[closed] every path is nothing but pain and suffering

[ohspearme]

Who: Harada Sanosuke ohspearme & various other people (starters below)
When: Up to about a week after the event? So ICly end of October, beginning of November
Where: All over the place
What: Sano gets to play damage control after the disaster that was his body-snatching. And also go drinking. A lot.
Rating/Warning: ANGST, booze, probably language, possibly violence???

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[ohspearme]

[Smiling, he lifts his cup in a casual salute toward Souji.]

You got that right!

[He takes a more generous sip of his drink this time, starting to get more comfortable with everything. And if he's comfortable then surely that means the conversation will stay away from the heavier subjects.]

Can you imagine, though? If everyone in the Shinsengumi was a big ol' stick in the mud. We'd never go to Shimabara.

[And clearly this is a travesty, if the way Sano leans closer to Souji is any indication, his expression suddenly serious. And overdramatic, but shhh.]

All those pretty geiko and maiko would get so lonely.

[This is why everyone thinks you're a player, Sano.]

[tuberculosis]

[souji doesn't hesitate to return the gesture, raising his cup in a casual kanpai sort of fashion. of course, he's not as generous with his own drink though, still sipping at it slowly and savoring the flavors. it works better for him this way anyway, so he doesn't quickly end up drunk and bumbling.

someone has to keep their wits about them after all, and souji knows full well that he's gotta be the one to make sure nobody sets off sano's temper after he's been drinking. better to just prevent situations that will end in fights and lectures from hijikata.

either way, when sano leans in, souji's brow arches... only to be thoroughly unsurprised by how ridiculous what sano has to say is.]

Right, right. Sumiya would likely be out of business by now if not for Sano-san and Shinpachi-san, after all. [obv...ious...ly....]

[ohspearme]

[And there's the assumption that the red light district is only still standing due to two brave men's efforts.

Yes, Sano does consider himself and Shinpachi brave, but to take all the credit? Nah, that's not him at all.]

Hey, hey, it's not just us two. We're not nearly that popular.

[He takes another sip.]

Now, Kondou-san on the other hand...

[tuberculosis]

It's not like many people could compare to Kondou-san, anyway.

[and by "not many," of course, souji means nobody at all. it's kind of a bittersweet topic, given how much souji misses kondou. they've been away from kyoto for so long now, and even if there's a lot souji's gotten used to, and even a lot he doesn't mind...

well, he minds this. the fact that it's been over a year since he's seen or heard kondou is something he often tries not to think about—enough so that he rarely even brings the topic up on his own these days. he's a bit quicker to finish what's in his cup now, and there's the briefest flash of bitterness in his expression before he masks it with a laugh.]

He's the only person who could charm a room full of women by sticking his fist in his mouth.