It's all so clear in hindsight, ain't it? It's like... if I'd done one thing different, so much would've changed.
[ ryouma doesn't need a third party review to know where he stands on that. his whole complicated relationship with izō informs him just fine. ]
Tryin' t' protect people was what the whole Shinsengumi deal was to begin with, wasn't it? Or, that's what I figure. That's what had everybody all fired up back then.
[ that's how it had been in ryouma's experience. that's why it made it difficult to really take issue with any of them, even if he might also find them irritating. ryouma has always managed to hold those paradoxical views at once. ]
I guess that depends on what happened. But like ya mentioned before, it's sorta ancient history now. This is a different world in every way. Take advantage of it, I say.
[ ryouma finds it a lot easier giving this advice than he does actually living it himself. ]
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[ that's it. he's just going to get worse. ]
It's all so clear in hindsight, ain't it? It's like... if I'd done one thing different, so much would've changed.
[ ryouma doesn't need a third party review to know where he stands on that. his whole complicated relationship with izō informs him just fine. ]
Tryin' t' protect people was what the whole Shinsengumi deal was to begin with, wasn't it? Or, that's what I figure. That's what had everybody all fired up back then.
[ that's how it had been in ryouma's experience. that's why it made it difficult to really take issue with any of them, even if he might also find them irritating. ryouma has always managed to hold those paradoxical views at once. ]
I guess that depends on what happened. But like ya mentioned before, it's sorta ancient history now. This is a different world in every way. Take advantage of it, I say.
[ ryouma finds it a lot easier giving this advice than he does actually living it himself. ]