[ Wow, I'd have some sort of retort against Shinpachi being too dumb to figure out out by himself, but then again, Souji just plainly telling him really is what just happened.. but thankfully Kaoru doesn't have to know if he conveniently has no memory of the last time this happened!! ]

What, now you're gonna play it this way instead?! It's really annoying to keep going over this with you agan and again, okay, I don't have time for this shit--

[ But just through the middle of his temper tantrum fit, he suddenly stops. And looks. Not that Kaoru looks different, considering he donned that disguise too in Zelien and all, but there's something about his words that seems.. vaguely genuine compared to the other times he's heard Kaoru lie.

And since he's less of a dumbass than he looks and acts like, the wires in his head slowly connect to tell him that of course, this is a different place, what if they dragged in a different Kaoru?

(Sure, there's still the possibility that Kaoru is lying out of his ass since Shinpachi doesn't even trust him as far as he could throw him, but still..) ]

.. You've gotta be kiddin' me. [ What a lame joke, new place. ]