the screen, a pointy nose against it because he knows no better than having the right distance from the feed's view. he's just trying to find the perfect angle. )

I know I've met some people during the festival, which I must thank them for their kindness when I first arrived. ( an almost, visible attempt of a bow. coughing a little and clearing his throat in a cute manner. ) My name is Souji Okita, from Edo, Japan, Earth as I know. First Captain of the Shinsengumi and Assistant Captain to Commander Isami Kondō-sensei and Vice-Commander Toshizo Hijikata-san.

I've been told there's another Okita here. No, I don't have a brother or a twin. No, I don't owe you money, I never kicked your dog and I certainly never soiled your gardens. ( in before anyone could come up to him with yelling and insults, hoping this place isn't like kyoto. are these things what sadists do? he doesn't even know. and 'psycho killer' would fit in here. ). I haven't met him, so... Okita-mimic-kun, you better make a public apology for any kind of offense towards the people you might have irritated. Do not make a disgrace of my family name, please! ( because... shinsengumi's motto is 'truth' so truth goes with justice, mister. hah! however, given the poor view of his face, take his seriousness with a grain of salt. )

Leaving that aside, I'd like some help about technology and contemporality, as I come from a time where none of what Lunatia has exists, and gaijin knowledge is only available to the scholars and nobility.

Of course, as it seems like I'm staying for an unknown period of time, I offer you my services for a fair wage. I'll gladly help you with any Chroma you want in return for these favors! I'm indebted to your kindness once again!

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[embracethewind]

I don't mind a vacation, albeit my duty goes beyond that.

There's people I want to protect.

[tigerpoet]

That's an admirable goal. I wish you the best of luck, but I'm sure you won't need it.

Oh - I haven't introduced myself. I'm Nakajima Atsushi, pleased to meet you.

[embracethewind]

Thank you, Nakajima-san. A pleasure, too!

What is it that you already know about me? Maybe I can tell whether it's true or not.

[tigerpoet]

Let's see... You're one of the founding members of the Shinsengumi, you're a prodigy with the sword, your signature technique is the Three Pierce Thrust, you had tuberculosis, you died in your mid-twenties... those are the most basic details.

[embracethewind]

( wait — hold on , hold on...!

...

... but did he die?. the smile on his face fades into parted lips. that... leaves him slightly pale. he's currently twenty-three, so...

I died... from rogai?

[tigerpoet]

Oh - I'm so sorry. I thought it had already happened for you, I shouldn't have said anything...

[He's so used to meeting other dead famous people that he just assumed.]

[embracethewind]

( the first stage of grief is denial, and his denial is such an uncommon one at that. )

Of course not! I'm very much alive! It'd be unlikely of me to get sick. Well, I did faint back at the Ikedaya, but nothing serious.

[tigerpoet]

[mmmmmmm he knows about the incident Okita's referring to and that's definitely tuberculosis there...]

Forget I said anything.

[embracethewind]

( a-actually... he fainted because of a heatstroke and has been healthy since then but the mun hasn't read past vol. 26, alas! waiting forever till official releases from vol. 27 and on, sob. his face looks hurt by the news. )

You can't make me forget how I die! That's impossible!

[tigerpoet]

I'm sorry! I don't know how to make it up to you, but I'm terribly sorry for the spoilers...!

[The curse of being a history nerd.]

[embracethewind]

( is that really a curse? are books dangerous? /gasp. )

S-Spoilers!?

( shaking his head in a funny attempt at understanding because he doesn't know any better. )

I mean-- most of what you said it's true but I don't have rogai.

[tigerpoet]

I-I'm sure you're perfectly healthy right now.

[Just... maybe not for long...]

[embracethewind]

( t-trying to cool down. he's a captain, you know. )

Well, after what happened at the Ikedaya I've not suffered any ailments.

[tigerpoet]

S-so I'm sure you're just fine. Everyone gets sick sometimes.

[embracethewind]

( oh, no. now he feels bad for slightly lashing out at him. )

I apologize. It's not your fault what you're telling me. I just... never expected that kind of revelation.

[tigerpoet]

It's part of the perils of being famous after your lifetime, I suppose... But there's no need to apologize to me.

[embracethewind]

( he rubs the back of his neck nervously with a smile. )

My, I still have a hard time believing I'm that famous.

( yep, more denial about his death. excuse him. )

[tigerpoet]

The Shinsengumi is fairly well-known even in its own time, isn't it?

[embracethewind]

( looks up in thought for a moment. )

We are! Most people hate us than those who appreciate what we do. This has been the case since we settled in Kyoto.

I'm the one who's most remembered by name than by appearance. No one believes I'm Okita.

( at that, he lets out a chuckle. )

[tigerpoet]

That comes as a part of being a police force, I'm afraid.

[...should he tell Okita that the revolutionaries were eventually successful...]

[embracethewind]

Is that so? Possibly...

( mmmaybe setting aside the parts with how and when kondō and hijikata died? that could come later... ( and after listening to joshua, well... he can guess). )

[tigerpoet]

The Shinsengumi in particular have a reputation... well... perhaps it's rude to say.

[y'all ruthless as fuck]

[embracethewind]

( point proven. )

Ah-- hahah! Yes! We weren't taken as seriously at the beginning, ( thanks, serizawa. ) until Kondō-sensei and Hijikata-san subbed for Serizawa-sensei after his death is when we started to get serious against the rōnin.

[tigerpoet]

Is Hijikata as terrifying as he sounds in the stories?

[even for the shinsengumi he's scary!]

[embracethewind]

[ a laugh. ]

Depends on how you see him as 'terrifying'. He sure is tough on the people who is under his command, even myself.

[ of course he has a bias for the vice-commander. ]