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[particularity]

...Of course you are.

[And lest we never forget who is the taller one here... Hinata's patting his head... somehow, he's giving off indulging vibes...]

nothing but the best fashion advice from this kid

[arcanaofdeath]

...Isn't that rather early? This party is supposed to last well into the night, isn't it?

[Is there such a thing as leaving fashionably early...]

[fallingsakura]

Y-Yes...How are you?

[She has a moment where she looks down, a hand to her cheek. This place seems to have the ability to bring back people like Kagemitsu and Hirari so this shouldn't be that big of a shock right?]

Thank you, I didn't expect to see you. You look nice yourself.

[littlestbaskerville]

No good? [Lily looks curious for a moment before a big grin comes to her face.]

Hehe, I can show you Ten-nii! I'm really good at it!

[There was a small pout.]

That's okay too, though I wanna see you dance.

[sagemodes]

Really? I thought most girls would understand if their partner are not that good at dancing.

[ no naruto they'd probably slap you. ]

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[Tenka just laughs faintly at that, rubbing his neck. Admittedly, it's a bit more awkward since he saw Botan more recently than he saw Sousei when he first arrived here--]

Yeah, I guess I've cleaned up a bit since we last ran into each other, huh?

Thanks though! It means a lot coming from you.

[By which he means he values her opinion on what looks good since she's so pretty -- he's not trying to flirt, really.]

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[ . . . . ]

And that... makes you anxious?

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[That much manages to get Tenka to crack up.]

I have this one I've known since childhood -- [though Kiiko's much less girl and much more woman] -- and I'm pretty sure even if I warned her that I wasn't good at it, she'd sock me in the gut.

So... congrats!

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[GUH

and Tenka's pretty much disregarding every sense of decorum here and

pulling Hinata into a headlock to give him a noogie. messing up his hair again!!!!]

What's that condescending attitude for, huh? Huh?!

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[Listen, we're not going to talk about the 3 different drinks Tenka's already managed to spill by this point in the night (he's been here like 12 minutes??) and he's just gonna

laugh nervously

uh-huh]

Ah.... Well, guess that says something about your adaptability, Kaoru-chan!! I'm all for Western things and seeing what differences they make but.... eh, I guess I like it more in a casual setting.

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[ . . . . ?]

And where were you before?

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[ . . . . . oh no. The grin and the pout and--]

C-Can you show me with somebody else maybe....?

[HE DOESN'T WANT TO DANCE]

[sunshrouded]

[So like Shinpachi and Sano then--

Tenka doesn't seem to mind though. He's just laughing that off, so sure that he's right. Welp.]

Ahh, I can understand that... That makes -- what, five Shinsengumi captains here now? That's pretty cool....!

[sunshrouded]

[?????]

Wait, I said I was gonna take care of it!

It's the big brother's job to be able to handle himself!

[maybe that'll clear it up a little]

[variform]

That world might as well have been dead. [yet he almost sounds flippant.] Nothing to do apart from scavenge for food and supplies, and I guess fight for survival when things really did go down. We were all basically lab rats.

The only good thing is even just the idea of it being destroyed by those aliens. I would have joined in!

[sunshrouded]

[Huh....! His eyes light up in recognition then before he gives her a sympathetic smile. Ha! It's not like the grumble escaped his notice.]

Ahh, so you definitely know what I'm talking about. Hah, I already feel a bit better then -- I didn't know I had a kindred spirit!

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[ . . . . .

And one satisfied, tipsy nod.]

I like it.

[sunshrouded]

[ . . . . . er.]

Well... yeah.... but it's not my party so I don't need to be around for it, right?

[sunshrouded]

[are you holding his hand right now

Except NO, TENKA WON'T BE BESTED BY THIS.

Instead, he's staring into Shinpachi's eyes and squeezing his hands back!! Intensely!!]

I don't see you going down with me here, Shinpachi-kun...!

[tsuranuki]

Five, yes. [ And the other four, he is well-acquainted with. now all that's missing is their vice commander and commander, and they'd be more complete ]

I have yet to run into anyone who has seen me here once, before I...left and returned. [ For better lack of an explanation. He finds that curious that only those he knew remembered he had been here. ]

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[ . . . . and this is the part where things might get a little weird but it sounds... familiar.]

What was the name of the place you're talking about?

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Well, I heard about you from Sano-kun and Shinpachi-kun at least...

And for what it's worth, you're enough like my partner that I feel like I'm talking to him to some degree. [tbh] Captains stick together or something maybe?

Things were pretty chaotic, after all. People come and go too.

[variform]

Haven. [tch] Stupid, right?

[reuser]

[ What does she even to say that? Pyrrha opens her mouth to reply and closes it immediately after. A quick jerk of her elbow and the root falls away, Tenka’s foot free from its previous imprisonment - ] There.

[ Seriously, what is this big brother thing? (Pyrrha is less quick to embrace the surrogate endearments, it seems.) Standing once more, she can’t help but look concerned. ]

Are you okay, Tenka?

[immobileyes]

... Because Zara taught me how to dance, but I can't dance anywhere as nice as that.