[ obviously!! he's going to get his hands on both photos as soon as they return, since hijikata probably wouldn't be too difficult to find... probably... horikawa wakes up at the crack of dawn to go do his chores, anyway. tsurumaru will probably find out somehow! or he can just send a text.

at that response, he blinks for a second or two, before a soft smile forms across his expression. ] Ah... is that a poor reason? Maybe it's a forgiving bird. No matter how much I tried to protect her, she would run to you anyway.

Even if we did leave her here — she would probably spend the rest of eternity missing you. [ he'll add, a bit more quietly: ] Not that you would know what 'eternity' feels like, human.

In any case, I think we should give her something. That way, when we visit her, we'll be able to tell which bird she is.