Can't say I'm not glad to be back to something a little simpler. If the colors weren't so damned bright, the apartment might almost get to feeling like home. Almost.

( Private to all Shinsengumi minus Tetsu; Close to unhackable )

[The strike of a match is heard; a few moments later, there is a contented sigh.]

To Hell with youth. I'm glad that's over. There's too damned much you can't do when you're thirteen.

Ukitake. I'll be ready for that training we discussed just as soon as I finish with this pipe.

( Text | Private| Difficult to hack )