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[moredakka]

[In theory, Sio was trying to just think this at Hijikata, but she's kind of bad at the focus thing when she's actually freaking out a bit. So. Hi everyone.]


H-Hijikata-sama... I'm in Greengard with Souji-san. Your Souji-san. A-and think we've got a problem...

Something's really really wrong with him. He's acting super weird, um, I mean, more weird than before, and scary, I mean, different-scary... we're here with Fang-san and we're in this spooky forest and I don't know why he wanted us to come here but I think there's zombie unicorns and that's kind of freaking me out.

I know he's an Infiltrator now b-but... do we... do anything?

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[hakodate]

Believe me, I know what he's capable of.

[More than anyone, since he has the dubious honor of being the person who's been in Souji's life since he was a child who doesn't have blinders on about some of his behavior.]

[blackhand]

It's not him that I'm worried about.

[Hijikata, your self-preservation skills are absolute shit. Garrett's going to try to get there before you so Souji doesn't end up regretting something he may do in the future.]

[hakodate]

Don't start.

[Times when it might behoove Hijikata to be less secretive about the whole "good luck killing me unless you take my head off" bit: now, perhaps. Oh well.]

[blackhand]

[Easy. He's not gonna do anything unless Souji flips his shit.]

I won't. You're going to find us there, though.

[hakodate]

Of course I am.

[Times when Hijikata does miss being responsible for everything: now. Because orders aren't going to do shit here.]

Unless people are dying in front of you, just stay quiet and don't let him see you.

[blackhand]

[Damn right orders don't mean shit. And even if he was in charge, Garrett still wouldn't listen. He's a thief, not a soldier.]

I know how to act. You don't have to worry.

[hakodate]

This doesn't sound like his usual kind of crazy.

[Which really just means so don't assume someone needs to put him down.]

[blackhand]

I know. We'll have to wait it out.

[I'm not an idiot, Hijikata. He won't strike. Not unless he has to.]

[hakodate]

[Garrett's not an idiot. He knows that.

But Souji's been in his life longer than anyone he has left at this point - longer than almost anyone who's been in his life for a long time now.

If there's anything there to save, that's all it takes, for Hijikata.]

[blackhand]

[He won't have to worry. No moves will be made, he'll just be watched. And possibly stop anyone else who thinks Souji needs to be stopped right then and there.]

See you soon, then.

[hakodate]

Right.

[This entire situation is just so not good on Hijikata's nerves.]